Sports

New Jersey to allow full capacity at MetLife

(AP) — The governor of New Jersey has cleared the way for the Giants and Jets to play games at MetLife Stadium at full capacity for the 2021 NFL season.

Hounds battle Rayne in rain-soaked Spring Scrimmage

A forty-five yard run by junior Gabe Gillett set up his eight-yard touchdown pass to junior wide receiver Jack Roberie for the only score of the night in the spring scrimmage between the Welsh Greyhounds and the Rayne Wolves.

Tigers drop opener at Texas A&M 2-1

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BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas – First baseman Will Frizzell launched a solo homer in the bottom of the eighth inning Thursday night to lift Texas A&M to a 2-1 win over LSU at Blue Bell Park.

Nets hope to overcome Big Three’s lack of time vs Celtics

NEW YORK (AP) — Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving came together as free agents in 2019. James Harden joined them after a trade in January.

Reunited: Tebow signs with Jags, rejoins Meyer as tight end

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Tim Tebow and Urban Meyer are together again, this time in the NFL and with Tebow playing a new position.

SEC gives extra $23 million to each school because of COVID

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The Southeastern Conference has given its 14 member schools $23 million each to help offset the financial impact of COVID- 19 on their athletic programs.

Randle, Harden the keys for a playoff run, or 2, in New York

NEW YORK (AP) — James Harden was the final piece to a Big Three. Julius Randle is an unquestioned No. 1.

Men’s golf season comes to a close

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The LSU men’s golf team made a front nine push in the third and final round of the NCAA Tallahassee Regional at Seminole Legacy Golf Club but was unable to sustain the play for the whole round as their season came to a close on Wednesday afternoon. The Tigers finished tied for 10th at the 14-team regional with a final score of 10-over 874 (291-289-294).

Twenty-six LSU track and field athetes receive All-SEC honors

BATON ROUGE – Twenty Six LSU Track and Field athletes were honored by the conference for their performances at the SEC Championships. Eleven of those athletes (6 women, 5 men) were named First Team All-SEC for winning the championship in their respective events.

Giolito gives Sox 8-inning, 2-hit outing to beat Twins 2-1

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Chicago White Sox have been carefully built into a World Series contender over the last few years, and they’re playing this season like they believe it. Lucas Giolito gave up two hits over eight innings with a season-high 11 strikeouts, guiding the White Sox over the Minnesota Twins 2-1 on Wednesday.

“I really love the way that we’re going about our business on a daily basis,” Giolito said. “Our next step is having that expectation to win every single day, having that supreme confidence in ourselves as a unit, and I feel like we’re there right now.”