Pirates stunned in AAC Opener … ECU run-ruled by Memphis in opening game of AAC tournament …Six track and field athletes to represent ECU at East Prelims…WR Zay Jones becomes Raiders first non-QB or ST to nab single-digit number under new rule … UCF Powers Past Cincinnati, 14-10, Tulane Defeats Houston, 4-1, South Florida Takes Down Wichita State, 7-2 in first day of 2021 Baseball Championship …, Clemson gives up 15 runs in loss to Louisville in ACC tournament opener … Gamecocks’ regional hosting chances droop after one-and-done SEC Tournament stay … NC Central and NC A&T will kick off 2022 football season in Charlotte …Jordan Staal’s winning goal worth screaming about as Hurricanes take Game 5 in OT
Pirate Press: ECU Headlines
Baseball News
Pirates stunned in AAC Opener Bonesville.net
ecupirates.com
The East Carolinian
- Six track and field athletes to represent ECU at East Prelims
- ECU softball looks to rebuild with new head coach, players next season
- ECU summer, fall semesters experience student enrollment impacts
- ECU’s mask mandate for fall semester is an unfortunate decision
- ECU alumnus debuts music video, reaches 12k views on YouTube
Memphis shocks No. 11 ECU at AAC baseball tournament Memphis Commercial Appeal
WNCT 9
- Memphis takes down top seed ECU, 11-1, Pirates now in losers’ bracket of AAC tournament
- Former ECU star among 10 selected for Guilford County Sports Hall of Fame
Memphis stuns ECU in AAC tournament opener, 11-1 WITN 7
WR Zay Jones becomes Raiders first non-QB or ST to nab single-digit number under new rule USA Today
Raiders’ wide receiver first to exploit new number rule Las Vegas Review-Journal
Memphis Throttles (9)ECU 11-1 Rivals.com
247 Sports
- ECU run-ruled by Memphis in opening game of AAC tournament
- Two-star ECU recruits that have exceeded expectations over the last decade
- Report: Mid-major programs looking to avoid showcase games against top CBB teams
Ranking the Top 10 nonconference quarterbacks SEC teams will face in 2021 Saturday Down South
Around the American Athletic Conference
American Athletic Conference
- Memphis Takes Down East Carolina, 11-1, in Second Game of Baseball Championship
- UCF Powers Past Cincinnati, 14-10, in First Game of 2021 Baseball Championship
- Tulane Defeats Houston, 4-1, in Third Game of 2021 American Athletic Conference Baseball Championship
- South Florida Takes Down Wichita State, 7-2, in Fourth Game of Baseball Championship
Trent Johnson throws gem, Tulane outlasts Houston in AAC tourney opener NOLA.com
Orlando Sentinel
Memphis athletics lands new flagship radio home Memphis Commercial Appeal
Three Tulsa cornerbacks in the transfer portal Tulsa World
For two UH hurdlers, brotherly love trumps sibling rivalry Houston Chronicle
Wichita State basketball’s latest recruiting offer to former Shocker’s four-star son Wichita Eagle
Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond
NC Central and NC A&T will kick off 2022 football season in Charlotte WRAL
NC A&T to play NC Central in kickoff games at Bank of America Stadium in ’22, ’27 Business Journals
Winston Salem Journal
- Wake Forest’s fall sports venues will operate at 100% capacity
- Wake Forest’s women’s golf team falls short in NCAA championships in Arizona
- Experienced, deep Wake Forest men’s golf team ready for NCAA championships
Preview: Campbell baseball aims for third straight Big South tourney title Fayetteville Observer
Well-rested Old Dominion looks to win C-USA baseball tourney, solidify NCAA Tournament footing Norfolk Virginian Pilot
Charleston Post Courier
- Gamecocks’ regional hosting chances droop after one-and-done SEC Tournament stay
- Clemson baseball falls to Louisville in ACC Tournament pool play
- Clemson baseball’s season on line at ACC Tournament
Charlotte Observer
- Clemson gives up 15 runs in loss to Louisville in ACC tournament opener
- South Carolina vs Alabama SEC tournament score, summary
- Home so soon? Gamecocks make another quick exit in Hoover, await NCAA fate
Don’t discount Texas A&M making a pitch for TCU baseball coach Jim… Houston Chronicle
Atlanta Journal Constitution
- Before facing Louisville to decide pool winner, Tech faces Clemson
- Georgia pitchers mow down LSU for SEC Tournament win
Nuggets and Briefs: National and Professional articles of interest
Raleigh News and Observer
- Jordan Staal’s winning goal worth screaming about as Hurricanes take Game 5 in OT
- After another overtime game, Canes have a chance to close out the Preds in Game 6
- Was it the right call? The Canes overcame a goal called back for goalie interference
- Pay no attention to the haters. As NHL hockey markets go, Carolina is pretty great
- After an NHL season played in mostly empty arenas, fans have pushed playoffs over the top
- Carolina Hurricanes battle Nashville Predators in Game 5 of NHL playoff series
- NASCAR power rankings: The best drivers heading to Charlotte for the Coca-Cola 600
- Heading to the Coca-Cola 600 this weekend? Here’s how to get a COVID vaccine too
Winston Salem Journal
- Today in sports history: May 26
- Sports events on the air for Wednesday, May 26
- Tom Krasovic: Rams, Jets are best NFL ‘over/under’ bets for 2021 season
- LEADING OFF: Syndergaard has setback, Kluber to get MRI
- Paul Sullivan: Joe West, the ump you love to hate, is about to set the major-league record for games umpired
- Two-way marvel Shohei Ohtani bypasses superstardom for something larger: Superhero status
- Mary Mickelson watched nervously as son made history in PGA Championship
- NFL condemns alleged discrimination of assistant coach Eugene Chung in job interview
- Major Japan newspaper Asahi calls for Olympic cancellation
Charlotte Observer
- Sam Darnold’s first practice as a Panther was a restart of what he knows as a QB
- Panthers’ Christian McCaffrey on his health and his status for 2021: ‘I’m back to 100%’
New York Times
- On the Verge of Two Million Runs
- As Olympics Barrel Ahead, Chorus of Critics Adds Powerful Voices
- A Playoff Homecoming, and Swan Song, for the Islanders
- A History of Baseball’s Modern Era in Four Umpires
- What Happened to Novak Djokovic’s Mission to Transform Pro Tennis?
Washington Post
- Game 1 was revealing for Wizards playoff newcomers. Game 2 will test what they learned.
- Capital One Arena to increase capacity
- He plays for United. She’s a star for the Spirit. Together, they make quite a team.
- New QB Ryan Fitzpatrick is focused on getting to know Washington’s young offense
- A year after George Floyd’s murder, NBA, WNBA players push to pass police reform
- Focus, fatherhood and fewer tweets: The remaking of Joel Embiid
- Capitals reveal postseason injuries; Alex Ovechkin says he’s confident in contract talks
- Max Scherzer is strong, but Nationals’ bats lend little support in loss to Reds
Atlanta Journal Constitution
- Braves’ Marcell Ozuna will return to Atlanta for exam of dislocated fingers
- Hawks know intensity will pick up in Game 2 vs. Knicks
- ‘Contingency plans’ without Julio Jones are terrible for Falcons
- Like Braves, Red Sox wanted Morton as free agent
The Associated Press
- Tuesday Sports in Brief
- Lakers, Suns tied 1-1 heading to game 3
- Trail Blazers, Nuggets face off with series tied 1-1
- Bucks take 2-0 lead into game 3 against the Heat
- Doncic and Mavs beat Clippers 127-121, take 2-0 series lead
- Davis, Lakers bounce back to beat Suns 109-102 in Game 2
- Nets get 7 3s from Harris, rout Celtics 130-108 for 2-0 lead
- Brooklyn routs Boston 130-108 for 2-0 lead in playoff series
- The Great Move: Gretzky will be part of Turner’s NHL studio
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