Join Al Myatt and Kevin Monroe for the Bonesville Pregame Podcast as East Carolina prepares for a noon kickoff on Senior Day against American Athletic Conference foe Cincinnati. With decades of experience as a sports journalist, Myatt has been an anchor columnist for Bonesville since the site's founding in 2001. Monroe, color analyst for the Pirate IMG Sports Network and a … [Read more...]
Special FeatureGame Day Weather
It will be a relatively mild day for tailgating and football as East Carolina hosts Cincinnati for a noon kickoff on Senior Day for the Pirates at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium today. The forecast is calling for partly cloudy skies, 65 degrees, 46 percent humidity, a zero chance of precipitation and south-southwest winds at 14 miles per hour at the outset. Conditions won't change … [Read more...]
BasketballPirates fall to Central Connecticut
GREENVILLE — Visiting Central Connecticut State outshot and outrebounded East Carolina for its first win, 79-68, on Friday night. The Blue Devils (1-3) made 30 of 52 attempts from the floor for 57.7 percent compared to 26 of 58 for 44.8 percent for the Pirates (1-2). The visitors were six of 15 from beyond the arc for 40 percent while ECU was six for 21 from long range … [Read more...]
BasketballRadford holds off Pirates
GREENVILLE — Radford saw a 14-point first-half lead disappear as East Carolina came back to lead 58-55 with 7:52 to go, but the Highlanders made a final push for a 73-66 nonconference win on Wednesday night in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum. Radford (2-1) went ahead to stay with 3:32 remaining on a 3-pointer by Justin Cousin for a 62-60 lead. Senior B. J. Tyson led … [Read more...]
BasketballPirates win hoops opener
GREENVILLE — Kentrell Barkley scored 14 points and had seven rebounds as East Carolina took a season-opening 76-50 win over Coppin State on Sunday. Redshirt freshman Shawn Williams also scored 14 points in the victory. Isaac Fleming, a transfer from Hawaii, added 12 points and four assists for the Pirates, who pulled away from a tie at 6 to lead 40-18 at halftime. The … [Read more...]