GREENVILLE —Alabama-Birmingham avoided a sweep with an 11-4 win at East Carolina on Sunday, bouncing back from an 18-1 loss on Saturday that clinched the 3-game American Conference series for the Pirates. ECU slipped to 15-9-1 overall and 2-1 in league play going into a nonconference contest at Duke (16-10) on Tuesday at 4 p.m. (ACC Network). The Blazers (14-10, 1-2 … [Read more...]
BASKETBALL NEWSTulsa, Wichita State move ahead in NIT
Two teams from the American Athletic Conference advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2026 National Invitation Tournament following decisive second-round victories on Sunday evening. Top-seed and bracket host Tulsa (28-7) defeated UNLV 77-66, relying on balanced scoring to secure the win. Guards Ade Popoola and Miles Barnstable paced the Golden Hurricane with 16 points … [Read more...]
BASEBALL NEWSPirates pummel Blazers, 18-1, to take series
GREENVILLE — An 18-1 triumph in seven innings over Alabama-Birmingham on Saturday at Clark-LeClair Stadium gave East Carolina the win in its first American Conference series. The visitors took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first before the Pirates (15-8-1) put the rout in motion with six runs in the bottom of the first. ECU seeks a sweep of the series on Sunday at 12:30 … [Read more...]
BASEBALL NEWSPirates nip UAB, 3-2, in American opener
GREENVILLE — East Carolina won its first American Conference game of the season on Friday night, surviving a bases-loaded threat by Alabama-Birmingham in the top of the ninth for a 3-2 victory at Clark-LeClair Stadium. Ethan Norby, Joe Webb and Sean Jenkins pitched effectively as the Pirates improved to 14-8-1 overall. UAB (13-9) scored first in the third inning on a … [Read more...]
American Conference Hoops PostseasonCharging Bulls come up short against Louisville
South Florida refused to go quietly into the night in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, staging a furious second half rally that had the KeyBank Center in Buffalo buzzing before No. 6 Louisville finally slammed the door on its March Madness dreams. Down 62-39 with under 13 minutes to play, the 11th-seeded Bulls summoned the spirit that carried them to American … [Read more...]