AAC officially announces new 12-year, $1.1B contract with ESPN, ESPN + for all sports…Pirates making progress toward improvement…Pirates enter last week of “Mustache March”…ECU SB Falls to North Carolina 5-0 In Midweek Affair…Cincinnati could be coaching carousel loser if it doesn’t lock up Mick Cronin …UCF basketball coach Johnny Dawkins linked to Vanderbilt job opening…Virginia Tech’s Ty Outlaw charged with misdemeanor possession of marijuana…N.C. State season ends as Lipscomb wins NIT thriller…Get ready for a Sweet 16 filled with favorites

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

The Bradsher Beat on Women’s Tennis
New work ethic fuels dazzling winning streak Bonesville.net

ecupirates.com

• ECU SB Falls to North Carolina 5-0 In Midweek Affair
• Spring Notebook No. 7 – Halftime Observations

Greenville Daily Reflector

• Giles a quick learner at hot corner
• AAC, ESPN have deal through 2032

The East Carolinian

• Pirates get shut out by Tar Heels
• Pirates making progress toward improvement

WNCT 9

• Pirates enter last week of “Mustache March”
• UNC shuts out ECU, 5-0

ECU softball falls to North Carolina 5-0 in midweek affair WITN 7

March 27 6 p.m. sports: ECU to benefit from new AAC deal with ESPN  WCTI 12

247 Sports

• Faced with his biggest adversity yet, Brown comes through again
• What Mike Houston said after ECU’s seventh spring practice

Pirates Put in an Effort Filled and Solid Wednesday Practice Rivals

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• American Athletic Conference and ESPN Agree to 12-Year Media Rights Extension
• One-On-One with Commissioner Mike Aresco on the New ESPN Deal
• Media Rights Teleconference – March 27, 2019
• Baseball picks up 5 wins Wednesday
• Houston’s Comeback Win Highlights Midweek Action

BCSNN

• New TV Contract Gives The American a Larger Presence on ESPN
• AAC Daily: Your Questions Answered About the New ESPN TV Deal

Cincinnati could be coaching carousel loser if it doesn’t lock up Mick Cronin Sporting News

USF spring football: Johnny Ford catching on Tampa Bay Times

Hartford Courant

• Mike Anthony: Announcement of AAC/ESPN deal leaves door cracked for SNY, and leaves UConn to express disappointment in potential streaming future
• UConn AD Benedict has concerns with new AAC-ESPN deal that will feature hundreds of games on ESPN+

Temple’s Shizz Alston to compete in all-star game Philly.com

New Orleans Advocate

• AAC officially announces new 12-year, $1.1B contract with ESPN, ESPN + for all sports
• New Tulane hoops coach Ron Hunter to players: “I hope you guys are with me.”

New media deal between AAC, ESPN will move Tulane sports to ESPN-plus streaming service  New Orleans Times Picayune

UCF basketball coach Johnny Dawkins linked to Vanderbilt job opening Orlando Sentinel

Giannotto: You can still watch Memphis sports on TV with new AAC deal Memphis Commercial Appeal

TU athletic director Derrick Gragg calls AAC’s new ESPN deal ‘a game-changer’ Tulsa World

Houston Chronicle

• Kentucky coach ‘not looking forward’ to facing UH
• UH coach: Kentucky is ‘best team we’ve played’
• Kentucky star teases possible return to court vs. UH
• Former Texas RB Kyle Porter (Katy) to transfer to Houston

Gladchuk: New media deal ‘validates’ Navy decision to join AAC Annapolis Capital

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Sammy Batten: Lipscomb-N.C. State game didn’t deserve to have a loser Fayetteville Observer

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• Virginia Tech’s Ty Outlaw charged with misdemeanor possession of marijuana
• Column | Since birth, Ty Jerome’s dad taught him the tough love of basketball. Now, Virginia is benefiting.

Charlotte Observer

• In Duke’s practices, no one stands in Zion’s way
• Is close call a wake-up call? No. 1 Duke learns from UCF experience
• Coby White can be a one-man scoring machine, but the UNC guard is never alone on the court
• Clemson receiver Diondre Overton looking to step up with Amari Rodgers injured
• N.C. State season ends as Lipscomb wins NIT thriller
• NC State falls to Lipscomb in NIT action
• Zion and Ja make the cut, but what about other stars of this NCAA Tournament?
• Why each Sweet 16 team will (and won’t) win the NCAA Tournament basketball championship

The Associated Press

• What are the odds? Perfect bracket makes doctor a celebrity
• Get ready for a Sweet 16 filled with favorites
• Ducks long shots in seed only as powerhouses start Sweet 16
• Oregon guard enjoys trek from Egypt to NCAA Tournament
• Mathews scores 44 to carry Lipscomb over NC State 94-93
• DePaul beats Coastal Carolina 92-87 in CBI semis
• Cofer on the minds of Florida State teammates at Sweet 16
• Virginia Tech’s Ty Outlaw charged with marijuana possession
• No. 1 Virginia seeks easier path in Sweet 16
• Hollywood sequel: Zags, FSU, Michigan back in SoCal
• Alabama hires Buffalo’s Nate Oats as its mens’ hoops coach

Washington Post

• What separates this Virginia team from its NCAA busts? NBA talent.
• Virginia Tech’s Ty Outlaw is charged with marijuana possession
• Hamilton and Florida State: A large cast that’s putting on a heck of a show