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Lady Hounds win parish showdown with LA, 14-3

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LAKE ARTHUR — The Lake Arthur Lady Tigers softball team hosted parish rivals Welsh Lady Greyhounds Thursday in a district game. Welsh led 4-1 after after two innings, and then scored seven runs in the third inning to take an 11-1 lead. Lake Arthur would score two runs, but Welsh would score three runs to take a 14-3 win in five innings via the 10-run rule.

Hounds sneak past Tigers 4-3 in district play

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LAKE ARTHUR — The Welsh Greyhounds and Lake Arthur Tigers tangled up in a big district 5-2A baseball match-up at Dickie Chapman Memorial Complex on Thursday. The Hounds broke open a 3-3 ball game with a single run in the top of the fifth inning to hold on for a tight, 4-3 victory. The win moves the No. 10-rated Greyhounds to 10-8 overall, while the No. 18 Tigers dropped to 10-8 also. The Hounds will be back in action next week against Vinton, while the Tigers did battle with Singer and South Cameron on Saturday.

Texas wins 4th straight 800 free relay at NCAA championships

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Texas won its fourth consecutive 800-yard freestyle relay on Wednesday night at the NCAA men’s swimming and diving championships.

March Madness: Sweet 16 arrives with a twist: two sites, not four

(AP) — March Madness has reached the Sweet 16! There is a twist this year for the women’s tournament: The NCAA picked two regional sites instead of four, with Greenville, South Carolina, and Seattle each hosting eight teams. Here is what to know: GAMES TO WATCH

Curry, Warriors get crucial 127-125 win over Doncic, Mavs

DALLAS (AP) — Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors have consecutive road wins for the first time since the NBA Finals, and a big advantage in the playoff race over the team they beat to get there last June.

World Baseball Classic keeps growing despite injury risks

MIAMI (AP) — Shohei Ohtani’s strikeout of Mike Trout, Trea Turner’s goahead, eighth-inning grand slam against Venezuela, Japan’s walkoff semifinal win and Mexico’s comeback from a four-run deficit against Puerto Rico will be replayed over and over.

Ingram scores 32 in three quarters, Pelicans top Spurs 119-84

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Brandon Ingram scored 32 points, and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the San Antonio Spurs 119-84 on Tuesday night.

Roger Clemens will be an analyst for ESPN on opening day

(AP) — Roger Clemens will be an analyst for ESPN when the defending World Series champion Houston Astros host the Chicago White Sox on opening day.

March Madness: Tennessee-FAU pits White brothers in Sweet 16

(AP) — The White family text chain is relatively quiet right now.

Texas’ Morris plays amid misdemeanor domestic violence case

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — In a season when Texas fired coach Chris Beard after a felony domestic violence arrest, it has allowed a reserve guard to keep playing while he awaits trial on a misdemeanor charge of assaulting an exgirlfriend.