Ostensibly, Alabama and Georgia play for the championship of the Football Bowl Subdivision at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Monday night. Central Florida of the American Athletic Conference feels the title for the 2017 season already has been decided. Among the collegiate power brokers, the Knights' claim to the crown has about as much validity as a meeting of the Flat … [Read more...]

It was the day on the basketball calendar that East Carolina fans anticipate with a discomforting mixture of pride and dread. The best women’s basketball team in history, led by the sport’s most dominant coach, was playing in Minges Coliseum. On the other hand, dismay over the final score might eclipse any other aspect of the visit. On Wednesday the women’s basketball … [Read more...]

TAMPA — East Carolina outscored host South Florida 38-30 in the second half as the Pirates notched their first American Athletic Conference win of the season, 67-65, on Wednesday night. Kentrell Barkley led a balanced scoring effort with 16 points as ECU evened its overall record at 7-7 while moving to 1-2 in the AAC. Barkley made six of 13 shots from the field. B.J. … [Read more...]

Happy New Year, Pirates fans. It’s that time of year when the calendar gets turned, the slate is wiped clean and we all get the opportunity to hit the reset button and start over anew. So as we say goodbye to a 2017 that was anything but memorable for East Carolina athletics, here are a few New Year’s resolutions for the Pirates as we look ahead to 2018: ■ Get back to … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — Central Florida got out to a 16-5 lead at East Carolina and took a 59-39 American Athletic Conference win in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum on Sunday afternoon. The Pirates never led as they fell to 6-7 on the season and 0-2 in the AAC. UCF (10-4, 1-1) held its biggest lead at 43-20 with 13:53 remaining after a layup by 7-feet, 6-inch Tacko Fall. ECU put … [Read more...]