Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Bonesville.net

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ecupirates.com

• Pirates MGolf Finish 14th At Season Opening Kiawah Invitational
• Men’s Basketball Game At Wichita State Postponed
• Lady Pirates’ Trip To Houston Postponed
• Pirates LAX Fall At No. 13 Virginia
• LeGar Named LAX Midfielder Of The Week
• Bailey Ledvina Tabbed AAC Softball Player Of The Week
• Parker, English Earn AAC Weekly WSoccer Honors
• Miller Appointed To Pirate Football Staff
• Mouzzon Wins Two Events At Liberty

The East Carolinian

• Inclement weather in Houston causes women’s basketball postponement
• Women’s basketball matchup with Houston postponed
• ECU now holds the worst record in the AAC
• ECU volleyball to face USF in two games
• ECU Baseball hopes to live up to high expectations
• Pirates stand out at Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational
• Lacrosse falls to UVA on the road
• ECU lacrosse wins opening day match versus Furman
• Pirate softball sweeps Furman in doubleheader

WNCT 9

• Pirates finish 14th at season-opening Kiawah Invitational
• ECU men’s, women’s basketball games postponed due to coronavirus, weather
• Godwin, Pirates anxious for start of season this Friday
• Parker, English pick up AAC weekly honors for Pirates
• ECU lacrosse team falls at No. 13 Virginia

WITN 7

• WATCH: Former D.H. Conley standout and current ECU freshman GK Maeve English honored by AAC
• ECU women at Houston Wednesday postponed due to inclement weather
• COVID-19 problems within ECU program postpones game at Wichita State
• WATCH: North Lenoir’s Aaron Jarman transfers to ECU

247 Sports

• Projecting how ECU’s 2021 offensive class will impact the coming season
• ECU’s game Sunday at Wichita State postponed
• Pirates remain in wait-and-see mode coming out of latest pause
• ECU adds graduate transfer tight end in Aaron Jarman
• ECU names new director of player personnel and recruiting
• Mike Houston addresses new staff hires
• ECU’s rotation set for opening weekend

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

• More hoops games postponed
• Pirates go local, add another TE

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• Tulsa Defeats Temple, 72-66, in Tuesday Night Tilt
• Cincinnati’s Borzillo Named US Lacrosse Player of the Week
• Cincinnati, Houston, SMU Each Represented In Indoor Track and Field Weekly Awards
• The American Announces additional Changes to Men’s Basketball Schedule
• The American Announces Changes to Men’s Basketball Schedule
• ECU’s Ledvina, Houston’s Hudson Win Season’ First Softball Weekly Awards
• Gus Malzahn Named UCF Head Football Coach
• SMU’s Davis, Temple’s Williams Earn Weekly Honors
• Cincinnati, East Carolina, Florida Players Earn Weekly Lacrosse Honors

The Associated Press

• UCF hires former Auburn coach Gus Malzahn to lead Knights
• Joiner scores 17 to lift Tulsa over Temple 72-66
• Tulane narrowly holds off South Florida 62-59

Sports Illustrated

• AAC Commish: Strong Roster of Coaches Just Got Stronger By Adding Malzahn
• South Florida, UCF set for ‘War on I-4’ rematch

UCF names Gus Malzahn its next football coach Sun Sentinel

Cincinnati Enquirer

•  UC guard Zach Harvey opts out of rest of season
•  Bearcats close out UCF late for their fourth consecutive victory

USF Football Secures $5 Million Donation for Football Facility, Schedules BYU, and More SB Nation

Tampa Bay Times

• USF coach Jeff Scott says Bulls who transferred ‘handled it the right way’
• UCF hires former Auburn coach Gus Malzahn
• Is UCF set to reverse field on its football scheduling philosophy?

Orlando Sentinel

• UCF names Gus Malzahn its next football coach
• New UCF football coach Gus Malzahn agrees to 5-year, $11.5 million deal
• UCF hires Travis Williams to be new defensive coordinator
• Why did Gus Malzahn take the UCF football coaching job?
• Gus Malzahn promises new UCF coaching staff will be good mentors, recruiters
• Dr. Phillips’ Payton Kirkland excited to get offer from new UCF coach Gus Malzahn
• UCF podcast: Discussing the Gus Malzahn hiring

City Six basketball recap: Temple comeback falls short in loss at Tulsa, La Salle routed at Saint Louis Philadelphia Inquirer

Owls’ turnover trouble extends five-game losing streak The Temple News

NOLA.com

• Walker: Tulane’s Lisa Stockton approaching career victory No. 600 while living her dream
• Tulane-SMU men’s hoops game postponed due to severe winter weather

Dallas Morning News

• Bracketology: Baylor leads 4 Big 12 teams projected as top-tier seeds; SMU lands as one of the next teams out
• 10 Big 12 nonconference games to circle: Steve Sarkisian’s Texas debut, the return of SMU-TCU in the Iron Skillet and more

 Memphis-Temple basketball game postponed Memphis Commercial Appeal

Tulsa World

• Tulsa defeats Temple 72-66 to end three-game losing streak
• Photos: Tulsa snaps three-game skid with win vs. Temple

Here are the 3-star recruits committed to Navy football Baltimore Sun

Wichita Eagle

• Wichita State basketball looking for its highest-ranked win at Koch Arena since 1967
• Here’s how Wichita State basketball is preparing for rebounding battle against Houston
• A look at the recent changes to the WSU basketball schedule and what changes are left

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

• With Jalen Johnson’s departure, who will be Duke basketball’s post players?
• UNC basketball dips out of conference for replacement game

Winston Salem Journal

• Pioneer: Charlene Curtis, the first Black women’s basketball coach hired in the ACC at Wake Forest, will be honored on Thursday
• Three things about Wake Forest’s home basketball game against Duke
• Coach Dave Clawson loves the idea that he’ll have the largest roster he’s ever had at Wake Forest

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• Hokies football assistant coaches to earn $3.42 million this year, down from $3.8 million after pandemic-related reductions
• “I’m back.” After decision to return to Virginia Tech, James Mitchell looks forward to improving NFL draft prospects

Davidson basketball team returns from COVID pause and adds a new game Thursday  Charlotte Observer

Preview: With a new head coach, UNC baseball prepares to navigate difficult 2021 season The Daily Tar Heel

Charleston Post Courier

• The Citadel to allow limited attendance for spring football games
• Charleston Southern baseball: 5 players to watch as season begins
• This Gamecock football assistant coach might be happiest guy on USC’s staff
• CCU baseball picked to win SBC East Division; Chavers, Weiss named preseason All-Sun Belt
• Gamecocks going head-to-head with Mississippi State for transfer cornerback
• CCU’s future non-conference schedule highlighted by Army, UCLA, Liberty

Columbia The State

• South Carolina pitching rotation set. Projecting USC batting lineup for Opening Day
• Gamecocks down two key starters for road game at Tennessee

Atlanta Journal Constitution

• Bulldogs get ‘blue-collar desperate’ in win over No. 20 Missouri
• Georgia’s Robertson arrested after warrants issued last week

The Associated Press

• New bloods Gonzaga, Villanova still thriving amid pandemic
• No. 9 Oklahoma vs. No. 12 Texas postponed due to weather
• Cockburn, Dosunmu lead No. 5 Illini past Northwestern 73-66
• No. 24 Arkansas tops Florida 75-64 for 7th straight SEC win
• Virus-hit Boston College (3-13) fires coach Jim Christian
• No. 16 Florida St routs No. 7 Virginia 81-60 in ACC showdown