So you can understand why a mid-major conference might want to put a thumb on the scale a little to help its best teams reach the Big Dance. The Sun Belt Conference announced in August it would change the conference tournament format.

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. The Herd's redshirt junior has already earned several preseason accolades,

One of the greatest seasons in all of sports is almost among us. March Madness always delivers the goods, and the Sun Belt Conference Tournament looks like a perfect appetizer.

(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.

Marshall’s Jalen Speer was named Sun Belt Conference men’s basketball player of the week on Tuesday, the conference announced. The graduate guard averaged 20.5 points, four assists and two rebounds per game while shooting 7 of 12 from 3-point range for the week.

The truth is UL men’s interim coach Derrick Zimmerman is far too focused on his current issues to comment on an individual game’s important on th Ragin’ Cajuns months from

The Sun Belt issued a $100,000 fine to Marshall after the program opted out of last month's Independence Bowl against Army, citing an exodus of players via the transfer portal. "W

Marshall University was hit with a fine by the Sun Belt Conference on Friday for opting out of its bowl game.The conference announced in a news release that it

James Madison had started to get used to dominating in Sun Belt play, but Sunday afternoon at the Atlantic Union Bank Center against Coastal Carolina, the Dukes got to be

Old Dominion is shooting 37.1% from the field this season, 2.0 percentage points lower than the 39.1% Georgia State allows to opponents. Georgia State averages 66.3 points per gam

BOTTOM LINE: Denijay Harris and Southern Miss take on Tayton Conerway and Troy on Monday. The Trojans have gone 7-3 at home. Troy ranks fourth in the Sun Belt in rebounding with 34.8 rebounds. Thomas Dowd leads the Trojans with 5.8 boards.

The Sun Belt Conference has fined Marshall $100,000 for backing out of participating in the Independence Bowl vs. Army on Dec. 28 due to a depleted roster ravaged by the transfer portal. “While the conference acknowledges the medical model and best practice guidance adhered to by Marshall,