UConn Leaves AAC to Go Independent in Women’s Basketball …NCAA Slaps Kent State with Sanctions for UNC Tar Heels Scandal……SEC Issues NCAA Multiple Fines for Violations Against the League…Big 12 Considering Going Down To Only 8 Teams……Arizona and Dayton Agree to First Ever College Coach Trade…Eagles Sam Bradford Tears ACL Eating Lunch
Packard slams again, ECU sweeps…Pirates Come Up Short In AAC LAX Opener…Michigan State upsets Duke to reach Final Four of NCAA Tournament, joins Auburn, Texas Tech, Virginia
Pirate Press: ECU Headlines
The ECU Pirates have announced plans to pillage all neighboring universities in North Carolina BCSNN
Bonesville.net
- Insights from Brett
Big Three getting plenty of help as Pirates surge - BASEBALL NEWS
Packard slams again in sweep
ecupirates.com
Packard slams again, ECU sweeps Greenville Daily Reflector
Packard’s two grand slams lead ECU to series sweep of USF Washington Daily News
The East Carolinian
- ECU introduces new head coach Kim McNeill
- ECU gets swept by UCF in SB doubleheader
- Temple defeats the Pirates
Red hot Pirates complete sweep of USF WNCT 9
WITN 7
- No. 13 ECU Baseball completes sweet at USF, 5-1
- ECU Women’s Lacrosse drops AAC opener to Vanderbilt, 14-10
247 Sports
- No. 13 ECU completes road sweep, wins ninth in a row
- In-state JUCO guard commits to ECU
- Bitumba Baruti commits to East Carolina
ECU Win Streak at Nine After 5-1 Sunday Win to Sweep USF Rivals
Spirit: ‘Everybody deserves a chance’: School Resource Officer Scotty Robinson wants to make a difference in students’ lives Salisbury Post
Around the American Athletic Conference
BCSNN
- UConn Leaves AAC to Go Independent in Women’s Basketball
- Mike Aresco Fakes Kidnapping to Escape the American
theamerican.org
- ECU’s Gustavo Santos Concludes Action at NCAA Men’s Swimming & Diving Championships
- ECU and Wichita State complete weekend baseball sweeps, Cincinnati, UConn and Houston earn Sunday wins
- UConn Defeats Louisville, Advances to 12th Straight WBB Final Four
- Tulsa and USF Wrap Up SB Series Sweeps on Sunday Afternoon
Mike Anthony: Katie Lou Samuelson carried UConn back to the Final Four Hartford Courant
Big city, bright lights: Shockers arrive in New York in search of another NIT title Wichita Eagle
CBI title would bode well for Bulls’ future Tampa Bay Times
UCF baseball suffers weekend series loss to UConn Orlando Sentinel
Tulane fails to complete sweep at Cincinnati New Orleans Times Picayune
Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond
BCSNN
- NCAA Slaps Kent State with Sanctions for UNC Tar Heels Scandal
- SEC Issues NCAA Multiple Fines for Violations Against the League
- Big East Basketball Announces Catholic 7 Leaving Again
- Big 12 Considering Going Down To Only 8 Teams
- MWC Agrees to Change Name to Boise State Conference
- Daniel “Rudy” Ruettiger Files for 5th Year of Eligibility
Raleigh News and Observer
- College basketball’s most potent 1-2 punch, Zion and RJ couldn’t deliver and No. 1 Duke heads home
- Duke is done, and so is Zion Williamson, too soon for college basketball
- Duke’s Reddish returns to court, but takes back seat in loss
- Duke’s Coach K talks about the disappointment of not making it to the Final Four
- Zion sums up season at Duke: ‘It was like a movie’
- Duke’s Zion Williamson talks about the disappointment of not making it to the Final Four
- Michigan St., Auburn, Virginia, Texas Tech: a Final Four field with survival instincts
- Barack Obama is just like you: He didn’t get a single Final Four team right, either
- NC State rallies for 8-7 win over Virginia to take ACC series
WRAL
- Michigan State knocks off Duke 68-67 to make Final Four
- Zion Williamson: This season has meant everything to me
- R.J. Barrett: You don’t expect to lose any game, they made tough shots and great plays
- Cam Reddish: We fought day in and day out since July since we got here, this isn’t how we wanted it to end
- Tre Jones: We all put so much into this year, we all wanted it so bad
- ACC Panic Room: Duke’s NCAA Tournament luck finally ran out
- Diamond Heels complete sweep of Duke with 16-6 win
- NC State baseball takes two of three from Virginia
Winston Salem Journal
- Ed Hardin: Discomfort in the chaos brings defeat for Duke
- Michigan State upsets Duke to reach Final Four of NCAA Tournament, joins Auburn, Texas Tech, Virginia
- Michigan State’s Izzo gets the measure of his friend
- Auburn beats Kentucky it OT to reach Final Four for first time
- Safety for safeties emerges as concern after Wake Forest’s first full scrimmage of spring football
In reaching Final Four, Virginia overcame a rowdy crowd that was decidedly in Purdue’s corner Norfolk Virginian Pilot
Columbia The State
- Clemson slugs its way past Virginia Tech, earns series sweep
- Six-run inning sinks South Carolina in series finale against Auburn
The Associated Press
- NCAA Tournament money: Big Ten gets most, SEC sets own high
- Final Four field boasts tough defenses, veteran lineups
- Zion, No. 1 Duke miss out on Final Four in loss to Spartans
- Auburn tops Kentucky 77-71 in OT for first Final Four trip
- Texas Tech coach takes the long way to the Final Four
New York Times
- Michigan State Heads to Final Four After Banding Together to Shock Duke
- The Legend of Zion
- Auburn Makes Its First Final Four by Beating Kentucky
Washington Post
- The Final Four is set, with Michigan State vs. Texas Tech and Virginia vs. Auburn
- It took a man to beat these Duke kids. The man was Cassius Winston.
- Sorry we doubted you, March Madness. Your latest was a masterpiece.
- Michigan State upsets top-seeded Duke in a thriller to reach the Final Four
- Jenkins: Auburn, out-everythinged but never outfought, heads to the Final Four
- Tom Izzo knew Michigan State had ‘a real chance’ against Duke. He was right.
- For Tony Bennett and his father, a scream of victory to release all doubt
Nuggets and Briefs: National and Professional articles of interest
Former Sooner Sam Bradford Tears ACL Eating Lunch BCSNN
New York Times
- After Waiting Out the Rain, the Orioles Outlast the Yankees
- How the Slugging Catcher Became an Endangered Species in the Majors
- Mets Rally, Only to Lose to Nationals on Walk-Off Homer
- Kevin Kisner, in Return to World Match Play Final, Beats Matt Kuchar
- Another Horse Dies at Santa Anita, Two Days After Track Reopens
Washington Post
- Trea Turner’s second home run of the day bails out bullpen, gives Nationals their first win
- Thanks to Trea Turner’s heroics, Nationals can sweep aside a bleak beginning
- Led by players with plenty to prove, the Wizards surprise the Nuggets in Denver
- John Wall’s injury, devastating as it is, could help the Wizards’ bottom line next year
- Former Cowboys star Michael Irvin says he’s ‘100% clean’ after cancer scare
- Home run binge has Brewers’ Christian Yelich off to a puppy-earning, MVP-caliber start
- D.C. United ends long stretch without a road win by edging Orlando City, 2-1
Warriors deal Hornets worst loss of season, clinch Pacific Division crown Charlotte Observer
Penguins inch closer to playoff spot, top Hurricanes 3-1 Raleigh News and Observer
Hamlin overcomes 2 pit penalties at Texas for 2nd win of ’19 Winston Salem Journal
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