BASEBALL TIGERS CLASSIC: June 1-2, St. Gabriel. Coaches Pitch through 14-under age divisions. Fee $125. 3-game guarantee. Entry deadline May 23. Call Lester Joseph (225) 642-2505 or Sylvester Flaming (225) 939-0071. LUNCH BUNCH: Noon, Tuesdays/Thursdays, Istrouma Baptist Church gym, Baton Rouge. No fee. SWLA FUTURE STARS TOURNAMENT: … Continue reading →

BOSTON — Where the Super Bowl will celebrate a half-century of existence will be decided this week by NFL owners. They have two choices for the 50th anniversary game in 2016: the San Francisco Bay Area and South Florida. The 49ers’ new stadium is being built and is scheduled to open for the 2014 … Continue reading →

TODAY’S BROADCAST HIGHLIGHTS TV 9:30 a.m. Ole Miss. vs. Kentucky FSNO 1 p.m. Alabama vs. Auburn FSNO 4:30 p.m. Florida vs. Texas A&M CST 8 p.m. Miss. State vs. Missouri CST 7 p.m. A’s at Rangers FSNO Continue reading →

Paul Castro was the overall champion of the MGA Match Play Championship this weekend at Pelican Point Golf Club. Tony Frederic was the runner-up. Sam Decoteau finished third in the winners’ bracket, followed by Bryan Haymon and Russell Williams. Chester Campbell won the consolation bracket. … Continue reading →

WHAT: New Orleans Zephyrs at Sacramento River Cats. WHEN: 9:05 p.m. WHERE: Raley Field, West Sacramento, Calif. RECORDS: Zephyrs 18-23, River Cats 24-19. RADIO: WTMI-FM, 106.1 Continue reading →

CLEVELAND — Yan Gomes hit a three-run homer in the 10th inning, and the Cleveland Indians, twice revived by Seattle’s fielding errors, beat the Mariners 10-8 Monday to complete a four-game sweep. Gomes, who also homered in the second, drove a 3-2 pitch from former LSU standout Charlie Furbush (0-3) over the wall in left, … Continue reading →

TAMPA, Fla. — Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez started his third week of on-field work by adding defensive drills and hitting in a cage. The 37-year-old, recuperating from left hip surgery on Jan. 16, fielded grounders and took 25 swings during a batting practice session in an indoor cage Monday at the Yankees’ minor league complex. A-Rod, … Continue reading →

SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Spurs opened the Western Conference finals resembling the past champions who’ve been there so many times before. The Memphis Grizzlies looked like the first-timers still trying to adapt to their first conference finals appearance. Tony Parker had 20 points and nine assists, Kawhi Leonard scored 18 points and … Continue reading →

MIAMI — A year ago when Miami and Indiana faced off in the postseason, there were blood-drawing hits, flagrant fouls, technical fouls, choke signs being directed toward LeBron James and more than a few sharp-tongued comments. Here they possibly go again, at least on the comment front. The Eastern Conference finals between the Heat … Continue reading →

ARLINGTON, Texas — David Murphy put Texas ahead with a three-run home run, and the Rangers spoiled a three-homer game from Miguel Cabrera with an 11-8 victory against the Detroit Tigers on Sunday night. Murphy’s shot just over the fence in right field gave Texas an 8-7 lead and answered a bases-loaded double from Prince … Continue reading →

ATLANTA — Ramiro Pena had a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in a four-run eighth inning, Jordan Schafer drove in two runs and the Atlanta Braves rallied against the Los Angeles Dodgers’ beleaguered bullpen for a 5-2 victory on a rain-soaked Sunday. Kenley Jansen (1-3) was the loser for the second straight game, this time allowing one … Continue reading →

IRVING, Texas — Sang-Moon Bae won the Byron Nelson Championship on Sunday for his first PGA Tour title, beating Keegan Bradley by two strokes after blowing a four-stroke lead. The 26-year-old South Korean closed with a 1-under 69 to finish at 13-under 267. “It’s something I’ve always dreamed of, winning on the PGA Tour,” Bae said. “It … Continue reading →

TODAY’S BROADCAST HIGHLIGHTS TV 5 p.m. Florida St. at Clemson ESPNU 6 p.m. Yankees at Orioles ESPN 7 p.m. A’s at Rangers FSNO 7 p.m. Pacers at Knicks TNT

BALTIMORE — A pair of not so over-the-hill Hall of Famers pulled off a huge upset in the Preakness and ended any hopes of a Triple Crown attempt at the Belmont Stakes. Thanks to Oxbow’s wire-to-wire win Saturday over Kentucky Derby winner Orb, trainer D. Wayne Lukas and jockey Gary Stevens have themselves another classic … Continue reading →

INDIANAPOLIS — Ed Carpenter turned Pole Day into a family celebration. The stepson of IndyCar founder Tony George became the first member of the Hulman family to win the biggest pre-race event in the series — the Indianapolis 500 pole. Carpenter produced a stunning finish to a day that was rife with suspense but … Continue reading →

TODAY’S BROADCAST HIGHLIGHTS TV 11 a.m. Indy 500 Time Trials NBCSP 12:30 p.m. Dodgers at Braves TBS 1:10 p.m. Mets at Cubs WGN 7 p.m. Tigers at Rangers ESPN 2:30 p.m. Warriors … Continue reading →

Donovan Morgan’s best game of the season failed to end the New Orleans VooDoo’s losing streak late Friday night. Same goes for Leslie Majors’ standout efforts on defense. Morgan, a former Sarah Reed High School standout, caught 13 passes for a season-high 255 yards and five touchdowns, but the VooDoo fell 65-54 to the Spokane Shock in … Continue reading →

WHAT: Zephrys at Grizzlies. WHEN: 5:05 p.m. WHERE: Fresno, Calif. RECORDS: Zephyrs (18-21); Grizzlies (23-19). RADIO: WTMI-FM, 106.1. Pacific Coast League … Continue reading →

NEW YORK — The New York Yankees acquired infielder Reid Brignac, a former St. Amant standout, from the Colorado Rockies for cash, adding a lefty bat to the group of backups filling in for the team’s injured stars. “He played shortstop, second, third. A fly-ball hitter, so we’re going to see if we can take … Continue reading →

NEW YORK — Robinson Cano hit a pair of two-run homers to back a solid effort by David Phelps, and the New York Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-2 Saturday at Yankee Stadium. Phelps (2-2) struck out eight while allowing one run in a season-high seven innings, helping New York beat the Blue Jays … Continue reading →

PHILADELPHIA — Bronson Arroyo pitched five-hit ball over 7.2 innings, Joey Votto was 4-for-4 with a homer and a double, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Philadelphia Phillies 10-0 Saturday. Arroyo (4-4) struck out six and allowed one runner to reach third. Votto had a two-run shot and walked twice to reach safely six … Continue reading →

Mylute, trained by New Orleanian Tom Amoss and ridden by three-time Fair Grounds champion Rosie Napravnik, closed from last to finish third in the Preakness Saturday, leaving the door open for a shot in the Belmont in three weeks. “My horse ran great,” Amoss said. “The pace was a disappointment up front. Continue reading →

BALTIMORE — Everything’s a go for Orb. The Kentucky Derby winner was in a playful mood the day before the Preakness, making faces for photographers between nibbles of grass outside his stall at Pimlico Race Course. “He’s really settled in well. He seems to be energetic about what he’s doing, so I couldn’t be … Continue reading →

FRESNO, California — Shane Loux combined with three Fresno relievers to limit the New Orleans Zephyrs to one run on four hits in a 6-1 win Friday at Chukchansi Park. Fresno has taken the first two games of the series and the Z’s have dropped three straight. The Z’s scored first with an unearned … Continue reading →

The New Orleans VooDoo commited five turnovers in dropping their seventh straight game — a 65-54 loss to the Spokane Shock at Veterans Memorial Arena in Arena Football League action Friday. The Shock (6-3) started the scoring with a 9-yard touchdown pass, which the VooDoo answered as quarterback Kurt Rocco, who returned from a knee injury, connected … Continue reading →

TODAY’S BROADCAST HIGHLIGHTS TV 10 a.m. Indy 500 Time Trials NBCSP 6 p.m. NASCAR, All Stars Speed 11 a.m. Pitt at Louisville ESPNU Noon Texas A&M at Tennessee FSNO 1 p.m. Arkansas at Auburn CST 2 p.m. Clemson at … Continue reading →

ST. FRANCISVILLE — Former Woodlawn High School standout Derek Sanders and Baton Rouge resident David Griffin claimed spots in the U.S. Open Sectional Qualifying Round through a local qualifier Thursday at The Bluffs Golf Resort. Griffin and Sanders finished second and third, respectively, in the 18-hole event behind medalist Sam Burns of Shreveport. All three … Continue reading →

LONDON — David Beckham is retiring from soccer, ending a career in which he transcended the sport with forays into fashion and a marriage to a pop star that made him a global celebrity. The 38-year-old former England captain, who recently won a league title in a fourth country with Paris Saint-Germain, said Thursday he … Continue reading →

TODAY’S BROADCAST HIGHLIGHTS TV 6:30 p.m. Texas at TCU FSNO 7 p.m. Ole Miss at LSU CST 7 p.m. Clemson at Florida St. ESPNU 10 p.m. UC-Irvine at Fullerton ESPNU 1:10 p.m. Mets at Cubs WGN Continue reading →

BALTIMORE — Growing up, Kentucky Derby winner Orb was just another horse who fit in with the crowd. Never caused problems. Never raised a ruckus. Never got sick or hurt while frolicking in the fields of Claiborne Farm in Paris, Ky., with his pals, or when he was learning how to be a racehorse at … Continue reading →

Mylute trainer Tom Amoss and the gray colt went in different directions Wednesday in their respective journeys from Churchill Downs to Pimlico Race Course. Amoss headed home to Louisiana to attend the graduation of his daughter, Ashley, from LSU, while the fifth-place finisher in the Kentucky Derby was flown from Louisville, Ky., to Baltimore for the Preakness. Continue reading →

BALTIMORE — The Preakness draw was over, and trainer Shug McGaughey listed a variety of reasons why he was OK with having Kentucky Derby winner Orb starting Saturday’s race from the rail. Then someone asked him, “If you had your choice, where would you want to be?” Without hesitation, McGaughey responded, “The outside.” Continue reading →

NEW ORLEANS — The Arena Football League’s top-ranked passer is preparing to host the VooDoo, which holds the unfortunate label as the league’s worst defense. The VooDoo (1-6) have lost their last six games. The Spokane Shock (5-3) have lost their last three games. “Going up to Spokane, a loud environment, a very … Continue reading →

NEW ORLEANS — VooDoo receiver Donovan Morgan returned to the lineup in time for last week’s 62-16 loss at the Iowa Barnstormers, the latest loss for the Arena Football League franchise besieged by injuries. Starting quarterback Kurt Rocco could join Morgan on the field for Friday’s game at the Spokane Shock (5-3), giving the … Continue reading →

MIAMI — Derrick Rose should be ready to play in Chicago’s next game. If there is a silver lining that accompanies the end of the Bulls’ season — the final scene played out Wednesday night in Miami, where the Heat needed a huge late rally to beat Chicago 94-91 and close out the Eastern Conference … Continue reading →

TODAY’S BROADCAST HIGHLIGHTS TV 5 p.m. Inside SLU Baseball CST 6:30 p.m. Ole Miss at LSU ESPNU 6:30 p.m. NW State at Wichita St. CST 7 p.m. Tigers at Rangers FSNO … Continue reading →

Zephyrs road trip WHAT: New Orleans Zephyrs at Fresno Grizzlies WHEN: 9:05 p.m. WHERE: Chukchansi Park, Fresno, Calif. RECORDS: Zephyrs (18-19); Grizzlies (21-19) PROBLEM PITCHERS: Zephyrs left-hander … Continue reading →

NEW ORLEANS — For many former Xavier athletes, the tearing down of The Barn, where the school’s basketball teams played their games, is a sad occasion. To Donald “Slick” Watts, who went on to a career as an NBA point guard from 1973-79, it takes on an even more personal meaning. “That’s where I became ‘Slick,’” said … Continue reading →

MINNEAPOLIS — Adam Dunn homered twice, doubled and drove in five runs, powering the Chicago White Sox past the Minnesota Twins 9-4 on Wednesday. Dunn hit a pair of two-run shots for his 35th career multihomer game. He’s hit three home runs in the last two games and has nine this year. Dayan Viciedo also … Continue reading →

PHOENIX — Paul Goldschmidt hit three doubles, Eric Chavez drove in three runs and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat Tim Hudson and the Atlanta Braves 5-3 on Wednesday. Cody Ross added an RBI double as the Diamondbacks won the final two games of the series after a 10-1 loss in the opener. Hudson (4-3) had … Continue reading →

BALTIMORE — Not so long ago, the Padres were scuffling for victories no matter the opponent. Now a scrappy roster minus high-profile names is finding ways to win even against one of the American League’s best. Alexi Amarista homered and doubled twice and the San Diego Padres matched their season-high with 17 hits, beating the … Continue reading →

INDIANAPOLIS — The Knicks talked a good game but did not play one. After their Game 3 loss at Indiana, New York’s players seemed to understand their problems. They talked about making the extra pass, hitting the boards and playing with a sense of urgency in Game 4. Not much changed. The Knicks … Continue reading →

The Southeastern Louisiana golf team will play its longest course of the season when the Lions tee off Thursday morning in the Baton Rouge Regional at The University Club. But their drive from Hammond was a short, familiar one. Unlike their previous six NCAA regional appearances, Southeastern, the No. 12 seed, needed only a 45-minute bus ride … Continue reading →

TODAY’S BROADCAST HIGHLIGHTS TV 5 p.m. Roger Cador Show CST 5:30 p.m. Inside LSU Baseball CST 6 p.m. Razorback Baseball CST Noon White Sox at Twins WGN 6 p.m. Red Sox at Rays ESPN Continue reading →

HONORS All-SWAC Starting pitcher: T.J. Renda, Alabama State Starting pitcher: Jose DeLeon, Southern Relief pitcher: Andre Rodriguez, Jackson State Catcher: Jose Cruz, … Continue reading →