Pirates Set For Sunday Showdown With Tulane… Pirates Lose Heartbreaker to Memphis WBB, 72-70… No. 11 ECU Blanks Rider 7-0 To Clinch Series… Lefty Driesell, a Norfolk native who became legendary basketball coach and hall of famer, has died

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

ecupirates.com

• Pirates Set For Sunday Showdown With Tulane
• Pirates Lose Heartbreaker to Memphis WBB, 72-70
• No. 11 ECU Blanks Rider 7-0 To Clinch Series
• East Carolina Races Past Chowan In Home Opener
• Johnson’s Dominant Day Helps Pirates Sweep Day Two Of Pirate Clash
• Pirates Stumble at Navy LAX, 16-6
• Pirates Open Spring At Wexford Intercollegiate

The Associated Press

• Felton leads East Carolina against Tulane after 21-point showing
• ECU baseball player appears in game with prosthetic leg after boating accident

WNCT 9

• Pirates set for Sunday showdown with Tulane
• No. 11 ECU blanks Rider, 7-0, to clinch series
• Johnson’s dominant day helps Pirates sweep day two of Pirate Clash, stay unbeaten

247 Sports

• Pirates take on Green Wave inside Minges on Sunday
• ECU 7, Rider 0: How it looked from the dugouts
• ECU clinches series over Rider with shutout victory

ECU baseball: Pirates blank Rider for second straight win Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

How to Watch East Carolina vs. Tulane on TV or Live Stream – February 18 WECT 6

Blake Proehl: 5 Things to Know About the Former NFL Player Auditioning For ‘American Idol’ Hollywood Life

Shelby Brown leads Tigers to win at ECU YAHOO!

Memphis women claim win over Pirates daily memphian

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• Tulsa Defeats Rice in Overtime, 93-82
• Florida Atlantic Upends No. 6 Vanderbilt in Saturday Action
• No. 3 James Madison Holds Off No. 24 UConn to Highlight Busy Saturday in The American

The Associated Press

• South Florida takes home win streak into matchup with No. 24 Florida Atlantic
• Harris leads SMU against Memphis after 25-point game
• North Texas visits UAB after Edwards’ 30-point game

AAC Basketball Predictions, Odds & Best Bets – February 18 Athlon Sports

AAC Men’s Basketball TV Schedule & Live Stream Links – Sunday, February 18 WAFB 9

USF takes care of Tulsa, setting up first-place showdown on Sunday YAHOO!

 Memphis vs. SMU: Score prediction, scouting report in AAC matchup Memphis Commercial Appeal

Tulsa Athletic Hall of Fame class includes Gary Collier, Steve Kragthorpe, Aimee Creger Tulsa World

NOLA.com

• Tulane bounces back, beats Northwestern behind dominant outing from Chandler Welch
• Patience, persistence have been virtues for Tulane guard Asher Woods

How to watch UAB Blazers vs. North Texas Mean Green: TV channel, NCAA Basketball live stream info, start time CBS Sports

There is more to Temple than meets the eye Temple News

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Lefty Driesell, a Norfolk native who became legendary basketball coach and hall of famer, has died Daily Press

Teel: Remembering Lefty Driesell, a showman, salesman and rebel Richmond.com

WRAL

• Duke Hall of Fame player and fiery Maryland coach Lefty Driesell dies at 92
• Horne hits game-winning shot and scores 27 points, N.C. State rallies late to beat Clemson 78-77
• Duke’s McCain sets freshman 3-point mark, ties frosh scoring record in 76-67 win over Florida State
• Armando Bacot leads No. 7 North Carolina past Virginia Tech 96-81
• NC State gymnastics claims ACC regular season crown in 197.575-196.000 win over Clemson

Raleigh News & Observer

• For NC State basketball’s Horne, Middlebrooks, beating Clemson was the stuff of dreams
• D.J. Horne lifts NC State basketball past Clemson. 3 takeaways from Pack’s big road win
• How Duke basketball regained its mojo on defense after getting ‘punked’ in loss at UNC
• North Carolina, looking for answers, finds some in 96-81 win over Virginia Tech

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

• Lefty Driesell honored by former Maryland basketball players, Gary Williams, Kevin Willard
• State and military college basketball roundup: Hampton gains first CAA win by surging past Towson
• ACC roundup: DJ Horne’s crucial shot sends N.C. State to victory at Clemson
• Top 25 college basketball roundup: LSU comes from 16 down to stun No. 11 South Carolina
• Region/state roundup: Chesapeake native Grant Holloway further lowers his world record in 60-meter hurdles

Roanoke Times

• Teel: Remembering Lefty Driesell, a showman, salesman and rebel
• Marcell Baylor no longer with Virginia Tech football program
• Hokies’ Young on loss at UNC
• No. 21 Virginia fights off Wake Forest, 49-47
• Teel: Tony Bennett reaches another milestone as Virginia edges Wake Forest

The Associated Press

• Maryland reflects on Driesell’s impact on elevating Terrapins to national elite
• Top-ranked UConn uses a balanced attack, routs No. 4 Marquette to take control of the Big East
• Colorado rallies from 16 points down to beat USC 92-89 in double OT
• Michigan State continues its Big Ten push beating Michigan 73-63 behind Walker, Hall
• Armando Bacot leads No. 7 North Carolina past Virginia Tech 96-81
• Duke’s McCain sets freshman 3-point mark, ties frosh scoring record in 76-67 win over Florida State
• Wright hits 2 late free throws, LSU comes from down 16 to stun No. 11 South Carolina
• Beekman’s back for Virginia, but mass exodus leaves Cavaliers with many new faces to blend together