New Orleans native Ron Washington named manager of the Los Angeles Angels
The New Orleans native and McDonogh High graduate gets his second shot at managing a Major League team.
view moreJockey Corey Lanerie gets milestone 5,000th win
Lafayette native Corey Lanerie became the 38th jockey in North American history to win 5,000 career races Wednesday with his win aboard I Feel the Need at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky.
view moreDan McDonald – Louisiana Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2023
On an early Sunday morning in September of 1988, then-USL assistant sports information director Lenny Vangilder sat near the phone waiting for a phone call from his boss, Dan McDonald.
view moreHometown Heroes: Southeast Louisiana products in MLB, MiLB (Through October 1, 2023)
Here are the final season pitching and hitting statistics for many of the 2023 major-league and minor-league players who prepped or played collegiately in the New Orleans area and Southeast Louisiana.
view moreDrew Brees, Frank Monica, Perry Clark among star-studded 2024 class for Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame
NFL record-setting passer and Super Bowl XLIV MVP Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints joins LSU women’s basketball great and eight-time WNBA All-Star Seimone Augustus along with mixed martial arts icon Daniel Cormier of Lafayette in a star-studded nine-member group of 2024 “competitors” ballot inductees chosen for the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.
view moreGreater New Orleans Sports Foundation reflects, honors, and celebrates at annual honors luncheon presented by hancock whitney and new orleans & company
Last week, the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation hosted its annual Honors Luncheon on the turf of the Caesars Superdome. The event reflected on the 35-year history of bidding upon and managing successful events by honoring three of its founding member.
view moreHometown Heroes: Southeast Louisiana products in MLB, MiLB (Through August 31, 2023)
When Paul Skenes made his debut with Double-A Altoona, 10,164 fans attended, the largest in the ballpark’s history.
view moreBayou Classic 50th Anniversary Road Show hits many Louisiana cities
The traveling show gives fans and alumni of both Southern and Grambling a chance to mix, mingle and win prizes.
view moreRon Hayes named 2023 Louis Bonnette Sports Media Award recipient
Longtime McNeese broadcast member Ron Hayes has been selected as the recipient of the Southland Conference’s 2023 Louis Bonnette Sports Media Award.
view moreBenson, Fritz, Ausberry, Curtis, Dizer to speak August 29 at Greater New Orleans QB Club Kickoff Luncheon
The 85th year of the Greater New Orleans Quarterback Club, presented by the Lamarque Motor Company, debuts on Tuesday, August 29 at noon at The Cannery on 3803 Toulouse Street in New Orleans with a stellar panel of speakers.
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