A former professional basketball player suspected in a double homicide on Tuesday was a skilled athlete determined to exceed expectations, his former coaches said Wednesday.
Like the rest of the campus community, I was shocked and saddened by the senseless shooting that left an ECU student and another innocent bystander dead in downtown Greenville.
IRVING, Texas — East Carolina redshirt sophomore pitcher Toni Paisley has been named the Conference USA co-Female Athlete of the Year, according to an announcement by league officials Wednesday afternoon.
Merritt on a mission
Over an activity-filled offseason, sprinter LaShawn Merritt dabbled in runway modeling, met rap mogul Jay-Z at a Barack Obama rally, hosted a track meet for kids and had a parade thrown in his honor. Yet one thought kept zipping around the Olympic gold medalist's mind: Jeremy Wariner is coming after him. Merritt, a former track star at East Carolina, dethroned the defending Olympic champion in the 400 at the Summer Games in Beijing, pulling away as Wariner faded mightily down the stretch.
No sexual assault charges will be brought against three men accused of stealing electronics from an East Carolina University student in March, according to a Pitt County prosecutor.