Williams Promoted To Assistant Coach For Men’s Basketball … Former Citadel football coach Brent Thompson back in the game at East Carolina … Pro baseball roundup: Williams earns first MLB win; Whisenhunt shines in Futures Game outing … Patrick Mahomes, Mikaela Shiffrin win top athlete honors at 2023 ESPY Awards

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Williams Promoted To Assistant Coach For Men’s Basketball ecupirates.com

Former Citadel football coach Brent Thompson back in the game at East Carolina Charleston Post & Courier

East Carolina adds former FCS head coach to staff Football Scoop

ECU ace pitcher Yesavage throws well again for USA Baseball Collegiate National Team WITN 7

247 Sports

• ECU Countdown to Kickoff: No. 52 Xavier McIver
• ECU Countdown to Kickoff: No. 52 Parker Moorer
• College football’s 10 biggest Week 1 lines for 2023: Colorado a multi-TD underdog; Ohio State heavily favored
• PODCAST: What does Kansas transfer Bobby Pettiford bring to the Pirates?

Pro baseball roundup: Williams earns first MLB win; Whisenhunt shines in Futures Game outing Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• American Announces Staff Promotion and Welcomes New Staff Members
• American Athletic Conference Announces 2023-24 SAAC Executive Board

Ranking the American Athletic Conference’s College Football Coaches for 2023 Hosted

Counting down every 2023 Florida college football game, from 81 to 1.  Tampa Bay Times

Memphis Commercial Appeal

• Penny Hardaway and son Jayden in a movie? It’s apparently in the works
• What Big 12 commish said about expansion and what it means for Memphis

UNT boosters revamping NIL collective, turning management over to group that thrived at Houston Denton Record Chronicle

AL.com

• UAB 2023 position preview: Defensive line
• UAB basketball adds home-and-home series with Arkansas State and Drake

Sneak peek: Renderings, more details unveiled for Rice Stadium renovations The Business Journals

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• Valvano’s spirit is felt at ESPYs. What to know about NC State coach, his famous speech
• From Canada to the White House to Raleigh, Canes goalie prospect’s NHL dream lives on
• Top Hurricanes prospects gain new perspective, give sled hockey a try at development camp

Winston Salem Journal

• Wake Forest women’s golf coach Kim Lewellen gets contract extension
• Mike Bianchi: Hail to local journalists who uncovered Northwestern hazing, put Larry Nassar in prison
• Mac Engel: Texas should be the best team in the Big 12. There is one good reason it won’t be.
• Okla. State coach Mike Gundy scorches rival Oklahoma

Columbia The State

• Why veteran pass-catchers have Spencer Rattler excited about Gamecocks offense in 2023
• Clemson great James Davis back with Tigers. Here’s his role with coaching staff
• Clemson’s Will Taylor gives up football to concentrate on his baseball ‘passion’

Charleston Post & Courier

• Coastal Carolina pitcher Sharkey drafted in 7th round by Baltimore Orioles
• Clemson’s Will Taylor leaving football team to focus on baseball
• Several South Carolina connections taken on final day of MLB Draft

UVA catcher Kyle Teel taken 14th in the major league draft by Boston Red Sox  Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

Georgia Bulldogs’ head of academics resigns Atlanta Journal Constitution