Jackson State's Bus Catches Fire On The Road

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The Jackson State University baseball team was travelling to Savannah for a series, but didn't make it because of this:
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Thankfully, no one was injured. But, obviously, the team has to get equipment since it was all lost in the fire. The series with Savannah State was cancelled.

Bruce Thomas took some really engrossing pictures that can be also found on the 3340 website...

SIU Bus Stranded 5 Hours In Snow

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This is what happens when you lose in s blizzard...

Southern Illinois lost to Illinois State and ended up getting stranded in a snow bank for FIVE HOURS before a tow truck large enough could pull the bus out of the elements...

Seriously...
Here's proof of the game...


Players and staff members spent the night sleeping in a nearby church.

Tom Weber, SIU's assistant athletics director for media services, says the players started traveling again around 6:30 this morning after stocking up on food. But heavy snow in central Illinois meant the bus was only traveling about 15 mph.