Good Friday!
— East Carolina holds a football scrimmage this morning. Transfers Emory Williams of Miami and Mitch Griffis from Texas Tech are competing at quarterback.
— In the NIT semifinals at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on Thursday night, Tulsa defeated New Mexico, 74-69, and Auburn beat Illinois State, 88-66. The championship is Sunday (ESPN2, 8 p.m.).
— In the College Basketball Crown tournament in Las Vegas, Creighton rallied past Rutgers, 82-69, and West Virginia topped Stanford, 82-77, in overtime.
— Walker Barron and Davin Whitaker hit home runs for host East Carolina in a 12-2 American Conference win over Charlotte in seven innings on Thursday night.
— No. 14 Coastal Carolina defeated visiting South Alabama, 12-2, in seven innings in a Sun Belt Conference contest.
— Logan Stankoven scored two goals for the host Carolina Hurricanes in a 5-1 win over Columbus on Thursday night.
— The second round of the Texas Open is today (Golf Channel, 4 p.m.).
