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Kyrie Irving scores 42, Tim Hardaway Jr. has 41 as Mavs rally past Pelicans 125-120

DALLAS (AP) — Kyrie Irving scored 42 points, Tim Hardaway Jr. had 41 and the Dallas Mavericks split a two-game home set with New Orleans by beating the Pelicans 125120 on Monday.

Tigers honor Dr. Martin Luther King's legacy with Day of Service

BATON ROUGE — LSU student-athletes and staff on Monday participated in an MLK Day of Service, honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Tigers top ND 45-44 in thriller

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Boese free throws with three seconds left ices game

Hounds open league play with 66-53 win over Grand Lake

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WELSH — The Welsh Greyhounds opened district 5-2A play on the right foot this week by topping the Grand Lake Hornets by a final of 66-53 at Greyhound Gymnasium. The Hounds are currently sitting at No. 6 in the latest Division IV non-select power ratings and upped their overall mark to 9-8 on the season, 1-0 in league play. The Hounds were back in action Friday night when they took on the DeQuincy Tigers in another district showdown. Welsh put a trio of players in double figures in their win over the Hornets, led by Jonavon Begnaud’s 18 big tallies.

Alabama's Nick Saban retires after 7 national titles, most in major college football history

(AP) — Nick Saban's coaching reign has come to an end. His dominance over college football, however, will forever linger in lore.

Broussard's 32 leads Cards over ESA

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CADE — The Lacassine Cardinals opened up district play Tuesday night and kept their winning ways going with a 77-66 victory over the Episcopal School of Acadiana. The win moved the No. 2 Cardinals to 27-1 overall, 1-0 in league play. The Cards rode the scoring of sweet shooting senior Kane Broussard, who poured in a game-high 32 points and buried a whopping seven 3-point bombs in the contest. The win was the fourth straight for the Cards since suffering their only set back of the season to 4A Eunice High School. The hot shooting Cards buried a total of 12 3-pointers in the big districtopening win.

Bo Davis returns to LSU football staff

BATON ROUGE – Bo Davis, a former All-SEC nose guard who is considered one of the top defensive line coaches in college football, is returning to LSU and will serve as defensive line coach for the Tigers, head coach Brian Kelly announced on Wednesday.

Cook scores 28 to help LSU fend off Vanderbilt, 77-69

BATON ROUGE (AP) — Jalen Cook scored a season- high 28 points to help LSU fend off Vanderbilt 77-69 on Tuesday night.

Saints coach Dennis Allen expects to be back, but says changes are coming

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Saints coach Dennis Allen expects to keep his job after New Orleans improved by two victories, finished with a winning record and missed the playoffs by the narrowest of margins.

Lady Tigers blow out Erath, 74-30

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LAKE ARTHUR — The Lake Arthur High Lady Tigers welcomed the Erath High Lady Bobcats Friday night in a nond istrict competition at Nooky Moore Gymnasium. The Lady Tigers dominated the court for the entire game taking the win with a final score of 74-30. The win moves Lake Arthur to 17-4 while Erath drops to 7-5.