The Sun Belt fined Marshall $100,000 on Friday for opting out of the Independence Bowl last month. Marshall withdrew from the Dec. 28 game in Shreveport, Louisiana, after a coaching change resulted in much of its roster jumping into the transfer portal.

Parts of the South were at a standstill Wednesday after a rare winter storm dumped record amounts of snow on much of the Gulf Coast and the Carolinas. In its aftermath, major cities and beachfront communities from eastern Texas to the Outer Banks of North Carolina were forced to quickly learn how to dig out,

(WHSV) - James Madison’s softball team is projected to finish fifth, according to the Sun Belt Preseason Coach’s Poll released Wednesday. The Dukes also received one first place vote. JMU is coming off a 31-22 (12-12 SBC) campaign in 2024, which saw the season end in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament quarterfinals to the No. 1 seeded Louisiana.

Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (10-9, 5-4 Sun Belt) at Appalachian State Mountaineers (11-8, 7-2 Sun Belt) Boone, North Carolina; Thursday, 6:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Louisiana plays Appalachian State after Ashlyn Jones scored 20 points in Louisiana's 70-53 victory over the Troy Trojans.

But there’s a simple reason that two to six inches of snow can be crippling along the Gulf Coast: Most of its cities have no snowplows.

Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (6-15, 4-5 Sun Belt) at Texas State Bobcats (12-9, 5-4 Sun Belt) San Marcos, Texas; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bobcats -12.5; over/under is 146 BOTTOM LINE: Louisiana faces Texas State after Mostapha El Moutaouakkil scored 23 points in Louisiana's 67-59 loss to the Southern Miss Golden Eagles.

The Sun Belt Conference issued a $100,000 fine to Marshall University on Friday for opting out of its Independence Bowl matchup with Army at the conclusion of the 2024 football season. After having previously accepted the bid for the bowl on Dec.

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Marshall Softball's Brooklyn Ulrich has been named the 2025 Sun Belt Conference Preseason Player of the Year, announced by the league Wednesday.

Saturday’s Sun Belt slate includes the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns (6-15, 4-5 Sun Belt) against the South Alabama Jaguars (14-7, 6-3 Sun Belt) at 8:00 PM ET on ESPN+.Buy tickets for

BOTTOM LINE: Mostapha El Moutaouakkil and Louisiana host Denijay Harris and Southern Miss in Sun Belt play. The Ragin’ Cajuns have gone 4-8 at home. Louisiana is 2-1 in one-possession games.

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The Texas State Bobcats (12-9, 5-4 Sun Belt) meet the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns (6-15, 4-5 Sun Belt) in a matchup of Sun Belt teams at 8:00 PM ET on Thursday. The game airs on ESPN+.Buy