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BATON ROUGE — For most Louisiana residents or fans of the LSU Tigers, a trip to Tiger Stadium is an annual pilgrimage to see the Fighting Tigers. Some may only ever hear stories of one of the most iconic football venues in all of college football. For one Hathaway High School (HHS) graduate though, he got a front row seat to all the action over the last two seasons.

Mariners keep rolling, score two in ninth to beat Rangers 5-4

SEATTLE (AP) — Cal Raleigh homered in the seventh inning, lined an RBI double in the ninth and scored the winning run on Carlos Santana’s sacrifice fly, and the Seattle Mariners rallied for a 5-4 win over the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night.

Nats beat NL West-leading Dodgers for second straight night

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Luis Garcia hit a tworun homer in the eighth inning and the last-place Washington Nationals rallied past the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-3 Tuesday night for their second straight win against the NL West leaders.

Pinder slam lifts A’s, trade target Montas over Astros 5-3

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Chad Pinder hit his second grand slam in two weeks, Frankie Montas pitched five innings in what could be his final outing with Oakland and the Athletics held off the Houston Astros 5-3 on Tuesday night.

Dbacks drop Giants below .500 for first time this year

PHOENIX (AP) — Christian Walker hit a three-run homer off a frustrated Carlos Rodón and the Arizona Diamondbacks handed the San Francisco Giants their sixth straight loss, 7-3 Tuesday night.

Saints’ coach Allen ‘more comfortable’ in head role this time

METAIRIE (AP) — Saints coach Dennis Allen cites his own evolution as one of the biggest differences between the last training camp he oversaw in 2014 with the Raiders and his first in charge with New Orleans this summer.

Mariners hold off Rangers 4-3

SEATTLE (AP) — In the midst of their July surge back into playoff contention, it’s become clear the Seattle Mariners have figured out how to succeed in one-run games.

Bold, aggressive Big Ten leaves door open for more expansion

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren talked Tuesday about the conference being bold and aggressive as college sports goes through a period of sweeping change and left the door open for more expansion after the league added Southern California and UCLA.

Future Dodger? Juan Soto, lowly Nats cool off LA in 4-1 win

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers fans made their feelings known as Juan Soto stepped into the batter’s box, just in case the Washington Nationals star didn’t get their message at the All-Star Game.

Tony Kemp homers, hits two-run 2B as A’s beat streaking Astros

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Adam Oller sat at his locker a nervous wreck as he watched the stressful final few outs on a corner clubhouse TV, elbows on knees and knees bouncing into the air.