Pirates Solidify Series Against Charlotte After Offense Explosion in Late Innings… Pirates Fall At Home To Charlotte SB, 8-1…South Carolina smothers UConn 62-48 to advance to NCAA title game, snaps Huskies’ 54-game win streak; Auriemma rips officials and beefs with Staley

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Pirates come back for series win over Charlotte

ecupirates.com

• Pirates Solidify Series Against Charlotte After Offense Explosion in Late Innings
• Pirates Fall At Home To Charlotte SB, 8-1
• Pirates Fall at Old Dominion, 4-2
• Pirates Return to League Play at Vanderbilt LAX Saturday

Pirates baseball triumphs over 49ers, 12-9  WNCT 9

5-run comeback propels ECU Baseball to 12-9 win over Charlotte WITN 7

ECU Baseball: Pirates rally past 49ers for series win Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

Bills Locked In on Intriguing Deep Threat at Wide Receiver Sports Illustrated

Bills make intriguing pre-draft decision that sparks follow-up discussion about the wide receiver situation moving forward A to Z Sports

Georgia Southern women’s basketball names next head coach YAHOO!

Around the American Athletic Conference

Tulsa World

• Bill Haisten: For TU, a mix of joy and the cruel reality of the portal
• NIT semifinal: TU beats New Mexico

Tomekia Reed Taking Leave of Absence at UNC Charlotte Due to Medical Reasons Sports Illustrated

Could USF men’s and women’s basketball one day make the Final Four? YAHOO!

Tulane falls to Wichita State on tie-breaking, three-run homer in sixth inning NOLA.com

Kaycee Slovak’s clutch hit sparks UNT in doubleheader sweep Denton Record-Chronicle

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Charlotte Observer

• Final Four revenge: South Carolina knocks off No. 1 UConn to reach title game
• UNC search shifts as Tommy Lloyd remains at Arizona. What’s next for Tar Heels?
• What Hornets clinching first winning season in half-decade means in playoff push
• How win over Phoenix shows Hornets could play spoiler in postseason
• 261 Knueppel triples: Hornets rookie sets team record, gets surprise water bath
• Panthers set schedule for 2026 offseason program, OTAs and minicamp in Charlotte
• For NASCAR, Rockingham represents revival. But for him, it could mean redemption

WRAL

• One of UNC’s top basketball coaching candidates is sticking with his current school
• President Trump signs order intended to stabilize college sports, threatens lost federal funding
• Duke freshman forward Cameron Boozer named The Associated Press men’s national player of the year
• World Rugby Nations Cup comes to Cary this summer
• Stankoven scores twice as Hurricanes beat Blue Jackets 5-1, clinch playoff berth
• New Lenovo Center exterior, beer hall among final proposed projects in $300M renovation

The Associated Press

• South Carolina returns to the NCAA championship game in a showdown with newcomer UCLA
• South Carolina smothers UConn 62-48 to advance to NCAA title game, snaps Huskies’ 54-game win streak
• Auriemma rips officials and beefs with Staley, but bad night for Strong and Fudd is why UConn fell
• UCLA withstands Texas’ late charge, reaches first national championship game with grinding 51-44 win
• President Trump signs order intended to stabilize college sports, threatens lost federal funding
• Duke freshman forward Cameron Boozer named The Associated Press men’s national player of the year
• Nebraska’s Fred Hoiberg named Associated Press Coach of the Year after breakthrough season
• Illinois throws out book on previous matchups with UConn and tries to flip the script in Final Four
• UConn’s Dan Hurley is in the Final Four yet again. He’s trying to enjoy it a little more, too
• Arizona coach stays and Michigan awaits the Wildcats for heavyweight game at a distracted Final Four
• Arizona’s Tommy Lloyd agrees to extension amid status as potential candidate for UNC job