Worrell Named AAC Player-Of-The-Week  … ECU soccer makes four-team tourney … ECU remains undefeated in conference play against Memphis …ECU’s Dooley tells WNCT’s Brian Bailey rumors of his possible move to Kansas untrue …Former ECU star says he’s heading to Virginia to play basketball … Luke Doty on track to continue one Gamecock QB trend while trying to break another … NC State football coach expected to sign new contract … North Carolina loses Walker Kessler to the SEC … Red Wings spoil Jordan Staal’s 1,000th NHL game, down Hurricanes … Lightning and Maple Leafs among NHL trade deadline winners

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Worrell Named AAC Player-Of-The-Week ecupirates.com

The East Carolinian

• ECU remains undefeated in conference play against Memphis
• Jayden Gardner announces transfer to UVA for the 2021-2022 season
• Softball fails to secure win in series against UCF
• Football’s 2021 success hinges on Ahlers

WNCT 9

• ECU’s Dooley tells WNCT’s Brian Bailey rumors of his possible move to Kansas untrue
• Pirates’ Worrell named AAC baseball Player of the Week
• Former ECU star says he’s heading to Virginia to play basketball
• Former ECU faculty member gives surprise $5.2 million to School of Music

WITN 7

• ECU’s Bryson Worrell named AAC Player of the Week
• Retired instructor’s gift totals $5.2 million for ECU’s music school

Virginia men’s basketball team adds touted East Carolina transfer Jayden Gardner Charlottesville Daily Progress

East Carolina transfer Jayden Gardner, AAC’s second-leading scorer, commits to Virginia ESPN

247 Sports

• Report: Joe Dooley remaining at East Carolina
• PODCAST: ECU sweeps another four-game series over Memphis
• Hatfield displaying versatility out wide this spring
• Where ECU is ranked in this week’s Top 25 polls: April 12

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

• ECU soccer makes four-team tourney
• Gardner picks Cavs to play in ACC

Former East Carolina music instructor leaves $5M gift The Associated Press

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• East Carolina’s Worrell, Wichita State’s Kaminska Earn Weekly Honors
• Wichita State’s Herring, UCF’s White Win Week Nine Softball Weekly Awards
• The American Announces Final Weekly Women’s Soccer Honors

Class of 2022 safety Lewis commits to UC Cincinnati Enquirer

Tampa Bay Times

• Eastern Michigan hires ex-USF men’s basketball coach Stan Heath
• If Florida transgender sports bill passes, NCAA says it could pull championships

UCF football players are all aboard the Gus Bus  Orlando Sentinel

Memphis Commercial Appeal

• Former Memphis Tigers guard Boogie Ellis commits to USC
• Damion Baugh announces transfer destination

TU hires Oklahoma native Angie Nelp as women’s basketball coach Tulsa World

Houston Chronicle

• UH adds graduate transfer Taze Moore from Cal State Bakersfield
• NCAA issues warning about Texas transgender sports bill

UH baseball swept against Wichita State over the weekend The Daily Cougar

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• UNC football opens its season against Virginia Tech. We now know when the game is.
• Walker Kessler turns down UNC basketball coach Hubert Davis, says he’s transferring
• Charles H. Kahn, designer of Carter-Finley Stadium

Winston Salem Journal

• North Carolina loses Walker Kessler to the SEC
• Ron Cook: College basketball’s dirty underbelly exposed once again

Fayetteville Observer

• New UNC coach’s pursuit comes up empty as transfer Walker Kessler picks Auburn
• NCAA Division I recruiting dead period will end in June
• NC State football coach expected to sign new contract

Former Penn State tight end announces he’ll transfer to Old Dominion Norfolk Virginian Pilot

Charleston Post Courier

• Clemson running back’s dad was Dabo’s teammate at Alabama before tragic accident
• Gamecocks offer 4-star quarterback prospect for 2022 recruiting class

Columbia The State

• Luke Doty on track to continue one Gamecock QB trend while trying to break another
• Gamecock defensive backs hear outside concerns but still say, ‘We can be really good’
• ‘Sky’s the limit for’ former walk-on seeing plenty of action this spring in USC secondary
• Forward Trey Anderson latest Gamecock to enter transfer portal
• Former Clemson QB Trevor Lawrence tied the knot in Bluffton on Saturday. Take a look

The Associated Press

• Eastern Michigan hires Stan Heath as new basketball coach
• Boilermakers bring back Lusk; Williams to test NBA waters
• Florida lands 4th transfer as CSU’s Fleming formally commits
• Woodson bolsters Indiana’s roster with Pitt transfer
• Tennessee State to make “major announcement” on athletics

Atlanta Journal Constitution

• Georgia basketball adds two notable players via transfer portal
• Kirby Smart: Georgia’s secondary still has ‘a long way to go’
• Marquis Grissom Jr. to make his Georgia Tech debut Tuesday
• Consistency prized on Georgia Tech defensive line