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Saints fire offensive coordinator, who spent 18 years with club

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Saints have fired offensive coordinator Pete Carmichael Jr. along with senior offensive assistant Bob Bicknell and receivers coach Kodi Burns.

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Federal lawsuit accuses NY Knicks owner James Dolan, media mogul Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A woman has alleged that New York Knicks owner James Dolan sexually assaulted her a decade ago and then set her up to be molested by nowimprisoned film producer Harvey Weinstein, according to a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday in Los Angeles.

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Helmet manufacturer: Mahomes’ shattered lid in playoff game ‘did its job’

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The manufacturer of the helmet that Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes shattered during their AFC wild-card game with Miami says it “did its job” by protecting the league MVP “during a head-to-head impact in unprecedented cold temperatures.”

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Tigers blast through Grand Lake, 68-31

LAKE ARTHUR — The Lake Arthur High Tigers hosted the Grand Lake High Hornets in district competition Friday night at “Nookie” Moore Gymnasium. The Tigers would be too much for the Hornets to handle as they dominated the hardwood from the start of the game until the final buzzer for the 68-31 win. The 37-point win brings Lake Arthur to 7-8, while Grand Lake drops to 4-11.

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Big second half propels Welsh over DeQuincy

DEQUINCY — The Welsh Greyhounds stayed perfect in district play Friday night by thumping the DeQuincy Tigers by a final 73-46 at Greyhound Gymnasium. The Hounds are currently sitting at No. 7 in the latest Division IV non-select power ratings and upped their overall mark to 10-8. Welsh placed five players in double figures Friday night, with La’Troy Pattum and Keithan Achane leading the way with 16 and 15, respectively. The Hounds were scheduled to take on the Lake Arthur Tigers in a battle of undefeated teams in 5-2A play.

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Lady Hornets drop close one to Midland

MIDLAND — The Hathaway Lady Hornets basketball team traveled to play the Midland Lady Rebels Friday night in a district game. Midland bolted out to a 22-10 led and would lead 33-31 at halftime. Hathaway led 44-40 in the third period, but Midland would make a fourth period comeback to take a 64-63 win.

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Thomas’ 26 leads Cards to big win over Bell City

BELL CITY — The Lacassine Cardinals kept their winning ways going last week as they traveled to Bell City and left with a 78-43 win over the Bruins. The No. 2-ranked Cards moved their sparkling record out to 28-1 on the season, 2-0 in league play. Bell City dropped to 7-12 overall on the season with the lopsided loss. The Cardinals placed four players in double figures, while knocking down 12 3-point buckets in the contest. Alexx Thomas led the way for Lacassine by pumping in a game-high 26 points, including four of the 12 3-point missiles. Lacassine was set to be back in action on Tuesday night when they took on the Hathaway Hornets in a big Jeff Davis Parish showdown.

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Lady Tigers demolish Grand Lake, 71-12

LAKE ARTHUR — The Lake Arthur Lady Tigers kept their winning ways up on Friday as they belted the Grand Lake Hornets in a district contest by a final of 71-12 at “Nookie” Moore Gymnasium. With the win, Lake Arthur moves to 18-4 overall and is sitting at No.4 in the latest Division IV non-select power ratings. Senior guard Vivian Sketoe led the Lady Tiger charge by popping in a game-high 23 points.