East Carolina Pirates

Mountaineers, Pirates, Wildcats and 49ers, oh my!

April 8, 2020 Shawn Krest

Last week, we looked at the twisted road the state’s four ACC teams — UNC, Duke, NC State and Wake Forest — took to their nicknames. Now we take a look at another group of […]

College Basketball Roundup: Deacons topple Irish

February 29, 2020 The Associated Press

WINSTON-SALEM — Another day, another career-high scoring day for Wake Forest 7-footer Olivier Sarr. The 7-foot Sarr scored 30 points, making 12 of 16 shots, and grabbed 17 rebounds Saturday afternoon for the Demon Deacons […]

College Basketball Roundup: ECU falls in overtime

February 27, 2020 The Associated Press

TAMPA, Fla. — Justin Brown scored five of his 18 points in overtime to lift South Florida to a 73-68 victory over East Carolina on Wednesday night. Capping a second half that featured six ties […]

Spring practice gives college teams early look at 2020 fall rosters

February 26, 2020 Cory Lavalette

College basketball is rapidly heading toward Selection Sunday and baseball season is just now getting into the swing of things. But for football coaches and fans across the state, the next month is the most […]

College Basketball Roundup: Georgia Tech topples Wake

February 20, 2020 The Associated Press

WINSTON-SALEM — There was no slowing down Georgia Tech guards Michael Devoe and Jose Alvarado on Wednesday night at Wake Forest. Not even a knee injury that sent Devoe to the bench for the final […]

NC again a college baseball stronghold

February 12, 2020 Brett Friedlander

In keeping with the groundhog’s recent prediction of an early spring, baseball season is already upon us. Pitchers and catchers might just be reporting to spring training camps across Florida and Arizona, but here in […]

College Basketball Roundup: Forrest’s 3 gets App State past Texas State

February 8, 2020 Cory Lavalette

BOONE — Justin Forrest hit a 3-pointer with 18 seconds left to give Appalachian State a come-from-behind, 60-57 win over Texas State on Saturday. The Bobcats held a 36-31 lead at intermission and pushed to […]

College Basketball Roundup: Young’s 14 leads Charlotte past UTEP

February 7, 2020 Cory Lavalette

CHARLOTTE — Jahmir Young registered 14 points and eight rebounds as Charlotte extended its home win streak to eight games, narrowly defeating UTEP 68-64 on Thursday night. Drew Edwards had 13 points for Charlotte (13-9, […]

College Basketball Roundup: ECU loses at home to Houston

January 30, 2020 Cory Lavalette

GREENVILLE — Houston coach Kelvin Sampson had just watched his 21st-ranked Cougars grind through a road win when he ran across East Carolina’s Jayden Gardner in the hallway outside his postgame news conference. The veteran […]

College Basketball Roundup: ECU sunk by SMU’s 15 3s

January 23, 2020 The Associated Press

DALLAS — Tyson Jolly scored 17 points and the first of his five 3-pointers kicked off a 10-0 run for the Mustangs as SMU walloped Eastern Carolina 84-64 Wednesday night. Kendric Davis added 15 points […]