Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Riley leads Pirates past Memphis, 84-68

Western Carolina shuts out ECU, 2-0

ecupirates.com

• Pirates Drop LeClair Classic Finale, 2-0
• Pirates Split Final Day Of Battle At The Max
• Pirates Thump Memphis On Senior Day, 84-68
• Pirates Show Out at American Conference Championships

ECU Men’s Basketball stays alive for Conference Tourney with 88-64 win over Memphis WITN 7

Riley has 31 points, 12 rebounds as East Carolina defeats Memphis 84-68 CBS Sports

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

• ECU baseball: Pirates shut out in LeClair Classic finale
• ECU roundup: Schwartz ‘appreciative and honored’ to return next season

Hapless Memphis Tigers smeared by ECU in 6th straight loss Memphis Commercial Appeal

Charlotte women’s basketball swept by ECU as turnovers prove costly Niner Times

Around the American Athletic Conference

What would Penny Hardaway’s buyout be? Memphis basketball contract details Memphis Commercial Appeal

USF men’s basketball clinches share of conference regular season title Tampa Bay Times

Temple’s offense overpowered by Rice  Temple News

NOLA.com

• See what Tulane coach Jay Uhlman said right before a late hitting explosion on Sunday
• Turnovers doom Tulane men’s hoops in another blowout loss to South Florida

Denton Record-Chronicle

• UNT softball team falls at No. 2 Texas Tech
• North Texas pulls away late to beat UAB, bolster chances to advance to American men’s basketball tourney

UTSA continues to limp through disappointing season, losing to Wichita State San Antonio Express-News

Bill Haisten: In the portal-money era, this Tulsa team is an anomaly Tulsa World

Wichita State basketball secures first 20-win season since 2020 with UTSA win Wichita Eagle

Rice visits Anderson and Charlotte The Associated Press

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• What was it like playing under the Belichick ‘microscope’? NFL hopefuls share
• The ACC women’s basketball tournament bracket is set, with Duke as No. 1 seed
• UNC women’s basketball enters ACC Tournament on a roll after win over rival Duke
• Veesaar unleashed. How the UNC Tar Heels’ big man rocked Virginia Tech
• How NC State’s defensive collapse at Notre Dame could cost Pack ACC double bye

WRAL

• Tyler Reddick makes NASCAR history at COTA with 3rd straight win to start the season
• Aarnisalo, Harris help No. 21 UNC beat No. 12 Duke 74-69 in rivalry rematch
• NC State women earn double bye in ACC tourney with 93-43 win over Pitt
• Hurricanes continue hot streak with 5-2 win over Detroit

Charleston Post & Courier

• College of Charleston ends six-game losing streak to UNC Wilmington with road victory
• Clemson watched South Carolina celebrate Game 1. The Tigers ‘flushed it,’ then downed their rival.
• Gamecocks outlast Kentucky to finish 15-1 SEC season
• The Citadel ends 10-game losing streak to Wofford behind Adebisi’s strong performance

David Teel: No. 11 Virginia no match for top-ranked Duke’s defense  Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

The Associated Press

• Colorado quarterback Dominiq Ponder dies in a single-car crash at age 23, police say
• Jaxon Kohler, Jeremy Fears each score 21 points to help No. 13 Michigan St. top Indiana 71-64
• Ohio State revives NCAA Tournament hopes with 82-74 victory over No. 8 Purdue
• No. 7 Florida celebrates SEC title and sets sights on a top seed in the NCAA Tournament
• Lewis makes seven 3s as Saint Mary’s beats No. 9 Gonzaga 70-59 to share WCC regular-season title