Wolfpack stifles Pirates … Change still unfolding for ECU basketball … Varner one of the fortunate 5 to make it into Augusta … ECU’s Brandon Suggs enters transfer portal, is second Pirate to leave program … ECU football hosts pro day, Coach Houston says 28 NFL teams had scouts on hand … Knight Named AAC Defensive Player of the Week; Jocelyn Alonso Tabbed AAC Player Of The Week

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Bonesville.net

• Baseball News
  Wolfpack stifles Pirates
• Basketball News
  Change still unfolding for ECU basketball

ecupirates.com

• No. 22 NC State Defeats ECU, 2-0
• Pirates Finish Chattanooga Classic In 7th
• ECU Hosts No. 10 Duke In Nonconference Twinbill
• Jocelyn Alonso Tabbed AAC Player Of The Week
• Knight Named AAC Defensive Player of the Week

WNCT 9

• No. 22 NC State blanks ECU, 2-0
• Former ECU football players work out before NFL teams
• ECU’s Brandon Suggs enters transfer portal, is second Pirate to leave program

WITN 7

• ECU football hosts pro day, Coach Houston says 28 NFL teams had scouts on hand
• Brody School of Medicine named most diverse medical school in NC

NC State baseball shuts out ECU, 2-0 WRAL

247 Sports

• ECU shut out at home by NC State
• NC State 2, ECU 0: How it looked from the stands
• FINAL: NC State 2, ECU 0
• ECU wing Brandon Suggs enters transfer portal
• East Carolina guard Tristen Newton hearing from dozens of schools since hitting the portal
• From afterthought to focal point, ECU’s tight end combo could lead the way in 2022

ECU baseball: Pirates pitch well, but offense falls short in loss to rival N.C. State Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

Five more punch their ticket to the Masters. Who’s in, who’s still out? USA Today

Masters 2022: Fortunate five grab last-minute invites to Augusta National Golf Digest

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• UCF, Cincinnati And Houston Represented In Outdoor Track And Field Week Two Awards
• UCF’s Sharma Named Player of the Week After Extending Winning Streak
• East Carolina’s Alonso, UCF’s Mancha Named Week Seven Softball Award Winners
• Cincinnati, East Carolina, Florida Players Take Weekly Women’s Lacrosse Honors

UNO explodes, Tulane implodes in 14-6 rout to kick off Pelican Cup NOLA.com

Former Owls reconnect on Temple’s Pro Day  Temple News

Memphis Commercial Appeal

•  Tigers’ Timberlake enters transfer portal
•  Memphis basketball freshman Sam Onu enters transfer portal

Wichita State’s Ricky Council to test 2022 NBA Draft waters, keep college eligibility  Wichita Eagle

Navy football is still young on defense, but should benefit from experience gained in 2021  Annapolis Capital

2 QBs emerge for UCF during 1st scrimmage of the spring  Orlando Sentinel

Cincinnati has several questions. Wide receiver isn’t one of them Cincinnati Enquirer

UH volleyball players accused of appearing in racist video  Houston Chronicle

C-USA, three schools agree to part ways at end of school year, leaving UNT football slate in flux Denton Record-Chronicle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

The Associated Press

• Xavier outlasts St. Bonaventure 84-77 in NIT semifinals
• Texas A&M beats Washington St to reach NIT title game at MSG
• Round 3: UNC, Duke set for 1st NCAA meeting in Final Four
• Buzzer-beaters, NBA stars highlight best of Duke-UNC rivalry
• A look back at some of the best blueblood Final Fours
• What you need to know about each team in the Final Four
• March Madness: What to watch for in a stacked Final Four
• Pitt’s Pat Narduzzi signs new contract fresh off ACC title
• New coach Marcus Freeman liking his first Irish spring
• Marshall, ODU, S. Miss get OK to exit C-USA for Sun Belt

Move of Marshall, Old Dominion, Southern Miss from Conference USA to Sun Belt now complete ESPN

Southern Miss, Marshall, Old Dominion headed for Sun Belt in 2022 after resolution with Conference USA CBS Sports

Southern Miss, Old Dominion, Marshall will officially join Sun Belt this fall AL.com

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• Old Dominion, Conference USA reach agreement to allow Monarchs to join Sun Belt in 2022
• Norfolk State’s Jalen Hawkins, team’s second-leading scorer, enters transfer portal along with ODU’s A.J. Oliver
• Rubama: ‘Who is Boo Williams?’ New film from former Princess Anne and Norfolk State player will tell the story.

Raleigh News & Observer

• Grant Hill has played in big Duke-UNC games. In Final Four, he’ll call biggest one yet
• Hubert Davis’ tweaks have UNC’s offense shining ahead of Final Four game with Duke
• Duke AD Nina King on Blue Devils’ ‘magical’ Final Four run in Coach K’s final season
• Manny Bates enters transfer portal, becomes 4th NC State player to leave Wolfpack
• Geno Auriemma says NC State-UConn was ‘one of the best games I’ve ever been a part of’
• Historic NC State season ends in dramatic fashion. Wolfpack falls to UConn in Elite 8

Winston Salem Journal

• UConn, Stanford, SC, Louisville headed to women’s Final Four
• Mark Bradley: A lovely Final Four will be won by the greatest coach ever
• Final Four has a blue tint with power programs
• Kobie Turner, a graduate transfer defensive lineman, and Wake Forest hoping to make great music together
• WATCH NOW: “I haven’t thought about it as us against Carolina, I’ve looked at us, we’re playing in a Final Four.”

Charleston Post and Courier

• Gamecocks could use hot hand from Zia Cooke heading into Final Four
• Clemson’s Brannon Spector finds joy in simple things after ‘very, very sad’ year
• Sapakoff: ‘Dream’ Braves opportunity for Charleston’s Tyler Thornburg

Atlanta Journal Constitution

• UGA, basketball coach Mike White agree to 6-year deal worth at least $20.4M
• Kendall Milton ready to ‘take torch’ as a featured Georgia back
• Georgia Tech needing to come up with help from transfer portal

Washington Post

• Women’s basketball players have quickly figured out how to earn NIL money
• The women’s Final Four, packed with powerhouses, should be a basketball delight
• With tears, thanks and symmetry, Hubert Davis has UNC in the Final Four
• In four games, Saint Peter’s revealed the glory of March Madness — and the pain