Conference USA seems to be in a perpetual cycle of change.

East Carolina rising sophomore Jeff Hoffman is one of 42 players named to participate in the 2012 Cape Cod Baseball League All-Star game.

The East Carolina University Athletics Department has eclipsed the 20,000 mark in season ticket sales for the sixth-straight year.

Offensive guard Will Simmons, nose tackle Michael Brooks and inside linebacker Jeremy Grove, have been named to the 2012 Conference USA Football Coaches Preseason Team.

The 18th Annual Meet the Pirates event, East Carolina's preseason football fanfest presented by United Healthcare, is scheduled for Saturday, August 18 inside Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium from 5-8 p.m.

An internal audit at East Carolina University looking for clusters of athletesacross courses or majors in the past 12 months found no instances of academic fraud, administrators said today.

East Carolina graduate Kimmy Cummings and rising junior Matt Milner have both been selected as the Conference USA Scholar Athlete-of-the-Year for their respective sports.

Former Hickory High School standout Jada Payne has completed a grant-in-aid agreement to attend East Carolina and play basketball for the Pirates beginning with the 2012-13 campaign.

The preliminary watch list for the 2012 Rotary Lombardi Award was released today, and seven Conference USA players are among the standouts named to the list.

Dan Roszel has been promoted to associate head coach according to an announcement by Pirates’ Head Coach Billy Godwin on Monday.

Left-handed pitcher Tyler Joyner is returning the East Carolina for his senior season in 2013.

Tennessee-Chattanooga athletic director Rick Hart has been named SMU athletic director.

The kickoff time for East Carolina's contest against South Carolina, scheduled for Sept. 8 at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, has been set for 12:21 p.m. (EDT) to accommodate a live SEC Network regional television broadcast

Former Pirate standout Ben Sanderson has been named assistant coach and recruiting coordinator, while also serving as the hitting and outfield instructor at East Carolina University.

New UAB basketball coach Jerod Haase has parlayed his North Carolina connection into a three-year series with the Tar Heels.

Ollin Dunford, Jill Poe and Rachel Stockdale have been named assistant coaches for the East Carolina women’s basketball program, according to an announcement by head coach Heather Macy.

Senior Julia Strandberg, redshirt sophomore Faith Hardison, sophomore Fanny Wolte and freshman Katie Kirk have been named 2011-12 NCAA Division I All-American Scholars.

Chanel Green has completed a grant-in-aid agreement to attend East Carolina and play basketball for the Pirates beginning with the 2012-13 campaign.

Bill Carson, who guided the East Carolina track and field program from ground level to one that developed Olympic competitors, passed away in his sleep early Monday morning at his home in Winterville at the age of 75.

Central Florida basketball player Marcus Jordan, the son of former NBA great Michael Jordan, was arrested in Omaha early Sunday following a disturbance outside a downtown hotel.

The family of former ECU football player Spencer Hampton said Heaven gained another angel early Friday morning.

Pirate junior All-America Tynita Butts took the next step in realizing her Olympic dream Thursday, finishing in a tie for first to qualify for the high jump finals at the 2012 United States Track and Field Olympic Trials at historic Hayward Field.

Erik Bakich has been hired as the new baseball coach at Michigan.

NBC Television affiliate WMBF in Myrtle Beach, SC and Scout.com are reporting that East Carolina has landed a verbal commitment from Lake City High School linebacker Devaris Brunson.

The only things standing in the way of a major college football playoff are 12 university presidents.