Varner sinks long putt on 18th to win Saudi International … Wave downs shorthanded ECU … ECU receiver, former D.H. Conley High star suspended from football team indefinitely … ECU baseball recognized with more preseason team rankings, All-American honors … No. 9 Duke rolls past UNC in Coach K’s Chapel Hill finale … Bearcats star in National’s Senior Bowl win
Pirate Press: ECU Headlines
Basketball News
Wave downs shorthanded ECU Bonesville.net
ecupirates.com
- Tulane Tops East Carolina, 86-66
- Pirates Top App State 4-1 In WTennis Home Opener
- Pirates Prep For Trip To Temple
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- ECU men fall on the road to Tulane, 86-66
- Pirates top Appalachian State in home tennis opener
- ECU receiver, former D.H. Conley High star suspended from football team indefinitely
WITN 7
- Greenville Conley graduate Johnson suspended indefinitely by ECU football team
- ECU baseball recognized with more preseason team rankings, All-American honors
247 Sports
- ECU’s slide continues in blowout loss at Tulane
- Norfolk State transfer Justin Redd commits to ECU
- ECU WR C.J. Johnson suspended indefinitely
- PODCAST: What CJ Johnson’s suspension means for ECU’s football team
- Whisenhunt putting in the work to anchor ECU rotation
Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)
- ECU men’s basketball: Pirates drop sixth straight with blowout loss at Tulane
- ECU football: Receiver C.J. Johnson suspended indefinitely
- ECU football adds to offensive line through transfer portal
Green Wave Sink the Pirates, 86-66 Saturday WGNO
Forbes scores 26 to lead Tulane past East Carolina 86-66 CBS Sports
Never in doubt: Tulane men’s hoops rolls over East Carolina, sets school record for AAC wins NOLA.com
East Carolina golf alum Harold Varner III walks off PIF Saudi International on eagle, defeats Bubba Watson CBS17 Raleigh
Varner sinks long putt on 18th to win Saudi International StarTribune
Harold Varner III Round 4 Recap at 2022 American Express – PGA Tour PGA Tour
Around the American Athletic Conference
American Athletic Conference
- Memphis’ Big Win over UCF Highlights Saturday Action
- UCF Wins Fourth Consecutive Game With 71-57 Decision Against Memphis
- American Adds James Madison University as Affiliate Member in Women’s Lacrosse
USF men fall to UCF in season rematch Tampa Bay Times
Owls beat Golden Hurricane after taking late lead The Temple News
Hicks goes inside for go-ahead score as Owls beat Tulsa 247 Sports
Tulsa men drop 67-58 decision at Temple Tulsa World
Memphis Commercial Appeal
Johnny Dawkins’ Knights lose 88-60 at Memphis Orlando Sentinel
USA Today
- After a gutsy Memphis win at Tulsa, Penny Hardaway’s progress should be the focus | Giannotto
- Memphis basketball: Jermaine Johnson rejoins Penny Hardaway’s staff in non-coaching role
Ricky Council, Tyson Etienne power Wichita State past SMU 72-57 Dallas Morning News
Wichita State leads wire to wire in win over SMU Wichita Eagle
Reactions: Bearcats star in National’s Senior Bowl win Cincinnati Enquirer
Preview: UC Bearcats look to climb their way out of offensive slump against No. 6 Houston YAHOO!
Smith: This UH team is Kelvin Sampson’s best coaching job Houston Chronicle
Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond
Raleigh News & Observer
- The UNC faithful was ready for Coach K’s final appearance in Chapel Hill. He was, too
- Duke basketball rolls to 20-point win over UNC, maintains hold on top spot in the ACC
- UNC basketball loses at home for first time this season, falls to No. 9 Duke 87-67
- Four most impressive individual performances in Duke, North Carolina basketball game
- Irish stymies Wolfpack comeback in the second half as Notre Dame downs NC State, 69-57
The Associated Press
- No. 9 Duke rolls past UNC in Coach K’s Chapel Hill finale
- Arizona State outlasts No. 3 UCLA 87-84 in triple overtime
Winston Salem Journal
- WSSU does just enough to remain unbeaten at the Gaines Center this season
- Ram Ramblings: Bill Hayes statue to honor him at Bowman Gray Stadium is nearing completion
- David Teel: Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski reveres Carolina icon Dean Smith. Saturday he coaches in the Smith Center for the final time
- Wake Forest hits the road to take on reeling Florida State
UVa knocks off Miami for key ACC win, 71-58 Roanoke Times
Norfolk Virginian Pilot
- Western Kentucky, 7-foot-5 center stifle Old Dominion offense, halt Monarchs’ modest win streak
- Winthrop uses second-half surge to rally for Big South victory over Hampton
- Armaan Franklin’s big first half carries U.Va. past Miami
- CAA-leading UNC Wilmington hits 17 3-pointers, gives Tribe no chance
- Old Dominion adds three players at ‘positions of need,’ but coach Ricky Rahne says team isn’t finished
Fayetteville Observer
- Leaky Black questions competitive spirit as UNC suffers blowout loss to Duke
- Coach K bids farewell to Chapel Hill with dominating win
- ‘It’s only the beginning’: Duke’s A.J. Griffin displays rising star in rout of North Carolina
Columbia The State
- No. 22 Tennessee too much for Frank Martin’s Gamecocks. What we learned
- Beamer breaks down new-look running back room: ‘You can never have enough of them’
- Playing through pain: Not even an injury can stop Clemson’s surging sophomore PJ Hall
Atlanta Journal Constitution
- Georgia falls short in upset bid of No. 1 Auburn
- Georgia State hangs on to beat South Alabama
- Backups lead Georgia Tech in win over Clemson
- Georgia punter Jake Camarda stands out in Senior Bowl
Nuggets and Briefs: National and Professional articles of interest
The Associated Press
- Men’s downhill at Olympics postponed a day because of wind
- Sadowski Synnott is 1st Kiwi Winter Olympics gold medalist
- Spieth goes from cliff’s edge to contention at Pebble Beach
- Pro Bowl players echo concerns brought by Flores’ lawsuit
- LeBron returns with triple-double, Lakers beat Knicks in OT
Winston Salem Journal
- Take a look at Super Bowl’s close shaves and near misses
- Roundup of Olympic gold medals from Sunday, Feb. 6
- Olympics Live: Germany’s Ludwig wins men’s luge gold medal
- Luge’s new king: Germany’s Johannes Ludwig wins Olympic gold
- Smooth run on bumpy course nets Anthony Olympic moguls title
- Ryoyu Kobayashi wins normal hill competition at Olympics
Hurricanes All-Stars help lead NHL Metro Division to an All-Star Game championship Raleigh News & Observer
Charlotte Observer
- Adversity has arrived for the Hornets. Will it threaten to derail their promising season?
- Is this the year that former Panther great Sam Mills finally makes NFL Hall of Fame?
- NASCAR races at the LA Coliseum today. How to watch, race format and money on the line
- NASCAR aims to attract new audience with Clash at the LA Coliseum
New York Times
- The Jumps That Gave Zoi Sadowski-Synnott Gold in Slopestyle
- Live Updates: Julia Marino Wins Silver in Snowboarding, the First U.S. Medal
- Why the World’s Best Skiers Don’t Always Win at the Olympics
- Two Sports Injuries, Two Different Outcomes at Olympic Venues
Washington Post
- Beijing Olympics live updates: Snowboarder Julia Marino, freestyle skier Jaelin Kauf win first U.S. medals
- Kamila Valieva dazzles as Russian team surges past the U.S. in figure skating
- The Brian Flores experience? ‘That’s the reality for most Black coaches.’
- Evgeny Kuznetsov is the Caps’ all-smiles all-star. He wants you to smile, too.
- Wizards’ offense gets stuck in neutral to open homestand in blowout loss to Suns
- For Nathan Chen, the Olympics are no longer about fear. He’s in Beijing for the joy.
- An American woman won a snowboard slopestyle medal. She just wasn’t the one expected to.
Atlanta Journal Constitution
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