GREENVILLE — Thomas Francisco hit a go-ahead three-run home run in the bottom of the sixth inning to help East Carolina beat Norfolk State 8-5 on Friday at the double-elimination Greenville Regional. The top-seeded Pirates […]
The NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers have helped turn the phrase “trust the process” into an overused sports cliche. But there’s some substance to it in the case of the East Carolina baseball team. The Pirates have […]
Six state schools, led by regular season American Athletic Conference champion East Carolina and newly crowned ACC tournament winner Duke, are among the 64 teams selected to the NCAA Division I baseball tournament on Monday. […]
North Carolina’s college football teams will be prime time players during the early portion of the season this fall. All four ACC schools, along with East Carolina, Appalachian State, Charlotte and NC A&T, have all […]
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — In its third-ever NCAA Tournament appearance, Appalachian State lost a heartbreaker to Norfolk State 54-53 in the First Four on Thursday at Bloomington’s Assembly Hall. The Mountaineers looked like they were going […]
Like clockwork, every 21 years, Appalachian State makes the NCAA Tournament. The Mountaineers are college basketball’s cicadas. In 1979, App made its first appearance in the Big Dance, losing to LSU in their first game, […]
FORT WORTH, Texas — Darius Perry registered 15 points as sixth-seeded Central Florida got past 11th-seeded East Carolina 72-62 in the first round of the American Athletic Conference Tournament on Thursday night. Avery Diggs had […]
Duke isn’t the only college basketball team from North Carolina whose season ended Thursday because of a positive COVID-19 test. Only a few hours after it was announced that the Blue Devils have withdrawn from […]
BOILING SPRINGS — Jaheam Cornwall had 21 points as Gardner-Webb got past VMI 88-77 on Friday. Jacob Falko had 16 points for Gardner-Webb (1-3). Ludovic Dufeal added 11 points and seven rebounds. Lance Terry had […]
ASHEVILLE — Tajion Jones scored 19 points, knocking down four 3-pointers, to lead five UNC Asheville players in double figures as the Bulldogs topped High Point 90-84 in overtime on Sunday. LJ Thorpe added 18 […]
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