Pirates start fast in 11-3 win over Wichita State … Tyler Smith helps Pirates bounce back, beat Shockers…ECU OL D’Ante Smith picked by Bengals in fourth round of NFL draft …Blake Proehl to sign undrafted free agent deal with Vikings…Streak over: Tulane loses 7-4 to Houston after 12 straight victories. …Medina Spirit gives Baffert record 7th Kentucky Derby win…Hurricanes top Blue Jackets in overtime, maintain Central Division lead; Capitals come out flat, hear some boos and fall out of first place in a 3-0 loss to the Penguins …LaMelo Ball returns, helps Hornets beat Pistons 107-94
Pirate Press: ECU Headlines
Baseball News
Pirates start fast in 11-3 win over Wichita State Bonesville.net
ecupirates.com
- No. 10 ECU Defeats Wichita State, 11-3
- ECU Drops Two At South Florida
- Smith Selected By Bengals In 4th Round
NFL Draft: What Cincinnati Bengals fans need to know about East Carolina OL D’Ante Smith The Augusta Chronicle
NFL draft pick No. 139: Bengals select East Carolina OT D’Ante Smith Cincinnati Enquirer
Sports Illustrated
- Bengals Bolster O-Line With ECU Offensive Tackle D’Ante Smith in 2021 NFL Draft
- Watch: New Bengals Offensive Tackle D’Ante Smith Has Plenty of Highlights From His College Days
Bengals earn ‘B’ grade for D’Ante Smith pick in 2021 NFL draft USA Today
Grading the Bengals’ selection of D’Ante Smith in Round 4 Cincy Jungle
WNCT 9
- Tyler Smith helps Pirates bounce back, beat Shockers
- ECU softball team drops two at Central Florida
- ECU OL D’Ante Smith picked by Bengals in fourth round of NFL draft
WITN 7
- No. 10 ECU baseball defeats Wichita State, 11-3
- ECU OT D’Ante Smith selected by Bengals in 4th round (Pick No. 139)
ECU Beats Wichita State 11-3 Rivals.com
247 Sports
- Blake Proehl to sign undrafted free agent deal with Vikings
- ECU’s D’Ante Smith drafted in fourth round by Cincinnati Bengals
- D’Ante Smith reacts to being drafted by the Bengals
- ECU bounces back, takes Game 3 in Wichita
Around the American Athletic Conference
American Athletic Conference
NOLA.com
- Streak over: Tulane loses 7-4 to Houston after 12 straight victories.
- Tulane splits doubleheader, takes Houston series 3-1 with tense finish on Saturday night.
- Tulane in the draft: Cam Sample a fourth-round pick, Patrick Johnson waits until the seventh round
- Another Tulane player picked: Patrick Johnson goes to Eagles in 7th round
- Cam Sample to Bengals: Tulane pass-rusher picked in Round 4, joins Louisiana-heavy Cincinnati
Cincinnati Enquirer
- UC Bearcats safety Wiggins drafted by Cardinals in seventh round
- Bearcats punter Smith to sign with Titans as undrafted free agent
- Reactions: UC offensive lineman James Hudson III drafted by Browns
- UC Bearcats safety Forrest drafted by Washington
- Washington Football Team drafts UC’s Darrick Forrest in 5th round
- UC Bearcats running back Doaks drafted by Dolphins in seventh round
- Miller wants UC to ‘play the game the way Pete Rose played baseball’
UCF sets school record with 5 players taken in 2021 NFL Draft Orlando Sentinel
Temple’s Dan Archibong and Branden Mack signing as NFL free agents Philadelphia Inquirer
SMU Mustangs selections on Day 3 of the 2021 NFL draft, players who signed as undrafted free agents Dallas Morning News
Memphis Commercial Appeal
- Tracking Memphis football undrafted free agents
- What Memphis’ Kenneth Gainwell can bring to the Eagles
Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond
Raleigh News & Observer
- Duke has its most players taken in NFL Draft since 1973
- UNC’s Dazz Newsome selected by the Chicago Bears in the sixth round of the NFL Draft
Winston-Salem’s Divine Deablo chosen by Raiders in third round of NFL Draft Winston Salem Journal
Virginia’s emerging playmakers show promising results in Saturday’s spring football scrimmage Norfolk Virginian Pilot
Charleston Post Courier
- College Baseball Roundup: Clemson gets past No. 5 Louisville
- Sapakoff: Venables, teamwork and Clemson disappointments in NFL draft explained
Columbia The State
- After consecutive SEC series losses, where does South Carolina baseball stand?
- South Carolina can’t rally late, drops series to Ole Miss
- Former Gamecock QB Collin Hill lands NFL opportunity
- Cornell Powell keeps the Clemson-to-NFL receiver pipeline flowing
- Shi Smith drafted, joins Jaycee Horn in staying close to home
- Shane Beamer, South Carolina add transfer to boost secondary
Atlanta Journal Constitution
- Four-star safety Jaron Willis’ commitment to Georgia Tech is a landmark
- With LeCounte in mix, Georgia sets school record for seven-round draft
The Associated Press
- Glass, Quarles help Alabama A&M beat UAPB, win SWAC title
- Cyclones go back to basics in spring to build on ’20 success
Nuggets and Briefs: National and Professional articles of interest
The Associated Press
- Medina Spirit gives Baffert record 7th Kentucky Derby win
- Burns struggles to keep share of Tampa lead with Bradley
- Kim wins Singapore LPGA tournament with final-round 64
- Harvick, Hamlin still looking for a win heading to Kansas
- SEC dominates NFL draft the way it manhandles college teams
- LEADING OFF: Kluber goes for 100th win, NL rivalries simmer
- Season of the Slump: Baseball keeps swinging and missing
- Washington visits New York for division battle
- The Latest: Dodgers to have more vaccinated-only sections
- The Latest: AHL will not crown a Calder Cup champion again
- LaMelo Ball returns, helps Hornets beat Pistons 107-94
- Sabonis has triple-double by half; Pacers top Thunder 152-95
- Tebow-Meyer reunion? Jaguars still looking to fill TE hole
- Jets go offense early before making run on defense in draft
- With draft over, Niners now turn to preparing Lance for NFL
- Barcelona reaches WCL final as Martens scores twice vs PSG
NFL Draft grades 2021: All 32 draft classes ranked from best (Dolphins) to worst (Raiders) The Sporting News
Ocean Course’s ‘punishing’ 17th hole owes reputation for drama to Alice Dye Charleston Post Courier
Charlotte Observer
- Jaycee Horn traded football in the suburbs for inner-city Atlanta. He’s tough by choice
- Carolina Panthers’ undrafted free agent signing tacker: A quarterback added to roster
- Panthers add depth, talent in NFL draft, but questions about roster still remain
- Shi Smith drafted, joins Jaycee Horn in staying close to home
- What channel is the NASCAR Cup race at Kansas on? Betting odds and how to watch
- LaMelo Ball is back; that means a shakeup of Hornets starting lineup versus Pistons
- What fractured wrist? Hornets’ LaMelo Ball returned like nothing was ever broken
Hurricanes top Blue Jackets in overtime, maintain Central Division lead Raleigh News and Observer
New York Times
- Medina Spirit Wins the 147th Kentucky Derby
- Tom Brady Charted a New Path. Aaron Rodgers Struggles to Do the Same.
- Roberto Alomar Is Removed From Baseball’s Present, if Not Its Past
- Jorge Velandia Brings Venezuela to the Front Office
- John Konrads, ‘Wonder Boy’ Olympian Swimmer, Dies at 78
- The Day at Churchill Downs: Medina Spirit Wins the Kentucky Derby
- What We Learned in the 2021 N.F.L. Draft
- N.F.L. Draft Picks and Analysis: How Round 1 Unfolded
- The Giants Traded Back and, Some Say, Well
Washington Post
- Medina Spirit wins the Kentucky Derby to give Bob Baffert a record seven titles and a rare upset
- NFL draft grades: Browns, Patriots and Bears earn high marks
- Eventful NFL draft winds down with the fourth through seventh rounds
- There’s a word for the Washington Football Team’s draft: Boring. But that’s far from an insult.
- WFT draft class: What each pick brings, and how he fits
- Capitals come out flat, hear some boos and fall out of first place in a 3-0 loss to the Penguins
- Josh Bell takes another step forward as the Nationals rout the Marlins, 7-2
- Russell Westbrook drags the Wizards back into it, but the Mavericks make the big shot late
- Jamin Davis’s first day in Washington included a NASCAR welcome and dinner with Chase Young
- For undermanned D.C. United, growing pains continue with 4-1 loss in San Jose
- Olympic officials are determined to have a Tokyo Games despite Japan’s growing doubts
Atlanta Journal Constitution
- Braves lose to Jays despite Pache grand slam
- Thumb injury will sideline Braves catcher d’Arnaud
- Day 3: Falcons add six picks on final day of NFL draft
- This draft tells us the Falcons believe they’ll win again soon
- Post-draft depth chart: Falcons focused on the lines
- Hawks clinch postseason spot with win vs. Bulls
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