Pirates Roll Past N.C. Wesleyan In Season Opener, 97-70… Erica Roberts Golden Goal Sends Pirates Past Charlotte, 1-0… Haggerty scores 22 of 25 after break to rally Memphis past Missouri in opener … Flagg thrives with all-around game for No. 7 Duke in college debut against his home-state program… Mahomes throws 3 TD passes, Hunt scores TD in overtime as Chiefs beat Buccaneers 30-24…

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Pirates will be back in black Thursday night vs. FAU

Pirates blast Bishops in opener

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• Pirates Roll Past N.C. Wesleyan In Season Opener, 97-70
• Erica Roberts Golden Goal Sends Pirates Past Charlotte, 1-0
• Bachir And Jeromin Claim Singles And Doubles Titles At Liberty Hidden Dual
• An Update From AD Jon Gilbert
• ECU Athletics Announces Pirate Club Priority Points For NIL Contributions To Team Boneyard

Roberts 101st minute goal seals revenge win for ECU over Charlotte The East Carolinian

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• ECU men’s hoops opens season with rout of NC Wesleyan
• ECU football preparing for Thursday night game versus …

New-Look ECU Men’s Basketball drops 97 in opener-win over D3 NC Wesleyan WITN 7

ECU basketball blazes past NC Wesleyan 97-70 for season opening victory  WCTI 12

247 Sports

• Record-setting first half fuels ECU to season-opening win
• ECU 97, N.C. Wesleyan 70: How it looked from the baselines
• What They Said: Mike Schwartz and CJ Walker break down ECU’s season-opening victory
• Everything interim coach Blake Harrell said in his FAU week press conference

FAU vs. East Carolina prediction, odds, pick for CFB Week 11 Clutch Points

Florida Atlantic vs. East Carolina Prediction: Owls Mark the Spot for Another Pirates Win College Football Network

Florida Atlantic vs. East Carolina Prediction, Odds and Key Players to Watch for College Football Week 11 Sports Illustrated

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• No. 1 Memphis Defeats No. 8 Tulsa, 4-2, in Quarterfinals of 2024 American Women’s Soccer Championship
• No. 4 Rice Takes Down No. 5 UAB, 2-0, in Quarterfinals of 2024 American Women’s Soccer Championship
• No. 2 South Florida Defeats No. 7 North Texas, 1-0, in Quarterfinals of 2024 American Women’s Soccer Championship
• Roberts’ Golden Goal Propels No. 3 East Carolina to Semifinals of 2024 American Women’s Soccer Championship
• Rice, South Florida, Wichita State Named Volleyball Players of the Week
• UAB, UTSA Players Take Weekly Football Honors

The Associated Press

• Haggerty scores 22 of 25 after break to rally Memphis past Missouri in opener
• Mashburn’s 26 lead Temple over Sacred Heart 81-70
• Amir Spears scores 27 to power UTSA to 103-77 victory over Trinity (TX)

AAC Football Predictions, Computer Picks & Best Bets | Week 11 Salisbury Post

No. 21 Florida Gators rally from 13-point deficit to beat USF in opener Tampa Tribune

No. 21 Florida makes free throws, sinks USF on emotional night Reuters

Sports Illustrated

• AAC Football Power Rankings – Week 11
• Gators Take the Bulls by the Horns, Win 98-83 in Season Opener
• Tulane Green Wave Inch Closer to Top 25 with Latest Win
• Tulane Green Wave Host Temple Owls Hoping to Extend Winning Streak

Tyreek Smith enters transfer portal hours before Tigers tip off 2024-25 season WREG

Memphis turns up pressure, chases down Missouri Daily Journal

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• Tigers win season opener behind scrappy effort, Haggerty’s 25 points
• Memphis Tigers forward Tyreek Smith enters transfer portal ahead of opening game vs Mizzou

Memphis Commercial Appeal

• Tyreek Smith leaves Penny Hardaway’s Memphis basketball team
• Memphis basketball vs Mizzou: Final score, highlights from season opener
• Memphis football announces game time, TV info for Nov. 16 game vs UAB
• How Ryan Silverfield looks at Memphis football’s 7-2 record: ‘The losses are inexcusable’

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• Memphis claws back for season-opening win over Mizzou
• Memphis’ Tyreek Smith enters transfer portal
• Silverfield on Tigers’ record: ‘I get 7-2 is not good enough’
• Martin: How Memphis football went from College GameDay to ‘shame’

After a slow start, Temple storms back to win its season opener against Sacred Heart Philadelphia Inquirer

Charlotte 49ers win their openers. Men’s, women’s basketball beat Presbyterian at home Charlotte Observer

Charlotte 49ers men’s basketball wins season opener The Charlotte Post

UNT raises banners to rafters, rolls to season-opening win Denton Record Chronicle

UTSA settles in late, surging to win against Trinity in coach Austin Claunch’s debut San Antonio Express News

Houston Chronicle

• Tulane, Army, Week 11 AAC Football Power Rankings
• Rice vs. Memphis Football Prediction & Game Preview – Nov. 8
• Rice Owls have new coach in Rob Lanier, new faces and a new focus on defense as basketball begins

UAB comeback effort falls short in season-opening loss to Vermont AL.com

Vermont defeats UAB 67-62 CBS Sports

Tom Herman talks about ‘handshake’ with USF coach Alex Golesh after Saturday’s game Palm Beach Post

Navy football heads to South Florida looking to avoid a third straight loss The Baltimore Sun

Navy football heads to South Florida looking to avoid a third straight loss Annapolis Capital

Wichita Eagle

• Wichita State basketball beats WKU in Shockers’ 1st road season opener since 1992
• Inside Justin Hill’s electric debut, the best in Wichita State basketball history

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• In Duke basketball’s opener, Kon Knueppel was the Maine event, not Cooper Flagg
• Cooper Flagg’s late injury scare only tense moment as No. 7 Duke routs Maine in opener
• Elon rallied. Hubert Davis fumed. Why UNC basketball needs fast lessons from opening night
• Too close for comfort? 3 takeaways from UNC basketball’s season-opening win over Elon
• ‘It’s unbelievable’: NC State unveils ACC Championship, NCAA Final Four banners
• Banner night for Wolfpack: 3 takeaways from NC State’s dominant win over USC Upstate
• Florida State, SMU make for a contrasting tale of college football hubris — and hope

WRAL

• Davis scores 24, helps rally No. 9 North Carolina past Elon
• UNC’s Cadeau put in the work on his 3-point shot. In first game, it showed.
• Freshmen Cooper Flagg, Kon Knueppel help No. 7 Duke roll past Maine in opener
• Pack opens season by sprinting past Spartans, 97-66

Winston Salem Journal

• Wake Forest struggles with its offense but beats Coppin State 64-49 in opener
• College athletes are getting paid and fans are starting to see a growing share of the bill
• Mark Story: Can Mark Stoops again turn the Kentucky football program around?

Columbia The State

• USC MBB drops season-opening game to North Florida. Three observations from the loss
• Why Dawn Staley and USC are embracing the ‘challenge’ of replacing Kamilla Cardoso
• No. 1 South Carolina WBB withstands Michigan push to win opener in Las Vegas
• TV, kickoff time set for South Carolina’s Nov. 16 home football game vs. Missouri
• Where South Carolina football stands in bowl predictions after big win over Texas A&M

Charleston Post & Courier

• After a bye week, The Citadel ready to face nationally ranked SoCon opponent
• Hamilton: Most teams stay the course before first CFP rankings reveal
• The Citadel makes it close, but Boston College powers to season opening victory
• Clemson cruises past CSU in season opener
• USC stuns in season opener against North Florida
• Kickoff set for Gamecocks’ Nov. 16 game hosting Missouri
• ‘That’s not who we are’: Swinney reacts to Clemson fans throwing objects on the field
• Clemson’s kickoff time with Pittsburgh announced

Roanoke Times

• Lawal shines against Delaware State in his Virginia Tech debut
• Virginia Tech women squash UNC Wilmington in Duffy’s Tech debut
• ‘He changed the trajectory of my career’: Inside UVa interim coach Sanchez’s Charlotte stint

WAVY

• ODU Men drop season opener to Buffalo 83-82 in Mike …
• Norfolk State men and women begin new season with wins
• Hampton Hoops sweeps openers as Men’s and Women’s teams …

Atlanta Journal Constitution

• Newell ties school record in Georgia’s season-opening win over Tennessee Tech
• After weekend off, Yellow Jackets turn full attention to No. 5 Miami

The Associated Press

• Flagg thrives with all-around game for No. 7 Duke in college debut against his home-state program
• Hunter Dickinson returns for No. 1 Kansas in season opener
• Sixth-ranked Gonzaga opens with 101-63 victory over No. 8 Baylor
• Unranked Ohio State leads wire-to-wire in 80-72 victory over No. 19 Texas
• Love scores 17 and No. 10 Arizona opens season with 93-64 win over Canisius
• Sears scores 20, No. 2 Alabama routs UNC Asheville 110-54 in season opener
• Jason Kelce apologizes for cellphone incident at Ohio State-Penn State before Bucs-Chiefs game
• Beck retains Smart’s confidence as leader of No. 2 Georgia’s offense despite interceptions
• Separated by decades, Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders and coordinator Pat Shurmur form play-calling bond
• No. 1 South Carolina WBB avoids major upset in 68-62 win over Michigan