Former New Orleans sports talk, basketball broadcaster Gerry Vaillancourt passes away
Vaillancourt worked for the original Hornets NBA franchise in both Charlotte and New Orleans, following the team to the Crescent City when it relocated from Charlotte in 2002.
view moreBruce Brown, Lori Lyons are 2023 sports journalism inductees for Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame
Two transformational and highly-decorated figures in the state’s sports journalism field, Lafayette writer and editor Bruce Brown and longtime New Orleans Times-Picayune prep writer Lori Lyons, have been selected for the 2022 Distinguished Service Award in Sports Journalism from the Louisiana Sports Writers Association.
view moreAnalysis: A retrospective review of Mel Ott’s disappointing MVP results
There have been over 80 major leaguers from the New Orleans metro area, but none of them have ever won MLB’s Most Valuable Player Award.
view moreBayou Classic week arrives with great anticipation
The 49th annual Bayou Classic kicks off 1 p.m. Saturday at the Caesars Superdome.
view moreFederal takeover of Louisiana horse racing ruled unconstitutional
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has sided with Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry, ruling that the Horseracing Integrity & Safety Act of 2021 (HISA) is facially unconstitutional under the private non-delegation doctrine.
view moreRussolino, former Breakers taken by Arlington Renegades in XFL Draft
A new franchise, the Arlington Renegades, has a New Orleans feel to it after the league’s draft this week.
view morePaul Hoolahan helped lift Allstate Sugar Bowl to the highest level
It was a distinct pleasure to know Paul Hoolahan.
view moreFormer Allstate Sugar Bowl CEO Paul Hoolahan passes away
Hoolahan took the reins of the Sugar Bowl in 1996 and oversaw one of the most successful periods in the Bowl’s history.
view moreVideo: Allstate Sugar Bowl CEO Jeff Hundley at GNO Quarterback Club
Hundley has served as the executive director of the New Orleans College Football Championship Host Committee, co-executive director of the 2012 NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four and the 2013 NCAA Women’s Basketball Final Four. This college football season, Hundley is serving as the Chair of the Executive Committee of Bowl Season.
view moreTulane’s Michael Pratt earns New Orleans Athlete of the Month honor for October
In the month of October, Pratt led Tulane to a 3-0 record and a national ranking of No. 19 in the Associated Press poll – the Green Wave’s first national ranking since 1998’s perfect season.
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