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Midland edges out Lady Cards 56-54

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MIDLAND — The No. 4 ranked Midland Lady Rebels snuck past the No. 10 Lacassine Lady Cardinals by a final of 56-54 in a district 6-B thriller. The Lady Cardinals actually led 43-38 heading into the fourth quarter, however the Lady Rebels out scored Lacassine 18-11 to secure the two-point big district win. The loss erased a huge outing by Lacassine junior Sydnie Cooley who poured in 26 points to lead the guests.

LHS slips past Rebels, 49-42

MIDLAND — The No. 4 Lacassine Cardinals increased their winning streak to 13 games Friday night, but it was in a much closer fashion than they are used to. The Cards edged past the rival Midland Rebels by a final of 49-42 to improve to 24-5 overall, 4-0 in district 6-B play. The Rebels dropped to 9-18 overall on the season. The Cards clung to a 25-21 lead at the half, and after an even third frame, outscored the Rebs 16-13 to squeeze out the seven-point win. The Cards got a good shooting night out of junior warrior Seth Bourgeois, who scored 12 points and hit a trio of 3-balls.

JHS rolls over Golden Knights 74-33

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The Jennings boys basketball team rolled over the young and inexperienced South Beauregard Golden Knights 74-33 Friday night in Longville. The Bulldogs, who were playing their eighth straight road game in four weeks, made themselves at home by starting off on a 21-0 run. Jennings lead 38-7 at halftime and would put substitutes in for most of the second half. The Bulldogs would outscore the Knights 36 to 28 in the second half in route to their 74-33 win.

Rams on brink of Super Bowl despite strugging to close wins

LOS ANGELES (AP) — For the third straight week, the Los Angeles Rams took a huge early lead.

MLB players withdraw free agency shift as labor talks resume

NEW YORK (AP) — Locked-out Major League Baseball players removed the first of three major obstacles to a labor contract, withdrawing their proposal for more liberalized free agency when the sides met face-to-face Monday for the first time since the management lockout began Dec. 1.

Broughton helps lift Fla. women to upset of No. 11 LSU

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Zippy Broughton hit a clutch pull-up, midrange jumper with just under a minute left, then added two free throws with six seconds remaining to ice Florida’s 73-72 upset win over No. 11 LSU in front of a emotional home crowd on Sunday.

49ers’ improbable run leads them back to L.A. to face Rams

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers didn’t know if they would even get another chance when they punted the ball away in the final two minutes of the season finale still needing a touchdown to extend their season.

Ready for Playoffs

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With basketball now in full swing entering district play, several teams are sitting in great playoff positioning in the stretch run. The Lady Dogs of Jennings are 20-5 overall and are ranked No. 4 in Class 3A. Shown at left is Jennings’ Anna Trahan. Daily News photos by Elisha Duhoon

Red Sox slugger Ortiz on track for baseball hall election

BOSTON (AP) — Boston’s Big Papi appears headed to the Baseball Hall of Fame -- no last-minute walk-off needed.

Rodgers’ latest playoff drive starts as Packers host 49ers

(AP) — Aaron Rodgers understands time is running out on his hopes of winning a second Super Bowl title with the Green Bay Packers.