SPORTS
LSU men make NIT, host North Texas in the first round
NEW ORLEANS — The LSU men's basketball team will hoop in the postseason/. The Tigers made the NIT field. They will host a first-round game against North Texas at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center on Tuesday at 6 p.m. Matt McMahon's team finished the season winning 5 of their...
Weather cancels Southern baseball's doubleheader against Texas Southern
NEW ORLEANS - Both Southern baseball games against Texas Southern were canceled on Sunday due to weather. The doubleheader was scheduled to be played at Wesley-Barrow Stadium in New Orleans. Southern will play in Lafayette against Louisiana on Tuesday.
CJ McCollum's Dream Center is an education safe haven on the Westbank
Basketball took CJ McCollum from Canton, Ohio, to the NBA, where he has been one of the league’s most consistent scorers for more than a decade. The way McCollum sees it, books can be the pathway to a more prosperous life, too. "It’s cool to be smart," McCollum said....
Fair Grounds Cancels Sunday Card Due To Expected Rain
Due to heavy rainfall forecasted for the New Orleans area Sunday, Fair Grounds has canceled their Sunday race card. The cancellation, which was announced during the live draw for Saturday's GII Louisiana Derby, will impact racing during the track's closing weekend next Saturday and Sunday with both days carding extra races to make up for the loss. Racing will resume at Fair Grounds Wednesday, March 20.
Money Supply Could Pad Coffers in New Orleans Classic
Money Supply —riding a five-race win streak, capped by taking the $247,500 Mineshaft Stakes (G3) Feb. 17—goes for his largest payday against nine rivals in the $500,000 New Orleans Classic Stakes (G2) March 23. The 1 1/8-mile contest is the second-richest race on Louisiana Derby Day at Fair...
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