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KINGSTON, JAMAICA – It was a weekend to remember down in Kingston, Jamaica, for two current athletes on the LSU track and field team. Jahnoy Thompson (200 meter dash) and

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — Third time was the charm for James Harden. The Houston Rockets star was voted the NBA’s Most Valuable Player after twice being runner-up, beating out

SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Back at the World Cup for the first time since 1982, Peru isn’t leaving Russia empty handed. The Peruvians failed to score a goal in their

DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Tigers blew a three-run lead in the eighth inning and eventually lost on a home run in the ninth. Still, this was a day Jose

The honors continue to roll in for some of Acadia Parish’s elite baseball players following an remarkable 2018 season that saw three area teams advance to the state tournament. The

Egypt goalkeeper El Hadary becomes World Cup’s oldest player VOLGOGRAD, Russia (AP) — Egypt goalkeeper Essam El Hadary became the oldest person to play in a World Cup match on

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — UConn President Susan Herbst told Kevin Ollie she was upholding his firing because the former men’s basketball coach had a pattern of breaking NCAA rules and

METAIRIE, La. (AP) — The New Orleans Pelicans addressed have a couple of major, uncertain freeagent concerns and they used their only pick in Thursday night’s NBA draft to address one of them.