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February 24, 2026 - 10:37 PM The Tigers return to action at 6:30 p.m. CT Friday when they play host to Dartmouth in Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field in a game that will broadcast on the LSU Sports Radio Network and streamed on SEC Network +. by Bill Franques BATON ROUGE, La. – McNeese edged top-ranked LSU, 7-6, Tuesday night in Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field, ending the Tigers’ 16-game winning streak that began last season. McNeese improved to 3-5 on the season, while LSU dropped to 8-1 with its first loss since June 4, 2025, when the Tigers were defeated in an NCAA Regional game by Little Rock. LSU won its final eight games of the 2025 season en route to the National Championship, and the Tigers began the 2026 season with eight consecutive victories. The Tigers return to action at 6:30 p.m. CT Friday when they play host to Dartmouth in Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field in a game that will broadcast on the LSU Sports Radio Network and streamed on SEC Network +. “Congratulations to McNeese, they competed well in the game and deserved to win,” said LSU coach Jay Johnson. “We created some

HOUGHTON, Mich. -- The No. 16 nationally-ranked Michigan Tech men's basketball team is opening the GLIAC Tournament as a host for the GLIAC Quarterfinal on Wednesday, March 4th, at 5:30 p.m. with the opponent still to be determined. Tickets will go on sale on Wednesday, February 25th at 10:00 a.m. both online and at the ticket office in the SDC.  Season ticket holders will have until Monday, March 2nd, at noon to reserve their seats for the quarterfinal game. Reserved adult tickets are $18 and general admission adult tickets are $14.  The Huskies are currently tied atop the GLIAC with Northern Michigan, playing to a 14-4 record with two games remaining in the regular season. Michigan Tech will host Parkside on Thursday (7:30 p.m.) before a Saturday tilt against Roosevelt on Saturday (2:00 p.m.) for Senior Day.

It's hard for any young player to deny that LeBron James has set the blueprint for handling both praise and criticism. In his early career, LBJ learned to tune out outside noise, avoid getting carried away by sky-high praise, and keep his head down while building an all-time legacy. However, beyond the hardwood, the four-time MVP also had to navigate the harsh realities of social media. Put simply, James endured relentless and often unwarranted bashing online, yet he never allowed it to shake his focus. Instead, Bron turned social media into a powerful tool for fan engagement and business growth — something that became clear when he first joined Twitter and immediately faced waves of hatred, including racial abuse. Advertisement Twitter was an unforgiving place for LeBron At a time when the league's biggest superstars were just beginning to explore social media, few anticipated the level of hostility James would encounter. Already labeled public enemy No. 1 after his decision to take his talents to South Beach and join the star-studded Miami Heat, LBJ stepped into an online environment filled with anger. So much so that at one point, the four-time NBA champion chose to publicly share the hateful messages directed at him, including

SAN ANTONIO – The UTSA women's basketball team will hit the road again, this time making the trek to Denton, Texas, where they’ll meet North Texas on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. inside The Super Pit. The game will be broadcast live on ESPN+, and Neal Raphael will deliver all the action on the radio in the greater San Antonio area on The Bull 93.3 FM and worldwide on the iHeartRadio app. Live stats for the contest can be found at goUTSA.com/wbbstats. The Roadrunners (12-13, 7-7 American) will face the Mean Green (16-11, 10-5 American) for the second time this season, last picking up a narrow 66-64 victory. A sophomore Damara Allen game-winner dealt the final blow, as senior Cheyenne Rowe had a career night, scoring 27 on 12-for-18 shooting with 11 rebounds, while classmate Ereauna Hardaway logged nine points with six rebounds and five assists. Most recently, UTSA fell to Wichita State, 62-61, with Rowe scoring a game-high 23 points, and junior Idara Udo posting a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds. Additionally, Hardaway added six assists to the stats sheet. UNT is riding a three-game winning streak, last falling to Rice on Feb. 10, 70-68. Since then, they’ve

FORT MYERS, Fla. – FGCU extended its best start to a season in program history Sunday with a 14-7 win over Stonehill College. For the Eagles, four home runs – including two by Jon Embury – allowed the Eagles to secure their second sweep in as many weeks. Embury once again showcased his power with two home runs as part of his 2-for-3 performance with two runs scored and four RBIs while also drawing a walk. Through seven games the Eagles' catcher is hitting an impressive .469 with five home runs, 12 runs scored and 14 RBIs. Of his 15 hits this season, 10 have been for extra bases. In all, FGCU (7-0) slugged out 14 runs on 13 hits while drawing nine walks with five extra-base hits. Stonehill (0-7) trotted out seven different pitchers to the mound, none of whom lasted more than 1 2/3 innings, and all but two allowed multiple runs. Noah Durham (0-2) was charged with the loss for Stonehill after allowing three runs on three hits in 1 2/3 innings. Durham gave up back-to-back home runs on consecutive pitches to start the game, allowing Evan Dempsey to hit a 382 foot home run on a

SAN JOSE, Calif.—Mikaela Pitts won her third vault title of the season, and the San José State women’s gymnastics team recorded a 196.100, the 16th highest team score in history, in a tri-meet with Air Force and UC Davis at the Provident Credit Union Event Center. Pitts scored a 9.850 on vault to win the vault title for the second consecutive meet. Samantha Macasu led the bars team with a career-best 9.875. The beam team scored a 49.100, led by Sophie Patterson, who tied her career high with a 9.875. Ava Johnson anchored the floor team with a 9.875, as the Spartans scored a 49.075. SJSU scored a 196.100 for the first time in school history and ranks 16th on the all-time list. It is the second consecutive week that SJSU recorded a top-16 score in school history. The meet featured the Air Force Academy, which set its school record with a 196.300. UC Davis scored a 192.825. Competed⚔️#AllSpartans pic.twitter.com/N4g8TjiaeC — San Jose State Gymnastics (@SanJoseStateGYM) February 23, 2026 UP NEXT – The Spartans perform twice in the next week. The team travels to Sacramento on Friday, the 27th, for a tri-meet with the Hornets and California beginning at 6:30

South Carolina Athletics Guard duo each scored 21 points to lead balanced offensive attack in victory over Mississippi State Saturday afternoon COLUMBIA, S.C. — Meechie Johnson scored 21 points and racked up a career-high nine assists, and Mike Sharavjamts also scored a career-high 21 for South Carolina in a 97-89 win over Mississippi State on Saturday afternoon, snapping a seven-game losing streak. Kobe Knox had 17 points and Elijah Strong put up 16 points for the Gamecocks (12-15, 3-11 Southeastern Conference), who were an efficient 55.4% (31-of-56) from the floor. Eli Ellis had 13 off the bench to help South Carolina score a season-high 97 points. South Carolina jumped ahead with an 8-0 run in the first half that included two points from Johnson and 3 from Knox, and headed into halftime up, 46-39. The Gamecocks took their biggest lead of the game — 89-76 — off a 6-0 run with 2:17 to play after in Ellis corner 3. Mississippi State (13-14, 5-9) was led by Quincy Ballard with 15 points and 10 rebounds. Jaden Epps scored 13 in the first half before leaving the game with an injury, and didn’t return. SEC leading scorer Josh Hubbard finished with 13

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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The South Carolina swimming and diving program wrapped up day five of the 2026 SEC Championships on Friday night inside the Allen Jones Aquatic Center. Fans can follow all the action here as well, continuing to follow the team on Instagram and X (@GamecocksSwmDive). DAY FIVE Highlighting the Gamecocks performance was Pierre Largeron, who finished sixth overall with a personal best time of 4:11.88. To open the evening session, Delaney Franklin (2:10.34) and Molly Yacoviello ( 2:11.66) finished 12th and 20th, respectively, in the 200 breaststroke finals. On the men’s side, Einar Agustsson (1:53.31) and Harvey Freeman (1:55.31) placed 12th and 15th, respectively. Dylan Scholes picked up a 12th-place finish, recording a time of 22.17. In the women’s 500 freestyle, Breckin Gormley led the way, taking home 10th with a time of 4:39.72. Emma Reiser (4:41.36 / 12th) and Nora Fluck (4:45.09 / 16th) rounded out the consolation final for the Gamecocks. The 200 freestyle relay team of Kara West, Dylan Scholes, Taylor Grimley and Amy Riordan recorded a time of 1:29.45, finishing The men’s relay team of Bexon Harrison, Eldor Usmonov, Ryan Hufford and Quinn Buck finished ninth with a time of 1:18.72. Nine Gamecocks advanced to the evening

Troy University has joined forces with TripShot to manage its fixed-route and on-demand transportation services on the Troy Campus. TripShot is an on-demand cloud-based software solution that will help TROY students travel the Troy community more efficiently while helping the University better manage its transportation resources. The Troy University Transportation Shuttle app went live on Feb. 6. “We are excited to partner with TripShot to provide our student riders with a safe and reliable campus transportation experience,” said Dean of Students Herbert Reeves. “We love the collaboration we get with TripShot and students will enjoy the greater ease of managing their transportation needs.” The transportation management solution offers a range of benefits such as real-time tracking of vehicles, improved route planning and enhanced safety measures. The solution also provides a seamless and user-friendly experience for both riders and dispatch teams. To access the app, students should download the TripShot app from the App Store, select “Troy” as the service name and login with their TROY SSO. From there the app is intuitive and straightforward, Reeves said.