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Tennessee governor to allow sports betting without signature NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee’s office says he’ll let legislation to allow sports betting become law without his signature.

ONE STEP AWAY

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WELSH – The Welsh Greyhounds inched one step closer to making a return trip to Sulphur’s McMurry Park when they swept No. 14 Springfield 12-3 and 11-0 in a best-of-three quarterfinal series. With the series win, the Hounds will now welcome in old foe Many for another best-of-three series beginning Friday at Sportsman’s Park. The No. 6 Tigers defeated Bunkie 15-9 and 8-4 to advance to the quarterfinal match-up. The two programs have met on the grid-iron in the semifinals the last two seasons, with the Greyhounds winning both contests.

Buccaneers select LSU’s White in first round of NFL draft

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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are counting on Devin White to help them become relevant again.

The powerful and speedy LSU linebacker was the fifth pick in the NFL draft on Thursday night, joining a porous defense making the transition to a 3-4 scheme after allowing the second-most points in the NFL last season.

Raptors, 76ers made changes this season, and now face off

(AP) - The last time Toronto and Philadelphia played was on February 5, a night where the Raptors went into the 76ers’ home building and had absolutely no trouble on the way to an easy win.

Later that night, the 76ers struck a deal to get Tobias Harris.

And about a day later, the Raptors went out and got Marc Gasol.

Blue Jackets try to rebound against Bruins

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Now that the rust has been knocked off, the Columbus Blue Jackets will try to even their second-round series with the Boston Bruins.

Columbus had eight days off between sweeping Tampa Bay in the first round and opening the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Bruins on Thursday. And the Blue Jackets acknowledge that showed in the early going of the 3-2 overtime loss.

Boston, on the other hand, had just one day off after beating Toronto in Game 7 of their series, and the Bruins carried in the momentum.

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White Sox designate RHP Santana for assignment

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago White Sox have designated struggling right-hander Ervin Santana for assignment. The two-time All-Star was 0-2 with a 9.45 ERA in three starts after his contract was purchased from Triple-A Charlotte on April 9. The White Sox signed him to a minor league deal in February. A finger injury limited him to five appearances with Minnesota last season. The 36-year-old Santana is 149-127 with a 4.09 ERA over 15 seasons with the Los Angeles Angels, Kansas City, Atlanta, Minnesota and Chicago.

Finnegan named Honda award winner

BATON ROUGE – Senior Sarah Finnegan, a two-time NCAA Champion, two-time Southeastern Conference Gymnast of the Year and one of the greatest studentathletes in LSU history, has been named one

White, Williams look to be first-round draft picks

BATON ROUGE – Linebacker Devin White and cornerback Greedy Williams will look to add to LSU’s list of first round draft picks when the 2019 NFL Draft gets underway on

Farmers no trouble for Bulldogs

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The Jennings Bulldogs left little doubt about Union Parish coming in and pulling off an upset, as they rode the pitching of seniors Kole Myers and Kamran Richard to a

Black Cats shoot past Lacassine in Class B opener

FLORIEN - The Lacassine Cardinals fought with the No. 10 Florien Blackcats for the better part of four innings, however critical errors, walks and a big home for the Cats