Fauntleroy Stars as McNeill Earns 100th Win, Pirates Down Temple, 81-65… Ja’Quan McMillian delivers clutch interception to help send Denver to AFC title game…Svechnikov has a hat trick to lead Hurricanes to 4-1 win over Devils

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

ecupirates.com

• Pirates Sweep Long Jump at Dick Taylor Challenge
• Fauntleroy Stars as McNeill Earns 100th Win, Pirates Down Temple, 81-65
• Pirates Host Charlotte On Sunday Afternoon

ECU women keep rolling with 81-65 win over Temple  WNCT 9

Women’s Basketball: ECU downs Temple 81-65 in Kim McNeill’s 100th win WITN 7

ECU women’s basketball: Fauntleroy drops 27 points, McNeill snags 100th win Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

Owls unravel against Pirates  Temple News

Ja’Quan McMillian cements status as best UDFA in recent team memory Predominantly Orange

Around the American Athletic Conference

Chuck Sullivan to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award Posthumously from College Sports Communicators  American Conference

A 3-quarterback battle is brewing at USF and It could define the 2026 season Green Gold & Bold

USF makes Brian Hartline the highest-paid coach in Bulls history Tampa Bay Times

Tigers show ‘who they are’ in Temple win. Can they do it again vs. UTSA? Memphis Commercial Appeal

Late block, 3-pointer pushes Tulane women past Alabama-Birmingham NOLA.com

Rice snaps UNT’s homecourt conference winning streak as Mean Green’s depth takes hit Denton Record-Chronicle

Ereauna Hardaway scores 20 as UTSA cruises past FAU San Antonio Express-News

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

WRAL

• Boozer’s 30 points, 14 rebounds lead No. 6 Duke to an 80-50 win over Stanford
• California hands No. 14 North Carolina its second straight loss in Bay Area, 84-78
• Svechnikov has a hat trick to lead Hurricanes to 4-1 win over Devils

Charlotte Observer

• Cameron Boozer’s monster performance lifts Duke basketball to rout of Stanford
• UNC basketball goes 0-for-West Coast. What went wrong in stunning loss to Cal
• UNC football’s QB room makeover highlights Heels’ transfer portal activity
• NC State basketball falls to Georgia Tech at home. Observations from the ACC loss
• After 7 lives were lost in the Biffle plane crash, a chance to heal in Charlotte
• In Charlotte, untold stories flow about NASCAR star Greg Biffle and his family
• Why LaMelo Ball came off bench in Hornets’ loss to Steph Curry-led Golden State
• Chris Berman charms Charlotte crowd with Panthers praise and ESPN tales

The Associated Press

• Newcomers fitting in for top-ranked UConn women and No. 3 UConn men’s basketball programs
• Ryan Conwell scores 24 points as No. 20 Louisville routs Pittsburgh 100-59
• Purdue fans create home atmosphere in Boilermakers’ first visit to Los Angeles in decades
• No. 9 Gonzaga overcomes absence of top 2 scorers to beat Seattle U. 71-50