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Troy competes in KMS Invitational

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( Photo / Troy Athletics ) Kennedy Roy Sports Editor Troy Track and Field competed in the annual KMS Invitational on Sunday at the Birmingham CrossPlex. The Trojans had a competitive weekend, finishing with 16 podium finishes in 13 different events. Director Marc Davis said he likes the direction the program is heading and feels like the players are starting to learn from their performances and improve.  “We are starting to trend in the right direction. We had some very good top end performances this weekend,” Davis said. “I keep…

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Troy on top for homecoming

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(PHOTO/ Rojan Maharjan) A Georgia Southern defender makes a dive for a scrambling Kaleb Barker in Saturday’s homecoming win. Barker completed 27 of his 41 attempts through the air with one interception. The junior posted 330 yards and three scores on the day.   Kennedy Roy Staff Writer A stellar offensive performance by Kaleb Barker and D.K. Billingsley sent Troy football past Georgian Southern 49-28. With the win, the Trojans advance to 2-3 in the Sun Belt Conference and 4-5 overall. The win puts Troy in 4th place in the…

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Soccer ends regular season with win

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(PHOTO/ Pawan Khanal) Junior defender Karina Valeriano (left) looks on as sophomore forward Kendra Cashion (center) handles the ball. The team finished the regular season 7-1-2 in Sun Belt Conference play and 12-2-4 overall. Kennedy Roy Staff Writer The Trojans showed that they are the team to beat in postseason play as the red-hot team defeated the Texas State Bobcats 1-0 overtime at the Bobcat Soccer Complex. Kiersten Edlund delivered a corner kick which found fellow senior Maddie Brune on the back post. Brune headed the ball just out of…

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Looking back: A Troy season in review

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Kennedy Roy Staff Writer Troy football has reached the middle of the season at an overall record of (2-3) and (0-1) in conference play.  The Trojans are coming off a dismal performance against Missouri where both quarterbacks were knocked out of the game due to injuries. Troy started strong but couldn’t contend with the strength and physicality of the Tigers after Barker left the game with an injury. The only conference loss this year came against an exceptional, but beatable, Arkansas State squad. Arkansas State started a redshirt freshman at…

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Pay for play? Is that OK?

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Kennedy Roy Staff Writer College sports is a multibillion-dollar business. The NCAA generated $1.1 billion in 2017, according to .  How much of that $1.1 billion is the star player who is selling out arenas and who the school is  selling merchandise with their likeness getting back? NONE. The NCAA states that 90% of revenue generated through games played by student-athletes goes into the services, programs, or distribution opportunities that directly aid the conferences and schools.   But the student-athletes are left with zero compensation aside from equipment access, medical…

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