Pirates plan for alcohol sales, seek approval; Some UNC schools decide to serve alcohol to fans. Others are cautious. One says no….Four ECU Teams Earn The American Academic Excellence Award…Women’s Golf Garners No. 10 WGCA GPA Ranking…AD: ECU will feel financial crunch next 2-3 years…Local tourney to benefit Varner Foundation…UConn calls USF ‘Southern Florida’ in AAC breakup letter…Penny Hardaway confronts risks and rewards of nation’s No. 1 recruiting class at Peach Jam …Sylvia Hatchell, hosting camp at UNC, denies allegations that led to her departure; A guinea pig? Why NC State is the first to go through the NCAA’s reformed process…ACC drops Independence Bowl for next cycle of games; agrees to 6-year extension with Charlotte’s Belk Bowl …Russell Westbrook Traded to Rockets as a Wild N.B.A. Off-Season Continues…‘Robot’ umpire calls first professional baseball game with one hitch and no controversy…Federer, Nadal, Djokovic all in semifinals

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

ecupirates.com

• Four ECU Teams Earn The American Academic Excellence Award
• Pirates Receive Two Team Academic Excellence Awards
• Women’s Golf Garners No. 10 WGCA GPA Ranking

Greenville Daily Reflector

• Pirates plan for alcohol sales, seek approval
• Local tourney to benefit Varner Foundation
• AD: ECU will feel financial crunch next 2-3 years
• Medical school funding, Vidant discussed at trustees meeting

WNCT 9

• American honors 4 Pirate teams for Academic Excellence
• Bill to repeal UNC system tuition surcharge signed into law

247 Sports

• ECU Football Burning Questions: Offensive Line
• Clemson transfer RB Tavien Feaster names two finalists

New ECU Board of Trustees holds first meeting WITN 7

Collegiate National Team Drops Finale in Taiwan in Extras USA Baseball

UNC System interim president speaks to Trustees The East Carolinian

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

Cincinnati Bearcats Reveal New Under Armour Football Uniforms sportslogos.net

Tampa Bay Times

• UConn calls USF ‘Southern Florida’ in AAC breakup letter
• Latest win total projections for Florida, FSU and USF football
• We ranked every 2019 college football game involving Florida teams

UCF QB Brandon Wimbush thrust into spotlight after Darriel Mack Jr. injuryOrlando Sentinel

UConn to face Buffalo, then Xavier or Towson in Charleston Classic tournament Hartford Courant

Temple Basketball: American Athletic Conference is best suited for Owls Busting Brackets

Expanded territory: Tulane football picks up commitment from Indiana DT nola.com

Penny Hardaway confronts risks and rewards of nation’s No. 1 recruiting class at Peach Jam USA Today

Memphis Commercial Appeal

• Memphis basketball’s recruiting pitch is resonating with Jonathan Kuminga, Terrence Clarke
• MUS defensive back Devonte Nelson becomes Memphis football’s 15th commitment

50 days to TU football kickoff: Here’s how to follow Golden Hurricane players and coaches on Twitter and Instagram Tulsa World

Quarterback Case Keenum Inducted Into Conference USA Hall of Fame Washington Redskins

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

• Some UNC schools decide to serve alcohol to fans. Others are cautious. One says no.
• Sylvia Hatchell, hosting camp at UNC, denies allegations that led to her departure
• A guinea pig? Why NC State is the first to go through the NCAA’s reformed process.
• From penalties to firings, what NC State’s NOA could mean for coaches and the school
• North Carolina basketball to play Alabama in Battle 4 Atlantis tournament
• Clemson basketball clinches gold for Team USA

Marshall football opponent preview: Old Dominion still in rebuilding phase Charleston Gazette-Mail

ACC agrees to 6-year extension with Charlotte’s Belk Bowl  Charlotte Observer

Ed Hardin: The waiting is the hardest part for N.C. State amid NCAA allegations

Ex-Clemson RB Tavien Feaster has whittled transfer to-do list down to South Carolina, Virginia Tech NBC Sports

ACC drops Independence Bowl for next cycle of games Shreveport Times