Williams Makes MLB Debut With Cleveland Guardians… Wake Forest ousted from College World Series by LSU on 11th-inning HR… None and done: Four of the top five NBA draft picks didn’t play for US colleges

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

ecupirates.com

• Williams Makes MLB Debut With Cleveland Guardians
• ECU Swimming & Diving Announces 2023 Incoming Class

An updated look at the Pirate’s football roster The East Carolinian

247 Sports

• ECU reportedly hosting MTE tournament inside Minges this season
• New Jacks: Get to know class of 2026 point guard Neiko Mundey

Vikings 90-man roster player profile: WR Blake Proehl YAHOO!

USA Baseball Completes 2023 Collegiate National Team Coaching Staff  USA Baseball

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference Trio Drafted in 2023 NBA Draft American Athletic Conference

Emoni Bates, formerly of Memphis, picked by Cleveland in NBA draft Memphis Commercial Appeal

TU adds former player Maya Mayberry to women’s basketball staff Tulsa World

Houston Chronicle

• Marcus Sasser goes in 1st round, becomes UH’s 2nd draft pick of 2023
• Jarace Walker becomes UH’s highest NBA draft pick since Hakeem Olajuwon

Wichita State’s Craig Porter Jr. agrees to two-way NBA contract with Cleveland Cavaliers Wichita Eagle

Pitcher Tyner Horn keeping his options open after de-committing from Wichita State KSN

UNT commit Davion Hurth visits UTSA Thursday as rivalry shifts to recruiting Tyler Morning Telegraph

AAU membership could boost USF Athletics programs The USF Oracle

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• Duke basketball freshman Dereck Lively goes to Dallas Mavericks in NBA Draft
• NC State basketball sophomore Terquavion Smith goes undrafted in NBA Draft
• Duke basketball forward Dariq Whitehead taken by Brooklyn Nets in NBA Draft first round
• LSU eliminates Wake Forest from College World Series on walk-off HR in extra innings

Winston Salem Journal

• White blasts 11th-inning homer to send LSU to CWS finals
• Wake Forest ousted from College World Series by LSU on 11th-inning HR
• ‘In the blink of an eye’: A Wake Forest fan rationalizes Thursday’s heartbreaking College World Series loss to LSU
• PHOTOS: Fiddlin’ Fish holds watch party as Wake Forest faces LSU in Men’s College World Series

76ers give NC State basketball’s Terquavion Smith two-way NBA deal Fayetteville Observer

Columbia The State

• South Carolina’s GG Jackson slides in NBA Draft: a long wait but ‘a huge blessing’
• Noah Clowney chosen by Brooklyn Nets in 2023 NBA Draft
• Julian Phillips’ NBA Draft dreams come true with second-round selection
• What’s different about South Carolina football in Year 3 under Shane Beamer?

Charleston Post & Courier

• Big Rock Blue Marlin continues to deliver drama, to the tune of $3.5M
• NBA goes in big on Palmetto State players in 2nd round of draft
• College of Charleston’s Max DuPree grabs Rice Planters lead
• Group of Gamecocks use May as chance to broaden workout horizons

Region/state roundup: ODU to face Ball State men, Buffalo women in new SBC-MAC basketball challenge  Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

Teel: UR, Virginia, CNU among in-state schools that excelled in Directors’ Cup standings Richmond.com

Roanoke Times

• Teel: Hokies’ Vick an example of College Football Hall of Fame’s flawed criteria
• In the region: Tech’s Fixsen lauded by ACC