The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team fell 75-61 to the Akron Zips on Monday night inside the Cajundome. The Sun Belt-MAC Challenge contest was the season opener for both squads, and the Zips led wire-to-wire. HOW IT HAPPENED: Akron, who won the MAC Tournament a year ago and made the NCAA Tournament, got of...

The LSU Tigers dominated the Southeastern Lions 129-35 on opening night. LSU has now won 3 consecutive season openers. HOW IT HAPPENED: ZaKiyah Johnson won the jump ball and raced down the court but missed her first layup of the game. She made up for it shortly after, drawing a foul following a rebound and knocking dow...

McNeese tipped off its 2026-27 basketball season on Monday with a 99-78 victory over UAB in the Field of 68 Opening Day Marathon in Rock Hill, South Carolina. HOW IT HAPPENED: Justyn Fernandez drained a three-pointer to give the Blazers the early lead. Jerrell Colbert threw down a dunk for McNeese, but then Fernandez h...

The LSU Tigers dominated the Southeastern Lions 129-35 on opening night. LSU has now won 3 consecutive season openers. HOW IT HAPPENED: ZaKiyah Johnson won the jump ball and raced down the court but missed her first layup of the game. She made up for it shortly after, drawing a foul following a rebound and knocking dow...

The LSU Tigers have moved up to #15 in the latest Associated Press Top 25 Poll, the AP announced on Monday. LSU defeated Auburn 38-17 on the road on Saturday. Sam Leavitt led the way in the win, throwing for nearly 400 yards and totaling four touchdowns. He was named SEC Offensive Player of the Week for his efforts. Th...

Even with a hamstring injury, quarterback Sam Leavitt has improved for the Tigers. LSU's signal-caller earned SEC Offensive Player of the Week honors after his performance on the road against the Auburn Tigers. This was the second time Leavitt was bestowed the recognition, the first being after a dominant 51-10 week on...

The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team fell 75-61 to the Akron Zips on Monday night inside the Cajundome. The Sun Belt-MAC Challenge contest was the season opener for both squads, and the Zips led wire-to-wire. HOW IT HAPPENED: Akron, who won the MAC Tournament a year ago and made the NCAA Tournament, got of...

The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns' Women's Cross Country team just made history. They took home the first ever Sun Belt Conference Championship in Cross Country, for either men or women. The team accomplished this feat in Foley, Alabama at the Sun Belt Championships. Five of the UL runners finished in the top 19, including f...

The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns lost to the Southern Miss Golden Eagles 35-31 on Saturday afternoon inside Renasant Stadium in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. With the loss, Louisiana falls to 5-3. HOW IT HAPPENED: Louisiana (5-3, 2-2 SBC) started strong with a 13 play, 75 yard drive to begin the game. Lunch Winfield scored on a...

The New Orleans Saints were defeated by the Pittsburgh Steelers 16-10 at Stade de France in Paris, France on Sunday morning. Pittsburgh used the running game to control the flow of play and win their third straight in what was the first ever NFL regular season game in France. HOW IT HAPPENED: Amidst a week of unrest in...

New Orleans Saints' defensive back Martin Emerson Jr has been named the NFC Defensive Player of the Week, the league announced on Wednesday. The honor comes after a career effort from Emerson against the New York Giants. He set a new season-high with seven tackles. Additionally, he brought in two interceptions, a feat ...

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...

McNeese tipped off its 2026-27 basketball season on Monday with a 99-78 victory over UAB in the Field of 68 Opening Day Marathon in Rock Hill, South Carolina. HOW IT HAPPENED: Justyn Fernandez drained a three-pointer to give the Blazers the early lead. Jerrell Colbert threw down a dunk for McNeese, but then Fernandez h...

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 ...

Houston Astros first baseman Christian Walker has won the American League Gold Glove Award at first base. The Rawlings Gold Glove Award was created in 1957, and since then the award has served as the highest symbol of defensive excellence in Major League Baseball. Walker won his fourth career Gold Glove Award at first ...

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...

Class 5A School, 1st rec, points, Prev. rank 1. St. Augustine (10) 9-0 131 2 2. Alexandria (1) 8-1 117 3 3. Karr 8-1...

Class 5A School, 1st rec, points, Prev. rank 1. Karr (7) 8-0 117 1 2. St. Augustine (3) 8-0 113 3 3. Alexandria 7-1 ...

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) ...