As East Carolina plays its American Athletic Conference opener at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa against South Florida tonight at 8 p.m., the temperature is expected to be 82 degrees at kickoff with 74 percent humidity and wind out of the East-northeast at six miles per hour. There is a 20 percent chance of a shower during the game. The forecast is calling for 79 degrees by the … [Read more...]

East Carolina World has had plenty of time to savor a 41-19 upset of North Carolina and the Pirate football team has had plenty of time to prepare for its American Athletic Conference opener at South Florida on Saturday at 8 p.m. Those circumstances arose after ECU canceled its Sept. 15 game at Virginia Tech and traveled by bus to Orlando with the approach of Hurricane … [Read more...]

Natural disasters like hurricanes might strike every socioeconomic class equally, but it’s a fact that those with more resources are better equipped to weather the wind and rain and recover from their effects. The same was true for intercollegiate athletic teams that found themselves in the path of Hurricane Florence last week. Consider a team like East Carolina football, … [Read more...]