Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Bonesville.net

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  Heels take 2-0 series lead with 2-0 win

ecupirates.com

• ECU-UNC Sunday Start Changed To 6 P.M.
• Pirate Invitational Final Day Canceled
• Big Innings Lead To Saturday SB Split
• ECU Closes Successful AAC Indoor Championships
• East Carolina MBB Turns Aside Tulsa, 64-59
• ECU Baseball Falls At UNC, 2-0

WNCT 9

• ECU ends home schedule with sweep of Tulsa
• ECU baseball falls at UNC, 2-0
• Big innings lead to Saturday split for ECU softball

WITN 7

• ECU softball earns split at home, ECU baseball falls at UNC
• ECU men’s basketball fights past Tulsa, earns first winning regular season in almost a decade

In five-point loss, TU men fail to close again Tulsa World

247 Sports

• ECU closes home slate with narrow win over Tulsa
• ECU shut out by UNC as early struggles continue
• UNC 2, ECU 0: How it looked from the dugouts

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

• ECU baseball: Pirates get solid pitching, no offense in loss to UNC
• ECU men’s basketball: Newton scores 27 as Pirates beat Tulsa, secure winning regular season

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• Memphis, South Florida, Wichita State Earn Saturday Baseball Wins
• East Carolina, South Florida Pick Up Saturday MBB Victories
• UCF Secures American Regular-Season Title, Championship Top Seed With Win Over Cincinnati
• Houston Men Claim Seventh Straight, UCF Women Return To The Winners’ Circle To Close The 2022 Indoor Track & Field Championships
• Old Dominion Takes Saturday LAX Win; Temple, Florida Fall in Top-25 Showdowns

AAC lead at stake as SMU visits No. 14 Houston CBS Sports

As spring practice starts, how does USF’s latest QB competition shape up? Tampa Bay Times

Hicks has grown from three-point shooter to stat sheet-stuffer 247 Sports

Tulane Extends Win Streak to Nine With Win at Temple, 71-56 WDSU

Eyeing a bye: Tulane men’s basketball needs win at Temple to secure top-five spot in AAC tourney NOLA.com

 Memphis Tigers vs. Wichita State men’s basketball betting odds Memphis Commercial Appeal

Dallas Morning News

Bill Haisten: Tubby memories should compel TU to apply urgency to a basketball fix Tulsa World

 Cincinnati Bearcats fall to South Florida 56-54 in home finale Cincinnati Enquirer

UCF women’s basketball clinches 1st AAC regular-season title Orlando Sentinel

‘Every game is a big game’ for University of Houston as AAC race nears end Houston Chronicle

Tchewa lifts South Florida past Cincinnati 56-54 at buzzer The Associated Press

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• UNC basketball completes sweep of NC State. Puff Johnson scores career high for Heels
• Syracuse basketball honors Coach K with military-related scholarship in his name
• Duke basketball’s fast start, trio of 20-point scorers leads to 97-72 win at Syracuse

Winston Salem Journal

• Wake Forest cruises to easy win over Louisville at Joel Coliseum
• WSSU looks ahead to next season after coming up short in CIAA Tournament semifinals

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• Old Dominion overcomes second-half lull, blows out FIU to clinch Conference USA tourney bye
• Norfolk State hangs on vs. S.C. State, clinches at least share of MEAC men’s title
• Christopher Newport cuts down the nets after winning conference title at home. Next up: NCAA Tournament.

Columbia The State

• A viewer’s guide to all the SC connections at this year’s NFL Scouting Combine
• What to watch for as these Clemson Tigers compete at 2022 NFL combine
• Alabama quashes Gamecock comeback attempt, puts dent in USC’s postseason hopes
• Gamecocks sweep George Washington series, lose starting pitcher to injury
• South Carolina’s bats come to life in rout of George Washington

The Associated Press

• No. 1 Gonzaga falls at Saint Mary’s on tough day for Top 10
• Colorado upsets No. 2 Arizona 79-63 with strong second half
• Vescovi, Zeigler lead No. 17 Tennessee over No. 3 Auburn