ECU Football begins summer conditioning; Blake Harrell’s first offseason as head coach… USF’s athletic director Michael Kelly joins Navy in same role … Draisaitl scores in OT, Oilers beat the Panthers in overtime in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final… Pacers, Thunder got to the NBA Finals fueled by doubters. A title will give 1 team the last laugh

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

ECU Football begins summer conditioning; Blake Harrell’s first offseason as head coach WNCT 9

247 Sports

• ECU Countdown to Kickoff: No. 85 Triston O’Brien
• ECU Baseball Transfer Portal Tracker
• Where ECU comes in on the initial ESPN Football Power Index heading into 2025

Former ECU chancellor Richard Eakin dies at 86 YAHOO!

ECU’s Godwin looks to keep core Pirates next season Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

Toronto’s Jeff Hoffman has no hard feelings facing his former Phillies teammates Philadelphia Inquirer

Softball Signs East Carolina Transfer Emma Jackson Ozark Radio News

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• Commissioner Pernetti On Gruden Goes Long
• Twenty-Three American Athletes Qualify for NCAA Track & Field Championships

USF’s athletic director Michael Kelly joins Navy in same role USF Oracle

USF athletic director Michael Kelly accepts position with US Naval Academy WUSF

Navy names South Florida’s Michael Kelly new athletic director Orlando Sentinel

Michael Kelly Departs USF For Naval Academy Athletic Director Role Tampa Free Press

UTSA baseball practice was focused on the task at hand — beating UCLA KSAT

UTSA leans on adaptable approach through run to first super regional San Antonio Express-News

UTSA Baseball Coach Throws Verbal Haymaker At Traitorous Transfer After Ending New Team’s Season brobible

2025 NCAA Baseball Super Regional Preview: UTSA vs. UCLA Yardbarker

USF athletic director Michael Kelly leaving for Navy Tampa Bay Times

NIL made a ‘big change’ for this local football player in college. Now it’s impacting rising recruits. Philadelphia Inquirer

Basketball ops head leaving Memphis Tigers Daily Memphian

Sports Illustrated

• Tulane Football Has Major In-State Visitor Arriving to Campus This Weekend
• Former Tulane Football Star Signs CFL Extension After Most Outstanding Rookie Honors

Denton Record-Chronicle

• UNT experienced highs and lows in a year it came up short of winning an AAC team title
• UNT experience highs, lows in a year it came up short of winning an AAC team title

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• UAB Football Preview 2025: Massive Overhaul Might Finally Bring Wins For Blazers
• UAB Blazers Football Preview 2025: Prediction, Win Total, Top 10 Players, Keys to the Season

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Every 2025 college baseball super regional, previewed NCAA

WRAL

• Family sues NC Central over basketball player’s 2023 death
• Duke, UNC are two wins from the College World Series. Here’s when they play
• Durham native Kofi Appiagyei returns to familiar turf for shot at $1 million in The Soccer Tournament

Columbia The State

• Coveted in-state pitcher picks USC Gamecocks out of transfer portal
• What are USC’s plans to develop around Williams-Brice Stadium? What we know

Charleston Post & Courier

• Gamecocks rebuilt roster, but still have one glaring question mark in the backcourt
• Clemson lands coveted offensive lineman from Charlotte
• Transfer portal heavily playing into Gamecock baseball roster for next season

David Teel: ACC’s postseason baseball success shows different paths for UVA coaching search Hampton Roads Daily Press

‘Have to press on’: UVa baseball’s Drew Dickinson is lone staffer left, wants head-coaching job Roanoke Times

‘Big fan’: Braves legend Chipper Jones lauds Coastal Carolina baseball coach Myrtle Beach Sun News

AL.com

• What to know about Coastal Carolina, Auburn baseball’s super regional opponent
• SEC Baseball’s suddenly shaky rep rides on Auburn in the Super Regionals

Five things to know about Coastal Carolina ahead of the Auburn baseball Super Regional YAHOO!

Which team is post-spring No. 1? We combined six sets of rankings for a composite top 25 CBS Sports