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.

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But there’s a simple reason that two to six inches of snow can be crippling along the Gulf Coast: Most of its cities have no snowplows.

The Sun Belt fined Marshall $100,000 for opting out of the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl even though its roster had been depleted to 41 players after coach Charles Huff's exit and as many as 36 players entering the transfer portal.

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

Thursday’s Sun Belt college basketball lineup has lots in store. Among those contests is the Appalachian State Mountaineers taking on the Arkansas State Red Wolves, and we have predictions against the spread right here for all the matchups.

The Sun Belt Conference announced Friday it fined Marshall $100,000 for opting out of the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl last month even though the Thundering Herd's roster had been depleted to 41 players.

Thundering Herd claimed it could not safely field representative team after head coach Charles Huff left for Southern Miss

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Eight days ago, the Old Dominion women's basketball team handed Appalachian State a loss at Chartway Arena. Thursday night saw the Mountaineers return the favor.

Marshall backed out of the game because so many players entered the transfer portal after coach Charles Huff's departure.

Marshall withdrew from the Dec. 28 game in Shreveport, Louisiana, after a coaching change resulted in much of its roster jumping into the transfer portal.