Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Bowl win provides widespread boost

ecupirates.com

• Pirates Set To Tee Off Spring At FAU Paradise Invitational Monday
• Pringle’s Dominant Win Highlights Pirates at Gamecock Challenge

ECU basketball: Pirates lose in overtime to Temple; women fall at Memphis Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

North Carolina needs more doctors. ECU is building a $265M facility to train them. The Business Journals

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• Memphis Wins Fifth Straight with Win over Rice
• Home Teams Sweep Saturday Women’s Hoops Action

The Associated Press

• PJ Haggerty scores 26, No. 19 Memphis holds on to beat Rice 86-83 
• Florida Atlantic wins 94-72 over South Florida
• Wichita State plays Charlotte on 6-game road slide
• Vasquez and UAB host North Texas
• UAB vs. North Texas Picks, Odds and Prediction – February 3
• UTSA plays North Texas, looks for 12th straight home win

Memphis basketball vs Rice final score: PJ Haggerty leads Tigers to 5th straight win Memphis Commercial Appeal

Rice Owls’ upset bid comes up short against PJ Haggerty and No. 19 Memphis Tigers Houston Chronicle

Haggerty leads Tigers to narrow victory over Rice, 86-83 WREG

Martin: Tigers survive another wacky AAC game. Will we? dailymemphian

Rowan Brumbaugh’s offense, team-wide defense carries Tulane in tight win over Tulsa NOLA.com

Raekwon Horton scores 23, helps UTSA end six-game win streak for North Texas with 54-50 victory KTRE

UNT aims to bounce back at UAB after falling from top of AAC men’s basketball standings Denton Record Chronicle

FAU men’s basketball notches second wire-to-wire victory with 94-72 decision over USF Palm Beach Post

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• ‘I still have faith’: UNC basketball is at a crossroads after a humbling loss to Duke
• North Carolina can no longer keep up with Duke — on the court Saturday, and in general
• How Duke basketball regained its edge, found highest gear, to rout rival North Carolina
• Chase Elliott dominates Clash in NASCAR Cup Series’ return to Bowman Gray Stadium

WRAL

• After lopsided loss to Duke, struggling UNC running out of time to salvage season
• UNC’s season hangs in the balance as February starts
• Kelly sparks late rally to allow No. 15 North Carolina women to hold off Stanford for a 69-67 win

WAVY

• ODU Men’s Hoops fall to JMU in Royal Rivalry Matchup
• Norfolk State Men’s Hoops takes down South Carolina State …
• ODU Women’s Basketball falls to JMU at home

Winston Salem Journal

• Chase Elliott tames Bowman Gray Stadium to win Cook Out Clash on Sunday night
• PHOTOS: NASCAR’s Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium
• Column: Excuse the baseball analogy but NASCAR has hit a home run coming back to Bowman Gray Stadium
• Georgia Tech upsets No. 21 Louisville; Hokies edge Cavaliers

Charleston Post & Courier

• Hamilton: The T-Shirt Fan gets a place in world of NIL
• What’s new for Clemson baseball in 2025? Knaak’s 4th pitch and Cannarella’s healthy shoulder

The Associated Press

• Brice Williams scores 28 points to lift Nebraska over No. 16 Oregon 77-71
• Will Riley scores 24, No. 18 Illinois mounts late comeback to beat Ohio State 87-79
• UConn’s Liam McNeeley close to returning from ankle injury that’s kept him out for a month