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March 23, 2026 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

UAB turns tables in series finale

ecupirates.com

  • Pirates Fall to William & Mary, 6-1
  • Pirates Lose Series Finale To UAB
  • Pirates Sail Past Memphis 16-5 To Take Series

ECU Baseball downed 11-4 in UAB series finale WITN 7

Tyler Reddick wins 4th race in 6 weeks, ECU can’t sweep UAB in 11-4 Sunday loss WCTI 12

247 Sports

  • ECU guard Isaiah Mbeng to enter transfer portal
  • Things get away from ECU in 11-4 loss to UAB to conclude series
  • UAB 11, ECU 4: How it looked from the dugouts
  • FINAL: UAB 11, ECU 4

ECU baseball: Blazers survive series sweep, down Pirates 11-4 Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

Owls come up short against Pirates  Temple News

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Conference

  • Shockers Pull Away From Oklahoma State, Advance to NIT Quarterfinals
  • Tulsa Downs UNLV, Advances To NIT Quarterfinals
  • Rice Falls to Kansas in WBIT

Tulsa 77-66 UNLV (Mar 22, 2026) Video Highlights – ESPN ESPN

Top storylines as Charlotte 49ers open spring football practice Charlotte Observer

Bryan Hodgson leaving USF to coach at Providence Tampa Bay Times

How many will return for another basketball season at Memphis? Our predictions Memphis Commercial Appeal

Tulane breaks open tight game, run rules Memphis to capture conference-opening series NOLA.com

Mean Green softball wins series at UTSA, moves into first place in the American Conference Denton Record-Chronicle

Retooled UTSA football program set to open spring practices  San Antonio Express-News

Tulsa World

  • Bill Haisten: TU advances to a high-stakes NIT clash with Shockers
  • NIT Round 2 postgame analysis on Tulsa’s 77-66 win over UNLV

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

  • Duke women bash Baylor, will face LSU in NCAA Women’s Tournament’s Sweet 16
  • NC State women’s 2026 NCAA Tournament run ends with loss to No 2 seed Michigan
  • Seth Jarvis helps power Hurricanes past Penguins with 3-point game

WRAL

  • Boozer, No. 1 overall seed Duke get rolling after halftime to beat TCU 81-58 and reach Sweet 16
  • No. 7 NC State tops No. 10 Tennessee 76-61, Lady Vols lose 8 in a row for 1st time in NCAA era
  • North Carolina advances in women’s NCAA Tournament by beating Western Illinois 82-51
  • Nikishin scores in OT to lift the East-leading Hurricanes past the Maple Leafs, 4-3

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

  • David Teel: UVA misfires late, falls to Tennessee in physical second-round NCAA Tournament bout
  • William & Mary completes home baseball sweep of NC A&T

The Associated Press

  • Defending champion Florida eliminated from March Madness by tougher, more physical Iowa team
  • Kansas’ Bill Self says he hasn’t decided whether to continue his Hall of Fame coaching career
  • Dylan Darling hits driving layup at buzzer, St. John’s beats Kansas 67-65 in March Madness thriller
  • Well, it was fun while it lasted. No perfect men’s March Madness brackets left after Tennessee win
  • Yaxel Lendeborg finally finds the spotlight at Michigan in leading Wolverines to Sweet 16 berth
  • Sweet 16 mixes some surprise teams with chalk favorites. Here’s 16 numbers to know about next round
  • Bracket reset: NCAA Tournament down to a Sweet 16 of high-majors
  • Wrightsell scores 24 to help Alabama rout Texas Tech 90-65 to reach Sweet 16 for 4th straight season
  • Battle’s winner for Minnesota gives women’s March Madness a shining moment in closest game yet
  • Beers’ 18 points and 14 boards power Oklahoma past Michigan St., sends Sooners back to the Sweet 16
  • Olivia Miles and TCU women escape with 62-59 OT win over Washington and get back to NCAA Sweet 16
  • Texas ‘generational talent’ Booker scores 40 in March Madness rout of Oregon
  • On the March Madness stage, LSU sets a record for 100-point games en route to the Sweet 16

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

The Associated Press

  • Lakers star Luka Doncic clear to play at Detroit after the NBA rescinds his 16th technical foul
  • Fitzpatrick goes from disappointment to winning at Valspar Championship
  • Tyler Reddick wins at Darlington in 4th NASCAR win this season for Michael Jordan’s team
  • Randy Arozarena apologizes to Seattle teammate Cal Raleigh over comments after handshake snub at WBC
  • Minnesota Wild reporter Jessi Pierce and her 3 children found dead in house fire, league says
  • Tom Brady can still sling it but Team USA dominates flag football
  • Devin Booker scores 25, Suns cruise past the Raptors 120-98 to end a 5-game skid
  • Timberwolves snap 18-game skid in Boston by beating Celtics 102-92
  • Knicks rout Wizards 145-113 to win their 6th straight and send Washington to its 16th straight loss
  • Malik Monk’s late scoring flurry helps the Kings hold off Nets 126-122
  • Schmaltz scores in OT to give the Mammoth a 4-3 victory over the Kings
  • Ducks’ Terry scores in OT for 6-5 victory that ends road winning streaks for Lyon and Sabres
  • Sorokin has NHL-leading 7th shutout, Horvat’s early goal stands as Islanders edge Blue Jackets 1-0
  • Smith’s late goal lifts Vegas past Dallas 3-2 and denies Stars’ bid to clinch a playoff berth
  • Olatunji and Solns score goals for Real Salt Lake in 2-2 tie with San Diego

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