Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Pirates break through on the road

Charlotte … and beyond

ecupirates.com

• Long Beach State Slips By ECU, 4-3
• Pirates Set for Eight-Seed Memphis in AAC Second Round
• No. 11 East Carolina Wins Series Opener In Lynchburg
• Pirates Blanked By North Texas, 5-0
• Pirates Set To Host Charlotte For Senior Day
• McNeal Repeats as American Defensive Player of the Year

WNCT 9

• Cunningham helps No. 11 East Carolina win baseball …
• ECU men set to host Charlotte for Senior Day
• ECU women open AAC tournament play on Sunday vs. Memphis

No. 11 East Carolina baseball wins series opener at Liberty WITN 7

247 Sports

• ECU takes series opener at Liberty, 9-5
• Danae McNeal unanmious choice for first-team all-league, and repeats another honor
• ECU looking to close regular season with momentum as it hosts Charlotte

ECU baseball: Pirates hang on in ninth for road win at Liberty Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

Milicic and Charlotte host East Carolina The Associated Press

Rockies’ next wave of talent hones bond during spring camp MLB

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• North Texas, South Florida Open Conference Play with Wins
• Tulane Defeats Wichita State in Friday Night Action
• Tulsa’s Poindexter Tabbed 2024 American Athletic Conference Player of the Year
• North Texas’ Kernal, WIchita State’s Blow Earn Final Women’s Hoops Weekly Honors

Army-Navy Game could be impacted by the advent of a 12-team playoff The Baltimore Sun

The Associated Press

• Temple, Loyola (Md.) men’s basketball programs disclose gambling-related investigations
• Temple University reviewing reports of unusual wagering activity after basketball team’s loss to UAB

Everything we know about the UAB-Temple game flagged for unusual betting activity ForTheWin

No. 24 South Florida seeks 16th straight win in AAC finale at Tulsa CBS Sports

Tampa Tribune

Memphis Commercial Appeal

Tulsa’s Temira Poindexter named as AAC’s Player of the Year Tulsa World

Kevin Cross scores career-high 31 points, Tulane men’s hoops ends seven-game skid on senior night NOLA.com

Wichita State falls at Tulane in regular season finale KWCH

Temple Men’s Basketball flagged for unusual wagering activity  Temple News

Burton named AAC’s Coach of the Year as UNT brings home haul of conference honors Denton Record Chronicle

UTSA coach Jeff Traylor promises renewed toughness, intensity through spring practice San Antonio Express News

Sports betting watchdog flags Temple basketball game for unusual wagering phillyvoice.com

UAB-Temple basketball game reportedly flagged for ‘unusual wagering activity’; Temple responds AL.com

Missed free throws spoil comeback bid for Wichita State basketball in loss at Tulane Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

WRAL

• James, Brooks help No. 10 NC State hang on to beat Duke 54-51 in ACC quarterfinals
• Duke, UNC prepare for second Battle of the Blues of 2024
• ESPN’s ‘College GameDay’ coming to Cameron Indoor Stadium for Duke-UNC game
• Duke Asks Its Crazed Basketball Fans to Heckle Responsibly

Charleston Post & Courier

• Spartanburg’s PJ Hall builds legacy as in-state hero at Clemson
• The Citadel’s season comes to an end with loss in SoCon Tournament
• Gamecocks survive turnover-fest, roll into SEC Tournament semifinals
• Bucs eager for ‘brand new season’ under new coach Nimley

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

• Old Dominion women let big lead slip away, but recover to advance to Sun Belt semifinals
• Kyrese Mullen’s clutch shot lifts Hampton to first CAA tourney win in program history
• Norfolk State takes MEAC regular-season title outright with dominant win over Howard
• Old Dominion splits baseball doubleheader vs. Northeastern, moving Monarchs’ record to 9-5