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ECU’s Dooley focused on winning culture
GREENVILLE — The first step toward changing the culture of a team or athletic program is to establish a new one. That’s what Joe Dooley has been working on doing since being hired as East […]
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Gut-check time for ECU, Montgomery
GREENVILLE — Scottie Montgomery is a college coach, not a college professor. But it doesn’t take an advanced degree in mathematics to figure out what his East Carolina football team needs to do in order […]
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ECU improved, but still not enough to beat Memphis
GREENVILLE — The East Carolina football team was 39 points better against Memphis on Saturday than it was the last time the American Athletic Conference rivals met 11 months ago. The problem is, it still […]
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Five questions to ponder before kickoff
November is upon us and with it, the home stretch of the college football season has begun. It’s that time of year in which good seasons can become historic, mediocre seasons can be saved, bad […]
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Five questions to ponder before kickoff
The ACC held its Operation Basketball media day in Charlotte on Wednesday and the timing couldn’t have been better. It came on the heels of a weekend in which all four of the league’s North […]
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ECU hangs around but unravels in final quarter in 37-10 loss to UCF
GREENVILLE — Darriel Mack Jr. stepped in for Heisman Trophy hopeful McKenzie Milton and rushed for 120 yards and a touchdown, and No. 10 UCF forced five turnovers in beating East Carolina 37-10 for its […]
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Five questions to ponder before kickoff
Saturday’s showdown between unbeatens NC State and Clemson at Death Valley won’t determine the ACC championship. That won’t happen until Dec. 1 in Charlotte. But it will go a long way toward determining which team […]
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College Football Previews: Important games across the board for NC schools
North Carolina at Syracuse Carrier Dome, Syracuse, N.Y. | Saturday, 12:20 p.m. | Raycom Preview: The Tar Heels (1-4, 1-2) played one of their best games in two years only to lose in the final […]
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ECU women’s basketball coach resigns after internal review
Jeff Lebo resigned as East Carolina’s men’s basketball coach just six games into last season. Heather Macy, the Pirates’ women’s coach, didn’t wait that long to walk away. The winningest coach in the program’s history […]
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Houston controls East Carolina, hands Pirates 42-20 loss
GREENVILLE — D’Eriq King threw for two touchdowns and ran for another and Houston’s defense mostly stifled East Carolina in a 42-20 win on Saturday night. King threw a 38-yard touchdown pass to Courtney Lark, […]