Baseball News: Pirates top Charlotte …Kuchmaner strikes out career-high 10,… East Carolina Blanks Temple For First AAC VB Win … No. 18 Georgia softball downs ECU, 3-0 …No. 1 Wichita State Comes From Behind to Defeat No. 8 USF, 68-67, in Quarterfinals at Men’s Basketball Championship…No. 3 Memphis Toughs Out 70-62 Win over No. 6 UCF in Quarterfinals at Men’s Basketball Championship…Jarreau’s Triple-Double Highlights No. 2 Houston’s 77-52 Quarterfinal Win over No. 10 Tulane…Pronounced rust ends SMU’s season almost as quickly as it restarts with AAC Tournament loss to Cincinnati…Kansas and Virginia Pull Out of Conference Tournaments Because of Virus … UNC misses out on ACC tournament title game after tough loss to Florida State; Greensboro gets an out-of-state title game, but it will produce a deserving ACC champion … Back to School: N.C.A.A. Tournament Bracket Won’t Be Built as Usual …. Cam Newton signs one-year deal to stay with the Patriots next season…D-backs coach McKay breaks rib, cuts spleen in dugout fall

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Baseball News
Pirates top Charlotte Bonesville.net

ecupirates.com

• No. 14 ECU Baseball Defeats Charlotte, 7-4
• No. 18 Georgia Softball Downs ECU, 3-0
• East Carolina Blanks Temple For First AAC VB Win

WNCT 9

• Kuchmaner strikes out career-high 10, improves to 2-0 in ECU win over Charlotte
• No. 18 Georgia softball downs ECU, 3-0
• East Carolina volleyball blanks Temple for first AAC win

No. 14 ECU baseball tops Charlotte, 7-4 WITN 7

Jake Kuchmaner Solid in ECU’s 7-4 Win Over Charlotte  Rivals.com

247 Sports

• Kuchmaner, Williams lead ECU to series opening victory over Charlotte
• ECU 7, Charlotte 4: How it looked from the stands
• PODCAST: The biggest storylines going into ECU’s spring practice

Kuchmaner, Williams lead ECU to Game 1 win Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• No. 3 Memphis Toughs Out 70-62 Win over No. 6 UCF in Quarterfinals at Men’s Basketball Championship
• Jarreau’s Triple-Double Highlights No. 2 Houston’s 77-52 Quarterfinal Win over No. 10 Tulane at Men’s Basketball Championship
• No. 5 Cincinnati Takes Down No. 4 SMU, 74-71, to Advance to Semifinals at Men’s Basketball Championship
• No. 1 Wichita State Comes From Behind to Defeat No. 8 USF, 68-67, in Quarterfinals at Men’s Basketball Championship
• Memphis Scores Friday Nonconference Softball Sweep
• Houston, UCF Hold Down Undefeated Division Leads After Friday Matches

The Associated Press

• Jeffries scores 17 as Memphis tops UCF 70-62 in AAC tourney
• American Athletic – First Round – Game 3 (win) at Memphis Tigers 3/12/2021
• Cincinnati beats SMU 74-71 in AAC tourney
• American Athletic – Quarterfinal 4 (win) at American Athletic – Quarterfinal 3 (win) 3/13/2021
• Etienne lifts Wichita St. over USF on late free throws

 UC outlasts SMU, 74-71, advances in AAC tourney Cincinnati Enquirer

Dallas Morning News

• Pronounced rust ends SMU’s season almost as quickly as it restarts with AAC Tournament loss to Cincinnati
• SMU head coach Tim Jankovich believes he should remain in job: ‘I’m proud of what we’ve been able to do’

Wichita Eagle

• Shockers survive: Wichita State basketball keeps AAC title, NCAA tourney hopes alive
• Close-game kings: Wichita State’s ability to find ways to win is best in college hoops

Tyson Etienne lifts Wichita State over USF men on late free throws Tampa Bay Times

UCF adds former Northwestern running back transfer Isaiah Bowser Orlando Sentinel

Temple loses season finale to USF in first round of AAC Tournament  Philadelphia Inquirer

DeJon Jarreau’s triple-double powers UH’s win over Tulane in AAC tournament Houston Chronicle

NOLA.com

• Tulane holds up for a half but fades late, falling 77-52 to Houston in AAC tourney
• Tulane baseball explodes for seven runs late to down Troy in series opener

Memphis Commercial Appeal

•  5 takeaways from Memphis’ win over UCF in AAC Tournament
• Hardaway breaks down Memphis’ win vs. UCF at AAC tourney
• AAC Tournament: Memphis vs. UCF photos

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

• UNC misses out on ACC tournament title game after tough loss to Florida State
• Photos: UNC battles Florida State in ACC Basketball Tournament action
• UNC’s Roy Williams on COVID’s impact on tournament play
• UNC faces Florida State in semifinals of ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament
• UNC’s Roy Williams after ACC Tournament loss to FSU: ‘Their defense was better than our offense’
• As the ACC tournament devolves into crisis, where is new commissioner Jim Phillips?
• Greensboro gets an out-of-state title game, but it will produce a deserving ACC champion

Winston Salem Journal

• North Carolina loses to Florida State, its three-game run in the ACC Tournament ends
• North Carolina loses to Florida State in ACC Tournament; Seminoles face Georgia Tech on Saturday night
• A few days removed from clinching NCAA berth, App State gets ready for Indy
• Josh Pastner says Georgia Tech never considered withdrawing from ACC tournament

Breaking down App State’s 2021 football schedule The Appalachian

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• Norfolk State aims for first MEAC tournament title since 2012 against Morgan State
• Norfolk State men crush N.C. Central, advance to MEAC championship after top seed withdraws
• Old Dominion women’s postseason run ends with C-USA semifinal loss to Rice

Charleston Post Courier

• College baseball roundup: The Citadel slips past Davidson; USC, Clemson, C of C, CSU all fall
• Charleston Southern football kicks off season with first game since 2019
• Citadel QB Jaylan Adams’ ‘Mahomes-like throw’ shows his potential
• Will Gamecocks make change after 6-15 season? Frank Martin says program ‘ain’t broke.’
• Ole Miss clobbers Gamecocks; Questions on Frank Martin’s future begin
• College of Charleston’s all-CAA guard Zep Jasper enters transfer portal
• CCU’s DeVante’ Jones wins Sun Belt Men’s Basketball POY, named to All-Sun Belt first team
• Bulkier Travis Etienne impresses at Clemson’s pro day

Columbia The State

• Gamecocks drop series opener to Texas for first loss of season
• Former Clemson football player Derion Kendrick arrested on gun, drug charge in Rock Hill
• Over and out: South Carolina exits SEC tournament, enters uncertain offseason

Atlanta Journal Constitution

• Georgia wants much more in Tom Crean’s fourth year as coach
• Bubbled-up Georgia Tech will play for the ACC title

Washington Post

• Tempers flare between Juwan Howard and Mark Turgeon as Michigan bounces Maryland
• For Georgetown, slipper still fits — and the Hoyas are wearing it to the Big East final
• The NCAA tournament and bracket contests have rules in place should teams drop out
• Virginia out of ACC tournament with positive test, leaving NCAA tournament future unclear

New York Times

• Kansas and Virginia Pull Out of Conference Tournaments Because of Virus
• Back to School: N.C.A.A. Tournament Bracket Won’t Be Built as Usual

The Associated Press

• The Latest: Syracuse players all test negative after ACC
• Bassey’s 22 lifts Western Kentucky past UAB 64-60 in CUSA
• Hamlet leads North Texas past Louisiana Tech 54-48
• No. 3 Illinois routs Rutgers 90-68 in Big Ten quarterfinals
• No. 9 Buckeyes beat No. 21 Purdue in OT, make Big Ten semis
• Howard tossed, No. 4 Michigan tops Terps, Big Ten semis next
• Garza leads No. 5 Iowa past Wisconsin in Big Ten tourney
• Buffalo beats Akron in overtime to advance to MAC final
• Grand Canyon reaches 3rd straight WAC title game 81-47