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Monroe carries Sam Houston State past SE Louisiana 79-61

Fri, 02/12/2021 - 05:00

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Bryce Monroe had a seasonhigh 26 points as Sam Houston stretched its home winning streak to 10 games, topping Southeastern Louisiana 79-61 on Wednesday night.

Cardinals rally in fourth to top Midland 61-58

Thu, 02/11/2021 - 05:00

MIDLAND - The Lacassine Cardinals took home a nail-biter on the road Tuesday night by knocking off the MIdland Rebels in their own gym by a final of 61-58. The win improves the Cardinals to 1-9 overall, and jumped them up a spot in the latest power ratings according to geauxpreps.com. The Cards build a comfortable first half lead, but a ferocious rally in the third quarter turned the game into quite the exciting contest.

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Thu, 02/11/2021 - 05:00

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Hart gives Pelicans a boost in 130-101 win over Rockets

Thu, 02/11/2021 - 05:00

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Pelicans reserve Josh Hart went from being questionable to play with back spams to scrapping for 40 minutes because of Zion Williamson’s early foul trouble.

White Sox hire Narron as instructor on La Russa’s staff

Thu, 02/11/2021 - 05:00

CHICAGO (AP)—Former Texas Rangers and Cincinnati Reds manager Jerry Narron was hired by the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday as a major league instructor on manager Tony La Russa’s staff.

Second-half rally propels LCA past Lake Arthur 62-57

Wed, 02/10/2021 - 05:00

LAKE ARTHUR - The Lake Arthur Lady Tigers had went over to Lafayette Christian Academy’s (LCA) gym in the first round of league play and delivered a statement to the Lady Knights with a 10-point win. When the Lady Knights returned the visit, they had a little redemption on their minds. Despite Lake Arthur holding an eightpoint lead at the half, LCA rallied in the second half to claim a 62-57 victory to create a tie in the 6-2A district standings. Despite the loss, Lake Arthur senior Deonna Brister hit a pair of milestones in the game, recording her 2,000th career point and her 1,000th career rebound. On top of that, she hit a game-high 29 points in the loss to LCA.

Guidry’s 29 leads Hathaway over Lacassine 65-56

Wed, 02/10/2021 - 05:00

LACASSINE - The Hathaway Lady Hornets all but assured themselves a district 6-B title Friday night as they defeated previously unbeaten Lacassine by a final of 65-56 at John Juneau Gymnasium. It was the Chloey Guidry show for the Lady Hornets, as the sharp shooter nailed seven 3-pointers and ended her night with 29 total points en route to the nine-point victory.The Lady Hornets as a whole connected on 14 jumpers from behind the 3-point arc in the contest. The two squads came into the contest both ranked in the Top-5 in Class B, and don’t expect that to change much when playoff brackets are announced this Sunday.

NFL hopes for normality in 2021, starting at draft

Wed, 02/10/2021 - 05:00

(AP) - Maybe the lack of competitiveness in the Super Bowl was a good sign for the NFL.

Lady Dogs demolish LCCP 87-7

Tue, 02/09/2021 - 00:00

LAKE CHARLES - All 15 players on the Jennings Lady Bulldogs roster found the scorebook in an 87-7 beat down over the Lake Charles College Prep (LCCP) Lady Trailblazers Friday night. The win moved the No. 5-ranked Lady Bulldogs to an overall record of 18-6, 4-3 in district 4-3A play. Jennings will close out its schedule this week with a Tuesday night game against South Beauregard and a Friday night contest with Westlake.

Koepka eagles 17, rallies to win Phoenix Open

Tue, 02/09/2021 - 00:00

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) —At the lowest points in an 18-month struggle with left knee and hip injuries, Brooks Koepka wondered if he’d ever be back at all, let alone recapture the magic that carried him to four major championships.