Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Pirates Ethan-ize Tigers in AAC opener

ecupirates.com

• East Carolina Tops Memphis 3-2 In AAC Opener
• Pirates Come Up Short In Series Opener At South Florida, 6-5
• Pirates Set for Conference Opener Hosting South Florida

Pirate baseball stays hot, wins sixth-straight game  WNCT 9

247 Sports

• ECU takes AAC opener from Memphis, 3-2
• ECU 3, Memphis 2: How it looked from the dugouts

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

• ECU baseball: Pirates win AAC opener with victory over Memphis
• ECU Notes: Caswell’s $280,000 gift impacts students, families

Source: East Carolina cornerback Shavon Revel visited Texans on Friday, has visited Saints, to meet with multiple teams Click2Houston

Future Colorado Rockies closer Zach Agnos aims for MLB roster Mile High Sports

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• No. 12 South Florida Falls To No. 5 Tennessee In The First Round Of NCAA Tournament
• Memphis Falls in NCAA Championship First Round
• UTSA Falls in First Round of WBIT

The Associated Press

• Kyan Evans and favored No. 12 seed Colorado State beat short-handed Memphis 78-70 in March Madness
• No. 5 seed Tennessee rolls to a 101-66 victory over No. 12 South Florida in women’s NCAA Tournament
• North Texas, Arkansas State play in NIT
• Santa Clara meets UAB in NIT

March Madness upsets continue as Colorado State tops Memphis in men’s NCAA Tournament USA Today

Memphis Commercial Appeal

•  Here’s who can return to Memphis basketball in 2025-26, but will they?
• Penny Hardaway, Tigers react to March Madness loss to Colorado State
•  Inside Memphis’ locker room after 1st-round NCAA tournament exit: ‘Heartbroken’
•  Memphis Tigers should be proud. But another restless offseason awaits Hardaway

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• After tough NCAA Tournament loss to Ole Miss, UNC tries to put season into perspective
• With Cooper Flagg ’100% and all good,’ No. 1 Duke basketball looks to keep rolling
• What is NC State women’s secret to improved post play? Ask ‘Mama Nikki,’ players say
• Total domination: Duke women’s basketball wallops Lehigh to open NCAA Tournament at home
• Spreading the wealth: Top-seeded Duke uses whole bench in big win over Mount St. Mary’s

WRAL

• No. 2 seed NC State women ready for ‘March Gladness’
• UNC women welcome NCAA early rounds; Heels face Oregon State Saturday
• Flagg solid in return as Duke rolls Mount St. Mary’s in NCAA opener
• NCAA Tournament: UNC’s season is over after first-round loss to Ole Miss
• NC State commit Luke Hemric throws no-hitter for Apex Friendship

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

• Norfolk State’s season ends with NCAA Tournament loss to Florida
• UVA finalizing Ryan Odom’s hire as basketball coach, sources say

The Associated Press

• Missing madness: NCAA Tournament first round bereft of buzzer-beaters and major upsets
• Ole Miss holds off frantic UNC comeback to beat Tar Heels 71-64 in NCAA Tournament
• McNeese’s Will Wade calls his team ‘selfish’ in the best possible way. Purdue up next for Cowboys
• Duke star Cooper Flagg has a smooth March Madness debut in his return from an ankle injury
• UConn’s bid for 3rd straight title endures with 67-59 win over Oklahoma in March Madness
• Number of perfect brackets down to nearly zero through Friday’s early March Madness games
• Bryant guard Earl Timberlake gives the Bulldogs their One Bloody Moment in March Madness
• Rick Pitino and John Calipari share a mutual respect. Just don’t call them friends
• Michigan State rolls to 87-62 victory over Bryant in March Madness
• Riley scores 22 as No. 6 seed Illinois defeats Xavier 86-73 in NCAA Tournament
• Texas A&M coach Buzz Williams addresses online hate after guard Jace Williams reveals death threats
• Arizona overwhelms Akron with 3s and dunks in 93-65 March Madness victory
• Riley scores 22 as No. 6 seed Illinois defeats Xavier 86-73 in NCAA Tournament
• Not 1 but 2: Tennessee has pair of nation’s top defenders for March Madness
• Prime-time NCAA Tournament games average 12.2 million viewers, the most for the 1st round
• SMU hires Maryland AD Damon Evans for the same role with the ACC school in Dallas