Jackson’s Two Home Runs Power Pirates Past Memphis In AAC Softball Second Round… Conference seeding still very much up for grabs for ECU baseball with two weeks left… ECU officials prepared for graduation traffic, weather… Carolina visits Washington with 1-0 series lead… Knicks take a 2-0 lead over the Celtics after coming from 20 down again to win 91-90

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Jackson’s Two Home Runs Power Pirates Past Memphis In AAC Softball Second Round ecupirates.com

ECU officials prepared for graduation traffic, weather WNCT 9

247 Sports

• Conference seeding still very much up for grabs for ECU baseball with two weeks left
• ECU schedules official visit with 2026 QB, and offers another target at the position

ECU football: Pirates, Harrell add six members to staff Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• Jackson’s Two Home Run Day Powers No. 6 East Carolina to Quarterfinals of American Softball Championship
• Compton’s Three-Run Blast Powers No. 5 Wichita State Past No. 8 Tulsa in Second Round of American Softball Championship
• No. 10 Memphis Uses Strong Bookends to Advance to Second Round of American Softball Championship
• No. 8 Tulsa Advances to Second Round with 1-0 Win Over No. 9 UTSA at American Softball Championship

Bulls, ‘Noles, ‘Canes active in spring portal. Gators? Not so much Tampa Bay Times

Sports Illustrated

• Insider Suggests More Realistic Pac-12 Proposal for Tulane Football
• Tulane Green Wave Head Coach Jon Sumrall Has High Praise for Westmoreland
• UAB Football Legend DeWayne McBride Signed By CFL’s Edmonton Elks

Former DII wide receiver Tyrese Hunt-Thompson ready to jump to higher level at UNT Denton Record-Chronicle

Charlotte 49ers basketball stockpiles transfer talent The Charlotte Post

How Ellee Eck found her happy place (and power) back home at Wichita State Wichita Eagle

Former Rice center signs with Duke basketball from transfer portal, per report USA Today

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

UNC, NC State not guaranteed to play twice each season with new ACC men’s basketball schedule WRAL

Raleigh News & Observer

• How the new ACC basketball schedule will affect NC teams in 2025-26
• Duke basketball adding transfer for depth in post on next season’s roster
• NC State asks to divert Lenovo Center improvement fund to support basketball
• Canes’ OT win in NHL playoff series opener leaves Capitals looking for answers

Winston Salem Journal

• ‘Pow Pow’ has been powerful for Wake Forest’s top-ranked men’s tennis team
• Bill Hayes to receive honorary degree from WSSU at this week’s graduation

Charleston Post & Courier

• Hamilton: PGA Tour event finds sweet spot with celebrity line-up of Costner, Russell and more
• Gamecock slugger hits school-record home run in SEC softball tournament win
• Gamecock running back waiting for NCAA eligibility ruling retains attorney
• College of Charleston basketball player has preliminary hearing to determine eligibility

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

• David Teel: Belichick-UNC marriage off to rocky start, and it’s their own fault
• Late miscues send Norfolk State into losers’ bracket at MEAC softball tourney

ACC reducing 20-game men’s conference basketball schedule, shaking up rivalries ABC 11

ACC to reduce number of games in men’s basketball conference schedule from 20 to 18 after multiple down years CBS Sports

Sources: President Trump planning to create commission on college sports to address issues ailing industry YAHOO!

The Associated Press

• ACC cuts 20-game men’s basketball slate to make room for more nonconference games, AP source says
• Akron’s football team is ineligible for the postseason because of its low Academic Progress Rate score
• NCAA settlement plan for roster limits gets do-over to save players who lost spots on teams