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Louisiana beats Eastern Michigan for 15th straight time

Green Demons Fall to LA 32-14

The Lake Arthur Tigers broke into the win column Friday night by toppling the Mamou Green Demons by a final of 32-14. The Tigers broke open a close game by scoring 23 unanswered points in the second half. Lake Arthur will have their home opener Friday night for Homecoming at Jack Doland Stadium when they welcome in Jeanerette.

Aerial assault lifts Cats over Dogs, 39-14

When the Jennings Bulldogs and Eunice Bobcats usually meet up, there isn’t a whole lot of passing that takes place. However, the times are definitely changing as the guests from St. Landry Parish tossed four scoring passes en route to a 39-14 triumph over the Bulldogs at Jerry Simmons Stadium. The loss drops the Dogs to 0-2 on the season, while the Cats improved to 1-1. Jennings will hit the road to start a 3-game road swing next week when they travel to square off with the 4A DeRidder Dragons. The Dragons are 1-1 on the season after being blasted 50-6 by the Many Tigers Friday night.

Hounds Top Westlake 29-12

The Welsh Greyhounds finally were able to play a full contest Friday night, and they took out some pent-up aggression against a good 3A Westlake team.

Elton Begins New Streak

The Elton Indians made it two in a row on Friday night as they blasted Northwood-Lena by a final of 49-6 at Cleve Beard Stadium. The Indian offense continued to run wild, led by running backs Damarcus Jack and Tre Bellow. Elton improves to 2-0, while Northwood-Lena dropped to 1-1. The Indians will hit the road next week when they travel north to face Montgomery.

Saints unveil attack run by Payton understudy Carmichael

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — In the 16 years that New Orleans Saints offensive coordinator Pete Carmichael Jr. worked under Sean Payton, they often looked as if they were watching a different game from the same sideline.

MLB prepared to voluntarily recognize minor league union

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball is ready to voluntarily accept the formation of a minor league union, a key step that will lead to collective bargaining and possibly a strike threat at the start of next season.

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