The East Carolina baseball team will take aim on its first post-season league title since 2002 when it opens play as the No. 3 seed at the 2013 Conference USA Baseball Championships. The five-day eventMore>>
Ben Fultz' blasted his first career grand slam and Chase McDonald homered in his second-straight game lifting East Carolina (30-24, 14-10) to a 6-5 six inning win over UCF (29-27, 13-11) Saturday afternoonMore>>
Bryan Bass and Chris Gosik recorded three hits each helping East Carolina (29-24, 13-10) to a 10-8 win over UCF (29-26, 13-10) on Senior Night to even the Conference USA series at one-game each FridayMore>>
Ben Lively tossed a complete game, four-hit shutout helping UCF (29-25, 13-9) to a Conference USA series opening 2-0 win over East Carolina (28-24, 12-10) Thursday night at Lewis Field inside Clark-LeClairMore>>
16th seed Pitt Community College fell out of the 2013 NJCAA National Softball Championships with Thursdays 4-0 loss to Santa Fe College. Santa Fe beat Pitt in an elimination game 4-0. Pitt's seasonMore>>
There's only three games left in the ECU baseball regular season and believe it or not, Coach Billy Godwin's squad still has a shot at the conference title. Today the Pirates made their final preparationsMore>>
Pitt Community College fell in the team's opening game of the National Junior College World Series Wednesday afternoon in St. George, Utah. PCC is the tournament's 16th seed. Top seed Butler needed justMore>>
Jack Reinheimer's sac fly in the ninth scored Philip Clark and Joseph Hughes tossed 1.1 innings of relief picking up the victory in East Carolina's 4-3 Conference USA series win over Marshall Sunday afternoonMore>>
Marshall scored a pair of runs in the eighth inning and held on for a 4-3 win over East Carolina Saturday night at Epling Stadium. With the win The Herd (19-30, 6-14) evened the weekend Conference USAMore>>
Chase McDonald belted his league-leading ninth home run and drove in four runs helping East Carolina (27-22, 11-8) to a 9-1 win over Marshall (18-30, 5-14) at Epling Stadium Friday afternoon. With theMore>>
Chase McDonald's RBI single through the left side scored Jay Cannon from second base in the ninth inning lifting East Carolina (26-22, 10-8) to a 3-2 Conference USA series win over Southern Miss (25-21,More>>
East Carolina's softball team (21-30, 11-12 C-USA) were swept in a conference series for the third time this season with a 6-1 loss to UCF (29-24, 10-14 C-USA) on Sunday during the team's Senior Day forMore>>
Connor Barron's infield single in the 11th scored Bradley Roney lifting Southern Miss (25-20, 14-6) to a 10-9 victory over East Carolina (25-22, 9-8) in 11 innings Saturday afternoon at Lewis Field insideMore>>
East Carolina's softball team (21-28, 11-10 C-USA) dropped its third-straight game with 3-1 loss to UCF (27-24, 8-14 C-USA) in the first game of the conference doubleheader on Saturday. The Pirates strandedMore>>
East Carolina senior punter Trent Tignor and senior swimmer Hannah Lee have been named ECU's Most Outstanding Male and Female Scholar-Athletes for 2012-13. The duo will be honored at the 24th Annual BreakfastMore>>
Chase McDonald's seventh home run of the season highlighted East Carolina's four-run fourth inning as the Pirates took game one of the three-game Conference USA series 6-3 over Southern Miss Friday nightMore>>
It's a matchup of two of Conference USA's hottest teams, and the Pirates have a chance to make a major move in the standings. The East Carolina Baseball team hosts Southern Miss. this weekend as we enterMore>>
East Carolina's Jeff Hoffman has been named to the 60-man midseason Golden Spikes Award Watch List, USA Baseball announced Thursday. Hoffman is one of 10 underclassmen on the watch list for the top amateurMore>>
The Pitt Community College softball program will make its third national championship appearance next month, after winning the Region X Conference/District I Tournament today in Aiken, S.C. The Bulldogs brokeMore>>
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer A person familiar with the decision says Rutgers has hired Julie Hermann from the University of Louisville to be its new athletic director.
Rutgers named Julie Hermann its new athletic director Wednesday, and the former No. 2 athletic administrator at Louisville promised a restart for the scandal-scarred program following the ouster of its men's basketball...
Rutgers says it made a mistake identifying new men's basketball coach Eddie Jordan as a graduate of the university.
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP Sports Writer New Rutgers basketball coach Eddie Jordan is not a graduate of the university as the school had claimed, another embarrassment for an athletic program still smarting from...
Penn State coach Bill O'Brien says he doesn't expect another wave of player departures from the Nittany Lions, even though NCAA sanctions still allow his players to transfer without sitting out a season.
Penn State has 67 scholarship players on its football roster and coach Bill O'Brien sees no reason why that will change significantly by the time the season starts Aug. 31.
Stephen Strasburg pitched a career-high eight innings against his hometown Padres, and Bryce Harper and Adam LaRoche homered to lead the Washington Nationals to a 6-2 victory against San Diego on Thursday night.
O.J. Simpson, a former star athlete who once lived for the spotlight, was back on stage telling the grim story of the Las Vegas afternoon in 2007 that sent him to prison.
The lead defense attorney in O.J. Simpson's armed robbery trial had a conflict of interest because he could have been a witness in the case, a lawyer who worked on Simpson's unsuccessful appeal to the Nevada Supreme...
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer The U.S. Open tennis tournament will leave CBS after nearly a half-century and move all TV coverage to cable starting in 2015 under an 11-year contract with ESPN.
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer The U.S. Open tennis tournament will leave CBS after nearly a half-century and move all TV coverage to cable starting in 2015 under an 11-year contract with ESPN.
More than four years after the world last heard from O.J. Simpson in court, one of the nation's most famous prisoners speaks again Wednesday in a bid to win freedom from a sentence that could keep him behind bars...
His leg shackles rattling as he shuffled to and from the witness stand, O.J. Simpson made his own case Wednesday for a new trial on armed robbery charges with testimony that he relied on the advice of his trusted attorney...
Penn State coach Bill O'Brien fervently disputes suggestions raised in a report that player medical care has been compromised after the team doctor was replaced.
Penn State coach Bill O'Brien is fervently disputing suggestions raised in a report that player medical care has been compromised after the team doctor was replaced.
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer A person familiar with the decision says Rutgers has hired Julie Hermann from the University of Louisville to be its new athletic director.
Rutgers named Julie Hermann its new athletic director Wednesday, and the former No. 2 athletic administrator at Louisville promised a restart for the scandal-scarred program following the ouster of its men's basketball...
Sunday, May 19 2013 9:51 PM EDT2013-05-20 01:51:22 GMT
The Oakwood School won the NCISAA 1A State Softball Championship this past weekend. Oakwood hosted the double elimination event. Oakwood finished undefeated with an 18-0 record, including 4-0 in the state
The Oakwood School won the NCISAA 1A State Softball Championship this past weekend. Oakwood hosted the double elimination event. Oakwood finished undefeated with an 18-0 record, including 4-0 in the state
Saturday, May 18 2013 12:08 AM EDT2013-05-18 04:08:47 GMT
The DH Conley baseball and softball teams were winners in round three of the state baseball playoffs on Friday. The boys beat Currituck on the road, 11-1 in 5 innings while the girls outlasted rival South
The DH Conley baseball and softball teams were winners in round three of the state baseball playoffs on Friday. The boys beat Currituck on the road, 11-1 in 5 innings while the girls outlasted rival South
Friday, May 17 2013 4:40 PM EDT2013-05-17 20:40:25 GMT
North Pitt hosts their 2nd annual Kally Nelson alumni softball game and homerun hitting contest on Saturday, May 18th from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Anyone and everyone who knew Kally is invited. Kally, who
North Pitt hosts their 2nd annual Kally Nelson alumni softball game and homerun hitting contest on Saturday, May 18th from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Anyone and everyone who knew Kally is invited. Kally, who
Tuesday, May 14 2013 11:17 PM EDT2013-05-15 03:17:11 GMT
GREENVILLE- The second round of the state baseball and softball playoffs featured a couple of upsets and several blowouts. In baseball, Jacksonville pulled off the upset over South Central, beating the
GREENVILLE- The second round of the state baseball and softball playoffs featured a couple of upsets and several blowouts. In baseball, Jacksonville pulled off the upset over South Central, beating the
Saturday, May 11 2013 1:00 PM EDT2013-05-11 17:00:50 GMT
North Pitt and Tarboro represented the Eastern Plains Conference as both local teams moved on to round two in the 2-A state baseball playoffs. Farmville Central, Greene Central and South Lenoir were among
North Pitt and Tarboro represented the Eastern Plains Conference as both local teams moved on to round two in the 2-A state baseball playoffs. Farmville Central, Greene Central and South Lenoir were among
Thursday, May 9 2013 10:20 PM EDT2013-05-10 02:20:03 GMT
DH Conley and South Central both advanced in the state baseball playoffs on Thursday night. Conley exploded for 10 runs in the 3rd inning and won by that same margin. South Central on the other hand was
DH Conley and South Central both advanced in the state baseball playoffs on Thursday night. Conley exploded for 10 runs in the 3rd inning and won by that same margin. South Central on the other hand was
Colin Greening scored 7:39 into double overtime, and the Ottawa Senators rallied for a 2-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins that cut their series deficit to 2-1 on Sunday night.
Colin Greening scored 7:39 into double overtime, and the Ottawa Senators rallied for a 2-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins that cut their series deficit to 2-1 on Sunday night.
Jennifer Johnson won the Mobile Bay LPGA Classic on Sunday for her first tour title, birdieing four of the final six holes for a one-stroke victory over Jessica Korda and Pornagong Phatlum.
Jennifer Johnson got a hug and congratulations from the defending Mobile Bay LPGA Classic champion before it even sunk in Sunday that she had won her first tour title.
Johnny Boychuk broke a tie midway through the second period, and the Boston Bruins scored two goals in the third to beat the New York Rangers 5-2 on Sunday and take a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinal...
Claude Julien wanted his Bruins to play more aggressively in the third period. The Boston coach got his wish with the help of some shaky defense by the New York Rangers.
Sang-Moon Bae won the Bryon Nelson Championship on Sunday for his first PGA Tour title, beating Keegan Bradley by two strokes after blowing a four-stroke lead.
Sang-Moon Bae watched anxiously after hitting his tee shot at the par-3 17th hole Sunday in the Byron Nelson Championship.
An ethno-inspired flute and drum tune from Denmark is the bookmakers' favorite to win this year's Eurovision Song Contest, which also features a bizarre opera pop number from Romania and an Armenian rock song...
Denmark's Emmelie de Forest has won this year's Eurovision Song Contest with her ethno-inspired flute and drum tune "Only Teardrops," despite tough competition from spectacular stage shows by performers from...
Anchorage police say a young man who didn't want to return to jail ran out onto the uncertain ice of an Alaska lake to escape officers armed with an arrest warrant.
Anchorage police say a young man who didn't want to return to jail ran out onto the uncertain ice of an Alaska lake to escape officers armed with an arrest warrant.
An Australian politician says he's learned a valuable lesson in social networking after he "liked" a Facebook photo without realizing that it showed a teenage prankster exposing himself.
An Australian politician says he has learned a valuable lesson in social networking after he "liked" a Facebook photo without realizing that it showed a teenage prankster exposing himself.
