ECU Baseball completes twin bill sweep of Monmouth…ECU snaps five game skid by topping Tulane…Second Chances Cost ECU WBB Against Cincinnati…Jarreau, Davis lead No. 9 Houston to 71-59 win over USF…Empty promises and empty seats: After 15 years, Rentschler Field struggles to match expectations…Tulane evens series with walk-off home run against Ole Miss…Alex O’Connell steps in for Zion Williamson, and Duke wins at Syracuse…Hunter’s big second half rallies No. 3 Virginia past No. 18 Louisville…LeBron James ‘Activated’ in Lakers’ Comeback Win Over Rockets

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Bonesville.net

• Basketball News
  Pirates break through on the road
• BASEBALL NEWS
  Pirates take pair as Burleson steps up

ecupirates.com

• Pirates Narrowly Defeat Tulane To Earn First Road Win
• No. 9 ECU Completes Twin Bill Sweep Of Monmouth
• Women’s 4×400 Relay Earns Podium Finish In Birmingham
• ECU WTennis Closes Homestand With Win Over UNC Greensboro
• Pirates’ MTennis Streak Snapped Against Stetson
• Second Chances Cost ECU WBB Against Cincinnati
• Boston College SB Edges ECU In 1-0 Pitchers’ Duel

Greenville Daily Reflector

• Pirates secure a road win
• Pirates post Saturday sweep
• Bearcats run past ECU women

WNCT 9

• Pirates sweep double header to earn series victory
• ECU snaps five game skid by topping Tulane
• Cincinnati tops ECU to hand Pirates third straight loss
• Boston College slips past Pirates despite Poepping’s strong effort

WITN 7

• ECU Baseball completes twin bill sweep of Monmouth
• Williams lifts East Carolina over Tulane, 85-81
• ECU Women’s Basketball falls to Cincinnati, 68-57
• Boston College edges ECU Softball, 1-0

ECU Takes Two In Double Header Against Monmouth WCTI 12

Tulane men’s hoops loses 16th in a row, remains winless in AAC New Orleans Advocate

Tulane streak reaches 16 with home loss to East Carolina New Orleans Time Picayune

Rivals.com

• Williams Scores 27, Fleming Adds 20 and 10 in 85-81 ECU Win Over Wave
• ECU Takes Double-Header on Saturday Over Monmouth

247 Sports

• Pirates net first road win of season
• Burleson leads ECU to win in series opener
• Agnos dominant as Pirates roll to Game 2 victory
• What They Said: Cliff Godwin, players after sweeping twin-bill

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

The Associated Press

• Williams lifts East Carolina over Tulane 85-81
• Martin scores 37 to carry Memphis over Wichita St. 88-85
• Rose leads Temple past Tulsa 84-73
• Jarreau, Davis lead No. 9 Houston to 71-59 win over USF

theamerican.org

• Baseball: UCF, Houston and Tulane take down ranked opponents
• Higher-Ranked Squads Add to Win Totals Saturday
• Melancon Tosses No-Hitter as Three American Teams Sweep Saturday Action
• Houston Women Take Home First American Athletic Conference Indoor Track & Field Title
• Houston Men Win 5th-Straight American Athletic Conference Indoor Track and Field Title

UConn men’s basketball vs. Cincinnati: time, how to watch, broadcasters, preview Cincinnati Enquirer

USF women give Jose Fernandez 350th win

Quality win (by any definition) still eludes USF men Tampa Bay Times

UCF brushes off talk of moral victory, aims to bounce back with win over SMU Orlando Sentinel

Empty promises and empty seats: After 15 years, Rentschler Field struggles to match expectations Hartford Courant

Temple earns revenge with 84-73 win over Tulsa Philly.com

David Bedgood hits game-winning home run as Tulane baseball rallies to beat Ole Miss, tie series New Orleans Advocate

New Orleans Time Picayune

• Tulane evens series with walk-off home run against Ole Miss
• ‘You keep your mind right’: How Tulane got another walk-off win with help from the bench

Short-handed Tulsa stumbles at Temple Tulsa World

No. 9 UH’s victory over USF extends nation’s longest home… Houston Chronicle

Tigers snag impressive road win at Wichita State Memphis Commercial Appeal

Jeremiah Martin scores 37 for Memphis in victory over Wichita State at Koch Arena Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Before Syracuse fell to Duke, an emotional scene for embattled Coach Jim Boeheim Washington Post

Raleigh News and Observer

• Alex O’Connell steps in for Zion Williamson, and Duke wins at Syracuse
• Tough conversations and a lineup reshuffle. How Duke found its fight again without Zion Williamson
• Duke’s Coach K offers support for his ‘good friend’ Jim Boeheim after fatal accident
• Against Duke and FSU, No. 8 UNC didn’t need a lot of 3’s to win. Why that’s important.

Winston Salem Journal

• Ram Ramblings: WSSU men, women will play on Tuesday in CIAA Tournament in Charlotte
• Amid enormous outside expectations, Nassir Little more focused on meeting his own for UNC

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• Hunter’s big second half rallies No. 3 Virginia past No. 18 Louisville
• Going Green: Sophomore sparks ODU to win over Western Kentucky
• Hokies bolster QB spot, add Oregon transfer

Columbia The State

• Second half dooms Gamecocks in road loss to Mississippi State
• Frank Martin explains why Chris Silva only played 13 seconds down stretch of MSU loss
• Walk-off home run from Noah Campbell runs South Carolina win streak to five games