The weather will feel more like fall as East Carolina hosts Houston in an American Athletic Conference football game tonight at 7. The temperature is expected to be 64 degrees at kickoff with 60 percent humidity, a zero percent chance of precipitation and wind out of the north at six miles per hour. By the end of the contest, the outlook is calling for 56 degrees, 75 percent … [Read more...]
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VIEW FROM THE EASTPirates look to bounce back against Houston
East Carolina put forth a baffling performance at Temple. Until a 49-6 American Athletic Conference loss to the Owls last week, the Pirates, although 2-2, had been in every game. The two losses to North Carolina A&T and South Florida were by a total of 12 points. ECU had more total yards than the opposition in the first four games. Then came the debacle at Lincoln … [Read more...]
The Bradsher BeatECU volleyball catching league foes off guard
It seems to East Carolina outside hitter Sydney Kleinman that conference opponents have been sleeping a bit on the Pirate volleyball team, even if ECU is 4-1 in the conference coming off its most successful season in 35 years. A sophomore transfer from the University of Minnesota, Kleinman is hoping they don’t wake up. “I think a lot of the other teams in the conference are … [Read more...]
Football RecruitingTrack star Richardson sprints to grid scholarship
Watching football prospects play another sport is a common practice for college recruiters. But it's rare that scouts are first drawn to a prospect for football because he impressed them in another sport. Yet that's how Malik Richardson caught the attention of college recruiters last spring while running track for the Lakewood High School team in Sumter, SC. The 6-foot-4, … [Read more...]
From the Anchor DeskBig step backwards triggers QB sweekpstakes
East Carolina had hoped to travel up north and make some noise in the American Athletic Conference. The only noise was one loud thud. Temple put a choke hold on the ECU offense and cruised to a 49-6 win over the Pirates. In so many ways it resembled one of last year’s big losses in the American, something the Pirates had hoped was behind them. “It’s very … [Read more...]