Pirate Press: ECU Headlines
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- Pirates Outlast No. 25 Owls In 14 Innings, 5-4
- No. 15 ECU Plays Host To UAB For AAC Series
- ECU Set To Co-Host Cutter Creek Intercollegiate
- Three Named to CSC Academic All-District Women’s Basketball Team
No. 15 ECU plays host to UAB for AAC series WNCT 9
ECU football: Quarterback competition heating up in spring’s second week Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)
How to Watch UAB vs. East Carolina NCAA Baseball: March 29 WBRC 6
An ECU student could soon be NC’s youngest legislator WUNC
Around the American Athletic Conference
Tulsa’s postseason run ends as Illinois secures victory in WBIT quarterfinal | Barry Lewis’ five takeaways Tulsa World
Tepid hitting leads to 6-3 loss for Tulane in opener against Texas-San Antonio NOLA.com
A guide to spring sports at UNC Charlotte Niner Times
AL.com
- ‘Bringing life’: Former walk-on Lee Beebe leads thin RB unit in UAB spring practice
- Alejandro Vasquez and ‘Butta’ Johnson returning to UAB basketball; Daniel Ortiz enters transfer portal
Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond
WRAL
- Alabama holds off top-seeded North Carolina 89-87 to reach Elite Eight for 2nd time ever
- Bacot: Tough to go out like this because we had high aspirations, but I wouldn’t trade anything
- Ingram: It hurts, we didn’t make it as far as we wanted to together
- Duke trying to knock off higher seeded team for first time since 1994 against Houston
- 50 years after battling for a championship, State hopes to continue unforeseen ride against Marquette
Raleigh News & Observer
- UNC suffers stunning season-ending loss befitting of the cruelty of March
- UNC goes cold in second half as Tar Heels suffer season-ending loss against Alabama
- As they meet in the Sweet 16, what Duke learned about Houston in their 2022 scrimmage
- ‘Blessed’: Jaylen Blakes discusses his scary fall on flagrant foul in Duke’s NCAA win
- On a team full of stars and shooters, Mark Mitchell is Duke’s most indispensable player
- NC State has had all the answers in postseason play, but what about for Marquette?
- NC State women playing in fifth Sweet 16 since 2018, and they’re feeling good
- Drake Maye’s final NFL draft test: Tracking QB’s every move at Tar Heels pro day
Winston Salem Journal
- March Madness Sweet 16 Friday preview and picks: Odds, best bets and more for NCAA Tournament Sweet 16
- Teel: N.C. State’s Sweet 16 run reminiscent of 1983 national championship
- WSSU Notebook: Football program adds scholarships and funds for players to attend summer school
- Mark Story: One thing Kentucky men’s basketball acutely needs: A coaching succession plan
- Alabama holds off top-seeded North Carolina 89-87 to reach Elite Eight for 2nd time ever
- UConn rolls in title-game rematch
- Freshman Jared McCain brings uncommon talent, leadership to Duke
- Gonzaga’s sister act propels Zags into Sweet 16
- Houston’s Sweet 16 run, best since Phi Slama Jama
- Stanford, NC State women get acquainted in March Madness
- South Carolina feels more pride than pressure at Sweet 16
- Transfer portal, NIL challenge teams to fill and maintain rosters
- Wake Forest’s Kevin “Boopie” Miller enters transfer portal along with three more of his teammates
Columbia The State
- Tigers triumph: Clemson topples 2-seed Arizona to advance to NCAA’s Elite 8 round
- What Clemson coach Brad Brownell said about the refs after NCAA Sweet 16 win
- Why Dawn Staley’s dog isn’t traveling with Gamecocks for the NCAA Tournament
- ‘She’s a really special girl’: USC’s Te-Hina Paopao to face familiar foe in Sweet 16
- How to watch No. 1 South Carolina WBB vs. Indiana in NCAA Sweet 16
- Observations from South Carolina’s Thursday spring football practice
Charleston Post & Courier
- Who’s next at College of Charleston? A look at 5 possible candidates
- Clemson clinches spot in Elite Eight with victory over Arizona
- How a 6-foot-10 Dutchman became Clemson basketball’s hype man
- Clemson needs star PJ Hall in Sweet 16. Can he avoid foul trouble this time?
- College of Charleston’s Pat Kelsey expected to be named next Louisville coach
Norfolk Virginian-Pilot
- NASCAR weekend starts Friday at Richmond Raceway
- Molinaro: Will Colorado football stars pick their NFL teams? Deion Sanders thinks so.
- Norfolk State rallies from 18-point deficit, wins CIT championship against Purdue Fort Wayne
The Associated Press
- Alabama holds off top-seeded North Carolina 89-87 to reach Elite Eight for 2nd time ever
- Clemson reaches the Elite Eight for the first time since 1980, beating Arizona 77-72
- Top-seeded UConn blows through another opponent, beating San Diego State 82-52 to reach Elite Eight
- Terrence Shannon Jr. leads Illinois past Iowa State 72-69 for first Elite Eight trip since 2005
- Houston’s 5 Sweet 16s in a row its best run since Phi Slama Jama. Duke has done a lot since then
- March Madness: How to watch and what to watch for in the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16
- From junior college to starring for Tennessee, Dalton Knecht took a long road to March Madness
- NIT selection changes not popular with mid-majors, or many favored Power Six conference programs
- As women’s hoops grows, scrutiny increases on NCAA hosts to manage hotel offerings, travel times
- South Carolina feeling more pride than pressure as they bring perfect record into the Sweet 16
- Stanford, NC State women to get acquainted in March Madness before becoming ACC rivals next season
- Hijab wearing players in women’s NCAA Tournament hope to inspire others
Nuggets and Briefs: National and Professional articles of interest
The Associated Press
- Shohei Ohtani reaches 3 times in home debut as the Dodgers rout the Cardinals 7-1
- Commissioner Rob Manfred hopes MLB investigation of Shohei Ohtani will be short but isn’t sure
- Disputed foul tip that put Rangers behind in opener not reviewable. Heim makes up for miscue
- Tyler O’Neill homers for record-setting 5th straight opening day as Red Sox top Mariners 6-4
- Diamondbacks score 14 runs in 3rd inning, cruise to 16-1 victory over Rockies
- Shane Bieber and Guardians blank Athletics 8-0 as Stephen Vogt gets first win as manager
- Dejounte Murry scores the go-ahead jumper in overtime to push Atlanta past Boston
- Murray scores career-high 44 points, makes game-winning shot in OT as Hawks outlast Celtics 123-122
- Zion Williamson scores 28, closes out Pelicans’ 107-100 win over the Bucks
- Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert believes All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell will sign long-term extension
- Andersen posts shutout, Hurricanes clinch playoff berth with 4-0 win over Red Wings
- West-leading Stars wrap up playoff spot, beating Canucks 3-1 for 6th straight victory
- Logan Cooley has 1st NHL hat trick, Coyotes stop Predators’ points streak at 18 with 8-4 win
- Panarin and Trocheck score shootout goals to lift NHL-leading Rangers past Avalanche 3-2
- Connor McDavid has goal and 2 assists in Oilers’ 4-1 victory over Kings
- Malkin reaches 20 goals for the 15th time as Penguins edge Columbus 3-2
- Tyler Bertuzzi scores twice, Maple Leafs beat the Capitals 5-1
- Scheffler starts with another round under par. He trails by a shot in Houston
- Nelly Korda 3 shots back at LPGA Tour’s Ford Championship in bid to win 3 straight starts
- AUTO RACING: Byron first two-time winner in NASCAR. Sainz ends Verstappen’s nine-race F1 win streak
- French soccer federation limits support for players’ Ramadan observance. Critics see discrimination
- U.S. midfielder Korbin Albert apologizes for sharing ‘insensitive and hurtful’ social media posts
- Owning Wrexham is hitting Ryan Reynolds in the wallet. Club owes its celebrity owners more than $11M
Andersen posts shutout, Hurricanes clinch playoff berth with 4-0 win over Red Wings WRAL
LaMelo Ball’s season is officially over. So what now for the Charlotte Hornets’ star? Charlotte Observer
Washington Post
- Clemson slows down Arizona to reach its first Elite Eight since 1980
- Connecticut keeps rolling, routs San Diego State to reach Elite Eight
- Why the NCAA women’s tournament could think bigger than Albany and Portland
- Capitals, unable to get a grip, are ‘overwhelmed’ by Maple Leafs
- An injury and Josiah Gray’s rocky start put damper on Nats’ opener
- The unprecedented power of Shohei Ohtani
- March Madness highlights: Alabama rallies to bounce UNC; Illinois holds off Iowa State
Atlanta Journal Constitution
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