Pirates Fall to Duke in Midweek Matchup… ECU Takes Fourth At City Of Oaks Collegiate…Pirates Set To Host No. 19 Stanford On Wednesday Night…Barnstable scores 24, Tulsa beats Wichita State 83-79 in NIT quarterfinals…Davis out as UNC-CH men’s basketball coach after five seasons

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Duke tops ECU, 9-8, on walk-off homer

Tulsa holds off Shockers, advances to NIT semis

ecupirates.com

• Pirates Fall to Duke in Midweek Matchup
• ECU Takes Fourth At City Of Oaks Collegiate
• Riley Earns CSC Academic All-District® Honors
• Three Pirates Named to CSC Academic All-District Teams
• Pirates Set To Host No. 19 Stanford On Wednesday Night

WNCT 9

• Baseball: ECU squanders lead late, loses to Duke 9-8
• Pirates try to impress NFL scouts at ECU’s Pro Day

Duke walks off East Carolina on Kaden Smith’s blast On3

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Conference

• Instant Classic: Tulsa Holds Off Wichita State, Advances to NIT Semifinals
• American Conference Implements TrackMan Use for Second Straight Season
• Tulane’s Phillips, Rice’s Bakaityte Earn Weekly Tennis Honors
• Memphis, North Texas, South Florida, UTSA Athletes Earn Weekly Track & Field Honors
• American Conference Announces 2026 Women’s Lacrosse Championship at FirstBank Stadium

The Associated Press

• Barnstable scores 24, Tulsa beats Wichita State 83-79 in NIT quarterfinals
• USF names Kristy Curry as next women’s basketball coach

Tulsa World

• Bill Haisten: A sickening collapse, but a glorious outcome for TU
• NIT postgame analysis on Tulsa’s 83-79 win over Wichita State
• Scenes from TU’s quarterfinal classic

Wichita Eagle

• Wichita State climbs from deep hole, then falls in season-ending loss at Tulsa
• Paul Mills chose connection over transactions to help revive Wichita State
• Portal Paul’s next trick? Keeping Wichita State basketball’s core intact
• Wichita State’s heroic comeback falls just short

USF hires women’s basketball coach Kristy Curry away from Alabama USA Today

Charlotte Observer

• Charlotte 49ers hire Wes Miller as next men’s basketball coach
• ‘Unbelievable energy’ as Charlotte 49ers open spring football practice

USF hires Alabama’s Kristy Curry as women’s basketball coach Tampa Bay Times

Memphis Commercial Appeal

• What we learned about Memphis baseball after beating Ole Miss
• Memphis basketball transfer tracker for Penny Hardaway’s 2026-27 roster
• How Memphis football’s offense will change under coordinator Kevin Decker

Temple tops fundraising leaderboard for Kay Yow Cancer Fund  Temple News

Tulane’s Jake Retzlaff, Derrick Graham try to make an impression at pro day NOLA.com

Trio of UNT women’s basketball players named to academic all-district team Denton Record-Chronicle

UTSA returners keep business as usual on first day of spring practice San Antonio Express-News

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• Hubert Davis out as UNC head basketball coach after five years. What we know
• Why it’s time for UNC basketball to go outside ‘family’ to replace Hubert Davis
• Where should UNC look for its next basketball coach? Possible candidates
• Here’s what Hubert Davis, North Carolina officials said after parting ways
• UNC basketball players show support for Coach Hubert Davis after he was let go
• Hubert Davis’ career at Carolina spans decades. A timeline of his highs and lows
• NC State hosted annual Pro Day ahead of NFL Draft. Who stood out with scouts
• UNC football’s Bill Belichick has something he didn’t a year ago: continuity
• Canadiens rally from early deficit to down Hurricanes
• Charlotte Hornets use 72-point first half to bury Kings. Later, they tie a record
• What are the Carolina Panthers’ most immediate needs in the 2026 NFL Draft?
• Carolina Panthers will ‘make room’ in salary cap after big free agency, exec says

WRAL

• Hubert Davis out as North Carolina men’s basketball coach after five seasons
• Hubert Davis out as UNC men’s basketball head coach
• UNC fires Hubert Davis: What’s next for the Tar Heels?
• UNC fires Hubert Davis: Here are some coaching candidates for the Tar Heels in the 2026-27 season
• ‘Such a blessing’: Hubert Davis posts reaction to firing along with UNC players, fans
• New offensive coordinator, quarterbacks for UNC as Belichick begins second season with Tar Heels

Border battle vs. No. 13 UNC gets away from Gamecocks in Charlotte Columbia The State

Charleston Post & Courier

• Clemson lands defensive back out of Atlanta area
• Gamecocks’ Chloe Kitts talks recovery from knee surgery, plans for next year
• The Citadel comeback comes up short against ETSU, but future looks bright for Bulldogs
• College of Charleston women’s basketball coach leaves for Pittsburgh

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

• David Teel: Thanks to other Boozer, Duke again ACC’s last March hope
• Hubert Davis fired as North Carolina basketball coach after 5 years

The Associated Press

• North Carolina parts ways with men’s basketball coach Hubert Davis after 5 seasons
• March Madness: Here’s one thing you need to know about each of the 16 teams remaining in men’s field
• NCAA Tournament has best opening week on record, averaging 10.1 million viewers
• Acuff and Thomas started working on their chemistry even before starring for Arkansas
• Going big: High-major programs using size to their advantage to maul mid-majors in March Madness
• In land of tall corn, is it a tall order to ask Cyclones and Hawkeyes fans to unite for Sweet 16?
• Florida hopes to sign coach Todd Golden to another extension to potentially stave off blue bloods
• Buljan’s 27 lead New Mexico over Saint Joseph’s (Pa.) 84-69 in NIT quarterfinals
• Dayton and Illinois State play in NIT matchup
• Auburn, Nevada meet in NIT
• Nebraska Cornhuskers face the Iowa Hawkeyes in Sweet 16
• Houston meets Illinois in Sweet 16 matchup
• Purdue meets Texas in Sweet 16 matchup
• Arizona meets Arkansas for Sweet 16 matchup