Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

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• ECU Athletics Launches New Design For ECUPirates.com
• Young Selected By St. Louis In Fifth Round Of 2025 MLB Draft
• Williams Selected By Atlanta In Fourth Round Of 2025 MLB Draft

ECU Baseball players drafted to the major leagues The East Carolinian

WNCT 9

• ECU’s Dixon Williams selected by Atlanta Braves in …
• ECU’s Williams talks draft process, being chosen by Braves
• ECU’s Ethan Young selected by St. Louis in fifth round …
• ECU joins effort to create agtech corridor in 42 counties

Braves draft ECU star Dixon Williams, Blue Jays and Rangers make ENC picks WCTI 12

WITN 7

• St. Louis Cardinals draft ECU pitcher Ethan Young in 5th round of MLB Draft
• Atlanta Braves draft ECU infielder Dixon Williams in 4th round of MLB Draft

247 Sports

• ECU Countdown to Kickoff: No. 43 Noah Perez
• ECU Football: Ranking the quarterbacks the Pirates will face in 2025
• ECU Countdown to Kickoff: No. 44 Preston Carr
• Atlanta OT Josh Battle picks the Pirates

Williams, Young picked in Day 2 of MLB Draft Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

Around the American Athletic Conference

Twenty Players from The American Selected in 2025 MLB Draft American Athletic Conference

NCAA fines Memphis $30K, places it on probation after softball players did hoops player’s schoolwork The Associated Press

YAHOO!

• Memphis receives two-year probation, fine from NCAA due to academic integrity violations
• Top 25 AAC Players 2025: Preseason Players of the Year and Stars To Know
• 2025 CFN Preseason All-AAC Teams: Offensive Firepower Headlines the Conference

Sports Illustrated

• Memphis Softball Penalized After NCAA Uncovers Academic Scandal
• Can Army Make 12-Team College Football Playoff This Season? 

Memphis basketball is still AAC’s scheduling gold standard. Are others doing their part yet? Memphis Commercial Appeal

Penny Hardaway’s Memphis basketball team punished for ‘academic fraud’ Clutch Points

Why USF blew it by choosing Jim Leavitt for the Hall of Fame | Column Tampa Bay Times

UNT reducing athletic department staff to help free up funds to pay athletes Dallas Morning News

College hoops’ 25 best non-champs since 2000, from Cooper Flagg’s Duke to Wichita State The New York Times

Tulane baseball team is making waves in transfer portal NOLA.com

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

X factors for every college football Top 25 team in 2025 ESPN

Tennessee coach talks about QB competition involving former Bruin Joey Aguilar USA Today

WRAL

• Key dates for 2025-26 Carolina Hurricanes’ schedule
• Hurricanes bring back Skyler Brind’Amour on two-way deal
• NHL releases the 2025-26 schedule, the last 82-game season before new CBA increases it to 84
• Charlotte to host 2026 MLS All-Star Game at Bank of America Stadium
• UNC tennis player is headed to US Open again. Her legal fight to keep prize money just got a boost
• NC State women’s basketball signs top transfer from Vanderbilt

Raleigh News & Observer

• UNC tennis star’s prize-money lawsuit against the NCAA gets big boost in court
• What does UNC football gain — or lose — by playing TCU in Ireland in 2026?
• NC State women’s basketball lands high-profile transfer from Vanderbilt
• Carolina Hurricanes’ NHL schedule is out. Here’s when the Canes play in 2025-26

Charleston Post & Courier

• Highly caffeinated Clemson legend brings ‘Break Stuff’ mantra to Tigers’ linebacker corps
• Gamecocks land commitment from offensive line target
• ‘Can’t wait to get started:’ Mainieri almost finished with Gamecock baseball roster
• USC awaits SEC scheduling decision as future slates could drastically change
• Swinney offers nothing for LSU bulletin board. But Clemson’s coach did send Brian Kelly funny texts.

Eight ODU football players earn preseason all-league honors in Athlon  Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

The Associated Press

• Kalen DeBoer is looking to escape Nick Saban’s shadow and lead Tide back to playoffs in 2nd season
• Olivia Miles decided to skip WNBA draft and stay in college for one more season