Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Pirates edged by Penn in pitching duel, 1-0

ecupirates.com

• Penn Evens Series With 1-0 Victory
• Pirates Sweep Doubleheader To Take Series Over Florida Atlantic
• Slow Start Dooms Pirates in 16-10 Loss at James Madison
• Men’s Golf Set To Host ECU Intercollegiate
• Pirates Falter Late in Semifinal Loss to UTSA, 54-44

COLLEGE BASEBALL: Coyne dominates as Penn shuts out East Carolina4 Philadelphia Baseball Review

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

• ECU baseball: Van Kempen’s career-high 14 Ks not enough in loss to Penn
• ECU roundup: Women’s basketball falls in American semis

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Conference

• UTSA Wins 2026 American Conference Women’s Basketball Championship
• No. 2 Wichita State Advances to American Conference Men’s Championship Final
• Top-Seeded South Florida Defeats No. 5 Charlotte, Advances to American Men’s Basketball Championship Game

Charlotte 49ers’ March Madness run ends with loss to USF in American semifinal Charlotte Observer

USF routs Charlotte to advance to American Conference Tournament final Tampa Bay Times

Owls overwhelmed by Bulls in conference-opener  Temple News

Same story: Tulane wastes terrific bullpen outing by failing repeatedly in the clutch NOLA.com

Bill Haisten: True grit carries TU to a three-OT, three-hour victory Tulsa World

One win away: Wichita State basketball closes in on a March Madness dream Wichita Eagle

The Associated Press

• South Florida takes on Wichita State in AAC Championship game
• South Florida wins 86-64 over Charlotte in an American Athletic Conference Tournament semifinal
• Wichita State secures 81-68 victory in American Athletic Conference Tournament against Tulsa

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Charlotte Observer

• Winning another ACC basketball title satisfying for Duke, but only to a point
• How Cayden Boozer ‘saved’ Duke basketball in ACC Championship win over Virginia
• Duke basketball takes ACC Tournament championship in thrilling win over Virginia
• Charlotte FC and Inter Miami, without Messi, play to scoreless tie
• ‘We were good. But we want to be great’: Next challenge awaits road-weary Hornets

WRAL

• NCAA Tournament Selection Sunday: Inside the ACC’s men’s basketball resurgence
• ‘Hope you blow out your knee’: Duke’s Evans describes harassment from sports bettors
• Aho, Svechnikov lead Hurricanes over Lightning to hand coach Rod Brind’Amour a win in his 600th game
• Gillus, Okojie and Harris score 14, Howard beats NC Central 70-63 to clinch NCAA Tournament bid
• ‘We came here to win’: Duke cruises past Clemson, will play Virginia for ACC Tournament title
• Refocused US rebounds from Italy shocker, beats Canada to reach WBC semifinals

Charleston Post & Courier

• Good seasons, new contracts lead to large buyouts, bad seasons with Gamecocks
• Clemson awaits Selection Sunday. Here’s where the Tigers may land in March Madness.
• The Citadel comeback comes up short against ETSU, but future looks bright for Bulldogs
• College of Charleston women’s basketball team one win away from March Madness

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

• David Teel: Duke edges UVA in ACC Tournament final not for faint of heart
• David Teel: Virginia tracking to have multiple teams for 17th straight NCAA Tournament
• Duke outlasts UVA after 12 ties, 16 lead changes to win ACC Tournament championship

The Associated Press

• Boozer MVP of ACC tourney for No. 1 Duke amid rough night against No. 10 Virginia’s Onyenso
• Ejiofor leads No. 13 St. John’s to 72-52 rout of No. 6 UConn for 2nd straight Big East tourney title
• Scott’s deep 3-point bomb sends Akron past Toledo, 79-76 for 3rd straight MAC crown
• Brayden Burries scores 21 as No. 2 Arizona survives No. 5 Houston 79-74 in Big 12 final rematch
• No. 17 Arkansas edges Mississippi 93-90 in OT to reach SEC title game
• VCU faces Dayton in A-10 Championship game
• Hill scores 18, VCU knocks off Saint Joseph’s 77-64 in Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament
• Arkansas and Vanderbilt meet in SEC Championship
• Michigan takes on Purdue in Big Ten Championship game
• Cluff scores 17, comes up big down stretch as No. 18 Purdue beats UCLA to reach Big Ten title game
• Hawaii beats UC Irvine 71-64 to win Big West and clinch first NCAA Tournament berth since 2016
• Harris, Taylor lead Kennesaw State 71-60 over LouisianaNo. 8 seed Prairie View A&M beats third-seeded Southern 72-66 to win SWAC Tournament
• Tech for first Conference USA Championship
• NCAA announces 16 opening-weekend hosts for women’s tournament before the bracket reveal
• Collins scores 20 to lead Utah State 73-62 past San Diego State to claim Mountain West Championship
• No. 22 Vanderbilt stops No. 4 Florida’s winning streak to reach SEC Tournament final
• Gillus, Okojie and Harris score 14, Howard beats NC Central 70-63 to clinch NCAA Tournament bid
• Armstrong scores career-high 33 points, UMBC returns to NCAA Tournament after 74-59 win over Vermont