Pirates come back to win series … After long wait, ECU spring football returns … Pirates Top Old Dominion For First AAC LAX Win … ECU softball team drops doubleheader at James Madison … ECU day of giving brings in record $3.1 million in donations … Memphis Advances to NIT Quarterfinals with 71-60 Win over Dayton … N.C.A.A. Tournament: Virginia and Texas Downed, V.C.U. Disqualified; COVID ends VCU’s season, derails UVA’s … Blue Jackets top Hurricanes 3-2 in a shootout after overtime drama …Fight overshadows Allgaier, Kyle Busch wins at Atlanta Motor Speedway
Pirate Press: ECU Headlines
Bonesville.net
ecupirates.com
- No. 9 ECU Claims Series Over Illinois State
- No. 9 ECU Walks-Off Illinois State, 4-3
- Pirates Finally Open Spring Practice
- Pirates SB Drop Both Ends Of JMU Doubleheader
- Pirates Set To Host ECU Intercollegiate
- ECU VB Visits Davidson For Non-Conference Bout
- Pirates Top Old Dominion For First AAC LAX Win
After long wait, ECU spring football returns Fayetteville Observer
WNCT 9
- Pirates offense, Saylor come up big in ECU win over Illinois State
- ECU softball team drops doubleheader at James Madison
- ECU day of giving brings in record $3.1 million in donations
WITN 7
- Agnos lifts No. 9 ECU baseball to series win over Illinois State, 11-5
- ECU softball drops doubleheader at JMU
Rivals.com
- ECU Takes Weekend Series In An 11-5 Win Over Illinois State
- (9)East Carolina Hangs On To Beat Illinois State 4-3(11)
- Mike Houston Recaps Day Two of ECU Spring Football Practice
- PWO Nick Callahan Has Great Potential at Linebacker at ECU
247 Sports
- ECU rallies to clinch another weekend series
- ECU 11, Illinois State 5: How it looked from the stands
- PHOTOS: ECU opens 2021 spring practice
Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)
- Pirates clinch weekend series over Illinois State
- Match Day, Pirate giving, Captain of the Ship mark homecoming spirit at ECU
- ECU alumnus makes his mark on Mars
Around the American Athletic Conference
American Athletic Conference
- Memphis Advances to NIT Quarterfinals with 71-60 Win over Dayton
- Houston Advances To NCAA Tournament Second Round with 87-56 Win over Cleveland State
- Cincinnati Explodes for Season-High 22 Runs in Saturday Baseball Action
- Tulane Falls In Round Two Of WNIT To Ole Miss 72-61
- Tulane Salvages VB Series Split With 3-1 Win Over USF
- .USF SB Sweeps A Pair From North Dakota, Houston Beats Baylor On Saturday
NCAA Tournament preview: Houston vs. Rutgers Houston Chronicle
Quinones scores 15 in 2nd half, Memphis tops Dayton in NIT The Associated Press
Memphis Commercial Appeal
- Memphis advances to NIT quarterfinals by beating Dayton
- Memphis’ Hardaway reacts to NIT win over Dayton
- Kerr: Wiseman missing return to Memphis is ‘devastating’
- What we learned from Tigers’ first week of spring practice
Tampa Bay Times
- A closer look at Washington State, which faces the USF women Sunday
- USF looking into allegations of racially charged comments by men’s basketball assistant
UCF kicks off NCAA women’s basketball tournament Monday against Northwestern Orlando Sentinel
NOLA.com
- Tulane’s first spring scrimmage beneficial to new coordinators
- More of the same: Tulane offense nonexistent in second straight shutout loss to La Tech
- Braden Olthoff strikes out 11 but loses 2-0 as Tulane falls to Louisiana Tech
Boise State’s late putback spoils SMU’s comeback bid, Mustangs exit the NIT early Dallas Morning News
TU women’s basketball coach Matilda Mossman retires Tulsa World
Former Navy quarterback Perry Olsen headed to North Alabama, cites issues with OC Ivin Jasper Annapolis Capital
Wichita Eagle
- ‘We all need more self-love’: Two WSU basketball players open up about mental health
- ‘We’re going to be here next year’: Shockers motivated to return to NCAA Tournament
Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond
Hampton Roads Daily Press
- Top-seeded and unbeaten Gonzaga crushes Norfolk State in NCAA tourney
- U.Va. breakdown: Poor shooting against upset-minded Ohio leads to early exit from NCAA tournament for Virginia
- No. 19 VMI football team wins OT thriller behind hobbled QB Udinski, goes to 4-0 for first time since 1981
- Dominant defense, improved running game lead William & Mary’s blowout win over Elon
NCAA Tournament 2021: Power Ranking All 32 Teams Left in Round 2 Bleacher Report
Richmond Times Dispatch
- Teel: COVID ends VCU’s season, derails UVA’s
- VCU removed from NCAA tournament due to positive COVID tests
Raleigh News and Observer
- In an unpredictable season, a predictable NCAA tournament exit for North Carolina
- UNC basketball: Who goes, who stays will shape next season
Fayetteville Observer
- UNC’s Roy Williams handed first career first round loss
- Emotional and historical: Wisconsin bounces UNC from NCAA Tournament with a thud
Charleston Post Courier
- Sapakoff: Reasonable 2021 expectations for Shane Beamer’s Gamecocks
- Virus bounces VCU from NCAA Tournament
- Furman football falls to Chattanooga in heartbreaker
- The Citadel ‘fighting frustration’ as losing skid reaches 10 straight
- College baseball roundup: USC no-hit by Vanderbilt; Clemson falls to Virginia Tech
- College baseball roundup: Clemson tops No. 13 Virginia Tech; No. 12 USC falls to No. 3 Vanderbilt; Citadel splits doubleheader with Wofford
Atlanta Journal Constitution
- College player asks why after receiving threats following loss in NCAA tourney
- Georgia Tech’s Moses Wright leaves Indianapolis
- Imagine if all Georgia Tech’s seniors return. Now imagine if none do
- Looking back, ahead for Georgia Tech: Could 4 seniors return?
- 2021 NCAA Tournament dates, schedule, TV
Washington Post
- No. 4 seed Virginia arrives late and leaves early from NCAA tournament
- Abilene Christian bounces No. 3 seed Texas to put the first round of March Madness in the books
- Maryland picks the right time to play its best, beats Connecticut to move on
- Maryland’s high-flying offense makes it a national title threat — and a joy to watch
- College basketball’s blue bloods run cold during this NCAA tournament
- Complete men’s bracket
New York Times
- N.C.A.A.’s Fear of a Canceled Tournament Game Arrives
- N.C.A.A. Tournament: Virginia and Texas Downed, V.C.U. Disqualified
- The N.C.A.A. Women’s Tournament Is Overloaded With Talent
- After 30 Years, Rutgers Finds Its Way Back to the N.C.A.A. Tournament
- No March Madness? For Those Headed to the N.B.A., That’s Just Fine.
The Associated Press
- Big Ten struggles early after earning 9 NCAA Tournament bids
- Coronavirus doesn’t care that it’s the NCAA Tournament
- The Latest: Every seed except 16 has a team in second round
- Virginia loses 62-58 to Preston, Ohio, ending title defense
- Texas stunner: No. 14 Abilene Christian ousts ‘Horns 53-52
- Texas upset again as Smart fails to recapture March glory
- Juzang carries No. 11 UCLA past sixth-seeded BYU, 73-62
- Kispert, Gonzaga roll past Norfolk State 98-55 in NCAAs
- Short-handed Florida outlasts Virginia Tech in NCAA opener
- Oklahoma slips past former Big 12 rival Missouri in NCAAs
Nuggets and Briefs: National and Professional articles of interest
Winston Salem Journal
- Sports events on the air for Sunday, March 21
- Today in sports history: March 21
- Yanks star Stanton off to strong start after smashing finish
- Rangers prospect Jung sidelined by stress facture in foot
- Draft prospect Jack Leiter throws no-hitter, Ks 16 for Vandy
- For Carrasco, leukemia puts baseball injuries in perspective
- Nats reliever Harris out with blood clot in pitching arm
- Minor league Cubs player arrested over drugs in Colorado
Raleigh News and Observer
- Blue Jackets top Hurricanes 3-2 in a shootout after overtime drama
- An open roster spot and cap space isn’t winning Hornets games; get a veteran center
- What channel is the NASCAR race at Atlanta on? Betting odds and how to watch
- NASCAR drivers comment on pit road fight with punches thrown after Atlanta Xfinity race
New York Times
Washington Post
- Tom Wilson returns, but Capitals’ winning streak is halted by Rangers
- Tokyo Olympics organizers ban spectators from outside Japan in pandemic-control measure
- Lakers’ LeBron James out indefinitely with high ankle sprain
- The questions surrounding Nationals third baseman Carter Kieboom
- William Jackson III, even without his pet pig, vows to bring swagger to Washington’s defense
- The Olympic Training Center is state-of-the-art, but some athletes train in a nearby Macy’s
- What are the Orioles and MASN doing? Maybe getting ready to go on the market.
Atlanta Journal Constitution
- Bubba Wallace’s profile never higher thanks to alliance with Jordan
- Fight overshadows Allgaier, Kyle Busch wins at Atlanta Motor Speedway
- ‘He’s unbelievable:’ John Collins has big game in Hawks win vs. Lakers
- Braves GM Alex Anthopoulos: My biggest concern is our depth
- Bryse Wilson continues bid for Braves’ rotation spot
- Keanu Neal agrees to join Quinn with Cowboys
- Atlanta United looks sharp in training exercise
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