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The gates of St. Edwards' Lewis-Chen Family Soccer Field are locked and marked closed due to the coronavirus outbreak, Tuesday, May 5, 2020, in Austin, Texas. In response to the economic impact of COVID-19, St. Edwards says they are cutting cut six sports programs including men's and women's tennis, men's and women's golf and men's soccer. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
The Latest: Georgia St plans to reopen athletic facilities

By The Associated Press May. 29, 2020 06:53 PM EDT

Georgia Tech coach Josh Pastner reacts during the first half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
Georgia, Tech, Georgia State to meet in men's basketball

By Paul Newberry May. 13, 2020 01:17 PM EDT

Former Western Kentucky star center Chris Marcus, 40, dies

Apr. 25, 2020 06:02 PM EDT
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — Chris Marcus, a two-time Associated Press All-America honorable mention selection during a decorated career at center for Western...

Pearson, Small double up as Texas St. downs Appalachian St.

Mar. 11, 2020 11:15 PM EDT
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Isiah Small and Nijal Pearson scored 23 points apiece as Texas State beat Appalachian State 85-68 in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament...

Georgia Southern beats Georgia St. 81-62 in Sun Belt tourney

Mar. 11, 2020 10:20 PM EDT
ATLANTA (AP) — Quan Jackson had 19 points, Isaiah Crawley scored 15 points and grabbed 16 rebounds and No. 5 seed Georgia Southern beat fourth-seeded Georgia...

Georgia Southern beats Louisiana-Lafayette 82-81 in Sun Belt

Mar. 09, 2020 10:33 PM EDT
STATESBORO, Ga. (AP) — Quan Jackson had 16 points and Isaiah Crawley scored the final six points for Georgia Southern as the Eagles edged past Louisiana...

Appalachian State tops Coastal Carolina 70-65, advances

Mar. 09, 2020 09:48 PM EDT
BOONE, N.C. (AP) — Isaac Johnson scored a career-high 24 points, Tim Ceaser scored a go-ahead layup with 4:06 to play and sixth-seeded Appalachian State came...

Coastal Carolina upsets UT Arlington in Sun Belt tourney

Mar. 07, 2020 06:04 PM EST
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Tyrell Gumbs-Frater hit a jumper with 1 second left and No. 10-seed Coastal Carolina upset No. 7 UT Arlington 63-62 in Saturday's first...

Mitchell lifts South Alabama over Texas St. 58-54

Mar. 04, 2020 12:59 AM EST
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Trhae Mitchell tallied 14 points and 12 rebounds to lift South Alabama to a 58-54 win over Texas State on Tuesday night, the Jaguars'...

Eaton, Arkansas St. rally late, beat Georgia Southern 76-75

Mar. 04, 2020 12:48 AM EST
STATESBORO, Ga. (AP) — Marquis Eaton scored five points in the final 22 seconds, Christian Willis made two free throws with 1.8 seconds left, and Arkansas...

Johnson carries Appalachian St. over Louisiana-Monroe 61-57

Mar. 03, 2020 10:39 PM EST
MONROE, La. (AP) — Isaac Johnson had 14 points and seven rebounds as Appalachian State narrowly defeated Louisiana-Monroe 61-57 on Tuesday night in a regular...

Louisiana-Lafayette beats Coastal Carolina 108-101

Mar. 03, 2020 10:39 PM EST
LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — Cedric Russell had 28 points as Louisiana-Lafayette beat Coastal Carolina 108-101 on Tuesday night. P.J. Hardy added...

Georgia State beats regular-season champion Little Rock

Mar. 03, 2020 10:22 PM EST
ATLANTA (AP) — Kane Williams scored 21 points as Georgia State beat Sun Belt regular-season champion Little Rock 89-70 on Tuesday night in a regular-season...

Davis scores 16 to carry Texas-Arlington over Troy 78-64

Mar. 03, 2020 09:41 PM EST
TROY, Ala. (AP) — Radshad Davis registered 16 points as Texas-Arlington beat Troy 78-64 on Tuesday night. Sam Griffin had 15 points for...

Providence head coach Ed Cooley shouts from the sideline during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Villanova, Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020, in Philadelphia, Pa. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson)
Providence, Texas strengthening NCAA chances entering March

By Aaron Beard Mar. 01, 2020 02:33 PM EST

Lott scores 22 to lift South Alabama past Troy 78-63

Feb. 29, 2020 11:23 PM EST
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Chad Lott tied his season high with 22 points as South Alabama won its seventh straight game, beating Troy 78-63 on Saturday night. ...

Jones scores 26, late FTs as Coastal Carolina hangs on 84-77

Feb. 29, 2020 07:52 PM EST
BOONE, N.C. (AP) — DeVante' Jones scored 26 points, including four straight free throws in the last 22 seconds as Coastal Carolina blunted an Appalachian State...

UALR tops Louisiana-Lafayette 91-69, wins Sun Belt title

Feb. 29, 2020 06:39 PM EST
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Markquis Nowell hit 4 of 6 3-pointers and scored 19 points with seven assists and five steals and Arkansas-Little Rock beat Louisiana...

Terry leads Texas St. over Texas-Arlington 87-85 in 3OT

Feb. 29, 2020 12:45 AM EST
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Eric Terry had a career-high 30 points, including the go-ahead three-point play with 12 seconds left in the third overtime, as Texas...

Crawley leads Georgia Southern over Georgia St. 79-70

Feb. 28, 2020 09:44 PM EST
ATLANTA (AP) — Isaiah Crawley registered 18 points and eight rebounds as Georgia Southern beat Georgia State 79-70 on Friday night. Ike...