Gameday: ECU Hosts Tulane On Saturday Afternoon…Gov. Cooper: ECU will sell if tiff with Va. Tech can’t be resolved …Short turnaround for Tulane after tough loss to ECU…Achilles heel? No. 2 Duke looks to fix 3-point-shooting woes…Florida gets big opportunity vs. No. 7 Kentucky on Saturday…SEC announces average payouts of $43.1 million per school…Tony Romo, at ease in broadcast booth, tells us how hard being an NFL quarterback is…Julius Peppers left an impression after a long and dignified career…Canes return from break, top Golden Knights 5-2…Super Bowl Sunday will be huge for Tarboro, its football coach and its former star

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

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• Pirates Blank George Mason 7-0
• 36th Annual Pigskin Pig-Out Party Set For April 12-13
• Gameday: ECU Hosts Tulane On Saturday Afternoon
• Baseball, Softball And Women’s Lacrosse Single-Game Tickets On Sale

Governor Cooper speaks on ECU-Virginia Tech football series The East Carolinian

Gov. Cooper: ECU will sell if tiff with Va. Tech can’t be resolved WRAL SportsFan

North Carolina governor jumps into Virginia Tech-ECU scheduling battle after Hurricane Florence YAHOO! Sports

ECU official resigns amid controversy Greenville Daily Reflector

Around the American Athletic Conference

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• No. 13 Houston, UCF and ECU Protect Home Court
• The Players’ Lounge – Cincinnati’s Antoinette Miller
• UConn Falls at No. 3/3 Louisville, 69-78

UCF Men’s Basketball Back on Track After Beating UConn, 73-67 BCSNN

How does UC Bearcats basketball coach Mick Cronin approach recruiting? He never stops. Cincinnati Enquirer

UConn men have the attitude, still looking for results following a loss to UCF Hartford Courant

Short turnaround for Tulane after tough loss to ECU New Orleans Advocate

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

• ‘We feel like we owe them one.’ Three things to watch as No. 2 Duke meets St. John’s.
• No. 9 UNC looking for revenge in rematch with No. 15 Louisville on Saturday

N.C. State is confident in close games but how well does the Wolfpack play down the stretch? Winston Salem Journal

Column: First-place ODU turned painful lesson into progress with win over North Texas Norfolk Virginian Pilot

Columbia The State

• Clemson basketball aiming to continue to gain momentum against Wake Forest
• One of Clemson’s top pitchers is out for the year. How that changes the rotation
• South Carolina-Georgia basketball: How to watch, what to watch for
• If Dawn Staley and USC earn right to host NCAAs, two top options are already booked

Charlotte Observer

The Associated Press

• Achilles heel? No. 2 Duke looks to fix 3-point-shooting woes
• No. 11 Kansas in a slump as it hosts No. 16 Texas Tech
• Florida gets big opportunity vs. No. 7 Kentucky on Saturday
• Davison, Happ, No. 24 Wisconsin beat No. 21 Maryland 69-61
• Iowa stuns No. 5 Michigan 74-59
• NCAA rules Jayhawks’ De Sousa ineligible for season
• SEC announces average payouts of $43.1 million per school
• UNC-Louisville matchup headlines this weekend in the ACC