East Carolina baseball continues preseason practice…App State officially names former ECU assistant Tony Petersen as offensive coordinator…Kobe Bryant, Transformational Star of the N.B.A., Dies in Helicopter Crash…Former UH baseball star John Altobelli, wife and daughter died in same helicopter accident that killed Kobe Bryant…Kobe Bryant and daughter Gianna had a special bond with Geno Auriemma and UConn women’s basketball…Kobe Bryant’s death leaves world asking what North Carolina has since 1996: What if?…Tomas Woldetensae scores career-high 21 points as U.Va. holds off Wake Forest in overtime…Rafael Nadal Holds Off Nick Kyrgios to Advance in Australian Open…The Chiefs are bringing Native American imagery, and the ‘tomahawk chop,’ to a Super Bowl stage
Pirate Press: ECU Headlines
Insights from Brett
Burleson, Kuchmaner fuel quest for the dream Bonesville.net
ecupirates.com
App State officially names former ECU assistant Tony Petersen as offensive coordinator Winston Salem Journal
East Carolina baseball continues preseason practice WNCT 9
247 Sports
- Pirates feeding off Minges crowds as attendance increases
- ECU Baseball Preseason Player Profile: OF Christian Smallwood
- ECU Baseball Preseason Player Profile: C Ben Newton
Gardner dunks, Miles and Makurat swish Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)
Around the American Athletic Conference
theamerican.org
- Tulsa, Houston Both Improve to 6-1 in American Play
- Miller Hits 1,000 as Cincinnati Beats Temple Sunday
Cincinnati Enquirer
- Last time Xavier and UC Bearcats both missed NCAA Tournament was 1984-85
- Wide receiver Chris Scott of Pickerington North commits to UC Bearcats
Clemson is in Jeff Scott’s blood, and USF is getting a transfusion Tampa Bay Times
Penn 66, Temple 59: Stats and highlights from Quakers’ Big 5 win Philadelphia Inquirer
Houston Chronicle
- Former UH baseball player John Altobelli among those killed…
- UH basketball jumps four spots in Top 25 poll
Hartford Courant
- Mike Anthony: Kobe Bryant and daughter Gianna had a special bond with Geno Auriemma and UConn women’s basketball
- UConn men come back, but fall short again, as Tulsa prevails in OT
- Young players take the baton for UConn men in OT loss to Tulsa, and more takeaways from the Huskies’ latest dose of agony
UConn men’s basketball loses to Tulsa in OT, 79-75 UConn Blog
UConn men’s notebook: AAC admits refs erred at Houston Journal Inquirer
Tulsa holds off UConn 79-75 in overtime for 5th straight win Tulsa World
Wichita Eagle
- ‘Bite the rim’: Gregg Marshall’s challenge to Dexter Dennis to realize NBA potential
- ‘It was definitely true’: Four-star 2021 center says Wichita State lived up to hype
Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond
Winston Salem Journal
- Wake Forest falls in overtime against Virginia for eighth-straight loss against Cavaliers
- Notre Dame coach Mike Brey draws $20,000 fine, reprimand from ACC
- Ram Ramblings: WSSU coach shocked by the death of Kobe Bryant
- Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski on the death of Kobe Bryant
- Josh Howard, a former Wake Forest and NBA star, remembers how competitive Kobe Bryant was on the court
Raleigh News and Observer
- Coach K, Michael Jordan and the NC basketball world react to Kobe Bryant’s death
- Who’s healthier? Injuries to play a role in first UNC and NC State matchup
Sports Monday: Expected the unexpected in UNC-N.C. State game Fayetteville Observer
Norfolk Virginian Pilot
- Tomas Woldetensae scores career-high 21 points as U.Va. holds off Wake Forest in overtime
- Gene Corrigan’s vision elevated U.Va., the ACC and all of college athletics
Nuggets and Briefs: National and Professional articles of interest
LA Times
- Kobe Bryant helicopter crash at center of intense federal investigation
- Probe of crash will probably focus on fog, possible mechanical problems, experts say
- Victims of the Calabasas helicopter crash: Who they were
- Complete coverage: Kobe Bryant, daughter Gianna among 9 dead
Charlotte Observer
- Kobe Bryant’s death leaves world asking what North Carolina has since 1996: What if?
- Examining Matt Rhule’s Panthers staff at Senior Bowl: At least 5 from Baylor, 2 holdovers
At Volvo Car Open, instant replay comes to WTA clay courts for first time Charleston Post and Courier
New York Times
- Kobe Bryant’s Brilliant and Complicated Legacy
- Kobe Bryant, Transformational Star of the N.B.A., Dies in Helicopter Crash
- Live Updates: Helicopter With Kobe Bryant Got Special Approval to Fly
- Kobe Bryant’s Biggest Moments
- For an Online Generation, Kobe Bryant’s Death Is a Shared Experience
- Rafael Nadal Holds Off Nick Kyrgios to Advance in Australian Open
- Australian Open 2020: Matches to Watch on Monday Night (Into Tuesday)
Washington Post
- Kobe Bryant crash: NTSB investigators arrive in California
- Remembering the nine victims in the helicopter crash
- Kobe Bryant was a tireless competitor who became a global sports icon
- Kobe Bryant accomplished so much. It’s devastating to consider what he left unfinished.
- Nick Kyrgios, Rafael Nadal, Coco Gauff remember Kobe at Australian Open
- John Altobelli, killed in helicopter crash, was ‘Kobe of the junior college baseball world’
- Kobe Bryant’s career in photos
- With Alex Ovechkin serving All-Star suspension, Capitals shuffle lineup
- Kobe Bryant had left basketball behind. His daughter Gigi brought him back.
- The Chiefs are bringing Native American imagery, and the ‘tomahawk chop,’ to a Super Bowl stage
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