Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Florida Atlantic erupts to take series

ecupirates.com

• Pirates Blank Spartans 7-0 In Greensboro
• ECU Falls To Florida Atlantic In Seven Innings
• Ufodiama Sets Outdoor Records to Pace Pirates at Pepsi Florida Relays
• Pirates Take Series With Run Rule Win Over Memphis, 17-1
• Pirates Earn Road Win at Old Dominion, 12-10

ECU baseball’s ‘Mustache March’ raises over $10,000 for ALS WNCT 9

College Baseball: ECU crushed 14-1 in mercy rule loss to FAU WITN 7

Why ECU cornerback Shavon Revel Jr could be a sleeper first-round pick option for the Cowboys Blogging the Boys

247 Sports

• ECU run ruled at home in 14-1 loss to Florida Atlantic
• FAU 14, ECU 1 (7): How it looked from the dugouts.
• Everything Blake Harrell said after ECU’s initial Dowdy-Ficklen practice of the spring

ECU baseball: Pirates lose game, series as FAU explodes for 14 runs Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

Chiefs Heiress Gracie Hunt Makes Exciting Announcement Athlon Sports

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• East Carolina, Vanderbilt Win Thrillers In Conference Play Saturday
• Charlotte Tops South Florida Friday For First American Win

UAB’s Yaxel Lendeborg is going to Michigan if he doesn’t stay in NBA draft, multiple outlets report The Associated Press

Tulane shatters season high for hits in series-clinching win against Rice NOLA.com

On the run: UTSA men’s basketball’s future success hinges on young coaches with a shared past KSAT

Former UAB basketball star reportedly commits to Big Ten school out of transfer portal AL.com

Shockers win series at UAB, split Saturday doubleheader KAKE

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• Gone in 60 seconds: Duke’s collapse brings the Cooper Flagg season to a shocking end
• Cougar comeback: Houston claws past Duke in second half, ending Blue Devils’ title hopes
• Why US Secretary of State visa edict may cause problems for Duke basketball freshman
• David Pastrnak’s hat trick, 5-point night carry Bruins past Hurricanes

WRAL

• • Late-game collapse dooms Duke in Final Four loss to Houston
  • Jon Scheyer after Duke’s loss to Houston: ‘It’s been a special ride that ended in a heartbreaking way’
  • Duke’s Cooper Flagg on loss to Houston: ‘It didn’t end the way that we wanted it to’
  • Kon Knueppel on end of Duke’s season: ‘It was a joy to be a part of’
  • Cooper Flagg shares how he wants people to remember the 2024-25 Duke basketball team
  • Over so suddenly: Duke’s season and national title hopes, Flagg’s college career

Columbia The State

• How Te-Hina Paopao’s simple request to ‘believe’ is motivating South Carolina
• South Carolina WBB vs. UConn in NCAA Final Four: How to watch, top storylines
• Dawn Staley critiques national ‘narratives,’ calls for equal coverage of Gamecocks
• Clemson football, Dabo Swinney wrap up 2025 spring game. Here’s who stood out

Charleston Post & Courier

• Hamilton: Gamecocks in for either their first championship repeat or a rough afternoon
• Raven’s last flight? Gamecock PG leads team into another title game and could be back for more
• Clemson’s 6-foot-5 receiver transfer breaks out in Tigers’ spring game

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

• Coppin State’s Jermaine Woods named Norfolk State women’s basketball coach
• Hokies QB Kyron Drones to miss final week of spring drills
• David Teel: Hokies with 757 connections striving for NFL draft inclusion

Washington Post

• Kelvin Sampson is relentless. This Houston program is his masterpiece.
• In a Final Four classic, Houston rallies in the final seconds to topple Duke
• The dunk of the NCAA tournament helps Florida outlast Auburn
• Connecticut’s Azzi Fudd has been through it all. Now it’s just time to play.
• It takes a lot to play at South Carolina — most notably a lack of ego
• At the Final Four, Florida-Auburn turns into the Walter Clayton Jr. show

Gators hold off Tigers for 1st NCAA championship appearance since 2007 Reuters

The Associated Press

• Houston rallies to beat Duke 70-67 in the Final Four, will face Florida for the NCAA title
• Florida makes push all the way to NCAA title game, will face Houston team that pushes others around
• Duke’s push for 6th NCAA title falls apart in unlikely late collapse against Houston in Final Four
• Florida’s Clayton delivers again to outduel Auburn’s Broome in Final Four matchup of All-Americans
• Standout freshmen UConn’s Sarah Strong, South Carolina’s Joyce Edwards meet for national title
• Dawn Staley has South Carolina one win away from a 3rd NCAA Tournament title in 4 years
• Paige Bueckers’ UConn resume is missing an NCAA title. She says others can ponder her legacy