ECU softball wins season opener, 400th win for coach Winkler… Harold Varner III goes from worst to first in a week. He shares LIV Golf Vegas lead with Paul Casey… Farmville Central’s Moye signs to join ECU football program… UAB pushes past No. 20 Florida Atlantic in overtime… AAC signing day storylines from Tulane’s, UTSA’s impressive hauls to Memphis raiding Denton again
Pirate Press: ECU Headlines
ecupirates.com
- Pirates Roll Past Charleston Southern In Season Opener, 11-1
- Pirates Close Regular Season at Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational
Harold Varner III goes from worst to first in a week. He shares LIV Golf Vegas lead with Paul Casey The Associated Press
ECU softball hits three homers, coach gets 400th … WNCT 9
WITN 7
- Farmville Central’s Moye signs to join ECU football program
- ECU softball wins season opener, 400th win for coach Winkler
247 Sports
- After some time to regroup, Pirates set to begin important February stretch
- Tracking the preferred walk-ons committed for ECU’s 2024 class
Signing Day: ECU football adds defensive lineman Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)
Felton and East Carolina host UTSA USA Today
Around the American Athletic Conference
American Athletic Conference
2024 AAC College Baseball Preview Baseball America
Kansas City Chiefs’ Rashee Rice journey from North Richland Hills to SMU to the Super Bowl AOL
Yaxel Lendeborg’s career rebounding night powers UAB to OT win over No. 20 Florida Atlantic AL.com
The Associated Press
- Lendeborg has 17 points, 21 boards to help UAB top No. 20 Florida Atlantic 76-73 in overtime
- South Florida visits Rice following Miguel’s 22-point game
Lendeborg Secures UAB’s Overtime Win Over 20th-Ranked Florida Atlantic with Stellar Performance The UBJ
UAB pushes past No. 20 Florida Atlantic in overtime Field Level Media
Phelps’ 16 help SMU down Rice 95-69 CBS Sports
USF football, Golesh signed an elite mid-major 2024 recruiting class Tampa Tribune
USF’s head football coach shares heartwarming story about coaching Brock Purdy ahead of Super Bowl YAHOO!
Memphis basketball hangs on to fend off Temple. Here are 5 observations from the win USA Today
What Penny Hardaway said to get Memphis basketball’s Jonathan Pierre out of his own way Memphis Commercial Appeal
Tulsa carries experience, high expectations into softball openers at Texas A&M’s Aggie Classic Tulsa World
Temple can’t complete comeback, falls to Memphis Temple News
Memphis tips Temple in Nick Jourdain’s homecoming game 247 Sports
UNT basketball snaps 3-game slide with a dominating win over Tulsa Dallas Morning News
SMU pulls away in second half for win over Rice Houston Chronicle
AAC signing day storylines from Tulane’s, UTSA’s impressive hauls to Memphis raiding Denton again Denton Record Chronicle
UTSA loads up on talented transfers as 2024 recruiting class takes shape San Antonio Express News
Three takeaways from Wichita State basketball’s crisp 20-point home win over UTSA Wichita Eagle
Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond
WRAL
- ACC Tournament to be in Charlotte, Greensboro from 2025 to 2029
- Duke shakes off slow start, beats Wake Forest 69-46
- Kitley, Amoore help No. 16 Virginia Tech sweep No. 3 NC State with 72-61 road win
- Brown: [our collective] needs a minimum of $5 million this spring
Raleigh News & Observer
- NC State women’s basketball falls to Virginia Tech. 3 takeaways from the Wolfpack’s loss
- UNC received its most difficult lesson against Clemson. More daunting tests await
- Who will be UNC’s next quarterback? A transfer with an NFL pedigree may be the answer
- NC State basketball was a miracle short against Pitt. Wolfpack is going to need a few now
Charleston Post & Courier
- College of Charleston cruises to win; sets up first place showdown on Saturday
- Gamecocks back on the hunt for football assistant coach
- No. 1 Gamecocks steamroll Missouri despite losing another player before tip
- Charleston Southern adds 8 to football roster
- For Clemson softball’s Valerie Cagle, nation’s No. 1 player, one goal remains
- Sapakoff: A Super Bowl quiz with almost LVIII USC, Clemson questions
Norfolk Virginian-Pilot
- College basketball roundup: Virginia women’s coach gains her 100th victory as Cavaliers beat Boston College
- Monmouth withstands William & Mary comeback in CAA game
- Norfolk lightweight boxer Keyshawn Davis stays unbeaten as pro with impressive TKO in sixth round
- No. 16 Virginia Tech women knock off No. 3 N.C. State for season sweep of Wolfpack
The Associated Press
- ACC sets future basketball tournaments, championships for NC amid coast-to-coast expansion
- N.C. A&T hosts Hofstra following Thomas’ 28-point game
- Huff and Chattanooga host UNC Greensboro
- Florida hosts No. 12 Auburn following Williams’ 26-point game
- No. 13 Baylor visits No. 4 Kansas following Dennis’ 21-point game
- Larsson scores 27 to lead No. 8 Arizona past Utah 105-99 in triple overtime
Nuggets and Briefs: National and Professional articles of interest
The Associated Press
- What a comeback! Three longtime friends have attended every Super Bowl — and don’t intend to stop
- Lamar Jackson is near-unanimous choice for his second AP NFL Most Valuable Player award
- Analysis: McCaffrey and Purdy finish 3-4 for AP NFL MVP but Super Bowl is the bigger prize
- Here’s what you can expect from Super Bowl commercials this Sunday
- Kobe Bryant immortalized with a 19-foot bronze statue outside the Lakers’ downtown arena
- Sneed’s forced fumble, McCaffrey’s touchdown among the plays that helped Chiefs, 49ers keep going
- Steelers defensive lineman Heyward receives Walter Payton Man of the Year award at NFL Honors
- Julius Peppers headlines a defensive-focused Pro Football Hall of Fame class
- Chiefs and 49ers ramp up practice intensity as Super Bowl approaches
- Pistons win consecutive games for first time since October, beating Trail Blazers 128-122 in OT
- Jamal Murray scores 29 points and Nuggets hold off Lakers in the final minutes for a 114-106 victory
- Kevin Durant scores 31 points, Bradley Beal adds 30 in Suns’ 129-115 victory over Jazz
- DeMar DeRozan, Andre Drummond lead Bulls past Grizzlies 118-110
- Martin Necas’ first hat trick carries Hurricanes past Avalanche 5-2
- Barzal and Horvat lead Islanders past Lightning 6-2
- Bruins get 2 short-handed goals in 1st period, beat Canucks 4-0 in matchup of NHL’s top 2 teams
- Marchessault scores 19 seconds in, Hill has 20 saves, Golden Knights beat Coyotes 3-2
- LIV players coming back to PGA Tour? That depends on whether they want to return
- Sahith Theegala takes early lead in weather-delayed Phoenix Open with a 65
- NASCAR names Eric Peterson president of Iowa Speedway, which will host its first Cup Series in June
Bayern Munich trio set to return ahead of key game in title race at Leverkusen. Neuer still a doubt
Raleigh News & Observer
- A homegrown Hall of Famer: Julius Peppers makes history for the Carolina Panthers
- Hurricanes’ Michael Bunting in his element in surly battle of Stanley Cup contenders
- Hurricanes top Avalanche behind Martin Necas hat trick, despite another goalie injury
Hornets trade 2 players, get 1st round draft pick Queen City News
WRAL
- Julius Peppers headlines a defensive-focused Pro Football Hall of Fame class
- Martin Necas’ first hat trick carries Hurricanes past Avalanche 5-2
- Lamar Jackson is near-unanimous choice for his second AP NFL Most Valuable Player award
- The Paris Olympics medals are made with pieces of the Eiffel Tower
- The Chiefs and 49ers should provide a heavy dose of pre-snap motion in Super Bowl
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