After just one season Stan Van Gundy is out as head coach of the New Orleans Pelicans. The Pels announced on Wednesday, June 16, that Van Gundy and the team “have mutually agreed to part ways.”
“This building is incredibly important to New Orleans economy to the hospitality industry and to our residents itself so we want every world-class event that’s looking for a home to consider the superdome in its selection process its good for the city its good for the building it’s good for the team,” said Martindale.
Months after most Louisiana voters agreed to legalize sports betting, lawmakers Thursday gave final passage to rules that will allow the wagering through sports book sites, mobile apps and kiosk locations in parishes where voters supported the activity.
Tennessee fans are making “Retire Mainieri” t-shirts, hoping their Vols can defuse the momentum Paul Mainieri and his Tigers have mounted since visiting Rocky Top back in March.
Excitement in the air as a Texarkana high school baseball team is representing the ArkLaTex in the state baseball tournament after a five-year drought.
Louisiana is poised to join more than a dozen other states allowing college athletes to earn cash from endorsements and sponsorship deals under an effort gaining steam across the country because of the NCAA’s inaction on a national policy.
Just call him Mr. Everything.Bossier High School’s Coleman Beeson nearly played every single boy’s sport offered during his four-year high school athletic career.
No. 14 ranked and fifth seeded LSU Tigers are advancing to the second round of the Southeastern Conference tournament with a 7-3 win over South Carolina.
Will Wade and company have continued to make huge additions this off-season this time on the recruiting trail with the addition of five-star center Efton Reid from IMG Academy for the class of 2021
The IOC also said that slogans such as “Black Lives Matter” will not be allowed on athlete apparel at Olympic venues, though it approved using the words “peace,” “respect,” “solidarity,” “inclusion” and “equality” on T-shirts.
It has been a long time coming, but former LSU Tiger Sam Burns has finally become a PGA Tour Champion. Burns won the Valspar Championship on Sunday, May 2, at 24-years-old he became the second youngest to win the event.
It was a record day for the young men around the ArkLaTex. Several athletes heard their names called in the 2021 NFL Draft while others received phone calls after the draft.
Southern athletic director Roman Banks said Wednesday, April 28, that he’s narrowed the list of head football coach finalists to three. It is unknown if Marshall Faulk is one of those three.
The LSU Athletic Department will officially introduce Louisiana native Kim Mulkey as the new head coach of the LSU women’s basketball team at 5 p.m. Monday, April 26 in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center (PMAC) on LSU’s campus.
Linebacker Sean Lee, a leader of the Dallas Cowboys defense for most of his career, has announced that he plans to retire after 11 seasons in the NFL, according to ESPN.
After nine seasons as the head football coach for the Southern Jaguars, Dawson Odums will be heading to Norfolk State to become the next head football coach for the Spartans, the school confirmed.
2020 and the pandemic wiped out most sports tournaments, but a very important one is back in East Texas, the 'Golden Gloves'. Amateur boxers train all year for a shot at a gold gloves title.
Shreveport Police Department, with help from the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office, Louisiana State Police, Bossier City Police Department and other surrounding agencies, will be present at the game and other festivities involved with Port City Fest on Saturday, April 17.
An information tent about the campaign will be set up from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the Louisiana State Fair Grounds near the Ag Center at the Bayou Classic.
“This matchup is much bigger than football...this weekend brings new opportunities for restaurants, gaming and small businesses,” said Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins.
Perhaps a few LSU fans who stayed away from the 2020 pandemic college football season will make their way to Tiger Stadium on Saturday, April 17, at noon, when the Tigers play their annual spring game.
