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HOOVER, Ala. — Over the course of roughly nine innings Friday, Alabama’s Mike Oczypok cut the figure of anything but a walk-on freshman on the mound. Stymieing LSU, the Pennsylvania native came a lone out away from notching a complete-game victory against the Tigers and scoring a measure of vengeance after the No. 2 seed … Continue reading →
HOOVER, Ala. — When LSU began play in the Southeastern Conference baseball tournament Wednesday, it jumped on Alabama for three runs in its first at-bat. It was 26 innings later before the Tigers had another multi-run inning. They made it count, rallying for two runs in the top of the ninth to stay alive with … Continue reading →
Lady Antebellum and Miranda Lambert won’t be the only headliners on the LSU campus this weekend. For LSU football fans, the Bayou Country Superfest at Tiger Stadium will merely be the sound track for the Bayou Picnic recruiting event Saturday on the LSU campus. The Bayou Picnic will allow LSU coaches to entertain some of … Continue reading →
NEW ORLEANS — LII plus CCC would equal a rollicking good time in New Orleans come February 2018, regardless of how anyone does the arithmetic. But there is much work to be done before the Big Easy can successfully land Super Bowl LII during the city’s yearlong tricentennial celebration, said key members of past … Continue reading →
The Fisheries Section inside the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration revised estimates in the overall quota/allocation for red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico, a move that resulted in Louisiana's recreational red snapper fishermen getting a June 1-June 24 season this year. That 24-day season is a twice-changed offering from NOAA, through the National Marine Fisheries Service via the Gulf of … Continue reading →
HOOVER, Ala. — Over the course of roughly nine innings Friday, Alabama’s Mike Oczypok cut the figure of anything but a walk-on freshman on the mound. Stymieing LSU, the Pennsylvania native came a lone out away from notching a complete-game victory against the Tigers and scoring a measure of vengeance after the No. 2 seed … Continue reading →
FORT WORTH, Texas — The Southern baseball team’s worn-out pitching staff came apart and its batters squandered scoring opportunities Friday as Prairie View A&M eliminated the Jaguars from the SWAC tournament with an 11-4 victory. SU, the top seed out of the West Division, was playing its third game in 28 hours and coming … Continue reading →
New Orleans Saints strong safety Roman Harper has signed a contract extension that will give the club some salary cap relief for this season, NFL.com reported Friday. The website’s Ian Rapoport reported the deal Harper signed Thursday guarantees him $4 million for this season although other financial terms weren’t available. It also guarantees the eight-year veteran won’t … Continue reading →
NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans Pelicans point guard Greivis Vasquez had surgery Friday to remove bone spurs in his right ankle, the team said. Dr. Richard Ferkel of the Southern California Orthopedic Institute in Los Angeles performed the surgery. Early reports said Vasquez would have surgery on both ankles. He … Continue reading →
Baseball Pos. Player School Cl. Stats P Manny Miles University So. 11-0 P Evan Hileman John Curtis Jr. 7-3 P Stephen Morrison Calvary Baptist Sr. 8-1 P Casey Sutton Sterlington Sr. 12-1 C Tanner Wild Springfield Sr. .469 1B Garrett Williams Calvary Baptist Sr. .388 2B Andre Faucheux Riverside … Continue reading →
Saints defensive coordinator Rob Ryan addresses the media after the team's OTA workout at its practice facility in Metairie on Thursday. Continue reading →
In this "The Advocate: Sports Report" podcast, former major leaguer Russ Johnson talks with Advocate Online Sports Editor Pierce W. Huff about playing for legendary LSU baseball coach Skip Bertman, being a member of the Tigers' 1993 NCAA championship team, changing his priorities in life and some of his former teammates like New York Yankees Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez. Continue reading →
LAFAYETTE — Louisiana-Lafayette right-hander Austin Robichaux gave up a triple to begin Friday afternoon’s game at the Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament, then a sacrifice fly to put the Ragin’ Cajuns in an early one-run hole. He gave up very little else the rest of the day. Robichaux recovered from the rocky start and … Continue reading →
Lady Antebellum and Miranda Lambert won’t be the only headliners on the LSU campus this weekend. For LSU football fans, the Bayou Country Superfest at Tiger Stadium will merely be the sound track for the Bayou Picnic recruiting event Saturday on the LSU campus. The Bayou Picnic will allow LSU coaches to entertain some of … Continue reading →
INDIANAPOLIS — They raced 1-2-3 in line, trading the lead a whopping 15 times over the final, frantic 75 laps. All three drivers had a last-lap plan in mind when they zipped past the white flag, and it was Takuma Sato who acted first with a bold move for the win. Sato pulled out of … Continue reading →
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