Waters, Cordaro highlight 2019 LSWA Men’s College Basketball Team
After leading LSU to the SEC regular-season title and berth in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Championships, sophomore point guard Tremont Waters was named Louisiana Sports Writers Association (LSWA) Men’s College Basketball Player of the Year to highlight the 2019 LSWA Men’s College Basketball Team
view moreTeresa Weatherspoon heading to Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame
Former Louisiana Tech Kodak All-American and WNBA all-star Teresa Weatherspoon will be part of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2019 announced today in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the site of this year’s NCAA Men’s Final Four.
view moreTwo months away from 2019 Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame inductions
With Peyton Manning and Les Miles headlining a star-studded induction class, ticket sales are brisk for the 60th Annual Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Induction Celebration just a few weeks away on June 6-8.
view moreThe lost weekend for local basketball fans
This was not a good weekend for basketball fans in the New Orleans area.
view moreMike Weir, Boo Weekley in field for Acadiana’s $550,000 Web.com Tour event this week
With its early-season positioning on the schedule, and in its normal position among the first U.S.-based events on the Web.com Tour, the Chitimacha Louisiana Open presented by MISTRAS has always drawn one of the strongest fields among the Tour’s year-long schedule.
view moreSeimone Augustus among 2019 Class of National High School Hall of Fame
Five outstanding former high school athletes highlight the 2019 class of the NFHS National High School Hall of Fame, including Derrick Brooks of Florida, Dusty Baker of California, Damon Bailey of Indiana, Seimone Augustus of Louisiana and Tracey Fuchs of New York.
view moreNew Orleans appears destined to lose minor league baseball
The 2019 season will likely be the final one for the Baby Cakes in New Orleans and likely the beginning of a lengthy hiatus for minor league baseball in the Crescent City.
view moreTrailblazing tennis official Marie Gagnard to receive 2019 Dave Dixon Louisiana Sports Leadership Award
Alexandria native Marie Gagnard, the first Louisiana product to become a professional tennis umpire, is the 2019 winner of the Dave Dixon Louisiana Sports Leadership Award presented by the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.
view moreDave Nitz, Philip Timothy named 2019 Distinguished Service Award recipients, state sports hall of fame electees
Deeply influential sportswriter Philip Timothy and iconic Louisiana Tech broadcaster Dave Nitz have been selected for the 2019 Distinguished Service Award in Sports Journalism from the Louisiana Sports Writers Association, and will be inducted in the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame June 8.
view moreState hall of famers Mawae, Reed, Robinson elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame
The Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2019, announced late Saturday afternoon, includes three Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame members: Kevin Mawae, Ed Reed, and Johnny Robinson.
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