Five Baylor signees released ... No surprises at outset of draft ... NBA draft goes global ... Hornets acquire Belinelli ... Ibaka dealt to Orlando ... LeBron will sit out Olympics ... Day may bypass Rio, too ... More from Al Myatt...

BASEBALL

Godwin returns to routine

The drama of a walk-off win against the defending College World Series champions, the first Super Regional victory in East Carolina history and a job offer from Alabama are in the past for Pirates coach Cliff Godwin. ... More from Al Myatt...

BASKETBALL RECRUITING

Stellar guard picks Pirates

East Carolina coach Jeff Lebo won out in the reopened recruiting competition for Richmond (VA) John Marshall High School star Jeremy Carter-Sheppard. The three-star guard with solid credentials was the focus of a number of suitors after receiving his release from UCF last month. ... Recruiting class of 2016-17 thumbnail sketches...

ECU hoops recruiting thumbnails: Class of 2016-17...

FOOTBALL RECRUITING

Ties that bind lead QB to Greenville

A past connection formed in Durham has led to a future in Greenville for Buford, GA, quarterback Mic Roof. Roof is one of two outstanding football-playing sons of former Duke University head coach and defensive coordinator Ted Roof. ... More from Sammy Batten...

ECU football recruiting thumbnails: Class of 2017

BASEBALL

Omaha closer than it was

Never has an East Carolina baseball team gotten as close to a trip to Omaha. It will go down as the longest 90 feet in Pirate baseball history.  Saturday�s 3-1, 13-inning loss to Texas Tech in game two of the NCAA Lubbock Super Regional was simply a gut-wrenching marathon. ... More from Brian Bailey...

BASEBALL

Red Raiders advance on two-hitter

LUBBOCK, TX � The difference between a No. 5 national seed and a No. 3 regional seed became apparent in game three of the Super Regional at Texas Tech on Sunday.

One big difference was pitching depth as the Red Raiders found a pair of arms to combine for a two-hitter in an 11-0 win over East Carolina at Rip Griffin Stadium. ... Game story, pictures & postgame audio...

BASEBALL

Texas Tech forces deciding game

LUBBOCK, TX � East Carolina was playing for its first ever trip to the College World Series on Saturday. Texas Tech was just trying to get to Sunday.

The Red Raiders (45-18) accomplished their objective with a 3-1 win as Eric Gutierrez had a two-run single in the top of the 13th inning at Rip Griffin Park. ... Game story, pictures & postgame audio...

BASEBALL

Mr. June bustin' out all over

LUBBOCK, TX � Travis Watkins has become Mr. June for East Carolina in the way that Reggie Jackson was once Mr. October for the New York Yankees � by hitting big home runs in big games.

Watkins continued his torrid power pace with two home runs and six RBIs at Texas Tech Friday night in an 8-6 Pirates win in the first game of a best-of-three Super Regional. ... Game story, pictures & postgame audio...

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"The morning we left South Bend, every student and professor was out of bed long before breakfast and marched downtown accompanying the team to the railroad station. It was the first time I'd seen anything like this mass hysteria generated on the Notre Dame campus over a football game." � Knute Rockne, football coach [Archives]

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