The defending three-time Southland Conference Tournament champion McNeese Cowboys basketball team has been selected as the overwhelming favorite to make it four-in-a-row by league coaches and sports information directors with the unveiling of the men's basketball preseason poll on Tuesday. McNeese collected 11 of the 1...

Class 5A School, 1st rec, points, Prev. rank 1. Karr (9) 7-0 130 1 2. Ruston 6-1 118 2 3. St. Augustine (2) ...

The New Orleans Saints beat the New York Giants 34-27 on Sunday, October 18, at MetLife Stadium. The win improves the Saints' record to 2-4, while the Giants fall to 3-3-1. HOW IT HAPPENED: Things didn't start on the right foot for the Saints. Daniel Carlson's kickoff fell short of the landing zone, allowing the Giants...

BATON ROUGE -- The LSU Tigers bounced back with a convincing victory on Saturday. Facing off against a Mississippi State team missing its starting quarterback and running back, LSU's defense feasted on the backups while the Tigers' offense carved up the Bulldogs' defense. After the dust had settled, No. 22/21 LSU easil...

The LSU Tigers have dropped down to #22 in the latest Associated Press Top 25 Poll, the AP announced on Monday. The plummet in the rankings comes after LSU's stunning 35-34 loss in overtime to Kentucky on Saturday night. The Wildcats used a two-point conversion to pull off the upset. After the win, Kentucky moved back ...

The #10-ranked LSU Tigers returned to the gridiron on Saturday, this time traveling to Lexington to face the 4-1 Kentucky Wildcats. This was the second time this season the Bayou Bengals went on the road through the first six weeks. LSU held the ball for most of the game but lost in overtime 35-34, dropping the team's ...

The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns have placed a pair of players on the Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference basketball teams. Louisiana's Jamyron Keller earned preseason SBC honors as he was named to the third team in voting by the league's 14 head coaches and announced by the conference office. Keller made two appearances last...

After losing a heartbreaker in Ruston, the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns returned home to Lafayette for an afternoon matchup with the Troy Trojans. The Vermilion and White held the visiting Trojans scoreless at the half before walking away with the 33-6 victory, improving the team's record to 5-2 (2-1 in Sun Belt). HOW IT HA...

The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns fell 32-31 in heartbreaking fashion to the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs on Saturday night in Ruston. The Cajuns held a 12-point fourth quarter lead, but Louisiana Tech scored the remaining 13 points to win the game in dramatic fashion. HOW IT HAPPENED: The teams traded defensive stops early, as L...

The New Orleans Saints beat the New York Giants 34-27 on Sunday, October 18, at MetLife Stadium. The win improves the Saints' record to 2-4, while the Giants fall to 3-3-1. HOW IT HAPPENED: Things didn't start on the right foot for the Saints. Daniel Carlson's kickoff fell short of the landing zone, allowing the Giants...

The New Orleans Saints put on another disappointing performance on Sunday as they hosted the Minnesota Vikings in the Caesars Superdome. New Orleans fell 23-13, ending a three-game dome stretch with three losses. They are 1-4 on the season. The loss put the Black and Gold in last place in the NFC South, leaving many sk...

The New Orleans Saints looked to end their two-game losing streak on Sunday when the undefeated Minnesota Vikings came into town. Hall of Famer Drew Brees was inducted into the Ring of Honor at halftime, yet a 23-13 loss for the Black and Gold spoiled the moment. The loss dropped the team's record to 1-4 and 0-3 in the...

The defending three-time Southland Conference Tournament champion McNeese Cowboys basketball team has been selected as the overwhelming favorite to make it four-in-a-row by league coaches and sports information directors with the unveiling of the men's basketball preseason poll on Tuesday. McNeese collected 11 of the 1...

Two in-state programs met inside Tiger Stadium for a Saturday night matchup. The #11-ranked LSU Tigers hosted the 2-3 McNeese Cowboys in week five after a convincing 35-6 win over Texas A&M. McNeese, meanwhile, had a 27-24 comeback win over East Texas A&M at home. The Bayou Bengals improved to 4-1 with a 49-14 ...

McNeese senior linebacker Landon Barrett was selected as the Southland Conference Defensive Player of the Week. The Cowboys star recorded his first career pass interception in a 27-24 win over East Texas A&M on Saturday, which led to a McNeese touchdown. He finished the game with a game and season-high 11 tackles. ...

The Houston Astros will not renew the contract of manager Joe Espada, who had served as the club's manager since the 2024 season. He also served as the Astros bench coach from 2018-23. Espada's contract is set to expire at the end of October. In his three seasons as manager, Espada compiled a 256-229 won-loss record,...

The Houston Astros lost the Chicago White Sox 7-3 on Wednesday afternoon inside Daikin Park in the American League Wild Card Series. With the loss, the Astros are eliminated, dropping the series 2-0. HOW IT HAPPENED: The Astros started Hunter Brown, their ace, in a do-or-die situation. Brown, however, had as bad an out...

HOUSTON -- The Houston Astros went with a bullpen-game approach on Tuesday, and it didn't work. Because they did not clinch the American League West Division title until the final day of the season, Houston was unable to use their top two starting pitchers in Game 1 of the AL Wild Card Series against the visiting Chica...

Class 5A School, 1st rec, points, Prev. rank 1. Karr (9) 7-0 130 1 2. Ruston 6-1 118 2 3. St. Augustine (2) ...

Class 5A School, 1st rec, points, Prev. rank 1. Karr (9) 6-0 130 1 2. Ruston (1) 5-1 116 2 3. St. Augustine (1) ...

Jack Bech will be sidelined for a few weeks. The former St. Thomas More star and current Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver suffered a broken forearm in Sunday's victory over the New Orleans Saints. The Raiders placed Bech on the Reserve/Injured list on Tuesday, which means he will be sidelined for at least the next four ...