Blue Jays rookie Trey Yesavage holds down Dodgers for 4 innings in historic World Series start… ‘Disruptive’ East Carolina MBB preps for new season; ECU Women’s Basketball does NOT care about preseason poll… Freshman Drew Mestemaker throws for school-record 608 yards in North Texas’ 54-20 win over Charlotte

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Yesavage almost a Panther, not a Pirate

ecupirates.com

• ECU Drops to South Florida at Home
• Auerswald-Calvo Tandem Reaches American Doubles Quarterfinal
• Pirates Set To Host NC State and UNCW On Saturday
• Pirates Settle for Draw in Eventful Entanglement with Rice, 1-1

Blue Jays rookie Trey Yesavage holds down Dodgers for 4 innings in historic World Series start The Associated Press

One on One with Coach Mike Schwartz  WNCT 9

WITN 7

247 Sports

• ECU reveals complete 2026 baseball schedule
• ECU offense trying to marry third-down success with fourth down
• ECU’s own Trey Yesavage to start Game 1 of the World Series

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

• Preview: New-look Pirates hoping to reclaim respect
• Preview: ‘Disruptive’ East Carolina MBB preps for new season

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Conference

• Mestemaker’s Record Night Highlights North Texas 54-20 Win at Charlotte
• Three Top Seeds Advance at American Individual Tennis Championships
• All American | Oct. 22

North Texas pulls away from Charlotte. What we learned from another 49ers loss Charlotte Observer

Denton Record-Chronicle

• UNT rolls to win over Charlotte behind record-setting night from Drew Mestemaker
• Five thoughts and notes on UNT’s win over Charlotte: Mean Green handled tough circumstances well

South Florida vs. Memphis prediction: Odds, picks, best bet for Saturday’s AAC headliner New York Post

USF Bulls at Memphis Tigers odds, picks and predictions SportsbookWire

UConn football team at Rice: Time, streaming and what you need to know CT Insider

Tampa Bay Times

• USF women’s basketball coach Jose Fernandez leaving for WNBA
• Complementary football is the key to 18th-ranked USF’s resurgence

Memphis Commercial Appeal

•  Memphis vs. USF live updates, start time, TV channel
•  Brendon Lewis injury update for Memphis football game against USF
•  Can Memphis football bounce back in must-win game vs USF? Our prediction is in
•  Setting up John Calipari and Arkansas vs. Penny Hardaway and Memphis

Philly.com

• Temple’s 1-0 approach, more drama at Penn State, and have you heard about Eastern U?
• Temple’s players starting to believe that this team is in fact good

Is there an emerging football juggernaut in the American Conference? NOLA.com

Green Wave Football Report Card at the Close to Mid Season Mark Sports Illustrated

UTSA working to regroup through open week after blowout loss at North Texas San Antonio Express-News

Tulsa World

• Temple at Tulsa: Hurricane celebrates Homecoming Weekend with visit from Owls
• Big play Brody: Indiana transfer Foley providing boost to TU offense

AL.com

• Who should start at quarterback for UAB moving forward?
• Takeaways from UAB basketball’s first scrimmage vs. Vanderbilt

USF vs Memphis Prediction: Big Clash in the American Conference YAHOO!

The Associated Press

• Yes, that’s Navy with an undefeated record — and one of the nation’s most explosive offenses
• UTSA hosts Tulane in AAC action
• Freshman Drew Mestemaker throws for school-record 608 yards in North Texas’ 54-20 win over Charlotte

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• Why ACC teams need to make College Football Playoff case — before it’s too late
• What we learned about UNC basketball from its narrow exhibition loss at BYU
• Hurricanes injuries mount on long road trip: ‘We really leaned on our depth’
• Avalanche rally in 3rd, but Hurricanes prevail in shootout
• Sean Brown will miss NC State game vs Pitt; UNC is still without Thaddeus Dixon
• Did NCAA House settlement create international pipeline to college basketball?

WRAL

• NC State aims to reset and refocus ahead of Pitt to kickstart season finish
• Curing offensive woes a must for low-scoring Tar Heels vs. Virginia and ACC’s top offense
• QB Young ‘doubtful,’ reports that Dalton will start for Panthers against Bills
• Panthers will look to exploit Bills’ 31st-ranked run defense, control clock with two-back approach
• Blue Jays rookie Trey Yesavage holds down Dodgers for 4 innings in historic World Series start

Charleston Post & Courier

• USC’s battered line can’t blame woes on health. Can they finally get offense going against Alabama?
• No. 4 Alabama is picked to beat Gamecocks. How to watch, who to watch and who we think will win
• Charleston Southern eyes Illinois sweep in league play
• Furman favored to beat The Citadel. How to watch, who to watch and who we think will win

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

• David Teel: Virginia Tech’s double-OT conquest of Cal a testament to resilience
• ODU leads the nation in turnovers. Monarchs hope to end the trend vs. App State.

The Associated Press

• Kyron Drones leads Virginia Tech over California 42-34 in double OT
• Maddux Madsen, Sire Gaines, Dylan Riley guide Boise State to 24-3 victory over Nevada
• Keali’i Ah Yat, Michael Wortham propel Montana to 49-35 victory over Sacramento State
• Tirrell Johnson’s interception with 1:01 left secures South Alabama’s 38-31 win over Georgia State
• AP Top 25 poll preview: SEC takes center stage as playoff picture sharpens
• No. 4 Alabama is looking to avoid a potential trap game on the road at South Carolina
• Oklahoma State approves new contract for AD Chad Weiberg amid coaching search
• College football traditions: ‘Nebraska Nice’ fans pride themselves on being friendly to visitors
• Oklahoma installing padding on walls around field before game vs. Ole Miss, weeks after scary injury
• No. 3 Texas A&M aims to end decades-long drought at No. 20 LSU’s Death Valley
• No. 24 Arizona St hosts Houston as No. 11 BYU, No. 21 Cincy look to stay unbeaten in Big 12 play
• Resurgent UCLA travels to No. 2 Indiana in Big Ten clash, Iowa hosts Gophers
• SMU’s trip to Wake Forest, No. 7 Georgia Tech’s league-leading march headline ACC slate