Sports

Football to open 2021 in primetime; three game times announced

BATON ROUGE – LSU’s season-opener against UCLA at the Rose Bowl will be televised on FOX and will kickoff at 7:30 p.m. CT, the Southeastern Conference announced on Thursday.

Bills ink long snapper Ferguson to 3-year contract extension

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills signed long snapper Reid Ferguson to a three-year contract extension on Friday.

This Is Indy: Ventimiglia named Indy 500 honorary starter

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — “This Is Us” actor Milo Ventimiglia will serve as the honorary starter for Sunday’s Indianapolis 500.

Knicks tickets to go only to fully vaccinated

The New York Knicks will sell tickets only to fully vaccinated fans if they reach the second round of the playoffs.

LSU Track and Field advance five to NCAA championships

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – JuVaughn Harrison, Rayvon Grey, Jon Nerdal, Jake Norris, and Tzuriel Pedigo all secured their spots at the 2021 NCAA Outdoor Championships with quality performances on day one of the NCAA East Preliminaries on Wednesday at Hodges Stadium.

LSU, FSU meet with a spot in World Series on the line

BATON ROUGE – No. 7 LSU (35-20) will face Florida State (42-10) with a spot in the Women’s College World Series on the line beginning at 6 p.m. CT Thursday at Tiger Park.

Boorish fans: 76ers and Knicks issue bans after incidents

(AP) — The New York Knicks and Philadelphia 76ers each banned a fan and issued apologies Thursday for actions directed at opposing players during playoff games, and the NBA said that rules surrounding fan behavior will be “vigorously enforced” going forward.

Mickelson win at PGA one for the ages

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Being the avid golf fan I am and have found myself playing quite often, I can now appreciate my dad’s Sunday filled days long ago of sitting next to a television watching whatever golf tournament was on. In those days, it was Jack Nicklaus, Nick Faldo, Arnold Palmer at the tail end of his career and my dad’s favorite — Chi Chi Rodriguez.

Tigers bow out of SEC Tournament to Georgia

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HOOVER, Ala. – Four Georgia pitchers combined to limit LSU to one run on seven hits Tuesday, as the Bulldogs posted a 4-1 win over the Tigers in the first round of the SEC Tournament in Hoover Metropolitan Stadium.

Lawmakers say La. sports betting could begin by fall

BATON ROUGE (AP) — People in Louisiana could start betting on sports events as early as the fall through sports book sites, kiosk locations and mobile sites, under the bill setting up the wagering regulations that continued Tuesday to ease its way toward final legislative passage.