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When he was named Sun Belt Commissioner in February, Karl Benson said expansion was a part of his agenda.  And, he said, he had identified teams he felt would be beneficial to the league. It appears the expansion will come sooner, rather than later.  An...

We're only into week four in Sun Belt Conference play and, while the (so-far) haves have separated themselves from the (so-far) have-nots, there's still so much baseball left that no one should start to make any judgments on the teams in the league just yet...

Big series' this weekend for the preseason favorites.

USA halts T-Ray's win streak

The preseason is over. Now we play for real.

Louisiana's Ragin' Cajun women's basketball team had their 2011-2012 season come to an end on Saturday, after falling to the FIU Panthers, 74-53, in the opening round of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament in Hot Springs, Arkansas.

UALR might come back down to earth. Then again, they might not.

Louisiana's Ragin' Cajun women's basketball team will be looking to snap a six-game losing streak on Saturday, when they host the FIU Panthers, in Sun Belt Conference play.

I've got a great job. I get to have an opinion and people have to listen to it. Well, they don't have to.  But enough do. And I love being right, especially when everyone thinks I'm wrong. But hey, there are things more important than being right.  An...

It was the third road trip in four weeks for the Ragin' Cajuns.  We're all looking forward to being at home the next three weeks. Because we were flying to the Eastern Time Zone, we had to be at Landmark Aviation by 11:15 for a 1pm departure.  As...

Louisiana's Ragin' Cajun football team won their Sun Belt Conference opener, defeating favorite FIU 36-31. Quarterback Blaine Gautier threw for 3 touchdowns, and finished with 307 yards of total offense. The win is the third straight for UL, and puts them at 1-0 in the SBC.

Louisiana's Ragin' Cajun football team begins Sun Belt Conference play on Saturday, as coach Mark Hudspeth's squad travels to Miami, Florida, to take on the FIU Panthers. Kick-off is scheduled for 5:05 pm. You can catch all the play-by-play action, right here, on Sports Radio ESPN 1420, and espn1420.com, beginning with the pre-game show, at 4:35 pm.

Remember a blog  I wrote earlier about how the Cajuns can get to six wins? Here's a refresher. Well, the first part of that scenario is completed. The Cajuns have started 2-1.  Neither win was a juggernaut, but the idea at the end of the day is to win.  And, th...

Schools such as Vanderbilt, Iowa St., FIU, and San Diego St. have all raised more than a few eyebrows with their respective 3-0 starts this year. But which one has been the most surprising?

Those who follow the Sun Belt Conference know all about T. Y. Hilton.  Louisville knows about him, too. Hilton set a Florida International record with 201 receiving yards and FIU got their first win over a team from an AQ conference, beating Louisville out of the Big East 24-17 last night. ...

Besides the Cajuns heading to Kent State for a crucial game this week, there are some other games that I'll be keeping an eye on for various reasons.  I could have listed a couple more, but have capped it at five: ARIZONA AT OKLAHOMA STATE (-13.5)  ...

This is the fourth in a series previewing Louisiana's 2011 opponents.  Today:  Florida International FIU PANTHERS Location:  Miami, FL Stadium:  FIU Stadium (18,000) 2010 Record:  7-6 (6-2 SBC) Coach:  Mario Cristobal Record: 16-33 (5th season) Last meeting with Louisiana:  2010  FIU 38 Louisiana 17 FIU opened the 2010 season 0-4, losing to four teams from AQ Conferences.  After seven games, FIU w

Sources tell Sports Radio ESPN 1420, that FIU head softball coach Beth Torina is now the leading candidate for LSU's vacant head coaching position.

FIU head basketball coach Isiah Thomas, a former Detroit Piston, is on that teams short-list, to become their new head coach, reports Chris Broussard, of ESPN The Magazine. The NBA Hall of Famer led to Pistons to back-to-back championships in 1989, and 1990.

They hadn't qualified for the Sun Belt Tournament since 2003. Even this year, they were 10-20 in the league, 20-32 overall. But in 2011, UALR is in the NCAA Tournament. The eighth-seeded Trojans finished their improbable run to the field of 64 by beating second-seed Florida International, 7-6 to win the Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament in Monroe, LA...