Campbell walks off ECU to hand Pirates first loss…Late Run Helps USF Top Lady Pirates…Pirate SB Invitational Schedule Altered By Inclement Weather…Gameday: Pirate Lacrosse Treks To George Washington And Delaware State…Dennis scores 18 to lead Wichita St. past Tulsa 81-60…Martin scores 43 to lift Memphis past Tulane 102-76…UCF basketball chases signature win at No. 25 Cincinnati …Zion’s shoe slew puts a different spin on UNC rivalry win…Nike takes a beating after Williamson’s shoe explodes

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Bonesville.net

• The Bradsher Beat on ECU Lacrosse
  Lacrosse team making strides in year two
• BASEBALL NEWS
  Camels nip ECU, 7-6

ecupirates.com

• Campbell Defeats No. 9 ECU In Walk-Off
• Late Run Helps USF Top Lady Pirates
• Pirate SB Invitational Schedule Altered By Inclement Weather
• Gameday: Pirate Lacrosse Treks To George Washington And Delaware State
• Allen And Weingartz Earn Robert H. Wright Alumni Leadership Award

Greenville Daily Reflector

• ECU loses in the ninth at Campbell
• Pirates run over by Bulls late

Campbell walks off ECU to hand Pirates first loss WNCT 9

Campbell beats ECU in walk-off fashion, 7-6 WITN 7

The East Carolinian

• ECU suffers loss, looks for redemption
• Pirates fall short to Bulls at home
• Montini takes her talents to France

Campbell Upsets (9)ECU 7-6 Rivals.com

Called Third Strike: Campbell rallies in ninth to beat East Carolina 7-6 Fayetteville Observer

247 Sports

• Pirates rally on the road, but fall in walk-off fashion
• Five ECU seniors to watch this spring

David Wright among 4 the Norfolk Tides will honor for contributions to local baseball Norfolk Virginian Pilot

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

The Associated Press

• Dennis scores 18 to lead Wichita St. past Tulsa 81-60
• Martin scores 43 to lift Memphis past Tulane 102-76

theamerican.org

• Baseball: Tulane improves to 5-0 with 22-10 rout of Lamar
• Houston Earns American’s First Midweek Victory
• USF’s Bergstrom Earns First Spring Men’s Golf Player of the Week Honor
• Houston’s Harm, UCF’s Moon Take Player of the Week Accolade
• Men’s Basketball Plays of the Week – February 20

BCSNN

• Penny Hardaway’s Memphis Set to Host the Tulane Green Wave
• UCF Bats Get Hot as the Knights Down the Stetson Hatters, 10-2

USF spring game set for April 13 Tampa Bay Times

UCF basketball chases signature win at No. 25 Cincinnati Orlando Sentinel

Mike Anthony: UConn’s 1999 national championship ‘shocked the world’ and gave a state reason to believe anything is possible Hartford Courant

‘He’s on the ball’: Tulane’s Kody Hoese homers 3 times in win against Lamar New Orleans Time Picayune

Inside Nat Dixon’s journey to SMU: Violent surroundings, Boston College football and the fuel behind his personal fire Dallas News

Guerin Emig: Effort wasn’t TU’s problem against Wichita State, basketball was Tulsa World

Memphis 102, Tulane 76: Jeremiah Martin scores 43 in Tigers’ dominant win Memphis Commercial Appeal

Ex-Houston coach Major Applewhite to join Alabama staff Houston Chronicle

Rollercoaster going up: Shockers’ season turns with three-point barrage in Tulsa road win  Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

• Zion Williamson injured as No. 1 Duke falls to No. 8 UNC
• Zion Williamson injured during Duke-UNC game after foot blows through shoe
• ‘The Shoe Game.’ On UNC’s blowout Duke win, Zion Williamson and busted sneakers.
• Harsh reality: Just like that, Duke faces life without Zion Williamson
• Zion’s shoe slew puts a different spin on UNC rivalry win
• Former President Obama at Cameron Indoor for Duke-UNC game
• Three observations from No. 8 North Carolina’s 88-72 road win over No. 1 Duke
• Good defense, great bounce help NC State handle Boston College in overtime

Winston Salem Journal

• UNC shocks Duke as Williamson is injured
• Past presidents and not looking past the present: a storybook night for the Tar Heels
• Ed Hardin: Zion Williamson injury could give family and Duke pause about him playing again this season
• UNC shocks Duke as Williamson is injured
• App Trail: Former App State wide receiver Trey Kavanaugh on his first head-coaching gig
• Ram Ramblings: WSSU begins ambitious $250,000 fund-raising campaign for athletics

Washington Post

• Zion Williamson’s first Duke-UNC game ends prematurely after knee injury
• Nike takes a beating after Williamson’s shoe explodes
• Georgetown upsets Villanova to give Patrick Ewing first win over a ranked team

Columbia The State

• Member of Will Muschamp’s first class no longer on USC football roster
• Trevor Lawrence playing basketball? Here’s what Dabo said about intramural hoops
• What we learned from Ole Miss win: USC has three players worthy of SEC awards
• Inclement weather cancels South Carolina baseball’s game with Presbyterian
• FSU pulls away late from Clemson as Tigers drop third straight game
• Another SEC game, another big rally for Gamecocks in crucial win over Ole Miss

The Associated Press

• No. 1 Duke, Zion figuring out what’s next after knee injury
• Duke star Williamson sprains knee after Nike shoe blows out
• San Diego State stuns Caroline, No. 6 Nevada 65-57
• Michigan State, Michigan finally set to meet this weekend
• Kansas plays at Texas Tech in key Big 12 matchup
• Veteran teams riding experience toward March Madness