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The reigning ASUN Conference champion Jacksonville State men's basketball program has announced its full 2022-23 schedule . The Gamecocks will play in front of the Pete Mathews Coliseum crowd 15 times counting a preseason exhibition with Auburn- Montgomery on November. 3. Jax State will also host Elon (Nov. 22) and Little Rock (Dec. 17) for return games after making those road visits a season ago. The season officially kicks off Nov. 7 with the season-opener at home against Shorter University in a flashback to Ray Harper's first-ever game on the sidelines at JSU when the two schools met for the 2016 preseason exhibition. From there, Jax State hits the road for the first time to visit the UIC (Illinois-Chicago) Flames one week later on Nov. 14. UIC marks the first of five first-time match-ups during the non-conference schedule. Jax State will meet New Mexico and North Dakota State over the Thanksgiving break in Albuquerque, NM, before road trips to East Tennessee State and Utah in early December. The non-conference portion will end on Tuesday, Dec. 27 with a match-up against Georgia Southwestern, before opening ASUN play that Friday, Dec. 30 against North Alabama at The Pete. In league action, JSU will play UNA, Bellarmine, North Florida, Jacksonville, Lipscomb, Austin Peay, Kennesaw State, Liberty and Queens College. JSU has been tabbed third in the ASUN Conference preseason polls for 2022-23. Season tickets went on sale Monday, Oct. 3. Fans can go online to JSUGamecockSports. com or call the ticket office during normal business hours at 256-782-8499. Jax State Men Set for 15 home basketball games The Alabama men’s basketball team announced its complete schedule for the 2022-23 season. In addition to the 18 SEC games, the Crimson Tide’s non-conference slate includes traditional basketball powerhouse programs such as Gonzaga, Michigan State, Houston, Oklahoma and Memphis which helps make up the 13-game schedule. Alabama will open the 2022-23 regular season with back-to-back home contests beginning Nov. 7 against Louisiana, followed by a Nov. 11 match-up against Liberty. After traveling to South Alabama for a midweek road contest (Nov. 15), the Tide will square off with Jacksonville State at home (Nov. 18) before heading to Portland, OR, for the Phil Knight Invitational. That event will take place over Thanksgiving weekend as the Tide will open against Michigan State (Nov. 24) and play either Oregon or UConn in the second round (Nov. 25). The event, which also includes two of last year’s Final Four teams in Villanova and North Carolina, concludes Nov. 28. It doesn’t get any easier as the Tide will play four consecutive games against 2022 NCAA Tournament teams in early December, beginning with a home game against Summit League champions South Dakota State Dec. 3. UA will then make the trek to Houston, Texas, to play the return game against the Cougars before coming back to Coleman Coliseum to take on Memphis on Dec. 13. The challenging stretch will conclude with a neutral-site contest against 2021 NCAA Tournament runner-up Gonzaga. The Bulldogs will look to avenge last year’s loss when Alabama came to Seattle and defeated then-No. 3 Gonzaga, 91-82, in the Battle in Seattle. The Tide’s final non-conference game will come on Jan. 28, 2023 when UA travels to Norman, Okla., to square off against the Oklahoma Sooners for the SEC/Big 12 Challenge. Six SEC teams, including Alabama, advanced to the NCAA Tournament in 2022 as the Tide will face another daunting league slate. The Tide opens conference play on the road at Mississippi State on Dec. 28 before returning home for its first home conference game on Jan. 3 vs. Ole Miss. Alabama will have home-and-home league match-ups with Arkansas (Jan. 11 at Arkansas, Feb. 25 in Tuscaloosa), LSU (Jan. 14 in Tuscaloosa, Feb. 4 at LSU), Vanderbilt (Jan. 17 at Vanderbilt, Jan. 31 in Tuscaloosa), Mississippi State (Dec. 28 at MSU, Jan. 25 in Tuscaloosa) and Auburn (Feb. 11 at Auburn, March 1 in Tuscaloosa). In addition to hosting Ole Miss, other league home games for the Tide are Kentucky (Jan. 7), Florida (Feb. 8) and Georgia (Feb. 18). SEC road games include Missouri (Jan. 21), Tennessee (Feb. 15), South Carolina (Feb. 22) and Texas A&M (March 4). Alabama Men's Basketball
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Members of Section cheerleading squad smile for a picture during the school's annual homecoming parade on Thursday, September 29, 2022. The Section Lions roared to a 28-19 homecoming victory on Friday, September 30 against rival Ider. It is the only win for Section (1-8) this season. The Lions have one game left at Pisgah on October 21. Section Celebrates Homecoming
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Mississippi State Quarterback Will Rogers rolls out for a pass against SEC rival Arkansas during the Bulldogs recent game in Starkville, MS. Through seven games this season, Rogers has completed 288 of 320 (71.3%) of his passes for 2,324 yards, with 23 touchdowns and four interceptions. His performance has helped propel the Bulldogs to a 5-2 record that includes a 40-17 victory over the Razorbacks. Rogers passed for 203 yards and a touchdown in Mississippi State's most recent game, which was a 27-17 loss to No. 19 Kentucky on Oct. 15. Auburn Unveils 2023 Softball Schedule A challenging non-conference slate that features five tournaments and three meetings with 2022 Women’s College World Series participants combined with the always grueling Southeastern Conference slate await Auburn softball. “We’re looking forward to a challenging 2023 schedule,” said head coach Mickey Dean. “Over half of our schedule is comprised of teams that made the postseason a season ago. We’ve got several tournaments at Jane B. Moore Field early in the season. With spending our entire fall season on the road, we’re excited to welcome the Auburn Family back to Jane B. Moore Field in February.” The 2023 schedule features 30 contests against teams that earned a postseason berth last season. Factoring in a road conference series to Florida in April, the Tigers play a total of six games against teams that advanced to the 2022 WCWS. Auburn’s schedule features 31 home games, including three home tournaments over February and March. Auburn will open the 2023 campaign at the NFCA Division I Leadoff Classic in Clearwater, Florida, on Feb. 10-12. The season-opening tournament features meetings with St. John’s, Fordham, Pittsburg, Indiana and Illinois. Auburn returns to Jane B. Moore Field the following weekend for the first of three tournaments on its home field. Hosting the Tiger Invite on Feb. 17-19, Auburn welcomes Austin Peay, Villanova and Dayton to the Plains. February features one lone midweek match-up as UAB treks to Jane B. Moore Field on Feb. 22. The Tigers close out the first month with the Plainsman Invitational on Feb. 24-26 with contests scheduled against Brown, North Dakota State and Merrimack. Auburn’s first true road game of the season will feature an in-state battle at Troy on March 1. Auburn hosts the second annual Jane B. Moore Memorial Tournament, held in honor of Auburn women’s athletics pioneer Dr. Jane B. Moore, on March 3-5. Bowling Green, South Alabama and Tennessee Tech round out the tournament field. Following a midweek tilt at Georgia Tech on March 8, the Tigers open Southeastern Conference action on the road at Georgia (March 10-12). Auburn faces its toughest non-conference test of the season on March 18-19, participating in the OKC Hall of Fame Classic, which is held at the USA Softball Hall of Fame Complex – the home of the Women’s College World Series. The Tigers will square off against North Texas, 2022 WCWS participant Northwestern and Weber State before ending the tournament with back-to-back contests against the reigning national champions, Oklahoma. Auburn returns to Jane B. Moore Field for back-to-back SEC series against Missouri (March 24-26) and Ole Miss (March 31-April 2). Sandwiched between the two series is a road midweek tilt at Samford on March 29. April features three SEC road series for the Tigers as Auburn travels to Florida (April 7-9), in-state rival Alabama (April 21-23) and South Carolina (April 28-30). Fans have chances to catch the Tigers at home during the month with midweek games against Troy (April 12) and Jacksonville State (April 19). Auburn’s lone home series during the month comes on April 14-16 as LSU travels to Jane B. Moore Field. The Tigers round out the regular season with four consecutive home games as Auburn hosts Alabama State on May 3 before concluding the season with a three- game series against Mississippi State on May 5-7. The 2023 SEC Tournament is set for May 10-14, hosted by Arkansas in Fayetteville. NCAA Regionals are slated for May 18-21 and followed by the Super Regional round on May 25-28. The 2023 Women’s College World Series begins in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on June 1. Additional game times and television assignments will be announced at a later date. Miss State QB has 2,324 yards this season
Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series YellaWood 500 at the fall October 2022 race in Talladega. Photo by Chris Graythen, Getty Images Chase Elliott Wins in Talladega
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