Pirates’ loss a “major step back”…ECU swim streaks extended…ECU still in evaluation mode with pitchers…Alex Turner ranks among AAC’s top run defenders…Cincinnati rallies from 14-point 2nd-half deficit to win…5 in double figures in Memphis’ 20-point win over UCF…Brooks, No. 17 Houston beat Tulsa 77-65 for 20th win…Pats, Rams arrive in Atlanta, get ready for Super Bowl week…Novak Djokovic Leaves No Doubt in Winning His 7th Australian Open…Justin Rose Tightens Grip on No. 1 Ranking With Win at Torrey Pines
Pirate Press: ECU Headlines
Insights from Brett
Pirate Nation buying what Houston is selling Bonesville.net
Greenville Daily Reflector
- Pirates’ loss a “major step back”
- ROUNDUP: ECU swim streaks extended
- ECU still in evaluation mode with pitchers
247 Sports
- Alex Turner ranks among AAC’s top run defenders
- Five Breakout Candidates for ECU in 2019
- ECU Baseball: Newcomers to watch in 2019
Around the American Athletic Conference
The Associated Press
- 5 in double figures in Memphis’ 20-point win over UCF
- Brooks, No. 17 Houston beat Tulsa 77-65 for 20th win
- Cincinnati rallies from 14-point 2nd-half deficit to win
Orlando Sentinel
- UCF basketball struggles during 77-57 loss at Memphis
- UCF QB McKenzie Milton’s mother calls latest surgery a success
Temple coughs up 14-point lead and falls to Cincinnati, 72-68 Philly.com
Memphis Commercial Appeal
Tulsa World
- TU overwhelmed by No. 17 Houston for third consecutive loss
- Photo gallery: Houston holds off Tulsa rally
Houston Chronicle
- UH defeats Tulsa for win No. 20
- UH football well represented again in Super Bowl LIII
- A look at contract terms for Houston’s new football assistant…
Wichita State’s road drought, its longest in 18 years, continue with UConn loss Wichita Eagle
Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond
Three things to know as No. 2 Duke heads to Notre Dame Raleigh News and Observer
My Take On Wake film review: Work is all Wake Forest needs according to one, while accountability is the first step according to another Winston Salem Journal
Robinson comes up big in a huge game for Virginia Tech Norfolk Virginian Pilot
Columbia The State
- Gamecocks have raw power. Now Mark Kingston’s trying to turn it into home runs
- ‘Those guys give you nightmares.’ SEC coaches talk Chris Silva-Grant Williams matchup
The Associated Press
- TOP 25 REWIND: No. 8 Kentucky rounds into form at right time
- Walker’s 6 3s help FSU beat Miami 78-66
Nuggets and Briefs: National and Professional articles of interest
New York Times
- Novak Djokovic Leaves No Doubt in Winning His 7th Australian Open
- Novak Djokovic Passes His Idol and Sets a New Target: Roger Federer
- Second Slam Title Signals Naomi Osaka Has the Power to Rule Tennis
- Gracie Gold’s Battle for Olympic Glory Ended in a Fight to Save Herself
- The Jets and the Gregg Williams Gamble
- Justin Rose Tightens Grip on No. 1 Ranking With Win at Torrey Pines
- Need a Power-Play Goal? In the N.H.L., It’s as Easy as 1-3-1
Washington Post
- Skid in San Antonio reaches 19 as shorthanded Wizards hang tough but still fall
- Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal are proving better with age to remain atop the sport
- ‘This is no way to live’: Former Nationals pitcher Micah Bowie is in a fight for his life
- When it comes to James Harden, what’s good for Rockets might not be good for basketball
- What does the future hold for the Capitals in net? The rest of this season could decide a lot.
Charlotte Observer
- Hornets’ Nic Batum ‘got lost a little bit.’ Will finding his way back quiet critics?
- Rams-Patriots Super Bowl matchup won’t affect bond between Jackie Slater and son Matthew
- Guaranteed money could be key to avoiding NFL lockout
- AP analysis: NFL centers seeing shorter career longevity
- Column: ‘Why not?’ Djokovic, coach eye Nadal, Federer totals
Yahoo! Sports
- AFC dominate NFC in blowout Pro Bowl win
- Pats, Rams arrive in Atlanta, get ready for Super Bowl week
- Warriors’ win “lucky”? Stephen Curry scoffs at Kyrie Irving’s comments
- Report: Washington not planning on Alex Smith returning in 2019
- Duke’s Jones sparks North to 34-24 Senior Bowl win
- Brad Stevens insists this part of Warriors’ game is most “overlooked”
- Steelers have only themselves to blame for the broken relationship with Antonio Brown
- Julian Edelman: Winning AFC Championship is ‘cute’, Super Bowl is ‘where the real fun is’
- MLS franchise ‘belongs in Charlotte’
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