ECU women’s basketball falls to Cincinnati, 76-53…Diogo Marques shows early leadership for the Pirates…Pirates saw major increase in recruiting expenses in 2019…Liberty Travels to East Carolina on Wednesday…Slow start, fast finish: Duke pays NC State back…Gamecocks QB Ryan Hilinski healthy, ‘super confident’ as he prepares for second season…What the NFL combine taught us about Matt Rhule and this new era of the Panthers…‘It really is dark out there’: Lights are an issue at Braves’ new spring stadium…

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Pirates Fall At Cincinnati To Close Regular Season ecupirates.com

Pirate women fall at Cincinnati in regular season finale  WNCT 9

ECU women’s basketball falls to Cincinnati, 76-53 WITN 7

The East Carolinian

• Keith LeClair Classic
• Diogo Marques shows early leadership for the Pirates
• Tristen Newton leads recent improvement from ECU guards
• Godwin, Bianco share a friendship deeper than baseball

247 Sports

• Pirates saw major increase in recruiting expenses in 2019
• ECU Baseball in the Top 25: March 2

Pirates break record in loss Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

Liberty Hosts Elon on Tuesday, Travels to East Carolina on Wednesday Liberty University

What new Vanderbilt offensive coordinator Todd Fitch can review after one week of practice Nashville Tennessean

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• The American Unveils 2020 Women’s Basketball Championship Bracket
• Houston’s Brown, USF’s Corrick Lead American Softball Standouts In Week 4
• Memphis’ Goodman, Tulane’s Olthoff Earn Weekly Baseball Honors
• UConn’s Vital, Houston’s Sasser Earn Men’s Basketball Weekly Honors

Trevon Scott: John Brannen ‘in good hands’ with Cincinnati basketball support system Cincinnati Enquirer

USF Bulls take down Temple Owls for second straight win Tampa Bay Times

UCF assistant sees tight ends as key commodity for Knights’ offense Orlando Sentinel

Tulsa’s Korita named to AAC men’s basketball weekly honor roll Tulsa World

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

• Slow start, fast finish: Duke pays NC State back
• With Georgia Tech dropping its appeal, what does that mean for UNC in the ACC tourney?
• Goodbye, Charlotte. After 15 years, the CIAA basketball tournament heads to Baltimore.
• After being embarrassed last month, UNC to get another shot at Wake Forest in home finale

Tech sees the light and accepts its postseason ban Atlanta Journal Constitution

Winston Salem Journal

• In loss to Duke, N.C. State sees leads disappear and its offense dry up
• Wake faces UNC on Tuesday. 5 things to watch in the rematch:
• WSSU’s attention to defense helps win CIAA title, and it will help in the NCAA Division II Tournament

Charleston Post and Courier

• Dabo Swinney shares message with fathers: ‘Boys love their mama, but live for their dad’
• Gamecocks QB Ryan Hilinski healthy, ‘super confident’ as he prepares for second season