Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

The East Carolinian

• AD Jon Gilbert shares athletic updates
• ECU baseball sets sail for Boca Raton
• TEC Athlete of the Month: Carter Cunningham

Everything Mike Houston said after ECU’s Tuesday spring practice 247 Sports

Who is Tristen Newton? The info on the All-American from Burges El Paso Times

How Once Overlooked Tristen Newton Became An All-Time UConn Great Forbes

Hurricanes pick up transfer commitment Brandon Johnson, adding size to roster Sun Sentinel

Miami gets commitment from ECU transfer Brandon Johnson The Miami Hurricane

Pitt Misses on East Carolina Transfer Athlon Sports

NC State baseball destroyed by East Carolina 12-4 in midweek showdown NCSU Technician

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• Tim Pernetti Named Second Commissioner of the American Athletic Conference
• Charlotte, East Carolina, UTSA Earn Tuesday Wins

American Athletic Conference hires former Rutgers AD Tim Pernetti as commissioner Washington Times

American Athletic Conference Announces Tim Pernetti As New Commissioner Sports Illustrated

American Athletic Conference hires IMG president as commissioner Tampa Tribune

Tim Pernetti named new American Athletic Conference commissioner, replacing Mike Aresco Memphis Commercial Appeal

NOLA.com

• Jeff Duncan: Jon Sumrall has made a ‘fast’ transition to Tulane, New Orleans
• Almost a record: First 11 batters reach base in Tulane’s rout of Texas Southern

Tim Pernetti named AAC commissioner Temple News

American names Tim Pernetti new commissioner Denton Record Chronicle

How Wichita State baseball executed its plan for dramatic walk-off win over Kansas Wichita Eagle

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• What makes NC State’s Wes Moore an elite basketball coach? His players explain.
• NC State women, coach Wes Moore prep for South Carolina: ‘It’s gonna be a dogfight’
• It took a lot of pieces to build NC State’s puzzle. Michael O’Connell took longer to fit.
• On NC State’s trek to an NCAA Tournament title, another big man poses a big challenge
• The forgotten benching that turned DJ Burns’ season around — and NC State’s as well

WRAL

• NC State Wolfpack men’s basketball team arrives in Arizona for Final Four
• NC State Wolfpack arrive in Phoenix for 2024 Men’s Final Four
• On NC State campus, elation and a sense of deja vu
• Wolfpack nirvana, uneven 3-point lines and a bumper barrage in the sports moments of the week
• Duke center Christian Reeves to enter transfer portal, report says

Charleston Post & Courier

• How Dawn Staley’s Gamecocks built a decade of dominance
• Thrice as nice: Staley wins third straight Naismith Coach of Year prize
• CofC big man to return to Cougars; Charleston Southern nabs 2 transfers

The Associated Press

• March Madness: How to watch and what to watch for in the NCAA Tournament’s Final Four
• After flight delay, defending champion UConn arrives in Arizona for Final Four in middle of night
• Final Four, football, fencing? College athlete salaries will deeply impact future US Olympic hopes
• UConn, Purdue, Alabama, NC State ride transfer portal additions straight into the Final Four
• A pair of DJs going to the Final Four after coming together at North Carolina State
• Tall Final Four task: Beating reigning champion UConn will not be an easy task in the desert
• Final Four road for Purdue began with look in the mirror and decision to stay the course
• March Madness: How to watch the women’s Final Four and what to watch for in the NCAA Tournament
• The women’s NCAA Tournament is having a big moment that has also been marred by missteps
• Women’s Final Four ticket on resale market selling for average of $2,300, twice as much as for men
• Caitlin Clark’s path to stardom paved by pioneering players who changed trajectory for women’s hoops
• Seton Hall and Indiana State meet in NIT