East Carolina Hosts NC State Baseball in Tuesday Midweek… Pirates Face North Carolina SB On Tuesday To Begin Homestand… Knueppel and Ball finished 1-2 in the NBA in 3s. Now they hope to get Hornets to the playoffs

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

ecupirates.com

• East Carolina Hosts NC State Baseball in Tuesday Midweek
• Pirates Face North Carolina SB On Tuesday To Begin Homestand
• Koebke & Wilkes Earn Weekly Lacrosse Honors

NC State takes on the Pirates in Greenville Tuesday night YAHOO!

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Conference

• Wichita State Earns Top Seed for American Women’s Tennis Championship
• American Announces Pairings For 2026 Men’s Tennis Championship
• East Carolina, Temple Earn Weekly Women’s Lacrosse Honors
• South Florida’s Long, Wichita State’s Woody Earn Weekly Softball Honors
• Florida Atlantic’s Collier, Rice’s Thames Earn Weekly Baseball Honors

Charlotte football’s defense in focus as 49ers reach midway point of spring work Charlotte Observer

Why Jimbo Fisher visited Memphis football, Charles Huff during spring ball Memphis Commercial Appeal

Tulane clinches series win vs. East Carolina with all-around top-level performance NOLA.com

What’s in UNT’s assistant coaches contracts? Big money for Powledge, bowl bonuses and buyouts Denton Record-Chronicle

A deep dive into Jordan Frison’s game as Wichita State’s new point guard Wichita Eagle

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• Flyers nip ‘Canes in shootout, clinch first playoff berth in 6 years
• UNC parts ways with Dylan Mingo. What does this mean for Malone’s first roster?
• UNC basketball set to hire Kim English to join Michael Malone’s staff
• UNC portal updates: Jarin Stevenson returns, Michael Malone lands first transfer
• NC State, Justin Gainey officially announce five assistants. Who’s on the bench
• ‘I expect it to be lit’: Hornets prep for first home postseason game in 10 years
• How unfinished business has the Hornets primed for NBA play-in game against Miami
• Should Panthers use 2026 NFL Draft pick on running back? Cases for and against

WRAL

• Flyers beat East top seed Hurricanes 3-2 in SO and secure their first playoff berth since 2020
• UNC star Caleb Wilson releases video explaining decision to officially enter 2026 NBA Draft
• NC State, UNC, Duke basketball transfer portal tracker: Gainey, Malone land first commits
• NBA play-in games are set: Heat-Hornets, Magic-76ers, Suns-Blazers, Clippers-Warriors
• World Cup 2026: Who’s in, where to watch, betting odds, schedules and more

Charleston Post & Courier

• No. 1 Scheffler headlines field for RBC Heritage on Hilton Head Island
• Clemson’s bullpen is half as deep as coach expected as Tigers’ season continues to fall short
• Kelly-Murray decommits from South Carolina, likely to flip to Virginia Tech
• Raven Johnson first Gamecock to be taken in WNBA draft; Okot, Latson also taken

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

• Virginia Tech’s Tobi Lawal, Saint Louis’ Robbie Avila among players committed to PIT
• David Teel: New UVA women’s coach Aaron Roussell a decades-long success story
• Versatile Virginia Tech star Neoklis Avdalas reportedly commits to UNC