ECU MBB Travels To UCF For Regular Season Finale; UCF basketball aims to honor seniors with win over East Carolina…East Carolina Softball Soars To Doubleheader Sweep In Fresno…ECU lacrosse’s win streak stopped after 11-8 loss to Army…No. 22 ECU hammers Charlotte to clinch series…Houston Baseball Takes Down No. 25 Arizona, 3-1…Cincinnati, USF Win on Senior Day with Last-Second Shots…TU at Wichita State: Hurricane can win AAC regular-season championship outright Sunday…Duke takes down Carolina as the ACC turns toward Greensboro…Virginia locks up No. 2 seed in ACC tournament with yet another dramatic victory…Trocheck scores in OT, lifts Hurricanes over Islanders 3-2…N.C.A.A. Weighs Using Fewer March Madness Venues Amid Coronavirus Outbreak…Pro sports leagues consider restricting reporters from locker rooms over coronavirus fears…LeBron James welcomes challenge of guarding Giannis Antetokounmpo in Lakers’ best win yet…Kenny Atkinson Is Out as Nets Head Coach

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Baseball News
Pirates down 49ers, 15-5, to clinch series Bonesville.net

ecupirates.com

• ECU MBB Travels To UCF For Regular Season Finale
• East Carolina SB Soars To Doubleheader Sweep In Fresno
• No. 22 ECU Baseball Cruises To Series Win At Charlotte, 15-5
• Draw Controls Cost ECU LAX Against Army
• Pirates Drop 4-1 WTennis Loss At Coastal Carolina

The East Carolinian

• ECU lacrosse’s win streak stopped after 11-8 loss to Army
• Pirates clinch series victory over 49ers with 15-5 win

WNCT 9

• No. 22 ECU Cruises To Series Win At Charlotte, 15-5
• East Carolina Softball Soars To Doubleheader Sweep In Fresno

WITN 7

• No. 22 ECU baseball cruises to series win at Charlotte, 15-5
• Army snaps ECU lacrosse’s five-game winning streak, 11-8
• ECU softball soars to doubleheader sweep in Fresno

Rivals

• Tale of the Tape: ECU vs UCF
• ECU Topples Charlotte 15-5

247 Sports

• No. 22 ECU hammers Charlotte to clinch series
• Pirates aiming to finish regular season strong

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

• One more shot at 6th AAC win
• Pirates stay hot, claim series

UCF basketball aims to honor seniors with win over East Carolina Orlando Sentinel

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• Houston Baseball Takes Down No. 25 Arizona, 3-1
• Cincinnati, USF Win on Senior Day with Last-Second Shots
• Cincinnati Races Past Memphis 94-52 To Punch 2020 Women’s Basketball Championship Semifinal Ticket
• UCF Cruises Past Wichita State 65-32 To Reach Women’s Basketball Championship Semifinals
• UConn Rolls Past Temple 94-61 En Route To Women’s Basketball Championship Semifinals
• USF Bests Tulane 64-50 To Reach Women’s Basketball Championship Semifinals

Cincinnati Enquirer

• Scott rescues Cincinnati for 64-63 win over Temple
• Jerome Ford and Noah Davis lead Cincinnati football players to watch this spring

Tulsa 61, Temple 51: Stats, highlights and reaction from Owls’ Loss Philadelphia Inquirer

247 Sports

• Great game, fantastic finish, but another loss for Owls
• How to watch Memphis’ regular season finale vs. No. 21 Houston

Tampa Bay Times

• USF’s Laquincy Rideau hits game-winner as Bulls rally past SMU
• USF to recognize Laquincy Rideau, Antun Maricevic on senior night
• March Madness will go on in Tampa and elsewhere, but without fans?

Dallas Morning News

• SMU stunned by South Florida in 61-60 loss
• Source: SMU point guard Kendric Davis plans to enter name in NBA Draft

Hartford Courant

• With their sights set on lofty postseason goals, UConn men can’t afford a stumble at Tulane
• UConn men’s basketball at Tulane: time, how to watch, broadcasters, preview, live updates

NOLA.com

• Up and down: Tulane point guard Jordan Walker trying to end season on high
• Football notebook: New defensive assistants adjusting on the fly

How Memphis’ AAC Tournament seeding possibilities shake out heading into matchup at Houston Memphis Commercial Appeal

TU at Wichita State: Hurricane can win AAC regular-season championship outright Sunday Tulsa World

Houston Chronicle

• Men’s basketball preview: No. 21 Houston vs. Memphis
• UH needs help to clinch share of American Athletic Conference title
• Rideau, S. Florida take advantage of SMU’s late collapse

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

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Tar Heels hang around, but fail to cash in vs. Duke Fayetteville Observer

Raleigh News and Observer

• Saturday reinforced that it’s not UNC’s year, but could it perhaps be Duke’s after all?
• Duke has 2 all-ACC players in Jones and Carey. To be best, they need help from others
• Even after loss to Duke, Tar Heels remain confident they can make history in ACC tourney

Winston Salem Journal

• Ed Hardin: Duke takes down Carolina as the ACC turns toward Greensboro
• Carey, Robinson help No. 12 Duke beat rival UNC 89-76
• Confident North Carolina meets an all-out assault from No. 12 Duke
• Mountaineers knock off Chanticleers in double-overtime

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• Virginia locks up No. 2 seed in ACC tournament with yet another dramatic victory
• Hokies fall to Notre Dame, squander shot for ACC tournament first-round bye
• Saturday’s ACC and regional college basketball | Florida State takes first ACC regular-season title
• He’s affable and unflappable. But William & Mary senior Nathan Knight wants to end his career with a little madness
• Monarchs can’t contain UAB, finish tied for sixth in C-USA and get No. 8 seed

Washington Post

• Virginia’s rise takes another step with win over Louisville on senior day
• CAA tournament moves into new home in Southeast D.C.
• Anthony Cowan Jr. has one more chance to lead Maryland to March glory
• After spirited rally, Georgetown feels pain once more with loss to Villanova

Atlanta Journal Constitution

• In Georgia Tech’s final game, emotions catch up to Josh Pastner
• Georgia Tech finishes strong. This means … what?
• Georgia ends regular season with a thud at LSU

Drexel 66, UNC-Wilmington 55: Stats, highlights and reaction from the Dragons’ win Philadelphia Inquirer

Charleston Post and Courier

• Sapakoff: Clemson football players swear Dabo allows only 3 cuss words
• Hospitality sales for 2021 PGA in SC are going ‘gangbusters,’ Nikki Haley says