Sports teams are known to give away all sorts of items — from schedule magnets to t-shirts to bobble heads, just to name a few — as inducements to entice fans into attending their games. All that stuff is nice and people seem to like it. But when it comes to promotions, the best of all is one no marketing whiz can ever top no matter how creative he or she might be. It’s … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — Freshman Tristen Newton hit a 3-pointer from in front of the East Carolina bench with 2.7 seconds left to give the Pirates a 71-68 American Athletic Conference win over Southern Methodist on Saturday in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum. ECU had lost 10 in a row to the Mustangs, including an 82-54 defeat in Dallas last season. After a 2-7 start, the Pirates … [Read more...]

With wins in five of the last six games, including a 62-59 American Athletic Conference victory over visiting South Florida on Tuesday night, East Carolina (7-8, 1-1 AAC) will take some momentum into its league matchup with Southern Methodist (12-2, 2-0) in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum on Saturday at 2 p.m. (ESPNU). USF had a pair of double-figure scorers on the floor … [Read more...]

Kim McNeill isn’t going to sugarcoat it with her players and pretend that starting off the season 3-12 is anything other than disheartening. She feels the pain of the East Carolina women’s basketball team's sluggish play so far as acutely as anyone. But despite the fact that the Pirates have only been able to celebrate victory thrice so far, McNeill is certain about two … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — East Carolina evened its American Athletic Conference record at 1-1 with a 62-59 win over South Florida in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum on Tuesday night. Sophomore Jayden Gardner had 23 points and 10 rebounds as the Pirates improved to 7-8 overall. ECU led 51-38 with 13:11 remaining after a 19-foot jumper by Brandon Suggs, who had 12 points. USF (8-8, … [Read more...]