Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Baseball News
No. 21 Monarchs win on walk in 10th Bonesville.net

ecupirates.com

• No. 21 ODU Walks Off ECU In Extras, 9-8
• Pitching Shines In SB Doubleheader Sweep Of Elon
• ECU W Golf Ties For Ninth At Briar’s Creek Invite
• Pirates Open Spring Football Practice
• ECU W Tennis Hosts William & Mary
• ECU LAX Preps For Undefeated Davidson

ECU expected to hire Tennessee assistant as new basketball coach, replacing Joe Dooley  Raleigh News & Observer

The East Carolinian

• ECU ends LeClair Classic with a win
• ECU men’s basketball announces leadership change

WNCT 9

• Pirates open spring football season
• Houston adds two to ECU football staff
• No. 21 Old Dominion tops Pirates on walk-off walk
• Pitching shines in Pirates’ DH sweep of Elon

ECU football opens spring practice, coach Houston happy with where the Pirates are at on day one WITN 7

247 Sports

• Houston leads his suddenly experienced ECU team into a new spring
• ECU falls in extra innings at No. 21 ODU
• PHOTOS: Pirates open spring practice

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

• Power Luncheon: ECU football coach Mike Houston relays fond memories of time with Pirates
• ECU baseball: Pirates lose to Old Dominion in 10 innings
• ECU football: Pirates being spring practices

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• East Carolina Sweeps Elon, No. 24/25 UCF Blasts Ohio State
• South Florida’s Corrick Named Wilson/NFCA National DI Pitcher Of The Week
• SMU’s Doyle Named Women’s Tennis Player of the Week
• Tulsa’s Santalla Repeats as Men’s Tennis Player of the Week

In the time it took to read this, a USF pitcher has struck out the side again Tampa Bay Times

Doing what he loves: new Tulane offensive coordinator Jim Svoboda happy to concentrate on one thing NOLA.com

Tulsa World

• TU tennis’ Santalla named AAC Player of the Week
• Sports talk podcast: Anything of value costs money
• Guerin Emig: Some suggestions for Rick Dickson as he launches TU’s most critical coach search since landing Nolan Richardson

Owls’ coaches bring new culture  Temple News

Memphis Commercial Appeal

•  Sizing up the Memphis-Boise State first-round NCAA Tournament game
•  Former Memphis linebacker Jeremy Boyland Jr. found after reported missing

The first Wichita State men’s basketball player has entered the NCAA transfer portal  Wichita Eagle

UCF spring football underway as QB Mikey Keene, Thomas Castellanos stand out Orlando Sentinel

How SMU’s NCAA Tournament snub epitomizes the uphill battle American Athletic Conference teams face Dallas Morning News

UH’s Kyler Edwards a defensive dog, in best sense of word Houston Chronicle

Sampson transforms Houston from afterthought to contender The Associated Press

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• UNC basketball expecting physical game against Shaka Smart’s Marquette Golden Eagles
• Ahead of NCAA tournament, Blue Devils work ‘to get back to playing Duke defense’
• How does NC State’s region in NCAA women’s basketball tournament compare to others?

UVa’s Gardner excited for postseason opportunity Roanoke Times

The Associated Press

• Loyola eyes another NCAA run, with Sister Jean by its side
• Arizona’s Lloyd pulling all the right strings in first year
• Indiana tops turnover-prone Wyoming in First Four 66-58
• Texas Southern outlasts Texas A&M-CC 76-67 in First Four
• NCAA Tournament features dynamic guards, backcourt wizards
• Michigan hires Big Ten’s 1st female football grad assistant

Winston Salem Journal

• Wake Forest’s John Currie one of four selected for national honors among FBS athletics directors
• Josh Howard says winning the 2000 NIT was about proving that the Demon Deacons should have gone to NCAA Tournament
• A dozen facts you probably don’t know about 2022 NCAA Tournament teams

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• Norfolk State star Joe Bryant Jr. is following in his mother’s footsteps and making his hometown proud
• No. 16 seed Norfolk State to face defending champ and No. 1 Baylor in NCAA Tournament’s first round

Columbia The State

• ‘The news shocked everybody.’ Inside Frank Martin’s final minutes as USC’s coach
• Furman coach could interview soon for South Carolina basketball job, reports say
• Frank Martin left USC basketball in better shape than he found it, Shane Beamer says
• Spencer Rattler offers first look at how he can elevate South Carolina in 2022

Is basketball overtaking football as state of Texas’ religion? — Kevin Sherrington’s A La Carte Dallas Morning News

Did Notre Dame’s coach tell then Gov. Christie to ‘shut down’ Rutgers basketball? We asked him NJ.com

Pat Chambers grateful to be named new FGCU head coach, ready to lead men’s basketball program Naples Daily