October 2020

Bush, Board among key injuries in NFL’s Week 6

(AP) - Pittsburgh second-year inside linebacker Devin Bush sustained what coach Mike Tomlin called a “significant knee injury” in Pittsburgh’s 38-7 rout of the Browns on Sunday.

No. 17 SMU beats Tulane 37-34 in OT to improve to 5-0

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Brandon Crossley ended the first overtime possession with an interception and Chris Naggar made a 34-yard field goal to give No. 17 SMU a 37-34 victory over Tulane on Friday night.

Crossley intercepted Tulane freshman Michael Pratt’s pass to put the Mustangs (5-0, 3-0 American Athletic) into position to win with the field goal.

The Green Wave rallied to force overtime on Merek Glover’s 27-yard field goal with 1:30 left.

Houston Open to allow limited number of golf spectators

HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Open will allow limited spectators next month at Memorial Park, the first domestic PGA Tour event to have fans since the COVID-19 pandemic shut down golf for three months on March 13. The tour said 2,000 tickets will go on sale Wednesday through the tournament’s website.

The Houston Open is Nov. 5-8, one week before the Masters. Dustin Johnson, who tested positive for the coronavirus had to withdraw from the elite CJ Cup at Shadow Creek this week, and Brooks Koepka are among those planning to play.

Rays-Yankees get most viewers during Division Series

NEW YORK (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays and New York Yankees drew the five-most watched games of the Division Series, boosted by prime-time start times.

Tampa Bay’s 2-1 win in Game 5 on Oct. 9 was the mostwatched game of the round, averaging 3,723,000 viewers on TBS, the network said Friday.

Among the other three series, the most-viewed game was the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 6-5 win over San Diego in Game 2, which averaged 1,655,000 viewers on FS1.

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Linda Blair: From possession to philanthropy

Linda Blair was born Jan. 22, 1959, in St. Louis. Blair began appearing in commercials at age 5. She continued to do commercials despite developing a love for horses and a desire to grow up and be a veterinarian. By the time she was 12, she had appeared on the soap opera Hidden Faces (1968-69) as well as the films The Way We Live Now (1970) and The Sporting Club (1971). Blair told her mother she was ready to retire from child acting to focus on her animal dreams; however, her mother told her she had a few jobs to finish before that could happen.

Cheers to Dancing With the Stars

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Cheers to Dancing With the Stars

for finding a perfect new partner. Not only is Tyra Banks (pictured) filling former host Tom Bergeron’s shoes splendidly with often off-the-cuff commentary, but she also brings enough excitement and to-die-for style to fill the now-empty ballroom and reenergize the ABC series.

Cheers to SNL

POLICE REPORT

Editor’s Note: An arrest does not indicate whether a person is guilty of the crime with which they have been charged. A person is not considered guilty until they are convicted of a crime in a court of law.

Six people were booked into the parish jail by the Jeff Davis Parish Sheriff’s Office over the past week.

Thursday, October 8

Oil old timers fete planned here Thursday

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An event that helped change the course of history and gave birth to the petroleum industry will be observed Thursday throughout the state and nation.

The event will mark the 100th anniversary of the world's first commercially successful oil well. On Aug. 27, 1859, Colonel Edwin L. Drake struck oil at 69 1/2 feet with his homemade drilling rig near the small mountain town of Titusville, Penn.

Breaks in bar to get cigarettes and whiskey

City police are searching for a chain-smoking burglar who may be a wee bit tipsy today.

The burglar pried open the rear door of Bill's Bar at 818 South Main Street last night and made off with 5 packs of cigarettes and a quart of whiskey.