Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

ECU thrashes Hoosiers

Tulane tops Pirates, 81-78

ecupirates.com

• Pirates Lose Heartbreaker At Tulane, 81-78
• No. 9 ECU Rolls Past Indiana 17-4 To Begin LeClair Classic
• Pirates Split First Day Of Pirate Invitational
• Pirates Thump Furman, 18-5

The East Carolinian

• ECU softball goes 5-1 against Elon
• Pirate baseball gets shut out by the Blue Devils
• Pirate basketball dominates Tulane for senior night win

247 Sports

• ECU comes up just short in rematch with Tulane
• ECU routs Indiana to open Keith LeClair Classic
• ECU 17, Indiana 4: How it looked from the stands at the Keith LeClair Classic

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

• Holland helped push Pirates into the spotlight
• College roundup: New ECU weights facility unveiled; Pirates’ baseball hosts LeClair Classic
• ECU baseball: Yesavage dazzles as Pirates crush Indiana to win opening game of LeClair Classic

Tulane overcomes 11-point second-half deficit, ends three-game slide NOLA.com

Tulane holds off East Carolina late, earn 81-78 win USA Today

East Carolina at UCF odds, tips and betting trends SportsbookWire

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• UCF Walk Off Highlights Friday Action
• Tulane Takes Down East Carolina in Friday Night Action
• Houston, Memphis, Temple Earn Thursday Wins
• East Carolina LAX Overwhelms Furman Friday

Could late bloomer Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu lead USF women to unprecedented heights? Tampa Bay Times

AAC leaders clash as Memphis welcomes No. 1 Houston Tulsa World

After playing through fractured heel last year, Tulane’s Michael Pratt set to shatter records NOLA.com

Houston Chronicle

• Kelvin Sampson, Houston Cougars soak in another AAC title
• Vintage Cougars: Kelvin Sampson’s ‘winery’ produces another championship celebration for Houston

AAC tournament seeding on the line for Wichita State basketball: a look at tiebreakers Wichita Eagle

UTSA Spring football primer: Roadrunners to begin practice on Monday KSAT

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• THE rivalry, Take 2: How to watch, stream Blue Devils vs. Tar Heels men’s basketball
• ‘You have to go to work’: UNC’s Armando Bacot ready for rematch with Duke’s Dereck Lively
• How Tyrese Proctor’s intense attention on defense keyed Duke basketball win streak

Winston Salem Journal

• Today in sports history: March 4
• Late free throws get Duke past Carolina in ACC women’s tournament
• TCU QB Max Duggan would love to join Cowboys, compares his play to Jalen Hurts

Charleston Post & Courier

• Clemson claims 5-2 win over South Carolina to open rivalry series
• For College of Charleston, ‘deck is stacked’ against at-large bid to March Madness

ODU women avoid loss to Troy after massive collapse, advance to Sun Belt semifinal matchup with JMU Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

Atlanta Journal Constitution

• Kirby Smart: No culture problem, no policy change as a result of fatal crash
• Devin Willock’s dad questions communication following fatal crash
• Cunningham: Classifying college athletes as employees would protect them from abuse
• Felony charges dismissed against Georgia’s Rara Thomas
• Bulldogs hand Jackets first loss in college baseball