Sports

Fournette finalizes 3-year, $21 million deal with Buccaneers

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Piece by piece, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are reassembling an impressive array of playmakers around Tom Brady.

Archangels continue to roll

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After opening their first season on the softball diamond 0-4, the Christbridge Academy Archangels (CBA) have rallied to win five straight contests to put themselves in second place in their district standings of the ACEL. The stellar pitching of senior Brianna Langley and dynamite hitting of freshman catcher Claire Cooley have helped to guide the Archangels to their 5-4 record. CBA claimed their fifth win of the season on Tuesday at the Jennings Parks and Recreation Department by busting Faith Training Academy by a final of 16-6. The Archangels pounded out 12 hits and played error-free softball in the big win over their guests. Cooley continued her torrid paced at the plate by going 4-4 with RBI’s, sending her season average well above .820. Langley, the former Kinder Lady Yellow Jacket, grabbed another victory in the circle for the Archangels by spinning five innings and striking out eight hitters.

Welsh tops Lady Dogs in recent softball action

The Jennings Lady Dogs softball team hosted parish rival Welsh last Tuesday afternoon.

Woods sees Titans as best chance at back-to-back Super Bowls

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Robert Woods heard from Rams coach Sean McVay shortly after the reigning Super Bowl champs agreed to a deal with Allen Robinson. Given a chance to pick a new team, the receiver nicknamed “Bobby Trees” saw the Tennessee Titans as the best fit in more than one way.

31 players left in arbitration as more than 150 reach deals

(AP) • A total of 156 players agreed to contracts in the hours before the delayed deadline to exchange proposed salaries with teams in arbitration and just three reached multiyear deals, all for two years: third baseman Matt Chapman and Toronto at $25 million, outfielder Darin Ruf and San Francisco at $6.25 million and left-hander Richard Bleier and Miami at $6 million.

Cowboys keep 3 more of club’s free agents, push total to 12

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys have re-signed defensive tackle Carlos Watkins, tight end Jeremy Sprinkle and punter Bryan Anger, bringing to 12 the number of free agents they have retained.

Hounds make it five straight

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OPELOUSAS – The Welsh Greyhounds won their fifth consecutive ball game Monday night by taking down Westminster Christian Academy (WCA) on the road by a final of 8-5. The Hounds also swept a three-game series over the Crowley Gents Friday and Saturday, winning 9-0 and 12-10 at Miller Stadium, then finishing off Crowley at home on Saturday by a final of 5-0. The win streak lifts the Hounds’ overall record to 10-7 on the season.

TENNIS FRENZY

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The Hathaway and Lacassine High School tennis teams took to the courts in Jennings for a pair of matches. Hathaway’s Ellie LeBlanc (top right) defeated Grace Christian’s Sofia Zubiate by a final of 7-5. The Hornets’ doubles team of Andrew Nguyen (below left) and Brayden Gaskin defeated Cohen Guillot and Cameron Sellers by a final count of 6-0.

AP Source: Winston agrees to return to Saints on two-year deal

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Free agent quarterback Jameis Winston has agreed to return to the New Orleans Saints, a person familiar with the situation said Monday.

Tigers, Ohio State meet in second round after tense NCAA openers

BATON ROUGE (AP) — LSU coach Kim Mulkey dismissed the notion that her team’s narrow escape on its own court against a 14th seed from a nonpower conference signified that the third-seeded Tigers looked vulnerable in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.