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Jim Gazzolo: Gambling one bridge too far
1+ hour, 41+ min ago (552+ words) Published 10: 22 am Thursday, June 11, 2026 Don't let anybody fool you, LSU dodged a bullet. When Brendan Sorsby picked Texas Tech over the Tigers last winter, it was considered a big loss for new coach Lane Kiffin. Sorsby was considered the top…...
Juneteenth Festival returns with parade, cook-off, concert
5+ hour, 24+ min ago (317+ words) Published 6: 39 am Thursday, June 11, 2026 The Faye Brown Blackwell Juneteenth Festival is more than an event " it is a community celebration of freedom, culture, history, music, unity and legacy. Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas, finally learned…...
ACTS Theatre's next show stopper: "The Shark is Broken'
8+ hour, 39+ min ago (610+ words) Published 3: 24 am Thursday, June 11, 2026 The Artistic Civic Theatre and Studio will present "The Shark is Broken" for a one-weekend-only performance starting Friday. The play is a comedic drama that takes audiences behind the scenes for the making of the summer…...
Scooter Hobbs column: LSU can breathe sigh of relief they didn't get the gambling quarterback
14+ hour, 37+ min ago (604+ words) Published 9: 24 pm Wednesday, June 10, 2026 You may remember that back during the height of the portal" recruiting wars, LSU was in hot pursuit of the two best-available quarterbacks, Sam Leavitt (Arizona State) and Brendan Sorsby (Cincinnati). At the time, it seemed…...
Scooter Hobbs column: NCAA regionals put on quite a show without LSU
14+ hour, 46+ min ago (643+ words) Published 9: 17 pm Wednesday, June 10, 2026 One week down, and thus far the NCAA baseball tournament seems to be getting along just fine with its defending national champion nowhere to be found in the festivities. LSU was AWOL from the tournament from…...
Scooter Hobbs column: Saban has the answers to fix college football
14+ hour, 50+ min ago (596+ words) Published 9: 12 pm Wednesday, June 10, 2026 It goes against my grain and brain, but today I think I'll just step aside and let somebody else do the talking. After all, Nick Saban is way smarter than me " maybe even than you " as…...
Cowboys open with UAB
17+ hour, 47+ min ago (613+ words) Published 6: 15 pm Wednesday, June 10, 2026 It's official, Bill Armstrong is heading back to school. Sort of. Armstrong will open his second season as the Mc Neese State basketball coach with a game against the school he played for, Alabama-Birmingham." For the…...
Nachtsheim earns honor
22+ hour, 47+ min ago (314+ words) Published 1: 16 pm Wednesday, June 10, 2026 The "surreal" season of Eric Nachtsheim continues to earn honors. For the second time in as many days, the Mc Neese State right-hander earned a major award for his record-setting senior campaign. One day after being…...
From Jeaux to the show
5+ day, 21+ hour ago (920+ words) Published 2: 32 pm Friday, June 5, 2026 Justin Hill's smile was ear-to-ear as he walked through the final row of seats inside Houston's Daikin Park last weekend." "How cool is this?" proclaimed Hill. "This is surreal." In front of the Mc Neese State…...
Games hard to find
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (610+ words) Published 7: 48 am Friday, June 5, 2026 The change was dramatic and quick. Three years ago, during the first summer after Will Wade had taken over the Mc Neese State basketball program, Brandon Chambers had perhaps the toughest job in town. Chambers was…...