S. Illinois ends North Dakota State’s 39-game winning streak
Javon Williams Jr. and Romeir Elliott each had a pair of touchdown runs, and Southern Illinois beat top-ranked North Dakota State 38-14 on Saturday that ended the Bison’s 39-game winning streak. North Dakota State (2-1, 1-1 Missouri Valley), which has won three straight FCS championships, last lost on Nov. 4, 2017 to then-No. 8 South […]
Football schools? Ohio State, Alabama thriving in hoops, too
Ohio State and Alabama competing for a national championship is hardly an unusual occurrence for either school. It just tends to happen in football. Six weeks after the Crimson Tide’s national championship game win over the Buckeyes, it just so happens that the two schools have a pair of the nation’s best basketball teams. No. […]
Akinjo, Arizona pull away from Washington State 69-53
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — James Akinjo scored 19 points and Arizona shut down Washington State, pulling away for a 69-53 victory on Thursday night. Bennedict Mathurin added 14 points for the Wildcats (16-8, 10-8 Pac-12 Conference), who won the first meeting 86-82 in double overtime. Azuolas Tubelis had nine points and nine rebounds. Akinjo had […]
Brandon Talton: Kick after kick
The sophomore at The University of Nevada talks about the journey to receiving a scholarship and what is up next for The Pack after a 7-2 season.
AP Top 25 Podcast: Humans vs. math in early 2021 projections
By the numbers, 2021 looks promising for Miami. Humans are more skeptical about the Hurricanes being back. On the flip side, the math on Notre Dame suggests regression next season. The people who put together the way-too-early rankings are more bullish on the Fighting Irish maintaining their recent run of double-digit victory seasons. On the […]
Tyler Shough transfers to Texas Tech
With two degrees, quarterback Tyler Shough is transferring to Texas Tech. He’ll have three years of eligibility when he arrives in Lubbock this season.
A signal of hope: McNeese football back in action this spring
Mother nature has thrown all she could at Lake Charles and McNeese State University. But it wasn’t enough. McNeese football is back, and the Cowboys have started their season after overcoming insurmountable odds.
Playing 2 seasons in 1 year could take toll on FCS players
North Dakota State has played 16 football games in a season twice and no fewer than 14 every year since 2010. Now imagine the Bison playing 27 or 28 in a calendar year. It could happen, considering they have won eight of the last nine Football Championship Subdivision titles. With the COVID-19 pandemic pushing the […]
Fordham athletics on pause because of virus outbreak
NEW YORK (AP) — The Fordham women’s basketball team has done its best to follow every coronavirus regulation and protocol this season, and it’s worked as the Rams have not had one positive test. Unfortunately, a major uptick of COVID cases on the school’s campus has forced the university to pause the entire athletic department […]
Two-sport star Keon Coleman commits to Michigan State
Opelousas Catholic’s Keon Coleman officially committed to Michigan State on Feb. 3. A two-sport athlete, Coleman will pursue a collegiate career with the Spartan football and basketball teams this fall.