Handful of key Pirates return to ECU Baseball for next season … Former ECU DL Zion Wilson inks undrafted free agent deal with Eagles… Super Regionals: Southern Cal beats UNC-CH; WVU, Troy, Ole Miss also winners… Vegas-Carolina Stanley Cup Final is ‘a new series’ going into Game 3 after Canes’ comeback… Knicks beat Spurs 105-104 for 2-0 lead in NBA Finals

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Handful of key Pirates return to ECU Baseball for next season WITN 7

CARSON WHISENHUNT AND JOE WHITMAN NAMED MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PITCHERS OF THE MONTH FOR MAY MLB

Eagles sign rookie DT Zion Wilson NBC Sports

ECU roundup: Volleyball announces nonconference slate Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

Around the American Athletic Conference

NCAA says Memphis’ Amarr Knox, TJ Madlock bet on game at Alabama State Memphis Commercial Appeal

Jeff Duncan: We need to listen to Nick Saban, not mock him NOLA.com

AL.com

• Goodman: Time to face the truth about the future of college football
• UAB’s Alex Mortensen hitting comfort zone heading into 2026 season

UNT adds well-traveled assistant Cole Christian to men’s basketball staff Denton Record-Chronicle

New Tulsa softball coach DJ Gasso says returning to home state ‘means everything’ Tulsa World

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• USC defeats UNC baseball, 9-5, to open Chapel Hill Super Regional
• Hurricanes-Golden Knights gameday: Into the desert for Stanley Cup Final Game 3

WRAL

• UNC drops Game 1 to USC in Super Regional
• Hurricanes thriving in high-pressure playoff settings as Stanley Cup Final shifts West for Game 3

NCAA baseball tournament 2026: Schedule, scores and more for super regionals SB Nation

What kind of players can the Hornets land with two first-round NBA Draft picks? Charlotte Observer

Columbia The State

• Why South Carolina owes North Carolina $1 million for canceling football series
• Gamecocks WBB adds Duke to schedule. Here’s the known non-conference slate
• ‘Our kids are happy’: Dawn Staley says culture was key to retaining entire roster

Charleston Post & Courier

• What’s the latest on USC’s baseball coach search? Gamecocks meeting again with top candidate
• Despite setbacks, former Clemson offensive lineman continues NFL dream
• Women’s ACC/SEC Challenge gives USC road game against Elite Eight team

Cosmic Baseball arrives at Harbor Park for two sold-out, glow-in-the-dark games  Norfolk Virginian-Pilot