Join Al Myatt and Kevin Monroe for the Bonesville Pregame Podcast as East Carolina prepares for a noon kickoff at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium against American Athletic Conference foe Memphis. With decades of experience as a sports journalist, Myatt has been an anchor columnist for Bonesville since the site's founding in 2001. Monroe, color analyst for the Pirate IMG Sports … [Read more...]
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Special FeatureGame Day Weather
It has been a season of relatively mild weather and East Carolina's game at Memphis today will be no exception. The forecast is calling for 60 degrees at kickoff with 54 percent humidity and a zero percent chance of precipitation. Wind could be a factor in the American Athletic Conference contest as a breeze out of the north is forecast to fluctuate between eight to 10 miles … [Read more...]
BasketballPirates topped at Rutgers
PISCATAWAY, NJ — Rutgers remained unbeaten with a 61-47 win over visiting East Carolina on Friday afternoon as Deshawn Freeman had 15 points and 11 rebounds for the Scarlet Knights (6-0). The Pirates (2-3) were led by 14 points each from Jabari Craig and Isaac Fleming. Dimitri Spasojevic pulled down 13 rebounds for ECU. Rutgers overcame early leads by the Pirates of 5-0 … [Read more...]
View from the EastThankfully, a winning week
Not only did East Carolina send its seniors out as winners at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium by turning back Cincinnati 48-20 last Saturday, the outcome made for a happier Thanksgiving week around the program. There is a perceptible difference in winning and losing in day-to-day operations, although the skipper of the Pirate ship, Scottie Montgomery, seeks to remain even keel. "It … [Read more...]
The Bradsher BeatPackers’ Hawkins proving his mettle
Josh Hawkins has been playing football for so many years – way back to Pop Warner when he was swallowed by the shoulder pads – that sometimes he keeps his head down, working to excel at each stage, and forgets to savor the big moments. But on October 8, in AT&T Stadium, Hawkins stopped and tried to soak it all in. The Green Bay Packers cornerback was standing on the … [Read more...]