No. 8 ECU clinches sixth American series of the year with Friday doubleheader sweep…Nate Harvey signs with Giants…ECU lands 2020 7-footer Derrick Quansah…ECU Student-Athletes Eligible To Participate In Commencement Ceremonies…Kaleb Roper masterful on mound in 6-2 win for Tulane in series opener v. UCF …UConn baseball: Mason Feole, on top of his game, shuts down Wichita State, 4-0…Monte Lee, two Clemson baseball players to serve suspensions…Before she walked the runway, Miss USA ran track for the South Carolina Gamecocks…Sweep! Canes finish off Islanders to surge into Eastern Conference finals…Dufner takes Wells Fargo lead with 63, his best score in more than 5 years…Blazers outlast Nuggets in 4-overtime thriller, marking NBA’s longest playoff game in 66 years

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

BASEBALL NEWS: Pirates take pair at Cincinnati Bonesville.net

ecupirates.com

• No. 8 ECU Completes Doubleheader Sweep At Cincinnati
• Pirates Drop SB Series Opener At Houston, 4-1
• ECU Student-Athletes Eligible To Participate In Commencement Ceremonies

Greenville Daily Reflector

• Pirates start with doubleheader sweep
• Nate Harvey signs with Giants
• ‘He’s not let it get him down’: ECU grad didn’t let cancer keep him out of the classroom
• Scholarship part of farewell with Statons

WNCT 9

• Pirates open series at Cincinnati with doubleheader sweep
• ECU Spring Commencement Ceremony: 9OYS interviews Emily Procter

247 Sports

• ECU takes both legs of doubleheader versus Cincinnati
• ECU rolls to Game 1 victory at Cincinnati
• ECU lands 2020 7-footer Derrick Quansah
• Gilbert working through future football schedules

ECU Picks Up a Pair of Wins Over Cincinnati On Friday Rivals

Packers sign 11 rookie free agents Green Bay Packers

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• No. 8 ECU clinches sixth American series of the year with Friday doubleheader sweep
• USF Drops Alabama To Advance in NCAA Men’s Tennis Championship
• Mills’ Extra Inning Walkoff Highlights Friday Night Action

Cincinnati Enquirer

• Wyoming’s Prater brothers, one transferring from Ohio State, will play for Cincinnati football
• UC Bearcats transfer Rashawn Fredericks announces he’ll play for UAB

Nearly 50 USF athletes graduating this weekend Tampa Bay Times

Hartford Courant

• Mike Anthony: UConn football struggles represented in records, and lack of talent coming in and out of the program
• UConn baseball: Mason Feole, on top of his game, shuts down Wichita State, 4-0

UConn, Ollie will now wait for NCAA decision on alleged violations New Haven Register

Kaleb Roper masterful on mound in 6-2 win for Tulane in series opener v. UCF  New Orleans Advocate

Memphis Commercial Appeal

• Memphis football receiver Tre’Veon Hamilton to transfer
• Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland declares May 3 to be ‘Tony Pollard Day’

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

• NC State hoops adds juco wing Atticus Taylor
• Monte Lee, two Clemson baseball players to serve suspensions
• After a successful two weeks of recruiting, UNC’s roster has become a lot clearer

Winston Salem Journal

• App State’s Eli Drinkwitz served as a keynote speaker on Thursday. Here are five characteristics he looks for in quarterbacks and leaders
• Fourth-seeded Wake Forest men’s tennis team routs Morgan State in first round of NCAA Tournament

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• For the next 100 years, Giants’ superfan has his seats
• Sophomore guard Justice Kithcart announces he plans to leave Old Dominion

Charleston Post and Courier

• Before she walked the runway, Miss USA ran track for the South Carolina Gamecocks
• The Gathering to bring together fans, wrestling legends in Charlotte