Pirates Kick Off League Play Hosting UAB on Tuesday… ECU hires Jordon Hankins to be new defensive coordinator; ECU hiring North Texas’ Juan Soto as receivers coach; ECU RB coach Rodney Freeman II departing for Duke… ECU starting TE Desirrio Riles to enter transfer portal… Georgia Southern beats Appalachian State 29-10, wins Birmingham Bowl… Denny Hamlin’s father killed, mother critically injured in NC house fire… Falcons upset Rams on Monday Night Football. It was a big help for the Panthers’ playoff push
Pirate Press: ECU Headlines
Pirates Kick Off League Play Hosting UAB on Tuesday ecupirates.com
ECU hires Jordon Hankins to be new defensive coordinator … WNCT 9
Tulane visits Emejuru and East Carolina The Associated Press
Around the American Athletic Conference
Tulsa’s Green, North Texas’ Horton Earn Weekly Honors American Conference
Can Memphis start strong in league play vs. North Texas? Our prediction Memphis Commercial Appeal
UNT aims to return to form as American Conference women’s basketball season begins Denton Record-Chronicle
UTSA leans on resilience, capping turbulent year with blowout bowl win San Antonio Express-News
Army football — Godspower Nwawuihe provides glimpse of the future Times Record-Herald
After cardiac scare, Paul Mills shares health update ahead of Wichita State game Wichita Eagle
What to know about Charlotte 49ers basketball as American Conference play opens Charlotte Observer
The Associated Press
- National passing leader Drew Mestemaker from No. 23 North Texas is entering transfer portal
- Rich leads UTSA against Florida Atlantic after 25-point performance
Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond
Charlotte Observer
- Denny Hamlin’s father killed, mother critically injured in NC house fire
- 2026 Duke’s Mayo Bowl in Charlotte: Where to buy tickets + how to watch
- Already without Kon Knueppel, Hornets lose Miles Bridges in loss to Bucks
- Panthers’ locker room picks 2025 MVPs on offense, defense and special teams
Raleigh News & Observer
- After a reset, UNC men’s basketball turns the page to ACC play against FSU
- How a resurgent Jackson Blake helped the Hurricanes to an OT win over the Rangers
- Carolina Hurricanes goalie to have surgery, miss rest of season while rehabbing
WRAL
- Falcons upset Rams on Monday Night Football. It was a big help for the Panthers’ playoff push
- Jackson Blake’s overtime goal lifts Hurricanes past Rangers 3-2
- Carolina Rolls To ACC Road Win At Boston College
- Kochetkov to undergo surgery, likely out for rest of season
- Hubert Davis talks about his team’s progression going into ACC play
Columbia The State
- Clemson football fires offensive coordinator Garrett Riley after 3 seasons
- Mickey Conn out after 9 seasons as Clemson football safeties coach
- Just call him Clem: New assistant tasked with elevating South Carolina’s O-line
- Clemson football won’t participate in popular 2026 fan event. Here’s why
Charleston Post & Courier
- Is the classic point guard dead? The Citadel’s Eze Wali has something to say about that
- College of Charleston extends winning streak to four games with victory over Drexel
- Gamecocks’ ‘Big 3’ teams wave a relieved goodbye to 2025
- Swinney pulls the trigger on major Clemson staff changes
David Teel: Program veterans essential to UVA’s historic football season Norfolk Virginian-Pilot
The Associated Press
- Georgia Southern beats Appalachian State 29-10, wins Birmingham Bowl
- College Football Playoff picks: Buckeyes, Red Raiders, Hoosiers, Bulldogs are expected to advance
- USC’s Lincoln Riley says Notre Dame is to blame for discontinuation of rivalry with the Trojans
- Rested or rusty? Top four playoff seeds eager to show they are ready as CFP quarterfinals arrive
- Alabama defenders Hubbard, Lawson and Jefferson are traveling redemption road to the Rose Bowl
- Michigan, Texas prepare for future in Citrus Bowl clash
- Marcus Freeman will return to Notre Dame after having his contract restructured, school confirms
- Indiana football’s rise to national title contender rewards fans who endured decades of losing
Nuggets and Briefs: National and Professional articles of interest
The Associated Press
- Portis, Antetokounmpo lead Bucks past Hornets 123-113 for first back-to-back wins since October
- SGA scores 39 as Thunder win 140-129 to hand short-handed Hawks their 7th straight defeat
- Allen’s 27 points, 10 rebounds help Cavaliers overcome Wembanyama, Spurs 113-101
- Nuggets star Nikola Jokic hurts left knee, limps off court at halftime in Miami
- Robinson runs for 195 yards as Falcons recover to upset Rams 27-24 on 51-yard field goal by Gonzalez
- Stafford’s 3 INTs hurt Rams’ chances of winning a game and perhaps his own of winning NFL’s MVP
- Tiger Woods turns 50. It’s the one time golf’s greats can relate to him
- A look at Tiger Woods’ life as he turns 50, in photos
- Harbaugh hopes Jackson can return after Huntley’s big win: ‘If Lamar’s ready to go, he’s playing.’
- Andy Reid plans to return as Chiefs coach next season
- Father of NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin dies after house fire, mother critically injured
- BC’s James Hagens scores twice, US beats Slovakia 6-5 in world junior hockey
- Jackson Blake’s overtime goal lifts Hurricanes past Rangers 3-2
- Liam Ohgren scores lone shootout goal to lift Canucks past Kraken, 3-2
- Macklin Celebrini hits 60 points with goal, 2 assists in Sharks’ 5-4 victory over Ducks
- Wild beat Golden Knights 5-2 to improve to 9-1-1 since Dec. 8
- Connor Zary scores on OT power play to lift the Flames past the Bruins, 2-1
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