Women’s tennis team loses time with new coach…Gardner Named NABC First-Team All-District…Home workouts encouraged while social distancing…ECU moves to pass/fail option for spring semester; Commencement moved to virtual ceremony…Houston shares thoughtful message about Greenville community…Dooley’s staff adjusting to the new normal in recruiting world…Temple reunion as former Owls QB P.J. Walker signs with Matt Rhule and Carolina Panthers ..Carolina Releases Cam Newton, Completes Housecleaning…Browns’ Larry Ogunjobi, ‘big kid from Greensboro,’ provides big helping hand in Ohio…With the Summer Olympics postponed, could football be next?…US Soccer is a mess. The path to fixing its equal pay issues runs through North Carolina

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

VIEW FROM THE EAST
Adjustments the new normal for Pirates Bonesville.net

Gardner Named NABC First-Team All-District ecupirates.com

The East Carolinian

• Women’s tennis team loses time with new coach
• Home workouts encouraged while social distancing
• ECU moves to pass/fail option for spring semester
• Commencement moved to virtual ceremony

One on one with Coach Houston; special message from Agnos and Voliva highlight Tuesday Sports WNCT 9

Mike Houston Breaks Down The Very Latest on ECU Football Rivals

247 Sports

• Houston shares thoughtful message about Greenville community
• ECU 2022 target Michael Allen rated four stars by 247Sports
• Dooley’s staff adjusting to the new normal in recruiting world
• JUCO standout El Ellis gaining offers

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

• No practices part of unbalanced dynamic
• Pirates in virtual world of football operations
• ECU chancellor search put on hold due to COVID-19

Around the American Athletic Conference

With the Summer Olympics postponed, could football be next? Tampa Bay Times

Philadelphia Inquirer

• Temple reunion as former Owls QB P.J. Walker signs with Matt Rhule and Carolina Panthers
• Former Temple fencer Kamali Thompson’s dreams on hold as coronavirus postpones Olympics

UCF coach Johnny Dawkins tries to stay upbeat amid coronavirus shutdown Orlando Sentinel

SMU’s Feron Hunt announces he will enter NBA Draft process Dallas Morning News

Memphis Commercial Appeal

• Memphis coaches Penny Hardaway, Ryan Silverfield remind fans to stay safe amid coronavirus pandemic
• Unprecedented offseason is working out for Memphis Tigers basketball so far | Giannotto

Tulsa World

• TU football: Spring game, practices canceled
• TU’s Frank Haith earns NABC district honor
• A year removed from hosting NCAA Tournament, Tulsa has empathy for affected sites

Orlando outspoken about desire to host Army-Navy football game Annapolis Capital

‘We still hadn’t hit our stride’: Eric Wedge reflects on WSU baseball’s 13-2 start  Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

• Duke is adding a 6-10 graduate transfer from Columbia
• US Soccer is a mess. The path to fixing its equal pay issues runs through North Carolina

Winston Salem Journal

• Bobby Collins, former WSSU head basketball coach, has been hired at Shaw
• Tiaras in Arizona with a No. 1 ranking: How Wake Forest’s women’s golf team ended its season

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• Former Maury, U.Va. star LaRoy Reynolds signs with Atlanta Falcons
• U.Va. will miss spring football practices. Here are five players who need to make progress on their own to take on bigger roles.

Charleston Post and Courier

• Sapakoff: Gamecocks an outlier, but college football attendance crisis is real
• NCAA on Clemson quarterback’s coronavirus fundraiser: ‘We applaud Trevor for his efforts’
• Dawn Staley, former Gamecocks will have to wait for Olympic basketball dreams