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

Olympic gold medalist LaShawn Merritt ran the 400 meters at the U.S. track trials in 44.12 seconds, best in the world this season, for a chance to defend his title in London.

ECU head football coach Ruffin McNeill is hosting a fantasy football camp for Pirate fans who want to get a taste of what the game is like at the collegiate level.

Eight East Carolina football games, including five at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, are scheduled for live television coverage in 2012 according to Conference USA's release of initial broadcast selections Thursday.

Former East Carolina pitcher Shawn Armstrong has been named to the 2012 Carolina LeagueAll-Star Team the Carolina Mudcats released today.

One day after gun charges against ECU basketball player Shamarr Bowden were dropped, charges against Corvonn Gaines and Tylisman Armstrong have also been dismissed.

Criminal charges against ECU men's basketball player Shamarr Bowden have been dropped.

Farmville Central product Justin Taylor was picked on day 3 of the Major League Baseball First Year Player Draft.

Five ECU players were drafted in rounds 16-40 of the Major League Baseball First Year Player Draft.

East Carolina senior catcher Zach Wright was selected in the 12th round by the Los Angeles Angels Tuesday afternoon during the second day of the 2012 Major League Baseball First Year Amateur Player Draft.

East Carolina and UNC will square off Sunday at 1 pm in an elimination game in the NCAA tournament.

East Carolina saw its season come to an end as the Pirates fell to North Carolina 5-3 Sunday in an elimination game in the NCAA tournament.

North Carolina beat Cornell in NCAA baseball tournament regional play Friday.

Kyle Hansen struck out eight while Matt Wessinger had three hits and two RBIs to help St. John's beat East Carolina 11-3 Friday in the Chapel Hill Regional of the NCAA tournament.

Due to the threat of inclement weather on Friday (June 1), the first game of the NCAA Chapel Hill Regional between East Carolina and St. John's will begin at 11 a.m.

East Carolina added a third member of its 2013 signing class Thursday as Kelsi Briggs inked a national letter-of-intent to attend ECU and play softball with the Pirates beginning in the fall of 2012.

The East Carolina men’s golf team shot 19-over 303 Wednesday afternoon during the second round of the 2012 NCAA Championships, falling from 16th to 23rd-place.

East Carolina shot an 11-over 295 on day one of the 2012 NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championships at the Riviera Country Club to tie for 16th-place on Tuesday.

Former ECU Pirate and Washington Nationals infielder Chad Tracy will require surgery for a torn groin muscle and is expected to be sidelined at least six weeks and perhaps significantly longer.

A high school senior with plans to be an athlete at East Carolina University is presumed dead after a Memorial Day accident on the water.

The East Carolina baseball team will make its 26th NCAA Regional appearance and 12th in the last 14 years after earning a No. 2 seed at the Chapel Hill Regional in this year’s NCAA Baseball Championships, which will be held at Boshamer Stadium.

The NCAA Division I Baseball Committee has announced the 16 regional sites for the 66th annual NCAA Division I Baseball Championship.

East Carolina scored six runs in the ninth inning and cruised to a 10-3 win over UAB Saturday evening in its final game of the 2012 Conference USA Baseball Championships presented by Trustmark.

Second-seeded UCF rolled past No. 6 seed East Carolina, 11-1, in an eight-inning ballgame in day three of the 2012 Conference USA Baseball Championship.

East Carolina sophomore designated softball player Jill Jelnick owns a 4.00 cumulative grade-point average as an English education major and earned the accolade for the first time in her career.