ECU’s Parker Byrd makes ‘emotional,’ historic debut with prosthetic leg after boating accident…ECU softball comes back for extra inning victory to stay undefeated… Pirates Welcome Memphis WBB to Minges Saturday; MBB Set For Sunday Showdown With Tulane… Pirates LAX to Challenge No. 19 Navy Saturday
Pirate Press: ECU Headlines
ecupirates.com
- Pirates Set For Sunday MBB Showdown With Tulane
- No. 11 ECU Rolls Over Rider In Season Opener, 16-2
- Pirates Defeat Fairfield SB In Eight Innings, 2-1
- Starling Selected To Bobby Bragan National Collegiate Slugger Watch List
- Pirates Welcome Memphis WBB to Minges Saturday
- Pirates LAX to Challenge No. 19 Navy Saturday
ECU’s Parker Byrd makes ‘emotional,’ historic debut with prosthetic leg after boating accident New York Post
College player returns to action 2 years after losing leg MLB
East Carolina’s Parker Byrd makes college debut after losing leg in boating accident YAHOO!
East Carolina’s Parker Byrd returns with prosthetic after losing leg in boating accident AOL
ECU’s Parker Byrd Becomes First Division I Athlete To Play With Prosthetic Leg Baseball America
ECU’s Byrd first D-I baseball player to compete with prosthetic leg ESPN
Video: ECU’s Parker Byrd Becomes 1st NCAA Baseball Player with Prosthetic Leg Bleacher Report
East Carolina vs. Memphis – Women’s College Basketball – How to Watch Athlon Sports
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- Pirates defeat Fairfield in eight innings, 2-1
- No. 11 ECU rolls over Rider in season opener, 16-2
- Pirates welcome Memphis to Minges Saturday
- Blog: Layton on first ECU softball game broadcast jitters
WITN 7
- ECU softball comes back for extra inning victory to stay undefeated
- 11th ranked ECU baseball opens season with crushing win over Rider
- ECU baseball’s Parker Byrd becomes first division-I baseball player to play with prosthetic leg
- Cunningham’s “Homers That Help” raising funds for families at Maynard Children’s Hospital
247 Sports
ECU baseball: Byrd makes pinch-hit appearance for Pirates on Opening Day Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)
Cross and Tulane host East Carolina Washington Post
Around the American Athletic Conference
American Athletic Conference
- Charlotte, Florida Atlantic Win to Stay Tied for Second Place
- Wichita State SB Defeats No. 21 South Carolina in Mexico
The Associated Press
- Edwards leads North Texas against UAB
- SMU hosts Memphis following Harris’ 25-point outing
- Temple hosts UTSA following Carter’s 22-point showing
No. 24 FAU braces for showdown vs. surprising South Florida CBS Sports
The otherworldly voice guiding the epic turnaround of USF basketball Tampa Tribune
Former USF softball player dies from brain cancer at 22-years-old Fox 13
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- ‘Everyone’s hurt’: Memphis’ NCAA tourney hopes fade after loss to North Texas
- Tigers baseball drops season opener in extra innings
Nothing going: Tulane baseball team loses opener 9-0 to Northwestern NOLA.com
North Texas WR/TE outlook for 2024: UNT turns to talented newcomers after losing two key weapons Denton Record Chronicle
UTSA baseball aims to reload, continue chasing program records San Antonio Express News
Dave Hyde: With glitz and grit, FAU reaches for last year’s magic this year Sun Sentinel
Jackson scores 19, Charlotte takes down UTSA 79-70 KSAT
‘We’ll feel this one’: Wichita State basketball plagued by mental mistakes in ECU loss Wichita Eagle
Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond
Raleigh News & Observer
- NC State Athletics Director Boo Corrigan gets new contract. What we know so far
- With offense up and complaints few, the new NCAA charge rule is no flop
- Why RJ Davis’ UNC basketball legacy is set, whether or not he returns for a fifth year
WRAL
- NC State’s Corrigan signs contract extension worth more than $1.4M annually
- NC State’s Boo Corrigan on tailgating, parking at PNC Arena
- Vince Carter, Walter Davis among 14 finalists for Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
- Wolfpack notches 6-1 Opening Day win over VCU
- UNC pulls away from Wagner with six-run sixth
- Santucci tosses gem, No. 12 Duke rolls to opening day victory over Indiana
- NC State begins Lindsay Leftwich era with a 6-4 victory
- Atlantic Coast Conference asks court to pause or dismiss Florida State’s lawsuit against league
Winston Salem Journal
- No. 1 Wake Forest opens baseball season by beating Fordham
- Feb. 17 College Basketball odds, preview and predictions: UConn vs. Marquette best bets & more
- Paul Zeise: Penn State should absolutely not name its football field after Joe Paterno
- Mark Bradley: With college football’s headaches, who wants to be a head coach?
- WSSU’s Rajah Caruth comes out blazing with second-place finish in NASCAR Truck Series race at Daytona
Upsets Headline College Baseball’s Opening Day Baseball America
Monarchs open up season with a win over George Washington 4-1 13 News Now
Columbia The State
- Starter Eli Jones powers USC baseball to Opening Day victory
- It’s official: Shawn Elliott is back at South Carolina as hire, contract approved
Charleston Post & Courier
- Clemson’s Brownell, ACC coaches grumble about league’s NCAA ‘narrative’
- Rifle found in trunk of Clemson defensive tackle’s car, per police report
- Gamecocks officially add Shawn Elliott as assistant coach
- Gamecocks make quick work of Redhawks in season-opening win
Norfolk Virginian-Pilot
- College basketball roundup: CAA women’s co-leader N.C. A&T overcomes Hampton
- Region/state roundup: Hampton University to honor 2001 NCAA Tournament team at halftime of Saturday’s men’s basketball game
- College baseball roundup: Mazell, Barham spark Norfolk State to season-opening victory
- Old Dominion earns opening-day baseball win over George Washington
- Photos: ODU wins baseball home opener
Roanoke Times
- Virginia Tech men to visit No. 7 North Carolina
- Marcell Baylor no longer with Virginia Tech football program
- In the region: No. 21 Virginia Tech softball beats BYU
- No. 21 Virginia has to ‘tighten up’ defense going into Wake Forest rematch
- Could GreenCity Arena lure UVa, Virginia Tech back to competition with VCU, UR?
The Associated Press
- Cattoor and Virginia Tech host No. 7 North Carolina
- North Carolina Central visits Harris and Howard
- Smith leads Citadel against VMI after 20-point showing
- Georgia hosts Florida following Clayton’s 21-point game
- Mintz leads Syracuse against Georgia Tech after 25-point outing
- Marshall visits Coastal Carolina following Blackmon’s 31-point game
Nuggets and Briefs: National and Professional articles of interest
The Associated Press
- Bennedict Mathurin caps Pacers’ All-Star celebration with Rising Stars MVP, title in 26-13 win
- NBA champion, ‘Survivor’ contestant Scot Pollard receives heart transplant
- Women’s hockey draws record crowd of 19,285 as Toronto defeats Montreal 3-0 in PWHL
- Flyers, Rangers, Devils test the ice at MetLife Stadium in practices for Stadium Series games
- 2 juveniles charged in mass shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade
- Clippers coach Tyronn Lue fined $35,000 for saying officials at Golden State were ‘cheating’
- Vince Carter, Chauncey Billups, Seimone Augustus among Basketball Hall of Fame finalists for 2024
- Jordan Martinook scores 16 seconds in, Hurricanes roll over Coyotes 5-1
- Western Conference wheeling and dealing is well underway long before the NHL trade deadline
- NHL-leading Canucks beat Red Wings 4-1 for 3rd straight victory
- Sidney Crosby scores twice, Penguins beat Blackhawks 4-1 to snap a 3-game skid
- Ancelotti not thinking about Mbappé just yet, says focus remains on winning this season
- Bundesliga fan protests with tennis balls and toy cars interrupt Werder Bremen win
- Jordan Spieth disqualified from Riviera for signing for wrong score
- Patrick Cantlay builds a 5-shot lead at Riviera. Tiger Woods makes early exit with flu symptoms
- Tiger Woods withdraws from Riviera with flu symptoms. His 2024 debut lasts only 24 holes
- ‘Malcolm in the Middle’ star Frankie Muniz back at Daytona and rising up the NASCAR racing ladder
- Toyota takes high hopes into Daytona 500 but weather may affect ‘The Great American Race’
- Phillies agree to 1-year deal with Whit Merrifield, AP sources say
- New uniform designs drawing plenty of scrutiny during opening days of spring training
Raleigh News & Observer
- Hurricanes get off to fast start, extend Coyotes’ skid
- Is NASCAR’s true ‘home’ in Charlotte or in Daytona? It depends on how you look at it
Jordan Martinook scores 16 seconds in, Hurricanes roll over Coyotes 5-1 WRAL
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