ECU puts on offensive clinic in 14-4 win over Charlotte…Temple ends ECU Women’s season at American Tournament, 67-57……East Carolina Softball Drops Two At Fresno State Bulldog Classic…UCF looks to extend streak vs ECU; Pirates aiming to finish regular season strong…Penny Hardaway believes an at-large bid is at stake for Tigers in game at Houston…Wolfpack wallops Wake Forest on Senior Night…Jermaine Marrow’s huge night leads Hampton to within one win of a surprising return to the NCAA tournament …Yeshiva, in an NCAA tournament venue kept empty by coronavirus, beats WPI and sundown…Ryan Newman smiling after violent Daytona 500 crash: ‘It’s great to be alive.’…Yankees’ Aaron Judge Is Out for Opening Day With Rib Fracture…Tiger Woods Will Not Compete in Players Championship

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Baseball News
Pirates take opener at Charlotte, 14-4  Bonesville.net

ecupirates.com

• East Carolina Softball Drops Two At Fresno State Bulldog Classic
• No. 22 ECU Rolls Past Charlotte In Opener, 14-4
• Burgess Gets First Win In Sweep Of UNCW
• Pirates’ Season Ends With WBB Loss To Temple

ECU puts on offensive clinic in 14-4 win over Charlotte The East Carolinia

WNCT 9

• No. 22 East Carolina rolls past Charlotte in series opener
• Temple ends ECU Women’s season at American Tournament, 67-57
• American Conference honors Monk, Thompson from ECU

WITN 7

• No. 22 ECU baseball rolls past Charlotte in series opener, 14-4
• Temple ends season for ECU women’s basketball, 67-57
• ECU softball drops pair at Fresno State Bulldog Classic
• Monk, Thompson earn AAC postseason honors

UCF looks to extend streak vs ECU Washington Post

Preview: Knights Host ECU Sunday for Senior Day UCF Knights

ECU Dispatches Charlotte 14-4 in Weekend Series Opener Rivals

247 Sports

• No. 22 ECU routs Charlotte 14-4 to open series
• Pirates aiming to finish regular season strong
• Three-star center ‘excited’ after ECU offer

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• Temple Defeats ECU 67-57 In First Round Of American Women’s Basketball Championship
• Memphis Defeats SMU 76-65 To Close 2020 Women’s Basketball Championship First Round
• Wichita State Ousts Houston 72-64 In Women’s Basketball Championship First Round
• Tulane Downs Tulsa 67-61 In Women’s Basketball Championship Opening Round
• UConn’s Walker Named 2020 Women’s Basketball Player of the Year

USF to recognize Laquincy Rideau, Antun Maricevic on senior night Tampa Bay Times

Women’s City Six: Villanova, Temple advance in conference tournaments Philadelphia Inquirer

NOLA.com

• Braden Olthoff dominant again as Tulane routs Southern
• Tulane women advance to AAC quarterfinals with win over Tulsa; here’s what’s next
• Tulane running back Corey Dauphine granted six year of eligibility

Memphis Commercial Appeal

• Penny Hardaway believes an at-large bid is at stake for Tigers in game at Houston
• P.D. Miller won’t see Memphis basketball reach its goals, but he can still feel its mission

Women’s basketball: Tulane ends Tulsa’s season with 67-61 win at AAC Tournament Tulsa World

‘Underneath the microscope’: Bracketologists give their opinion on Wichita State Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

NC State takes care of business with win over Wake Forest Raleigh News and Observer

Winston Salem Journal

• Deacons don’t put forth effort in 20-point loss at N.C. State, but maintain they’re not distracted by speculation about Coach Danny Manning’s future
• WSSU assistant coaches, Lance Beckwith and Ricky Wilson, help behind the scenes to make Rams successful

Fayetteville Observer

• Wolfpack wallops Wake Forest on Senior Night
• Demon Deacons fall in dismal finale
• ‘A voice that everyone listens to’: Duke’s Robinson provides leadership beyond limited playing time

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• Jermaine Marrow’s huge night leads Hampton to within one win of a surprising return to the NCAA tournament
• U.Va. aiming for a share of 3rd straight regular season title; Hokies look to avoid ACC tourney opening round
• Norfolk State men and women have first-round byes in MEAC tournament

Charleston Post and Courier

• Clemson men collapse late, fall to Georgia Tech in regular season finale
• College Baseball Roundup: Clemson wins ACC opener

Charlotte 49ers basketball team continues to round into form as postseason approaches  Charlotte Observer

Atlanta Journal Constitution

• UGA’s Season of the Ant Man has yielded very little
• Tech shows its character with a breezy win over Pitt