Women’s Tennis Ranks Three in Latest ITA Individual Rankings

– Graduate students Ena Babic and Taylor Bridges led the line for the LSU women’s tennis team as they checked in at No. The Tigers found the most success at the ITA All-American Tournament, where they grabbed four consecutive wins, including three against ranked opponents, on their way to winning the consolation doubles bracket. Carrington’s […]

Caeleb Dressel, Katie Ledecky named athletes of the year at USA Swimming’s Golden Goggle awards

Dressel repeated as athlete of the year after earning gold medals in the 50-meter freestyle, 100 free and 100 butterfly at the Tokyo Olympics. Ledecky earned two gold and two silver medals in Tokyo to become the most decorated female individual gold medalist in Olympic history. Other winners were Bobby Finke for male race of […]

Former New Orleans Saints player Glenn Foster Jr. dies after arrest and fight involving police

Foster’s relatives say they fear officials delayed potentially life-saving care for him, despite knowing he’d been in the jail fight and might have been experiencing a mental health crisis, they told The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate. Foster had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder when he was about 20 but had mostly been able to manage […]

Cowboys 2021 playoff outlook: Preview of Dallas’ remaining games, what to improve, how to obtain No. 1 seed

If you’re the Dallas Cowboys, this part of the season is where your Michelins have to meet the asphalt. The good times came to a screeching halt when they consumed their own Velveeta before facing the Denver Broncos though, and they’ve been working to regain form ever since. Quiet as it’s kept though, the Cowboys […]

Washington Football Team quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick to have season-ending arthroscopic hip surgery

Fitzpatrick’s return was considered a long shot before this, but with five games remaining, this procedure makes it official. Washington signed the 39-year-old to a one-year, $10 million deal in March, hoping his veteran savvy and steady play the previous few years would help. His backup, Taylor Heinicke, has helped Washington win four consecutive games […]

Swamp stunner – Previously winless Texas Southern upsets No. 20 Florida in men’s basketball

Texas Southern became the first Southwestern Athletic Conference team to beat a ranked Southeastern Conference program in The Associated Press poll era dating to 1936, according to ESPN Stats & Information research. “It’s huge for the program and our school at the end of the day because we know how difficult it is,” Jones said. […]

Panthers’ Matt Rhule explains decision to fire former OC Joe Brady, addresses Cam Newton’s future as team’s QB

While they were on their bye week, the Panthers created major headlines this past Sunday with Matt Rhule’s announcement that the team was parting ways with offensive coordinator Joe Brady. Rhule — who said that the coaching change was originally planned for Saturday but he was unsuccessful in trying to contact Brady that day — […]