Pirates Close Out Close Call Against Elon… Pirates Take Second At ECU Intercollegiate… UNC Charlotte fires basketball coach days after making tournament semifinals… Tramon Mark’s late jumper gives Texas a 68-66 win over NC State in the First Four; Howard gets its first March Madness win, holding off UMBC 86-83 in the First Four

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Pirates hold on to edge Elon, 4-3

American teams advance in NIT

ecupirates.com

• Pirates Close Out Close Call Against Elon
• Pirates Defeat Elon In Five Innings, 10-1
• Pirates Take Second At ECU Intercollegiate
• ECU Finishes 10th At Briar’s Creek Invitational
• Apostolakos Named American Conference Pitcher Of The Week
• Riley Named To NABC South Atlantic District Second Team

Pirates Jordan Riley makes NABC South Atlantic District …  WNCT 9

WCC, ECU Sign Formal Agreement for Transfer Program  Goldsboro Daily News

ECU baseball: Pirates hold off Elon, 4-3 Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

Kalen DeBoer, Alabama Dealt Unfortunate News Amid College Football Offseason Athlon Sports

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Conference

• East Carolina’s Apostolakos, South Florida’s WIlkes Earn Week Softball Honors
• Tulsa Rallies For NIT Overtime Win
• Shockers Take NIT Win Over Wyoming
• Rice’s Navarro, Wichita State’s Wang Earn Weekly Tennis Honors
• James Madison, Temple, Vanderbilt Earn Weekly Women’s Lacrosse Honors
• Memphis’ Smith IV, South Florida’s Senay Earn Weekly Baseball Honors
• UTSA’s Breigan, East Carolina’s Ufodiama Compete at NCAA Indoor Championships

Charlotte fires men’s basketball coach Aaron Fearne after 3 seasons FOX Sports

Aaron Fearne dismissed as Charlotte men’s basketball head coach after 3 seasons Niner Times

UNC Charlotte fires basketball coach days after making tournament semifinals WBTV

Charlotte 49ers fire their basketball coach after long NCAA Tournament drought Charlotte Observer

YAHOO!

• Charlotte 49ers fire head basketball coach
• Tim Pernetti remains American commissioner after NFLPA interest
• South Florida Men’s Basketball Coach Bryan Hodgson Opens Up on Ailing Father Watching Him in March Madness 

USF men’s basketball team heads to NCAA tournament  News Channel 8

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

Memphis Commercial Appeal

• Memphis AD Ed Scott explains rationale for keeping Penny Hardaway as coach
• What are Tigers’ plans for Hardaway’s staff, roster payroll?

NOLA.com

• Tulane takes Pelican Cup, ending losing streaks versus UNO and overall
• The players’ choice: Will Hall’s promotion of Tayler Polk to defensive coordinator kept Wave D together

UNT men’s basketball team has hopes for brighter future after laying foundation under Daniyal Robinson Denton Record-Chronicle

How Cheyenne Rowe helped drive UTSA to NCAA tournament matchup vs. UConn San Antonio Express-News

5 Things UConn Fans Need to Know About UTSA Sports Illustrated

Bill Haisten: Freshman hero Jaylen Lawal extends the TU season Tulsa World

Three offensive storylines for UAB entering spring camp AL.com

TJ Williams delivers again to power Wichita State past Wyoming for home NIT win Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• Texas ends NC State basketball’s season with clutch jumper at First Four
• NC State struggled with late-game execution all year. That’s how it ended
• UNC basketball hired a director of community engagement last summer. Here’s why
• Charlie Coyle racks up four points as Blue Jackets rout Canes
• Duke football won ACC, lost QB Darian Mensah to Miami, but ‘not a victim’

WRAL

• NC State late rally falls short in First Four loss to Texas
• March Madness tips off with First Four in Dayton, with Miami (Ohio) in the field and close to home

Charleston Post & Courier

• Gamecocks’ Briles on Sellers: ‘Let his talent go out there and play’
• Clemson’s mid-camp buzz includes a DB transfer who keeps making plays and a freshman surprise
• Solid pitching and defense lead Clemson to win over College of Charleston
• Walk-off blast lifts No. 7 Georgia in Battle of Bulldogs; CSU rallies late; USC drops 5th in row

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

• David Teel: An almost-chalk Final Four and other bracket musings
• Man pleads guilty in 2019 death of William & Mary running back
• William & Mary athletics receives additional $6M in gifts

The Associated Press

• Tramon Mark’s late jumper gives Texas a 68-66 win over NC State in the First Four
• Howard gets its first March Madness win, holding off UMBC 86-83 in the First Four
• Freshman stars Cameron Boozer, AJ Dybantsa and Darius Acuff Jr. picked for AP All-America first team
• North Carolina’s Wilson, Texas Tech’s Topping among the missing stars in the NCAA Tournament
• Transfer portal era allows some players to experience March Madness at multiple schools
• No. 1 seed South Carolina resets for March Madness run after SEC title game stumble
• MiLaysia Fulwiley already got an NCAA title at South Carolina. Now she wants to win one with LSU