Good football weather appears to be in store as East Carolina visits Southern Methodist today at noon. Projected conditions at kickoff include clear skies, 61 degrees, 46 percent humidity, a zero percent chance of precipitation and wind from the south at nine miles per hour. As the American Athletic Conference contest continues, the temperature is expected to rise to 66 degrees … [Read more...]

ANNAPOLIS, MD — Host Navy outscored East Carolina 39-28 in the second half to take a 62-57 win over the Pirates on Friday night. Two free throws by Greg Summers with 5:23 to go put the Midshipmen ahead to stay at 48-47. ECU had a 29-23 lead at halftime. The Pirates were within 58-57 with 16 seconds to go after a jumper by Seth LeDay. Navy (1-1) scored its last four … [Read more...]

A 46-43 loss to Cincinnati, ranked No. 17 last week, was East Carolina's best showing for 60 minutes this season against a quality opponent although the Pirates missed out on a landmark fourth win under first-year coach Mike Houston. ECU has gone 3-9 the last three seasons and plays at nationally-ranked Southern Methodist (8-1) at noon on Saturday. "I think everyone is … [Read more...]

Kim McNeill knew that her opening campaign as East Carolina's head women’s basketball coach would involve a matchup with a program with 18 NCAA Tournament appearances and a trip to the 2019 WNIT. She might not have realized that it would also feature a high-decibel singalong to “Baby Shark.” This wasn’t just any season opener. By moving its annual Education Day to the … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — East Carolina has 11 new players on its basketball roster but sophomore returner Jayden Gardner led a season-opening 80-68 win over VMI on Thursday night at Williams Arena in Minges Coliseum with 28 points and 11 rebounds. Freshman Tristen Newton scored 20 points for the Pirates and classmate Brandon Suggs added 12 points. ECU trailed 38-36 at the half and a … [Read more...]