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Friday, March 10, 2023

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ECU women’s basketball wins the AAC Championship for first time, going to the NCAA Tournament for first time since 2006-07… Pirates MBB Defeat South Florida, Advance to AAC Quarterfinals… Seeking No. 1 seed, Houston opens AAC tourney vs. ECU; AAC tourney immaterial to UH’s NCAA status, but Kelvin Sampson won’t let up … UNC and NC State didn’t deliver, but Greensboro did on a night that felt like old times; ‘I guess we really weren’t that good’: UNC’s ACC tourney loss puts NCAA hopes in peril

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Pirates use defense to defeat USF

ecupirates.com

  • Pirates WBB Win 2023 American Athletic Conference Championship
  • Pirates Set For Purple-Gold Invitational
  • Purple-Gold SB Invitational Schedule Altered Due To Potential Rain
  • No. 12 East Carolina Baseball Entertains Liberty For Three
  • Pirates MBB Defeat South Florida, Advance to AAC Quarterfinals

Joyner has key plays, ECU women headed to NCAA tourney The Associated Press

WNCT 9

  • ECU women’s basketball wins the AAC Championship for first time, going to the NCAA Tournament for first time since 2006-07
  • Purple-Gold Invitational schedule changes due to threat …
  • ECU men win AAC tourney opener

WITN 7

  • ECU women’s basketball wins the AAC Championship for first time, going to the NCAA Tournament for first time since 2006-07
  • ECU men’s basketball knocks off South Florida in the AAC tournament

247 Sports

  • ECU wins AAC championship, punches ticket to Big Dance
  • AAC Tournament 2023: Bracket, schedule, seeding, how to watch
  • ECU defeats USF in opening round of AAC tournament

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

  • ECU women’s basketball: Pirates topple Houston to win first AAC title, punch ticket to NCAA tournament
  • ECU men’s basketball: Pirates beat USF, win first AAC tournament game since 2017
  • Holland funeral arrangements announced

Houston Chronicle

  • Houston Cougars basketball preview: AAC tournament vs. East Carolina
  • UH opens AAC conference tournament on Friday: What to know

SportsbookWire

  • East Carolina vs Houston AAC Tournament odds, tips and betting trends
  • AAC Tournament: East Carolina vs. Houston odds, picks and predictions

Houston Cougars and East Carolina Pirates meet in AAC Tournament Washington Post

Seeking No. 1 seed, Houston opens AAC tourney vs. ECU CBS Sports

ECU women win AAC tournament WRAL

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

  • East Carolina Wins American Women’s Basketball Championship
  • No. 6 Wichita State Defeats No. 11 Tulsa, 81-63, in First Round of American Men’s Basketball Championship
  • No. 7 UCF Defeats No. 10 SMU, 76-70, in First Round of American Men’s Basketball Championship
  • No. 9 East Carolina Defeats No. 8 South Florida, 73-58, in First Game of American Men’s Basketball Championship
  • Statement From American Athletic Conference Commissioner Mike Aresco
  • Memphis Splits Wednesday Double Header

Solomon: AAC tourney immaterial to UH’s NCAA status, but Kelvin Sampson won’t let up Houston Chronicle

USF women staring at No. 7 seed at best, ESPN bracketologist says Tampa Bay Times

 Memphis’ Davis, Williams land first-team All-AAC basketball Memphis Commercial Appeal

Throwback Tulsa: TU hires Nolan Richardson on this day in 1980 Tulsa World

Tulane guard R.J. McGee playing inspired basketball after off-court tragedies NOLA.com

Temple News

  • Temple players to watch in AAC tournament
  • AAC Tournament Preview: Deep run dependent on Owls’ unity

Dallas Morning News

  • SMU’s upset bid falls just short as late push from UCF ends tournament run
  • SMU forced to keep waiting as Pac-12 media deal talks continue

What you need to know before UC faces Temple in AAC tournament Cincinnati Enquirer

UCF men’s basketball comes from behind vs. SMU, advances in AAC tournament Orlando Sentinel

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

  • UNC and NC State didn’t deliver, but Greensboro did on a night that felt like old times
  • UNC basketball falls to Virginia in ACC quarterfinal; NCAA hopes rest with committee
  • No sadness, no anger, but UNC basketball awash in resignation at the inevitable end
  • ‘I guess we really weren’t that good’: UNC’s ACC tourney loss puts NCAA hopes in peril
  • NC State basketball falls to Clemson, bows out of ACC tournament in quarterfinal loss
  • Duke reaches a new level against Pitt, and may still have others to achieve
  • Duke basketball winning streak grows to seven with ACC tournament win against Pitt

Winston Salem Journal

  • Wake Forest rally falls short against Miami in ACC quarterfinals
  • Virginia topples North Carolina in ACC Tournament quarterfinals on Thursday night
  • PHOTOS: Carolina falls to Virginia, N.C. State faces Clemson in quarterfinals of ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament
  • Members of 1974 NC State, Maryland teams to gather at Legends event at ACC tourney
  • Joe Starkey: My memorable interaction with cranky but legendary contrarian Jim Boeheim
  • Matt Calkins: Costly buyout may be only thing that keeps Washington from firing Mike Hopkins
  • Georgetown dismisses coach Patrick Ewing

After blowing out NC State in ACCs, Clemson basketball ‘should be in the tournament’ Columbia The State

Charleston Post & Courier

  • Sapakoff: 4 reasons College of Charleston can reach the Sweet 16
  • Clemson routs N.C. State to advance to ACC Tournament semifinals
  • Clemson OC Garrett Riley bringing less-is-more philosophy to Tiger offense

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

  • Despite Ben Vander Plas’ broken hand, No. 13 UVA handles North Carolina to reach ACC semifinals
  • Joe Bryant does a little bit of everything, including mopping up, as Norfolk State rallies for MEAC Tournament win

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • Kennesaw State embracing underdog role ahead of NCAA Tournament
  • What to make of Georgia Tech’s season
  • Running back KZ Adams stands out in Georgia State scrimmage
  • Spring football: Georgia’s Nazir Stackhouse making name for himself on D-line

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

The Associated Press

  • Mikaela Shiffrin gets her record 86th World Cup victory
  • Shiffrin and Stenmark took different paths to skiing record
  • Hitting technology could help baseball’s struggling lineups
  • Kansas coach Bill Self sidelined after medical procedure
  • Suns’ Durant out with ankle injury, re-evaluated in 3 weeks
  • AP source: Doncic MRI shows no significant issues with thigh
  • Patrick Ewing fired by Georgetown; went 13-50 last 2 seasons
  • Ramey grabs Players lead in his debut at golf’s fickle test
  • Lawyers: Former NBA star Shawn Kemp fired in self-defense
  • Shohei Ohtani and Japan: It’s much more than just baseball
  • World Baseball Classic players get artsy with custom cleats
  • AP Interview: Stenmark says Shiffrin ‘better than I was’
  • Golden Knights visit the Hurricanes after shootout win

Pyotr Kochetkov returns to Hurricanes, posts shutout as Carolina downs Philadelphia Raleigh News & Observer

Charlotte Observer

  • Hornets trainer Nina Hsieh broke barriers. But she wants to be known for much more than that
  • Mark Williams is the latest to join the Hornets’ walking wounded: ‘Hopefully, it won’t be serious’
  • Non-quarterback draft prospects who fit the Panthers and new coach Frank Reich
  • Charlotte FC and Atlanta are the best fan bases in MLS. They’re bonded by joy, grief
  • 2023 Arnold Palmer Invitational Betting: Picks, Odds, Predictions & Best Bets

Washington Post

  • In the best conference in college basketball no one is hopeless
  • To preserve John Thompson’s legacy, Georgetown must finally move past it
  • Why a potential sale could affect how the Commanders spend in free agency
  • What’s at stake for the Commanders in NFL free agency?
  • Mikaela Shiffrin earns 86th World Cup win, tying Ingemar Stenmark’s record
  • Terps come together, dispatch Minnesota in Big Ten tournament
  • Virginia deals with an injury loss by getting a win over North Carolina

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • Scouting report: Atlanta United at Charlotte
  • Hawks’ second unit continues to round into form
  • The Braves’ rotation has some questions, but Max Fried is a certainty

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