Colleges

Getting in the game: NIL deals can still pay off for athletes at smaller Louisiana schools

By ELLA ARMSTRONG, CAROLINE BURK, TY CAZEAUX and CHRISTIAN GLADNEY LSU Manship School News Service
Updated Mar 21, 2025

Bailey Tillman began her freshman year at McNeese State University in 2021 after new NCAA rules allowed college athletes to start making money.

Xavier falls to undefeated Southern Oregon in Round of 16 of NAIA Women's Basketball Tournament

BY ROD WALKER | Sports columnist
Mar 20, 2025

The Xavier University Gold Nuggets’ historic season came to an end Thursday afternoon.

Rod Walker: Xavier women's hoops team making 'herstory' with 'miracle run' to NAIA Round of 16

BY ROD WALKER | Sports columnist
Updated Mar 19, 2025

Kam Shelley knew Saturday was special as she climbed the ladder to take her turn cutting the nets at the Convocation Center on the campus of Xavier University.

Did the Saints pay too much for Juwan Johnson? Also, NCAA Tourney picks on Dattitude Ep. 351

BY JIM DERRY | Dattitude Podcast Host
Mar 19, 2025

3 years, $31 million seems like a lot, but is it just the going rate for an average tight end? And who besides Duke and Florida can make the Final Four?

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Learn which two members of the Southern men's basketball earned national HBCU awards

BY TOYLOY BROWN III | Staff writer
Updated Mar 17, 2025

Southern men’s basketball earned a couple of national HBCU honors after having its first 20-win season in a decade.

Download the full 2025 brackets for the men's and women's NCAA tournaments

Staff report
Mar 16, 2025

The 2025 NCAA Tournament brackets were revealed for men's and women's basketball on Sunday, kicking off March Madness.

A list of players from Louisiana in this year's NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament field of 68

BY ROD WALKER | Sports columnist
Mar 16, 2025

The field for the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament was announced Sunday evening. McNeese State, coached by Will Wade, is the only Louisiana school to make the field of 68. But that doesn’t mea…

Find out the two members of the Southern men's basketball team to earn SWAC honors

BY TOYLOY BROWN III | Staff writer
Mar 10, 2025

After having its best regular season in more than a decade, two members of Southern men’s basketball received end-of-season awards.

Dylan Jones drills walk-off 2-run homer in Southern baseball's home-opening win vs. Saint Peter's

BY TOYLOY BROWN III | Staff writer
Feb 28, 2025

“Boom.”

Jeff Duncan: Gambling scandal has turned UNO's season from historically bad to nightmarish

BY JEFF DUNCAN | Sports columnist
Updated Feb 26, 2025

Pick your analogy.

UNO athletic director responds to reports of men's basketball gambling scandal

BY JEFF DUNCAN | Sports columnist
Updated Feb 26, 2025

The University of New Orleans and NCAA are investigating unspecified improprieties in the school's men’s basketball program, athletic director Vince Granito said Wednesday.

Grambling QB makes his presence felt during Team Robinson's HBCU Legacy Bowl win

BY SPENCER URQUHART | Staff writer
Feb 22, 2025

Former Grambling quarterback Myles Crawley got to start in the HBCU Legacy Bowl for Team Robinson, which was named for legendary Grambling coach Eddie Robinson.

A New Orleans native looks to 'showcase what I can do' in HBCU Legacy Bowl

BY SPENCER URQUHART | Staff writer
Updated Feb 22, 2025

New Orleans native Travis Martin has an opportunity to showcase his skills in front of NFL scouts after receiving no scholarship offers out of high school.

HBCU Legacy Bowl founders Doug Williams, Shack Harris making late, great Eddie Robinson proud

BY ROD WALKER | Sports columnist
Feb 21, 2025

James "Shack" Harris and Doug Williams both starred at quarterback at Grambling playing for the late, great Eddie Robinson.

How a summer internship in Seattle led Southern baseball’s Rashard Grace to elevate his game

BY TOYLOY BROWN III | Staff writer
Feb 18, 2025

It’s hard to find anyone who had a better offseason than Rashard Grace.

Why Southern baseball has lofty expectations for 2025 thanks to newfound depth

BY TOYLOY BROWN III | Staff writer
Feb 14, 2025

Chris Crenshaw has a new favorite word: depth.

Find out which Southern baseball player made the All-SWAC preseason team

BY TOYLOY BROWN III | Staff writer
Feb 10, 2025

The Southwestern Athletic Conference announced its preseason baseball first and second teams on Monday.

Southern football's 2025 schedule: Find out when it plays its five home games

BY TOYLOY BROWN III | Staff writer
Feb 2, 2025

Southern football released its full 2025 season schedule on Wednesday.

'His wings were on my side': Jack Bech, brother of N.O. attack victim, shines in Senior Bowl

BY ROD WALKER | Staff writer
Feb 1, 2025

The only thing that would have made Jack Bech’s game-winning touchdown in the Senior Bowl more special is if big brother Tiger was in Hancock Whitney Stadium to see it.

Nick Saban shares a story on what went into his 'mistake' of leaving LSU for Dolphins

BY SPENCER URQUHART | Staff writer
Updated Jan 23, 2025

One can only imagine what the college football landscape would've looked liked had Nick Saban stayed at LSU and not left for the NFL.

Sugar Bowl donates $500,000 to Greater New Orleans Foundation's tragedy fund

BY JEFF DUNCAN | Sports columnist
Jan 16, 2025

The Sugar Bowl has donated $500,000 to the Greater New Orleans Foundation in response to the New Year’s Day terrorist act on Bourbon Street, Sugar Bowl committee officials announced Thursday.

Marcus Freeman leads Notre Dame to Sugar Bowl win, continues historic playoff run for Black coaches

BY ROD WALKER | Sports columnist
Updated Jan 3, 2025

No Black head coach has ever won a college football championship in Division I football.

Jeff Duncan: From tragedy to triumph, New Orleans and the Sugar Bowl delivered -- again

BY JEFF DUNCAN | Sports columnist
Updated Jan 2, 2025

Football always heals in New Orleans.

Rod Walker: 3 things we learned in Notre Dame's Sugar Bowl victory over Georgia

BY ROD WALKER | Sports columnist
Jan 2, 2025

Notre Dame defeated Georgia 23-10 in the 91st annual Sugar Bowl on Thursday at Caesars Superdome. Notre Dame advances to play Penn State next Thursday in the semifinals of the College Football…

Joe Biden delivers a message for New Orleans on national TV ahead of the Sugar Bowl

BY RASHAD MILLIGAN | Staff writer
Jan 2, 2025

Joe Biden made it a priority to speak to the people of New Orleans ahead of Thursday's Sugar Bowl matchup between Georgia and Notre Dame.

Notre Dame's Marcus Freeman addresses impact of New Orleans attack on Sugar Bowl, his team

BY PATRICK MAGEE | Staff writer
Jan 2, 2025

Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman spoke with ESPN Thursday afternoon ahead of his team's Sugar Bowl battle against Georgia, and the second-year head coach addressed the impact of Wednes…

LSU, ULM, UL and Tulane pick up individual honors on the All-Louisiana College Football Team

Staff report
Jan 2, 2025

Players from LSU, Louisiana-Monroe and Tulane, along with Sun Belt Conference West Division Championship Coach Michael Desormeaux, earned top honors on the 2024 edition of the All-Louisiana Co…

Sugar Bowl live updates: Latest from New Orleans as Georgia and Notre Dame face off

Staff report
Jan 2, 2025

The Sugar Bowl game between Notre Dame and Georgia was delayed in New Orleans following a suspected terrorist attack that killed 15 and injured 30 on Bourbon Street early Wednesday morning. Yo…