The 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.
view moreLinden, Booth highlight weekend at Louisiana Marathon
The sixth annual Louisiana Marathon was held in Baton Rouge this past weekend.
view moreNew Year’s dreams for local teams
As I sit here at the start of the beginning of 2019, sports images as usual are fixated on the mind as many images flash on screen with more bowl games approaching.
view moreStrong seasons by LSU, Nicholls reflected on LSWA’s 2018 All-Louisiana Collegiate Football Team
Mindful that LSU’s season soared past expectations and carried the Tigers among the nation’s top teams while Nicholls won its first Southland Conference championship since 2005 and won a game in the FCS playoffs, voters on the All-Louisiana Collegiate Football Team amply acknowledged the state’s most accomplished programs in 2018.
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