Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Coastal Beverage Named Official Distribution Partner of ECU Athletics ecupirates.com

247 Sports

• Eight ECU players earn inclusion on Phil Steele’s All-AAC Preseason Team
• QB Katin Houser, OLB Ryheem Craig to represent ECU at AAC Media Days
• ECU Countdown to Kickoff: No. 52 Xavier McIver
• ECU Countdown to Kickoff: No. 53 Panda Askew

Burt named chair ECU Board of Trustees Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

Zach Root in the 2025 MLB Draft. Where will the Fort Myers alum, Arkansas ace go? News-Press

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• Major Accomplishment: Former Memphis Star Salisbury Reaches Wimbledon Mixed Doubles Final
• Roster And Fan Engagement For 2025 American Kickoff

American Athletic Conference Football Betting Preview: Can Tulane, Navy Deliver as 2025 Favorites? Athlon Sports

Why Memphis football’s AAC media days attendees send a strong message about QB competition Memphis Commercial Appeal

Brendon Lewis, William Whitlow Jr. to represent Memphis at AAC Media Days Daily Memphian

AAC Announces American Kickoff In Charlotte Roster On3

Sports Illustrated

• Tulane Football Selects Valuable Stars To Represent Team at AAC Media Days
• Boise State football opponent preview: South Florida

Mac Morgan hired as pitching coach for UTSA after national title run with Longhorns KXAN

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• Inside a former NC State standout running back’s mission to get back to the NFL
• NCAA rev-share era finances already impacting rosters, if not coaching styles
• Will Wade teases nonconference basketball schedule matchups in summer update
• After 100 days with NC State basketball, Will Wade updates state of the Wolfpack

WRAL

• Flagg scores 10 points in 87-85 win over Lakers in NBA summer league debut
• From Wolfpack to Warrior: Former NC State receiver TJ Graham takes head coaching job at St. David’s
• Crackdown on collectives? College Sports Commission says deals must serve ‘valid business purpose’
• In-state opponents, building NCAA Tournament resume key to Wade’s first schedule at NC State

Which NC State football players will join Dave Doeren in Charlotte at ACC media days? Fayetteville Observer

UNCP athletics releases annual report recapping 2024-25 season The Robesonian

Hampton hoops to play NC A&T in NBA HBCU Classic  WAVY

Charleston Post & Courier

• Clemson coach can’t begrudge NIL ‘business decisions.’ He welcomes back transfer with ‘open arms.’
• Clemson nabs QB commitment from same school as Deshaun Watson
• Nation’s leading scorer went all-in at USC to chase title in final season

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

• Bob Molinaro: Washington Commanders are reviving old uniforms. Don’t rule out the old name.
• Olympic champ Semenya did not get a fair hearing in sex eligibility case, human rights court rules

The new college sports agency is rejecting some athlete NIL deals with donor-backed collectives The Associated Press