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USA Today
18-07-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
2025 East Carolina football tickets, game schedule, viewing options
On Aug. 28, the East Carolina Pirates will begin their 2025 college football schedule versus North Carolina State. See below for more information. Are you hoping to attend a game this year? Keep reading for ticketing information for every East Carolina matchup. Check out: US LBM Coaches Poll powered by USA Today sports Buy East Carolina tickets on StubHub How to buy tickets for East Carolina's next game East Carolina tickets & 2025 schedule Buy East Carolina vs. North Carolina State tickets on StubHub Buy East Carolina vs. Campbell tickets on StubHub Buy East Carolina vs. Coastal Carolina tickets on StubHub Buy East Carolina vs. BYU tickets on StubHub Buy East Carolina vs. Army tickets on StubHub Buy East Carolina vs. Tulane tickets on StubHub Buy East Carolina vs. Tulsa tickets on StubHub Buy East Carolina vs. Temple tickets on StubHub Buy East Carolina vs. Charlotte tickets on StubHub Buy East Carolina vs. Memphis tickets on StubHub Buy East Carolina vs. UTSA tickets on StubHub Buy East Carolina vs. Florida Atlantic tickets on StubHub
Dominion Post
05-07-2025
- Sport
- Dominion Post
Javon Small will take first steps into NBA at Salt Lake City Summer League
MORGANTOWN — The last time Javon Small was on a basketball court that mattered, he ended up criticizing himself for not being more assertive with his offensive game. That was nearly four months ago now during the Big 12 tournament, where his final game for WVU was a 67-60 upset loss against Colorado. 'I've got to be more aggressive throughout the whole game,' Small said that day. 'They had me running around, and then I'm just a natural playmaker, in my opinion, so I just thought I could make the right play. 'I started dishing the ball off, but, yeah, I just got to be more aggressive.' Small will walk into the Jon M. Huntsman Center at 7 p.m. Saturday, another college arena — the University of Utah's — but with more on the line. He's a professional now, one fighting and clawing just to prove he belongs at the NBA level after getting drafted 48th overall by the Memphis Grizzlies last month. His first opportunity comes in the Salt Lake City Summer League, where Small and his summer league teammates will play Oklahoma City. Memphis is also scheduled to play Philadelphia and Utah before the team travels to the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, where every team will be represented. Fighting for respect, that's a basketball story Small has already lived numerous times over, well before he enrolled at WVU in 2024. A native of South Bend, Ind., where football is king, Small literally grew up with a basketball in his hands or somewhere close by. 'We introduced him to basketball at about 2 or 3, because he had an older brother that played,' Small's mother, Jovanna Wright, told South Bend television station WNDU. 'But when he started sleeping with that basketball, taking that basketball every single place we went, dribbling it wherever we went, I knew that he was serious.' Small's freshman year at Riley High School in South Bend didn't produce a lot of playing time, so Wright moved the family to Indianapolis. She moved him again, this time to Compass Prep in Chandler, Ariz., for his senior season, which fell during the COVID-19 pandemic. 'You've got to do what you've got to do when you've got children, right?' Wright said. 'By any means necessary, and I wanted Javon to be able to experience college life with no debt.' Small's fight to get noticed by the basketball world began in those days, but it was a struggle. Indiana State offered him the opportunity to return close to home. There were other offers from Ball State and Kent State. Virginia Tech was his only offer from a Power Conference School coming out of high school. Small decided East Carolina was his best option, likely seeing an opportunity for playing time, because the Pirates had gone 19-31 in the two seasons before Small arrived on campus. He came off the bench and played just two minutes in his first college game. The rest, as they say, is history. Small went from averaging two points a game as a college freshman to 15.8 per game as a sophomore at East Carolina. He rolled the dice and ended up at Oklahoma State for a season. Small became an instant leader for the Cowboys, but on a team that finished tied for last in the Big 12. OSU head coach Mike Boynton was fired at the end of that season, Small put his name in the transfer portal again, and he wound up with the Mountaineers for a season. There is no wrong way to describe that season in Morgantown. It brought a historic road win against Kansas, where Small and a depleted Mountaineers' roster that had been ravaged by injuries went into Allen FieldHouse and pulled off a 62-61 shocker. Small finished with a double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds. There was another upset over No. 3 Gonzaga, an overtime win in which Small put himself on the college basketball map with 31 points in 42 minutes. There were just as many shocking losses, too, like the one against last-place Colorado in the Big 12 tournament or a 28-point gut punch against rival Pitt. When you added it all up, Small still put together one of the finest individual seasons ever for a WVU point guard: 18.6 points, 5.6 assists and 4.1 rebounds per game. Small will take his first NBA steps today amongst so many others in the same situation. Armando Bacot played in the national championship game at North Carolina, is the Tar Heels' all-time leading rebounder and a former All-American. He went undrafted in 2024. Ace Baldwin was a former Atlantic 10 Player of the Year at Virginia Commonwealth. Among the Grizzlies' 19-man summer league roster is a host of players who were once stars in college, but are now scratching and clawing for their own shot at the NBA life. Just like Small. It is not an easy path that lies ahead for the 6-foot-1 guard. He will not be coddled like Memphis' 2025 first-round pick, Cedric Coward, who is also on the summer roster. Small will sign a two-way contract, which ties him to both the Grizzlies and the team's G League team, the Memphis Hustle, for one season. He'll attend training camp in September and will likely spend the majority of his first season shifting between the Grizzlies and the Hustle. After that, it becomes an unknown. It's a situation Small has faced before. '(The Grizzlies) are getting a competitor, a hard worker and somebody who is going to bring positive energy every single day. They are just going to get a dog,' Small said. July 5: vs. Oklahoma City, 7 p.m. (ESPNU)July 7: vs. Utah, 9 p.m. (NBA TV) July 8: vs. Philadelphia, 7 p.m. (NBA TV)
USA Today
30-06-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
2025 East Carolina Pirates win total predictions, futures, over/under and odds
Oddsmakers have set an over/under of 6.5 wins for the East Carolina Pirates this season, with +120 odds to go over that total. Last year, the Pirates went 8-5 with a win in the Military Bowl. East Carolina futures: win total over/under, odds College football odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Monday at 3:24 a.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub. East Carolina splits - last season East Carolina draft picks lost Watch College Football on Fubo!
Yahoo
24-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Bryce Underwood's Improved Physique Turns Heads During Camp Appearance Saturday
Bryce Underwood's Improved Physique Turns Heads During Camp Appearance Saturday originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Michigan Wolverines are just over two months away from the start of 2025 season with the New Mexico Lobos ready to butt heads at the Big House on August 30 in the season opener. Advertisement The Wolverines are expected to bring plenty of firepower to the table on both offense and defense this season with several of holdovers returning on both sides of the ball. Quarterback is expected to be a position of focus with newcomer Bryce Underwood expected to battle Mikey Keene and Jadyn Davis for the starting job along with East Carolina transfer Jake Garcia. On Saturday, one of the biggest question marks surrounding Underwood, his physique, was answered in emphatic fashion at a preseason camp. Bryce Underwood (far right) with two young QB prospects and Quarterback University founder Donovan Dooley (2nd from left). © David Rodriguez Munoz / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images "The 'Bryce Underwood is fat' crowd is extremely silent...#GoBlue," the page UofMUpdates247 wrote on Saturday along with a shirtless picture of the star Michigan recruit. Advertisement Underwood was seen with a bit of a belly in recent weeks leading to speculation that he was out of shape during spring football practices. Fans commented on the new look for the former Belleville High star on Saturday. "Looking fat and lazy!" one fan said with two crying and laughing emojis. "He has been lifting his NIL money while laughing at his haters," another said. "Jake Garcia gonna start anyhow," another added of the former Pirates QB. "Not everyone is Alex Orji cut," another added. Michigan finished last season unranked despite two big wins over Ohio State and Alabama to end the season and now will hope to put together a football team capable of winning not just the big games at the end of the season, but big games throughout the season from Week 1 to the final game. Advertisement Related: John Harbaugh's Incredible Weightlifting Feat Turns Heads Saturday This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 22, 2025, where it first appeared.
New York Times
17-06-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Trey Yesavage pitching his way into Blue Jays' 2025 plans: ‘Darn near ready-made'
Trey Yesavage's day was almost over. He'd surpassed 100 pitches and his velocity was starting to tick down. There was a question whether he would even start the 2024 NCAA Regional contest against Wake Forest, thanks to a partially punctured lung suffered two weeks earlier. But Yesavage was through seven innings, outdueling future No. 2 pick Chase Burns, and now he was staring at the manager walking toward him. Advertisement When East Carolina manager Cliff Godwin began down the dugout to take out his ace, Yesavage waved him off, a blank stare on his face. He wasn't coming out. 'There's certain guys and moments when you go, 'OK man,'' Godwin said. 'I'm gonna sit back down.' It was clear to Godwin that the regional elimination game was a moment to make an exception, that there was no doubt Yesavage was one of those 'certain guys.' It's part of what drew the Toronto Blue Jays to the right-hander with the 20th pick in the 2024 MLB Draft. With four plus pitches and a towering release point, Yesavage has become one of the fastest risers in his draft class. After 11 career minor-league starts, the Blue Jays promoted Yesavage to Double A, and his climb may not end there. Less than a year removed from his draft, Yesavage is on a path to a big-league debut — one that could come as early as this season. 'If he continues to dominate performance-wise, in tandem with consistent routines and progress with his priority goals, then it's not out of the question,' Blue Jays player development director Joe Sclafani said. 'It's our group's job to think long term and put him in the best position to succeed, but Trey will ultimately be the driver of those decisions.' See ya 👋@BlueJays No. 2 prospect ( Trey Yesavage paints the corner for his first K in Double-A!#DestinationCats | #BeyondBaseballNH — New Hampshire Fisher Cats (@FisherCats) June 12, 2025 Yesavage's raw stuff was big-league ready the day the Jays drafted him. His fastball and splitter graded out well above average, internally, compared to big-league offerings. The slider was solid and there was hope in the curveball. Sitting in college stadiums, 100 feet behind the plate, area scout Coulson Barbiche couldn't fathom how batters stood in the box against Yesavage's tumbling deliveries. Every pitch comes out of the same point, the righty's arm reaching far above his head for the type of high release batters rarely see. Advertisement 'There's always things guys can improve upon,' Barbiche said. 'But I think he was darn near ready-made, you know, as a package.' All four of Yesavage's pitches have maintained their grades or, in the case of the curveball, significantly improved in early minors action. The offerings confounded college hitters, and minor-league batters haven't fared much better. Yesavage leads all qualified minor-league pitchers with a 43.4 percent strikeout rate. He hasn't made a start across three league levels without striking out at least one batter per inning. Yesavage posted a 2.43 ERA in seven Low-A starts, then a 1.56 mark in four outings for High A once weather stabilized in Vancouver. Meeting promotions with continued brilliance, the Blue Jays turned to more specific challenges for the 21-year-old. Work the curveball in more, a fourth pitch Toronto sees real potential in. Start reading bats and altering pitch sequences to keep batters guessing. Limit the walks, increase efficiency. How deep can you get on just 85 pitches? What about 80? Every on-field challenge comes alongside off-field expectations. After the Jays selected Yesavage in the first round, the organization told him the draft slot comes with extra attention. Other players look to his pregame routines; his side sessions can set a tone for an entire staff. The Blue Jays knew when they drafted Yesavage that he was regimented with his work and had the kind of competitive fire to pitch through a punctured lung. But he's taken both into the pro game, Sclafani said, embracing the expectations of an early pick. He was voted part of Low-A Dunedin's leadership group before the season started but has made two quick jumps since then. He may keep rising. 'I like the fact that we're being aggressive with him,' Blue Jays manager John Schneider said. 'Moving him up. I think he has the stuff to do so.' Advertisement Yesavage, who never threw more than 93 1/3 innings in college, has around 55 to 75 frames left before hitting his season workload ceiling. That may mean 10 to 12 more starts in Double A, after his four-inning, one-run debut last Thursday. Or, the outings could come for a Blue Jays' MLB roster still searching for pitching depth. 'If you threw him in the big leagues right now, he could probably compete,' Sclafani said. 'At the very least, he could probably compete.' Yesavage wouldn't be the first college pitcher on the fast track to the big leagues. Michael Wacha made his MLB debut 12 months and 106 minor-league innings after the Cardinals selected him in the first round of the 2012 draft. He went on to make five postseason starts on St. Louis' path to the 2013 World Series. More recently, the top three college arms taken in the 2023 draft all made MLB debuts with fewer than 30 minor-league starts. Five players from Yesavage's 2025 first round have already cracked the top level, but no pitcher has done so. For a Blue Jays team hoping to contend in 2025, a Yesavage debut would take a unique combination of need and progress. Toronto has pitched through an injury to Max Scherzer all season and recent struggles from Bowden Francis. A season-ending injury to Jake Bloss sapped the starting depth further. Yesavage's multiple plus pitches and unique arm slot could play in either a relief or starting role down the stretch, helping address Toronto's pitching depth. Deadline trades or a Scherzer return could also patch up the hole, but further injuries could create more gaps. So far, Yesavage has put himself in a place to potentially fill that future void. But he must continue to do so. Even with a minuscule ERA, the righty has walked 23 batters in 54 2/3 minor-league innings, including four in his Double-A debut. He hasn't completed more than five innings since May 1, in part due to pitch count and in part due to inefficiency. Yesavage has ticked many boxes in just 12 minor-league starts. If he can cross off the last few, and the Blue Jays need him, the big leagues will be waiting. 'He's definitely opened some eyes here, for sure,' Schneider said. 'The stuff is real. So we'll see how it goes at each level.'
