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Hounds, Bears set to tangle in Gueydan Jamboree

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WELSH — After two scrimmages, the Welsh Greyhounds are looking forward to putting things together in their upcoming jamboree contest against the Gueydan Bears Thursday night. The Greyhounds are coming off an impressive showing against the Oakdale Warriors in last week’s scrimmage.

Plate discipline: MLB umps crack down on blocking home

PHOENIX (AP) — The roughand- tumble days of Pete Rose bowling over Ray Fosse at home plate of the 1970 All-Star Game are long gone.

Olave has 20-yard TD catch in Saints’ 20-10 loss to Packers

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Chris Olave continues to show he’s capable of making a major impact in his rookie season with the New Orleans Saints.

Waters breaks tie with walk, Royals beat White Sox 6-4

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Drew Waters drew a bases-loaded walk to break an eighth-inning tie in his major league debut, boosting the Kansas City Royals to a 6-4 win over the Chicago White Sox on Monday in a game rescheduled because of the lockout in April.

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Dogs show well in contest with 5A Bucs

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Teams knot at one score apiece in controlled scrimmage

Hounds, ground game strong in scrimmage with Oakdale

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Welsh outscores Warriors 4-1 in controlled scrimmage

B1G deal: Big Ten lands $7B, NFL-style TV contracts

(AP) — The Big Ten’s new $7 billion media rights deal will string the conference’s top football games across three major networks each week, creating an NFL-style television schedule on Saturdays.

Browns QB Deshaun Watson settles for 11-game suspension

(AP) — Deshaun Watson has reached a settlement with the NFL and will serve an 11-game suspension and pay a $5 million fine rather than risk missing his first season as quarterback of the Cleveland Browns following accusations of sexual misconduct.

World Cup ticket sales top 2.45 million, 500,000 still left

ZURICH (AP) — World Cup ticket sales have reached 2.45 million, FIFA said Thursday, with more than 500,000 seats still available three months before the tournament starts in Qatar. FIFA said 520,000 tickets were bought in a first-come, first-served phase of sales that closed this week. Brazil’s games against Serbia and Cameroon were among the most in-demand.