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A dozen schools from the Gulf South made it into the 2024 NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments, including (left-right, top-bottom) McNeese State University, Samford University, Jackson State University, Grambling State University and the University of Alabama at Birmingham. For these schools, making it into the tournament is an accomplishment that can have a ripple effect on the entire school.

Sports

For some Gulf South schools, a March Madness loss can still be a win off the court

Joseph King

Making it into the NCAA Tournament can translate to boosts in student enrollment, athletic involvement, merchandise sales and more for participating schools.

Sports

March Madness is here! Here are the Gulf South teams to watch in the men’s, women’s tournaments

Joseph King

Get info on the seven men’s teams and five women’s teams playing in the NCAA Division I basketball tournament, plus see what time they play.

Sports

Preview: Tomorrow's R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl

The Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns will face the East Carolina Pirates Saturday at 11 a.m. in the 12th annual R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl in the…

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Post Freeh Report, Will NCAA Sanction Penn State?

Tom Goldman

Last week's report by former FBI Director Louis Freeh confirmed what many said all along, that the Penn State child sex scandal was the biggest and most damaging in college sports history. Now that the report has been released, the focus is turning to the NCAA and what action it will take, if any.