Join Al Myatt and Kevin Monroe for the Bonesville Pregame Show as they preview East Carolina's Thursday night primetime matchup with Florida Atlantic at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium (8 p.m., ESPN2). ECU is 2-2 in the American Athletic Conference (4-4 overall) while the Owls are 0-4 in the league (2-6). Myatt and Monroe analyze the Pirates and their opponent ahead of kickoff each … [Read more...]
BASKETBALL NEWSPirates blast Bishops in opener
GREENVILLE — East Carolina overwhelmed Division III North Carolina Wesleyan, 97-70, in the season opener for both teams in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum on Monday night. Senior R.J. Felton scored 22 points for the Pirates. He hit seven of 14 field goal attempts, including three of five from behind the arc and dropped all five of his free throws. C.J. Walker, who … [Read more...]
THE SPORTS OBJECTIVEPirate Preview: FAU
Watch this "Pirate Preview" episode of the The Sports Objective‘s series of YouTube clips. Dave Richmond, Matt Semenza and Kyle Barber are joined by basketball beat reporter Christian Bateman to look ahead to East Carolina's nationally televised Thursday night football matchup with Florida Atlantic at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium (8 p.m., ESPN2). They also discuss other developments … [Read more...]
THE SPORTS OBJECTIVEPirate Football Playback
Watch this "Pirate Football Playback" episode of the The Sports Objective's series of YouTube clips. David Richmond, Bubba Rosenbaum, Kyle Barber and Matt Semenza break down East Carolina's 56-34 Homecoming rout of American Athletic Conference foe Temple in defensive coordinator Blake Harrell's debut as interim head coach. They discussed the breakout roles the running and … [Read more...]
Special FeatureGame Day Weather
East Carolina (3-4, 1-2 AAC) hosts Temple (2-5, 1-2) at 2 p.m. today. The forecast is calling for 79 degrees at kickoff with 47 percent humidity and wind from the northwest at six miles per hour. The temperature will drop to 77 degrees and the humidity will increase to 54 percent with the wind shifting to the north at eight MPH during the contest. There is a 20 percent chance … [Read more...]