Harold Varner III among golfers looking to qualify in Durham for US Open
East Carolina golf alum Harold Varner III will be one of a number of golfers playing at 10 different sites with hopes of qualifying for the US Open. Varner will be playing at Duke University Golf Club in Durham on Monday. The two-day event will help determine the...
ESPN: Georgia Tech AD, former ECU Pirate Club executive director headed to Michigan State
Georgia Tech Athletic Director J Batt is reportedly leaving to take the same position at Michigan State. Sources: Georgia Tech athletic director J Batt is expected to become the next athletic director at Michigan State. He's emerged as the target, and a deal is...
RJ Felton gets chance to attend Raptors’ workout ahead of draft
RJ Felton’s success at the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament is opening more doors. He’s been invited to attend a workout with the Toronto Raptors, according to Yahoo! Sports’ Cody Taylor. He’s already had predraft workouts with the Charlotte Hornets, Phoenix Suns,...
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Analysis: Justin Hardy too valuable for Ottawa to lose in free agency
There are many free agents who will be available in the CFL starting in February unless they sign with their current teams. CFL.ca writer Marshall Ferguson listed one for each team in the league that the respective teams can't lose. One of them is ECU Football Alum...
PRL: It’s another Football Friday on tap
It's Friday, which means it's Football Friday. Clip and Chandler will have the regular Friday guests like WCTI-TV's Brian North to talk high school football playoffs. They'll also be other guests to talk about high school, college and pro football, like Tony Dunn and...
East Carolina advances to NIVC Super 16 with 3-1 victory over Winthrop
By ECUPirates.com East Carolina turned up the heat after a close first-set loss Thursday evening, downing visiting Winthrop 3-1 (24-26, 25-21, 25-19, 25-11) in the opening round of the National Invitational Volleyball Championship inside Williams Arena at Minges...
‘I think I’m still the best guy in the league’: Why Stanley Bryant is back in the CFL
ECU alum and Winnipeg OL Stanley Bryant is back for another season of football in the CFL. “I think I’m still the best guy in the league, and I think that I’m going to continue to show that," Bryant, 38, told the media on Tuesday. He also said he has incentive to win...
Bowl projection: Could they pair Pirates, Wolfpack in Military Bowl?
Say it ain't so. One of the latest bowl projections by Brett McMurphy has NC State and ECU squaring off in the Military Bowl on Dec. 28 in Annapolis, Md. He does mention in the report how spot-on he was in Tuesday night’s CFP rankings and how he earlier broke the...
PRL: Busy Thursday with hoops, football, volleyball
Thursday's Pirate Radio Live will cover several topics. ECU volleyball will host Winthrop in the NIVC tournament. We're one day past early National Signing Day and a new edition of The Holton Ahlers Show is out. Clip, Chandler and the gang will discuss these topics...
The Holton Ahlers Show: Blake Harrell and what the past few weeks have been like
The newest edition of The Holton Ahlers Show has the new ECU football coach, defensive coordinator Blake Harrell. On this week's episode, Harrell joins the show to discuss being hired as the head football coach, the future under him, changes that will be made and who...
Lincoln Riley at UCF? ‘I’m a USC Trojan’
This is how rumors get started. Lincoln Riley said he wants to end this one. The former ECU assistant coach and current head coach at Southern Cal gave a blunt response to speculation he might take the Central Florida job. That job became open when Gus Malzahn...
Watch: ECU football stays busy on National Signing Day
Wednesday was National Signing Day, and the ECU football program was busy with the announcement of the players who will be part of its latest recruiting class. ECUPirates.com was adding to its list those athletes who signed their national letter of intent. Some names...
East Carolina volleyball hosts Winthrop Thursday evening in NIVC first round bout
By ECUPirates.com Making a postseason appearance for the second time in program history and for the second-straight season, East Carolina begins its run in the 2024 National Invitational Volleyball Championship with a round one showdown with Winthrop Thursday evening...