ECU leaves local swimmers high and dry ; Swim coach: We were casualty of ‘inherited mess’ …Former East Carolina Pitcher Mike Wright Shines in KBO …ODU men’s hoops to play home & home series with former conference foes ECU and GMU…Iowa State QB Re-al Mitchell to transfer to Temple…USF athletic department prepares for soft open on June 1…Few have seen NCAA’s new enforcement process. NC State now has a front-row seat…Michigan Coach Puts Forth A ‘New Baseball Model’ Amid Pandemic…Furman baseball alums react to loss of program with heartfelt letters…Marshall AD Outlines Precautions as Athletes Return…SEC, Big 12 to allow football workouts on campus next month…Jerry Sloan, Hall of Fame N.B.A. Guard and Coach, Dies at 78…Woods back on course this weekend, with a few other guys you may know…NHL players approve 24-team return to play format to resume 2019-20 season

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

REWIND: 2013 Bowl Coverage from Bonesville.net

• BRIAN BAILEY | Bowl win would help neutralize bitter pill
• 12.18.13 Ruffin McNeill prior to the Pirates’ departure for St. Petersburg, FL, and the Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl (recorded by Brian Bailey)
• Inside Game Day
• View W.A. Myatt’s complete image gallery…
• 12.23.13 Ruffin McNeill post-game presser after the Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl (recorded by W.A. Myatt)

ecupirates.com

• Classic Rewind Preview: ECU And Ohio To Meet In Beef `O’ Brady’s Bowl (’13)
• An Update From AD Jon Gilbert

ODU men’s hoops to play home & home series with former conference foes ECU and GMU WTKR

East Carolina University Cuts Tennis, Swim Teams Athletic Business

ECU leaves local swimmers high and dry Winston Salem Journal

Holy Redeemer graduate affected by East Carolina’s program cuts Scranton Times-Tribune

Former Handley star Oakley laments elimination of East Carolina women’s tennis program Winchester Star

Mahler keeping options open after ECU cuts Citizen’s Voice

ECU swim captain reacts to sports cuts WITN 7

Former East Carolina Pitcher Mike Wright Shines in KBO WNCT 9

East Forsyth CB Isaiah Crowell picks up offers from ECU, Georgia Tech High School OT

247 Sports

• 2021 Class: Resetting ECU’s Interior Offensive Line Board
• Checking in with ECU targets – May 22

Swim coach: We were casualty of ‘inherited mess’ Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

Around the American Athletic Conference

USF athletic department prepares for soft open on June 1 ABC Action News

As crisis persists, could college sports adopt regional schedules? Tampa Bay Times

Caleb Schmitz, defensive back and receiver from Pennsylvania, commits to UC Bearcats Cincinnati Enquirer

Philadelphia Inquirer

• Iowa State QB Re-al Mitchell to transfer to Temple
• Temple gets commitment from highly touted running back Johnny Martin

Memphis gets commitment from 3-star Ridgeway defensive back Memphis Commercial Appeal

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

• Few have seen NCAA’s new enforcement process. NC State now has a front-row seat.
• High school, youth sports are coming back in North Carolina by following these guidelines

Winston Salem Journal

• Apparently, we like Mike. The Greensboro-High Point market was No. 2 behind Chicago in watching Jordan documentary
• Ed Hardin: Little League in the on-deck circle, waiting to go to bat

‘They’re No. 1 right now’: Terry Sanford grad, Minnesota Vikings lineman Oli Udoh donates meals to workers at Cape Fear Valley in Fayetteville Fayetteville Observer

“He understands and recognizes the role that athletics can play.” Retiring ODU president John Broderick has championed sports.  Norfolk Virginian Pilot

College of Charleston mad about The Citadel’s $65,000 basketball tab Charleston Post Courier

Columbia The State

• Furman baseball alums react to loss of program with heartfelt letters
• Making sense of everything that came out about return of Gamecock athletes to campus
• 8 key takeaways about USC’s plan for student-athletes to return, resume workouts
• SEC clears way for athletes to return to campus. Here’s what it means for Gamecocks

Atlanta Journal Constitution

• Player safety takes back seat as NCAA rushes to allow campus workouts
• SEC presidents allow football back on campus on June 8
• Ex-NBA star, current Georgetown coach Patrick Ewing has coronavirus

Michigan Coach Puts Forth A ‘New Baseball Model’ Amid Pandemic Forbes

Colleges plan for return of football and other sports Newsday

Marshall AD Outlines Precautions as Athletes Return Athletic Business

Chuck Landon: Opening football first right move for MU Charleston (WV) Gazette-Mail

Could MU cut sports?: Assessing the financial fantasies, realities of COVID-impacted budgets Daily Journal

Mike Anthony: The only answer for UConn is to cut numerous athletic programs Hartford Courant

Cut sports? Trim coaches’ pay? A look at Gophers’ financial solutions amid coronavirus TwinCities.com

Fresno State furloughs about 60 athletics employees amid COVID-19 budget crunch Sacramento Bee

UMass athletic director, basketball and football head coaches take pay cuts to help the school’s budget Berkshire Eagle

Carmin: First step to bring college athletics back is positive but sports will be different Indianapolis Star

Which fans can attend a CFB game this fall? Can social distancing work? al.com

Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby, Gov. Greg Abbott expect to see fans at college football games this fall Dallas Morning News

Guerin Emig: Florida Gators offer reopening blueprint that OU, OSU athletes will likely follow when it’s their turn Tulsa World

SEC, Big 12 to allow football workouts on campus next month The Associated Press

Big 12 OKs football activities starting June 15 as part of three-phase plan ESPN

Virginia football taking cautious approach after NCAA approves voluntary workouts Washington Post

Illinois will allow some athletes to return to campus in early June, starting with football and men’s basketball Chicago Tribune