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Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Pirates win series on walk-off homer in 10th

ecupirates.com

  • Pirates In Second At ECU Intercollegiate
  • ECU Walks Off Penn In 10 Innings, 8-7
  • Pirates Turn In Strong Performances At CSCAA National Invitational Championships

ECU Women’s Basketball Season Comes to a Close The East Carolinian

Michael Kalinich lifts ECU over Penn with walk-off home run to capture series victory WCTI 12

247 Sports

  • Michael Kalinch hits walk-off HR as ECU takes series from Penn in 10
  • ECU 8, Penn 7 (10): How it looked from the dugouts

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Conference

  • Tulsa, Wichita State Selected for Men’s Basketball NIT
  • Rice To Host Louisiana Tech in WBIT
  • UTSA To Play UConn in NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship
  • South Florida Wins 2026 American Conference Men’s Basketball Championship
  • UTSA Wins 2026 American Conference Women’s Basketball Championship

Faith, trust, grit and audacity come together to earn USF an NCAA bid Tampa Bay Times

Wichita Eagle

  • Wichita State basketball stifled by South Florida in American title game loss
  • Shockers to NIT: Who, when and where Wichita State basketball plays next

Rinse, wash, repeat: Tulane swept by Creighton in another close game NOLA.com

UNT basketball teams passed over for bids in secondary tourneys Denton Record-Chronicle

The Associated Press

  • Enis scores 19, South Florida wins AAC Tournament, clinches 1st NCAA Tournament berth since 2012
  • Wichita State, Wyoming square off in NIT
  • Tulsa and SFA play in NIT matchup

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

  • Duke made the No. 1 seed in East Region, to face Siena in NCAA opener
  • NC State men make NCAA Tournament field. Here’s where the Wolfpack is headed
  • UNC’s NCAA Tournament seed has been announced. Where are the Tar Heels playing?
  • NC State joins hosts Duke, UNC in NCAA women’s bracket. Where and when they play

WRAL

  • ‘We did it to ourselves’: After late-season struggles, NC State to open NCAA Tournament in First Four vs. Texas
  • Duke earns top overall seed in 2026 NCAA Tournament, NC State plays Texas in First Four
  • NCAA Tournament Selection Sunday: Inside the ACC’s men’s basketball resurgence
  • Duke WBB Coach Kara Lawson discusses Duke hosting the NCAA Tournament
  • NCAA Women’s Tournament: Here’s who Duke, UNC and NC State play

Charleston Post & Courier

  • Gamecocks discover NCAA Tournament region, first opponent and potential rivalry matchup
  • College of Charleston women to face ACC power in program’s first NCAA Tournament appearance
  • Clemson starts Selection Sunday with a NIL deal, then turns sights ‘no regrets’ in NCAA tourney.

David Teel: UVA stays close to home for NCAA Tournament clash with Wright State  Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

The Associated Press

  • Duke, Arizona, Michigan, Florida get top seeding for March Madness. Miami (Ohio) gets a shot
  • NC State takes on Texas in First 4 matchup
  • Unbeaten UConn joined by UCLA, Texas and South Carolina as No. 1 seeds for women’s NCAA Tournament
  • Hofstra’s Cruz Davis savors March Madness return as one of many notable players from one-bid leagues
  • UConn and St. John’s were the Big East’s best. They ended up together in the NCAA East bracket
  • Otzelberger believes Cyclones got their groove back just in time for March Madness
  • Purdue’s Braden Smith moves within 1 assist of Bobby Hurley’s NCAA career record
  • Yale and UNC Wilmington square off in NIT
  • Oklahoma State plays Davidson in NIT
  • George Mason, Liberty square off in NIT

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

The Associated Press

  • Aaron Judge says World Baseball Classic has surpassed World Series in importance
  • U.S. beats Dominican Republic 2-1 to reach 3rd straight WBC title game
  • Dominican WBC loss ends on called strike that appeared low, a week before robot umps arrive in MLB
  • Skenes pitches with poise through pressure in WBC spotlight, treats it same as Pirates outings
  • New union head says 2027 MLB work stoppage could disrupt plans for big leaguers at 2028 Olympics
  • WNBA commissioner says progress made in collective bargaining talks after another marathon session
  • Fifth member of Iranian women’s soccer team gives up asylum in Australia
  • Cameron Young is clutch on the island green and rallies to win The Players Championship
  • DeMar DeRozan scores season-high 41 points as Kings beat Jazz 116-111
  • Knicks rally from a 21-point deficit and beat the short-handed Warriors 110-107
  • Flagg helps Mavericks bounce back from one of their worst games of the season with win at Cleveland
  • Grimes leads short-handed 76ers to a 109-103 win over the Trail Blazers
  • McDavid has 3 assists, Draisaitl injured in the Oilers’ 3-1 win over the Predators
  • Kraken beat the Panthers 6-2 to move into the 2nd wild-card spot in the West
  • Groulx scores twice as Maple Leafs hold on and beat the Wild 4-2
  • Cutter Gauthier breaks late tie in the Ducks’ 4-3 victory over the Canadiens
  • Mbappé and Bellingham in Real Madrid squad for second leg against Man City after injuries
  • PSG heads to Stamford Bridge with a 5-2 lead, but without Fabián Ruiz
  • English clubs aim to avoid Champions League wipeout with Bodø/Glimt on brink of quarterfinals
  • Denny Hamlin shakes off Phoenix heartbreak with a Las Vegas win alongside Chris Gayle
  • Denny Hamlin storms back to win at Las Vegas after early penalty

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