Sports

Red Sox win 8th straight on Fourth of July, beat Rays 4-0

BOSTON (AP) — Trevor Story hit a solo homer, Kutter Crawford pitched 5 1/3 innings of two-hit relief and the Boston Red Sox won their eighth straight Fourth of July game, beating the Tampa Bay Rays 4-0 on Monday.

Agent: Williamson agrees to five-year, $193M extension

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Zion Williamson’s lost season to injury and unusual absence from the New Orleans Pelicans during his recovery didn’t stop the club from betting big on their long-term future together.

Braves’ Rosario returns from IL, starting against Cardinals

ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta Braves outfielder Eddie Rosario has been activated from the injured list and is starting in left field against the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday night.

GISELLE FUENTES

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LACASSINE HIGH SCHOOL

From a Cardinal to an Eagle

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LACASSINE — Over the past five years, Lacassine’s Giselle Fuentes has turned herself into one of the top high school softball players in Southwest Louisiana. Only five years into the program being started in Lacassine, Fuentes helped guide the Lady Cardinals all the way to the Class B quarterfinals in 2022, a mere game away from the state tournament in Sulphur. The slugging senior put up gaudy numbers in her senior campaign at the plate, hitting an even .500 with 13 homeruns and found her name on All-District, All-State and All Southwest Louisiana teams. She was ultimately voted Jeff Davis Parish’s Hitter of the Year before taking her talents to Northeast Texas Community College (NETC) next season. Fuentes is the second catcher in Lacassine history to sign a college scholarship after Haylie Hoffpauir signed at Millsaps College. Fuentes discussed what having Hoffpauir meant to her and her how she pushed her to become a better ball player.

Hoop Dreams

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LAKE ARTHUR – For the past four basketball seasons, Lake Arthur guard Vivian Sketoe has been quite a presence on the hardwood for the highly successful Lady Tigers. She has appeared in a trio of state tournaments and even helped bring home a Class 2A state title in 2021. On paper it seems as though she has had a great and full career. She’s been named to multiple All-District, All-Parish and even All-State teams and even hit the 1,000-point milestone in just her sophomore season. However, this sharp-shooting young lady still has two seasons of high school basketball still to play. On top of that, she’s a cheerleader on one of the best cheer squads around, runs track and even crosscountry, all while maintaining a perfect 4.0 GPA for her entire time as a student. Through all of her numerous activities, sports and other accomplishments, it’s no secret when talking to her to see that the game of basketball is what makes this 16-year old truly happy.

Baker Mayfield ‘ready to move on’ from Browns

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Baker Mayfield said the Cleveland Browns have work ahead if they want him to help them through their situation with Deshaun Watson.

Analysis: If this was it for Williams at Wimbledon, it works

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WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — If this turns out to have been the last time the world gets to watch Serena Williams at Wimbledon — and she says she doesn’t know, so how could the rest of us? — it would not be how she would want to depart, naturally.

AP source: Timberwolves, Prince reach 2-year, $16M extension

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves are bringing back reserve forward Taurean Prince, who became a vital part of the second unit in his first season with the club.

Mets’ deGrom, Scherzer take next steps toward rejoining Mets

NEW YORK (AP) — Mets aces Jacob deGrom and Max Scherzer took their next steps Wednesday toward returning to New York’s rotation.