Pirate Baseball begins season 3-0 after defeating Rider…ECU records third consecutive league win with 81-67 triumph over Tulane…Charlotte native, former ECU WR Blake Proehl receives golden ticket on American Idol… South Florida Defeats No. 24 Florida Atlantic To Stay in First Place
Pirate Press: ECU Headlines
ecupirates.com
- Pirates Split Final Day Of Pirate Clash
- Pirates Sail Past Tulane, 81-67
- No. 11 ECU Polishes Off Opening Weekend Sweep
WNCT 9
- ECU men sail past Tulane, 81-67
- No. 11 ECU polishes off opening weekend sweep
- Feb. 18: ‘The Mike Schwartz Show’
Sunday funday for ECU sports WCTI 12
WITN 7
- ECU Men improve to 7-6 in AAC with win over Tulane
- Pirate Baseball begins season 3-0 after defeating Rider
247 Sports
- ECU records third consecutive league win with 81-67 triumph over Tulane
- Everything Mike Schwartz said after ECU’s 81-67 win over Tulane
- PODCAST: Takeaways from ECU’s opening weekend sweep
- No. 11 East Carolina completes sweep of Rider
Former NFL receiver stars on ‘American Idol’, brings grandmother on stage MLive
Charlotte native, former ECU WR Blake Proehl receives golden ticket on American Idol WBTV 3
Charlotte native, former NFL player appears on season 22 of American Idol, gets golden ticket WSOC 9
What happened to Parker Byrd? How ECU baseball player went from boating accident to historic plate appearance Sporting News
Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)
- ECU basketball: Felton scores 1,000th point in win over Tulane; women fall to Memphis
- ECU baseball: Pirates shut out Rider in finale to sweep series
- Crush Vodka launches sales in support of Pirate NIL
- Rogers addresses ECU’s steps as enrollment forecast darkens
Around the American Athletic Conference
American Athletic Conference
- South Florida Defeats No. 24 Florida Atlantic To Stay in First Place
- Four American Baseball Teams Pick Up Wins Sunday
- Cincinnati Blanks Robert Morris 15-0 Sunday
- Softball Wins 10 Saturday Tournament Games
Tampa Tribune
- USF is one step closer to a new era of basketball with a thrilling win
- Big crowd, big test, big win for USF as it takes down FAU in AAC game
USF upsets No. 24 FAU in second-half thriller The Oracle
USF edges No. 24 FAU 90-86 in electric atmosphere News Channel 8
USF beats No. 24 FAU 90-86 after nearly blowing 25-point lead ABC Action News
Wright scores 26 off the bench and SMU takes down Memphis 106-79 The Associated Press
SMU continues Memphis basketball’s free fall. Here are 3 observations Memphis Commercial Appeal
Dallas Morning News
- Presidential bling: See photos of George W. Bush’s Moody Coliseum visit during SMU’s blowout of Memphis
- UNT continues to slide without starting guards, stumbles on the road vs. UAB
Tulsa men look to sweep Wichita after improved 3-point shooting keys win over Rice Tulsa World
Tulane baseball team rallies twice to take opening weekend series vs. Northwestern NOLA.com
Temple News
- Temple snaps historic skid with win against UTSA
- Study Session: Could a transfer be Temple’s next quarterback?
247 Sports
- Sweet victory! Owls snap 10-game skid with win over UTSA
- PHOTOS: Temple snaps losing streak, beating UTSA
- ECU’s Parker Byrd makes history, becomes first D1 baseball player to play with prosthetic leg
Charlotte basketball racks up another home win. How the 49ers beat Wichita State Charlotte Observer
North Texas hoops rewind: UAB 71, UNT 62 — Mean Green’s slide continues with loss to Blazers Denton Record Chronicle
San Antonio Express News
- Jordyn Jenkins scores 29 to drive UTSA to win against first-place North Texas
- PJ Carter’s career night not enough as UTSA loses fifth straight
Yaxel Lendeborg’s career-high scoring gives UAB regular-season sweep of North Texas AL.com
Wichita Eagle
- How road woes continued for Wichita State basketball in AAC loss to Charlotte
- In midst of losing season, Wichita State basketball tries to find joy playing the game
Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond
Well-known, beloved Greenville legend Marvin Jarman passes away FOX 8
15 Takeaways From A Thrilling College Baseball Opening Weekend (Off The Bat) Baseball America
Raleigh News & Observer
- How Duke basketball regained its mojo on defense after getting ‘punked’ in loss at UNC
- No. 6 NC State women’s basketball tops Georgia Tech in OT. Four takeaways from the win
- NC State baseball coach Elliott Avent earns win No. 1,000 with Pack in win over VCU
WRAL
- Avent notches 1,000th win as Wolfpack takes down VCU
- N.C. State women hold on in overtime to beat Georgia Tech 86-85
- Utsby’s career-game leads Tar Heels past Wake Forest 58-50
No. 1 Wake Forest opens baseball season by beating Fordham Winston Salem Journal
Columbia The State
- Sweep! Roman Kimball debuts, Gamecocks run-rule and no-hit Miami (Ohio) in finale
- Thanks to a USC student’s screenshot on ESPN, Pearl Moore got what she deserved
- No. 1 South Carolina WBB makes SEC history in home win over Georgia
Charleston Post & Courier
- Clemson sweep of Xavier shows just how deep Tigers’ order might be
- No. 1 Gamecocks shoot past Georgia to set SEC record; Can clinch title Thursday
- I’m back: Once-and-now-again Gamecock Gilber Edmond talks his decision
Norfolk Virginian-Pilot
- Region/state roundup: Old Dominion improves to 3-0 in baseball with sweep of George Washington
- College women’s basketball roundup: No. 12 Virginia Tech wins at No. 18 Louisville, will host ESPN ‘GameDay’
Roanoke Times
- Virginia Tech excited that ‘College GameDay’ is coming to Cassell
- Local college basketball roundup: Roanoke men win, nab 5th seed
- Hokies’ Young on loss at UNC
- No. 21 Virginia fights off Wake Forest, 49-47
The Associated Press
- Ohio State stuns No. 2 Purdue 73-69 in interim coach’s debut
- South Carolina wins record 43rd straight SEC game, rallies to beat Georgia
- Langborg scores 26 points, Northwestern turns back late Indiana rally for 76-72 victory
- Utah’s Carlson scores at buzzer and Utes beat UCLA 70-69, snapping Bruins’ 6-game winning streak
- No. 1 UConn takes on No. 17 Creighton, seeks 25th victory of season
Nuggets and Briefs: National and Professional articles of interest
The Associated Press
- Rain pushes Daytona 500 to Monday in first outright postponement since 2012
- NBA All-Star weekend takeaways: Lots of points, lots of winners in Indy
- NBA All-Star Game again sees tons of points, lack of defense despite call for better competition
- Hideki Matsuyama wins at Riviera with 62. He becomes Asia’s most prolific PGA Tour winner
- Jaromir Jagr’s return to Pittsburgh ends with his No. 68 being retired — and catharsis
- Shohei Ohtani won’t play in Dodgers’ spring training opener, stays away from live batting practice
- Hojlund’s scoring form has Man United pushing for top-4 spot. Brighton cruises at Sheffield United
- NHL’s Stadium Series games at MetLife Stadium increases total to 41 played outdoors
- NASCAR teams tell AP they’ve hired top antitrust lawyer on eve of Daytona 500
Carolina Hurricanes’ ‘pack of wolves’ penalty killers again among NHL’s best Raleigh News & Observer
Charlotte Observer
Washington Post
- Winners and losers from NBA All-Star Weekend
- NBA All-Star Game produces a record score in a forgettable blowout
- Abe Pollin’s son to Ted Leonsis: ‘I really hope you will change your mind’
- American cities and American sports need each other, but the link is fraying
- Walter Johnson put George Washington myth to the test with 1936 silver dollar toss
- An old-school Las Vegas bookie takes on a new era of sports betting
- James Wood isn’t trying to be perfect. He knows baseball won’t allow it.
Atlanta Journal Constitution
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