Pirates hoping to manage fan expectations…Pirates playing, winning through pain…Hot tickets: Tourney filling seats, hotel rooms…Schedule requires day-to-day approach…Starting pitching matchup set for regional opener…With Fortnite, it’s always game on for UNCW…South Carolina reshuffles rotation ahead of NCAA tournament opener…Chiefs waive WR Davon Grayson (injury), bring back WR Jordan Smallwood…NCAA penalizes NC Central over certification issues involving athletes in 7 sports…Kelvin Sampson, candidate for Magic coaching job, staying put…..2018 NHL Stanley Cup finals: Holtby save, Orpik goal give Capitals Game 2 win over Golden Knights…N.B.A. Finals: Warriors and Cavs Star in Basketball’s Version of Groundhog Day…Orlando Magic trust veteran Steve Clifford to lead franchise transformation
Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines
The Bradsher Beat
ECU’s baseball voice tunes up for big moment Bonesville.net
ECU Set To Host 2018 Greenville Regional ecupirates.com
Greenville Daily Reflector
- Pirates playing, winning through pain
- Hot tickets: Tourney filling seats, hotel rooms
- Schedule requires day-to-day approach
Pirates hoping to manage fan expectations WNCT 9
247 Sports
- Key storylines to watch for the Greenville Regional
- Starting pitching matchup set for regional opener
Sapakoff: ECU’s Holba, South Carolina’s Hill, Clemson’s Beer and NCAA Regional picks Charleston Post and Courier
CAROLINA BASEBALL: Looking at strengths, weaknesses of regional foes Times and Democrat
Chiefs waive WR Davon Grayson (injury), bring back WR Jordan Smallwood Arrowhead Pride
Chiefs re-sign wide receiver Jordan Smallwood NBCSports.com
Around the American Athletic Conference
theamerican.org
- Houston’s Savannah Heebner Named NFCA Second Team All-American
- Six American Golfers Named to PING All-Region Teams
Tampa Tribune
- Painful journey persists for USF catcher Levi Borders
- USF establishes scholarship for former staffer Mike Radomski
Hartford Courant
- Dan Hurley’s Way: Healing Before Hammering At UConn
- Kevin Freeman Leaving UConn To Be Assistant Coach At Penn State
New Orleans Advocate
- Report: Tulane hires Daniel Latham as pitching coach
- Tulane football gets grad transfer lineman from South Alabama
New Orleans Times Picayune
- Tulane hires former closer Daniel Latham as pitching coach: report
- Tulane basketball adds transfer Jordan Walker
Dallas News
- Commissioner Mike Aresco on American Conference in Year 5, upcoming TV deal and next steps in Power 6 campaign
- Is SMU basketball, football too transfer reliant?
- Here are a few depth chart busters that could really stand out during SMU’s fall camp
Memphis Commercial Appeal
Houston Chronicle
- Kelvin Sampson, candidate for Magic coaching job, staying put…
- UH senior Will Noble named to Rimington Trophy watch list
McDuffie on returning to WSU as a senior: ‘This is what I’ve been waiting for’ Wichita Eagle
Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond
With Fortnite, it’s always game on for UNCW Wilmington Star-News
Raleigh News and Observer
- NCAA penalizes NC Central over certification issues involving athletes in 7 sports
- Why playing at home is a good thing for NC State baseball
- Some NC colleges and universities fare well in budget proposal. Others lose out.
159 N.C. players to compete in NCAA baseball Fayetteville Observer
2018 NCAA Tournament: Chapel Hill Regional Preview Baseball America
Wake Forest men’s tennis visits White House Winston Salem Journal
Failed by status quo, Conference USA basketball gets creative Hampton Roads Daily Press
Columbia The State
- How Mark Kingston got USC baseball back to its standard, winning ways in Year 1
- South Carolina reshuffles rotation ahead of NCAA tournament opener
- Will Muschamp explains biggest difference in SEC coaching
- Brian Bowen verdict is in: His South Carolina career is over
- Why Monte Lee’s biggest concern this week isn’t the teams Clemson will face
- Ray Tanner: ‘I won’t go as far as to say I’m a Clemson fan, but…’
- Clemson guards make NBA draft decision
Charlotte Observer
- Charlotte 49ers’ second-leading scorer has reached a decision on his career
- Chris Carrawell talks Coach K and the ‘old-school’ ACC in a one-on-one interview
Nuggets and Briefs: National and Professional articles of interest
Washington Post
- 2018 NHL Stanley Cup finals: Holtby save, Orpik goal give Capitals Game 2 win over Golden Knights
- Two in the box? The Capitals lived through it to put one in the books.
- Braden Holtby’s mind-blowing save was one for the books
- Turns out Marc-Andre Fleury is human
- Evgeny Kuznetsov’s injury could be a game-changer
- Caps fans driving more than 500 miles, for a watch party
- Ted Leonsis surprises 200 employees with trip to Vegas
- Former Capital Nate Schmidt thriving in Vegas
- Jonathan Allen focused on making sophomore leap, improving Redskins’ run defense
- Zach Brown misses another day
- Max Scherzer stifles Orioles as Nats’ sixth straight win lands them in first
- Adam Eaton targeting June 8 return
- Cavs-Warriors is the ‘Fast and Furious’ of the NBA. That’s a good thing.
Charlotte Observer
- Danica Patrick’s racing career is over. Is there a place for her in the Hall of Fame?
- Derek Anderson is out, but who’s in as Cam Newton’s backup? A look at the candidates
- Be part of hometown NFL team? Panthers’ Ross Cockrell, high school teammate both have
- Former Panther Tyrone Poole says you’re like a spider. That can help you hang tough.
- Mike Bianchi: Here’s hoping Steve Clifford isn’t another good coach who Magic turn into a bad one
Orlando Magic trust veteran Steve Clifford to lead franchise transformation Orlando Sentinel
Cousins on leading Vikings: “Let your voice be heard” Norfolk Virginian Pilot
New York Times
- Sanchez Goes the Other Way, and Severino Stays the Course, in a Yankees Win
- Triple Jeopardy in College Sexual Assault Case Ends an N.F.L. Career
- N.B.A. Finals: Warriors and Cavs Star in Basketball’s Version of Groundhog Day
- The Mets Get Some Help From Jason Vargas and a Few Fresh Arms
- Stanley Cup Finals: Braden Holtby Bounces Back to Lift the Capitals
- French Open Flashback: Jared Donaldson Reprises Michael Chang’s Underhand Serve
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