Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Baseball News
Fast start sends Cincy past Pirates Bonesville.net

ecupirates.com

• Pirates Fall In American Opener, 7-3
• Pirates Drop Series Opener To Bulls

WNCT 9

• Pirates fall in American opener, 7-3
• ECU’s Carson Named AAC Golfer of the Week

247 Sports

• ECU opens league play with a loss at Cincinnati
• LIVE UPDATES: ECU opens AAC play at Cincinnati
• McMillian feels he just ‘needs an opportunity’ to prove he can play in the NFL

ECU baseball: Makarewicz homers twice, Pirates drop AAC opener at Cincinnati Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

Terwilleger has strong outing for East Carolina MyTwinTiers.com

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• 2022 Baseball Conference Play Commences
• South Florida, Wichita State, Houston Notch Friday Conference Wins
• Two American Conference Players Named WBCA Honorable Mention All-America
• East Carolina’s Carson Earns Women’s Golf Player Of The Week Accolades

Luis Aviles remains red hot as Tulane blasts Memphis 16-3 in AAC opener NOLA.com

USF looking for growth after Timmy McClain’s freshman season Tampa Bay Times

McClain Building on The Lessons of His Freshman Campaign South Florida Bulls

Dallas Morning News

• SMU adds offensive line transfer from defending champion Georgia
• SMU picks up another WR commitment from 2023 three-star recruit Wesley Greaves

TU Sports Extra podcast: The impressive Eric Konkol, plus a little recruiting and a little spring football Tulsa World

Report: Memphis Tigers’ Lester Quinones declares for NBA Draft WREG

Memphis Commercial Appeal

•  Memphis basketball’s Lester Quinones declares for NBA Draft
•  How, why Tigers football will practice in Franklin on Saturday

Wichita State basketball transfer Chaunce Jenkins lands at Old Dominion  Wichita Eagle

Just like old times for McKenzie Milton, who was back at UCF for Pro Day Orlando Sentinel

Houston Chronicle

• UH RB Alton McCaskill suffers serious leg injury
• UH pro day: Marcus Jones still recovering from surgery

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

The Associated Press

• March Madness: What to watch for in a stacked Final Four
• Coach K on an NCAA revamp: ‘Time to look at the whole thing’
• Rivals Duke, North Carolina in titanic clash at Final Four
• Tar Heels’ Love rolls with fearless edge entering Final Four
• Final Four sparks debate: What merits blueblood status?
• Small schools ride a lasting wave from March Madness upsets
• Xavier edges Texas A&M 73-72 for 1st NIT title since 1958
• UConn-South Carolina title tilt packs plenty of star power
• South Carolina women top Louisville, advance to title game
• UConn tops Stanford 63-58, advances to NCAA title game

Raleigh News & Observer

• As UNC meets Duke in Final Four, former Tar Heels reflect on Dean Smith’s first title
• How a week in March helped Duke reach Final Four in Coach K’s last NCAA tournament run
• I snuck into a Duke-UNC game in 1999. A beige door changed my life, led me to Final Four
• Hubert Davis and the ultimate call-up, from UNC’s JV coach to leading Heels to Final Four
• How Sean May’s influence is helping Armando Bacot have special season for UNC basketball
• Ahead of Final Four game with UNC, Duke’s Coach K ‘frustrated’ with NCAA policies
• Duke-UNC Final Four debate, what Gov. Roy Cooper in New Orleans could mean and picks
• How Duke basketball matches up against UNC ahead of Final Four meeting in New Orleans
• How UNC basketball matches up against Duke ahead of Final Four game in New Orleans
• The ’10 Duke Commandments’: Holderness family gives UNC-Duke matchup a ‘Hamilton’ twist
• Four-star tight end from North Carolina commits to Dave Doeren, NC State football

Clemson Needs Big Baseball Series Against NC State SB Nation

Winston Salem Journal

• Ed Hardin: The ghosts are watching as Duke and Carolina meet in New Orleans and in each other’s heads
• Ed Hardin: Duke-Carolina at Final Four punctuates a milestone season near the end of a golden age
• Duke-Carolina and the Final Four: Coverage at JournalNow.com 
• NCAA women’s championship is set: Get the lowdown here

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• Transfer portal is a ‘new reality’ of college basketball. William & Mary has been hit particularly hard.
• Norfolk State basketball coach named Hugh Durham Award winner
• Kansas’ David McCormack and Duke’s Mark Williams are headed to the Final Four. So is their former Norfolk Academy coach.

Columbia The State

• One to go! South Carolina tops Louisville, will play for WBB national championship
• ‘Underestimated’ Brea Beal shines defensively in USC’s Final Four win over Louisville
• USC Gamecocks basketball signee Zachary Davis plans to ‘stay home and play’ for new coach
• Gamecocks turn to freshman under Final Four spotlight: ‘She did a great job’
• First look: South Carolina locks in rematch with UConn in national championship game
• Everything Dawn Staley said after South Carolina’s Final Four win
• Darius Rucker teases ‘party on the Horseshoe’ with Gamecock national title
• How South Carolina is managing limited numbers at tight end during spring practice
• Four years after Power Rangers, Clemson’s defensive line creates new, heroic identity

Charleston Post and Courier

• JUST ONE MORE: Gamecocks top Louisville, advance to national title game
• Clemson coaches hoping Joseph Ngata will break out — not break — in 2022

Atlanta Journal Constitution

• Connecticut, South Carolina to play for women’s national title
• Georgia State shows off its running prowess during Blue-White Game
• Georgia receiver Dominick Blaylock making an impact after knee injuries
• Georgia basketball adds guard via transfer portal

Washington Post

• Paige Bueckers leads Connecticut past Stanford, back to NCAA title game
• Aliyah Boston leads South Carolina past Louisville in Final Four
• Aliyah Boston’s quiet dominance has South Carolina on doorstep of a title
• A Final Four with one game booming (and the other in a hush)
• Kansas was good. With Remy Martin, the Jayhawks are at another level.
• As the NIT leaves the Garden, one of basketball’s grand traditions will vanish