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.

Louisiana visits Coastal Carolina after Nubia Imani Benedith scored 22 points in Louisiana's 61-52 loss to the Appalachian State Mountaineers. The Chanticleers have gone 9-1 in home games. Coastal Carolina is 3-2 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.

South Alabama Jaguars (14-8, 6-4 Sun Belt) at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (7-15, 5-5 Sun Belt) Lafayette, Louisiana; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: South Alabama takes on Louisiana after Judah Brown scored 21 points in South Alabama's 62-58 loss to the UL Monroe Warhawks.

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.

Thundering Herd claimed it could not safely field representative team after head coach Charles Huff left for Southern Miss

ODU sharpshooter Robert Davis Jr. is averaging 16 points per game, the third-best mark in the league. He’s one of six players in the top 10 in scoring in the league who didn’t receive any

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.

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.

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.

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

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