NEWARK — Delaware’s football players had heard the doubters. The Blue Hens knew there were people who thought they’d stumble out of the gate in their move up to the FBS level this fall. … more

NEWARK — Caesar Rodney High’s Benjamin Donato won four matches on Saturday to reach the 113-pound quarterfinals at the Beast of the East wrestling tournament. The Riders’ senior is slated … more

WOODSIDE — Saniya Skinner just watched the tape of the game again the other day. For a Polytech High girls’ basketball team that hadn’t had much success in the DIAA state tournament … more

CAMDEN — Caesar Rodney High out-scored Middletown by 15 points in the fourth quarter to close out a 57-38 win over Middletown in a non-conference girls’ basketball game on Thursday night. … more

PHILADELPHIA — St. Joseph’s built a 15-point halftime lead before downing Delaware State, 67-51, in men’s basketball on Thursday evening. The loss snapped a two-game winning streak for the … more

CAMDEN — Caesar Rodney High out-scored Middletown by 15 points in the fourth quarter to close out a 57-38 win over Middletown in a non-conference girls’ basketball game on Thursday night. … more

MOBILE, Ala. - Delaware capped off its first season as an FBS football program by winning the 68 Ventures with a 20-13 victory over Louisiana on Wednesday night. more

CAMDEN — Caesar Rodney High picked up four pins in registering a 57-20 win over Saint Mark’s in a non-conference wrestling match on Wednesday night. The Riders also won four matches by … more

Twenty-two seasons had passed since Delaware’s football program ended the season by hoisting a trophy. That was the night that the Blue Hens captured their first NCAA Division I FCS national … more

CAMDEN — Caesar Rodney High picked up four pins in registering a 57-20 win over Saint Mark’s in a non-conference wrestling match on Wednesday night. The Riders also won four matches by … more

MOBILE, Ala. - The Delaware football team had a few more activities leading up to Wednesday night's 68 Ventures Bowl. The Blue Hens took part in a Mardi Gras parade in town on Tuesday night. more

SMYRNA — Logan Shaw netted 20 points with senior teammate Chase Sullivan adding 19 as Smyrna High posted a 66-39 win over Sussex Central in Henlopen North boys’ basketball on Tuesday evening. … more

WHEN: Today, 8:30 p.m. EDT. WHERE: Hancock Whitney Stadium (25,450), Mobile, Ala. RADIO: WDSD 94.7-FM (Scott Klatzkin, Fritz Stueber, Nick Alessandrini). TV: ESPN (Clay Matvick, Max Browne, Alyssa Lang). TWITTER: DSNSports. COACHES: Delaware — Ryan Carty (32-17, 4th season); Louisiana — Michael Desormeaux (29-24, 4th season). LAST GAME: Delaware beat UTEP, 61-31 on Nov. 29; Louisiana beat Louisiana-Monroe, 30-27, in OT. SERIES: First meeting. FBS BOWL RECORD: Delaware — 0-0; Louisiana — 5-4 (with wins in 2011 and ‘13 vacated because of sanctions). ODDS: Louisiana is a three-point favorite. QUOTE OF THE WEEK: “It should be a fun game for us to play — a competitive one I hope. Hopefully we can go down there and put on a good showing. Our intention is to go down there and put the best product on the field, hopefully come out with a victory. Obviously it’s novel for us, it’s exciting for us as a university, as a program. For our first year in FBS football to be able to pull off this feat I think is pretty special. And I think it’s a nice reward for those guys.” — Delaware coach Ryan Carty. KEYS TO THE GAME: • Without any history or common opponents between the two programs, there isn’t much to compare between the two. Louisiana does have the edge in most of the intangibles. The Cajuns should have more fans, they ended the regular season on a four-game winning streak, they won in this stadium earlier in the season and they played in 11 bowl games since 2011 — including seven years in a row. • At least among higher-profile programs, motivation can be an issue this time of year. But both the Hens and the Cajuns look like they have a lot to play for. Delaware is playing in the program’s first FBS bowl game while Louisiana has recovered from a 2-6 start to the season. • If there’s a significant statistical difference between the two teams, its in their offensive approach. While Delaware was first in Conference USA in passing offense (302.2 yards), Louisiana was just 14th in the Sun Belt Conference at 156.2 yards. Both defenses give up around 30 points per game so that could make this a high-scoring contest. NOTES: Of the last 18 programs to move up to FBS, the Hens are only the fourth to make a bowl game in their first season. ... With its extensive history in NCAA playoffs, Delaware is 21-15-2 in December games. ... Nine Hens — all transfers, of course — have played in a bowl game. ... UD’s assistant coaches are 10-5 coaching in bowl games with a 5-6 mark as players. ... The Hens went 3-3 this season vs. teams that are in bowl games. ... Delaware was one of only four FBS teams to throw 500 passes this season. The Hens are the only one of the four to make a bowl game. ... Louisiana has been an FBS program since 1978. ... The Cajuns have played in the New Orleans Bowl in seven of their 11 bowl appearances. ... Delaware and Louisiana have never met in any of the 12 sports that they have in common. ... PREDICTION: Delaware, 38-35. The Hens’ offense has been more explosive this year. (Record 6-6). more

NEWARK — Delaware’s players knew that if they didn’t get a win on Tuesday night, they had a long wait to get another chance. Rider didn’t make it easy for the Blue Hens, either. But … more

SMYRNA — Logan Shaw netted 20 points with senior teammate Chase Sullivan adding 19 as Smyrna High posted a 66-39 win over Sussex Central in Henlopen North boys’ basketball on Tuesday evening. … more

LEWES — If Dover High is going to be one of the top boys’ basketball teams this winter, the Senators know it starts with being the best in the Henlopen North. While it’s still early in the … more

NEWARK — Delaware wasn’t sure exactly what it was getting into this fall. The Blue Hens thought they had the makings of a good football team heading into their first season as an FBS … more

MOBILE, Ala. - The Delaware football team had a busy on Monday as it continued to prepare for Wednesday's 68 Ventures Bowl. The Blue Hens held a practice session but also took part in several … more

SMYRNA — Four years ago, Andrew Mears had a decision to make. The Smyrna High boys’ basketball coach had to choose between putting a talented group of freshmen on the varsity or … more

NEWARK — Former Delaware baseball coach Bob Hannah, who coached and won more games in any sport in Blue Hen history, has passed away. Hannah led the Delaware program from 1965-2000. … more