Cornell Powell, DC Defenders heading to UFL title game
J.H. Rose High School football alum Cornell Powell is heading to the UFL championship. Powell helped the DC Defenders to a 36-18 win on Sunday over the host St. Louis Battlehawks in the XFL Conference Championship. The Defenders (7-4) will face the Michigan Panthers...
Harold Varner III finishes 18th at LIV Golf Virginia event
Harold Varner III had another solid round at the LIV Golf Virginia event. So did a lot of other golfers. The East Carolina golf alum shot -3 to finish at -7, good enough for 18th, at the three-day event at the Robert Trent Jones Club in Gainesville, Va. Joaquin...
Need further proof Keaton Mitchell is back? Read this
Keaton Mitchell is so fast … how fast is he? The old comic line applies to the East Carolina running back as the Baltimore Ravens wrapped up the second week of OTAs on Friday. Media outlets have been reporting on how good and fast he’s looked this week. The Baltimore...
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PRL Friday: ECU hoops, football, softball, NFL final 4 and much more
It's Friday and a long week is capped by a big weekend of NFL football. The AFC and NFL championships are on Sunday with a spot in the Super Bowl on the line for the Commanders, Eagles, Bills and Chiefs. Host Clip Brock has a host of guests to talk about that and much...
Analysis: No sophomore slump for ECU Alum Connor Norby
Sophomore slump? Hardly. JustBaseball.com writer Harrison Bruns believes Norby could be even better than his breakout 2024 season. With a full season under his belt and getting more familiar defensively with playing third base, the sky is the limit for the ECU...
Wichita State voted tops in AAC softball preseason, ECU fourth
By American Athletic Conference IRVING, Texas – Wichita State has been selected as the preseason favorite in the 2025 American Athletic Conference Softball Preseason Poll, as voted on by the league’s head coaches. The Shockers (28-22 in 2024), the 2024 American...
Latest: ECU Athletics to host Military Bowl celebration on Friday
By ECUPirates.com Get ready for an unforgettable evening on Friday, January 24 from 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. as we welcome back the 2024 ECU Football Team for a Military Bowl celebration event sponsored by Team Boneyard. Here's What You Can Look Forward To: Exclusive...
ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. has former ECU star going to Ravens in first round of NFL draft
ESPN NFL draft expert Mel Kiper Jr., has released his first mock draft for 2025. He has one former ECU star among the first-round picks. Kiper has Shavon Revel going No. 27 to the Baltimore Ravens. If that happened, he'd join fellow ECU Alum and running back Keaton...
Pirates, Wolfpack set for Aug. 28 season opener
The ECU football team is officially on the clock for the 2025 season opener. NC State posted on its social media about the season opener with the Pirates. The official date is August 28, which is a Thursday. Originally, the game was slated for two days later, on...
ECU football announces 17 mid-year signees
By ECUPirates.com GREENVILLE, N.C. – East Carolina Head Football Coach Blake Harrellofficially announced 17 mid-year signees who have signed with the Pirates pushing the final 2025 signing class to 38 members. In addition to the 17 mid-year enrollees, 13 freshmen...
Can Norby, McCullough and the Marlins make playoffs this year?
It’s probably next to impossible to think the Miami Marlins could make the postseason. The team is projected to be one of the bottom three this season in Major League Baseball. A new manager in ECU Baseball Alum Clayton McCullough and fellow ECU Alum and emerging star...
Watch: Trey Yesavage latest ECU alum featured on MLB TV
MLB.com is highlighting an ECU Baseball Alum pitching prospect for the second time in less than three days. On Tuesday, Giants pitcher Carson Whisenhunt was featured. On Wednesday, Blue Jays pitcher Trey Savage was in the spotlight. Yesavage is listed as Toronto's top...
PRL Thursday: Back from the snow, talking NFL, ECU, college football, more
Wednesday was a snow day at Pirate Radio. We hope everyone enjoyed the rare day with the snow. Clip Brock and Chandler Honeycutt are back for "Pirate Radio Live" starting Thursday at 3 p.m. Among the topics will be the NFL playoffs, Ohio State's win in the national...