Pirate Club Raises $404,000 in 10-Day Challenge To Honor Military Bowl Team… Pirates Welcome Wichita State to Minges on Tuesday… ECU Student-Athletes Register School Record 3.37 GPA…Texans, Patriots, 49ers, Bills, Bears and Rams advance to NFL’s divisional round

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Pirate Talk | Volume 1

ecupirates.com

• Pirate Club Raises $404,000 in 10-Day Challenge To Honor Military Bowl Team
• Pirates Welcome Wichita State to Minges on Tuesday
• ECU Student-Athletes Register School Record 3.37 GPA

One-on-One with Coach Schwartz WNCT 9

Enis leads South Florida against East Carolina The Associated Press

Blue Jays Announce Trey Yesavage News on Monday  Athlon Sports

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

• ECU football: Newest portal adds include former Rose star, Texas Tech QB
• ECU basketball: Riley’s 30 points not enough in OT loss to UAB

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Conference

• Tulsa Sweeps Women’s Basketball Weekly Honors
• Florida Atlantic’s Carlyle, South Florida’s Nyorha Earn Weekly Honors

Will Tigers clean up their act in pivotal game vs Temple? Our prediction Memphis Commercial Appeal

Ajani Sheppard transfers to Temple  Temple News

Tulane addresses kicking hole with key portal addition, high school commitment NOLA.com

UNT renames soccer/track venue Norma Knobel Hunt Stadium after influential grad Denton Record-Chronicle

The Associated Press

• UAB visits Brumbaugh and Tulane
• UTSA hosts Rice following Anderson’s 23-point performance
• Bradshaw leads Memphis against Temple after 21-point showing

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• Women’s hoops roll call: Duke rising, UNC reeling, N.C. State responds
• Andrew Copp scores OT goal as Red Wings survive Hurricanes
• NASCAR announces massive changes to playoff format for 2026. Here’s what we know
• NASCAR just radically changed its playoff format. Will it be enough?

WRAL

• Copp scores in OT, lifts Red Wings to 4-3 win over Hurricanes after retiring Sergei Fedorov’s jersey
• College football transfer portal tracker: Former UNC running back commits to NC State
• Brooks Koepka returns to PGA Tour under stiff financial penalty just 5 weeks after leaving LIV Golf
• NASCAR’s ‘Chase’ returns: What fans need to know about the 2026 format

Charleston Post & Courier

• With construction ongoing at Williams-Brice Stadium, will Gamecocks have a spring game?
• Clemson basketball making top 25s regularly. It’s just a question of how long the Tigers stay.
• Clemson’s boomerang transfer is thriving in his return season. There’s an obvious reason why.
• The Citadel ends Southern Conference streak with victory over Western Carolina
• College of Charleston holds off late rally, extends win streak to 7 games with victory

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

• David Teel: Curt Cignetti and Indiana’s JMU-rooted ascension incomparable
• ODU signs former Washington State QB

The Associated Press

• College watchdog group rejected 500-plus NIL deals worth nearly $15 million, but cleared many more
• No. 1 Indiana, No. 10 Miami should be near full strength for national championship game
• Matthew Tkachuk gets his wish: Panthers, NHL move game time on night Miami will play for CFP title
• Ticket prices soar for Indiana-Miami College Football Playoff national championship game
• Seton Hall’s series of comebacks has the Pirates back in the AP Top 25 to enter the week
• Arizona strengthens hold on No. 1 in AP Top 25; Vanderbilt cracks top 10
• Zoom Diallo, Hannes Steinbach lead Washington to 81-74 victory over Ohio State
• No. 25 UCF beats Cincinnati 73-72 on Themus Fulks’ jumper in final seconds