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SportsSHREVEPORT, La. — LSU Shreveport opened its men's basketball season in Shreveport with a comeback. The ninth-ranked Pilots trailed East Texas Baptist 43-27 at halftime Monday at The Dock, then pulled even late and ran away in overtime for an 85-78 victory. Alexzaye Johnson carried…
From HERE ColumbiaCOLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina’s home game against Texas A&M at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia SC will kick off at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 7, and will be shown on national television. The Southeastern Conference released the start time on Monday, Oct. 26. It…
From the HERE City National DeskST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Milwaukee Brewers turned Tropicana Field into a road party Monday night, hammering the Tampa Bay Rays 10-1 in Game 3 to grab a 3-0 grip on the World Series and put the franchise one victory from its first championship. The…
From the HERE City National DeskPHILADELPHIA — The Dallas Cowboys finally found the running game they had been missing all season, and it carried them to a 38-21 win over the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday night. Javonte Williams did the heavy lifting. He carried 25 times for 155 yards and…
From the HERE City National DeskSAN FRANCISCO — Defense has defined these WNBA Finals, and it pushed the Golden State Valkyries to the brink of their first championship Monday night. Golden State held the Atlanta Dream to 55 points at Chase Center and won Game 5, 64-55, for a 3-2…
From the HERE City National DeskMEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis got good news and bad news Monday about Nemanja Popovic, the veteran Serbian big man expected to anchor its frontcourt this winter. The university said the NCAA has cleared the 24-year-old for two seasons of college eligibility, one more than many…
From the HERE City National DeskMIAMI — Cooper Flagg made the play that saved the night for Dallas, then finished it off himself. The second-year star blocked a late Miami 3-point try and scored the clinching layup as the Mavericks won 113-109 on Monday at Kaseya Center. With 31 seconds…
From the HERE City National DeskLONDON — Harry Kane ended a quarter-century wait for English soccer on Monday night, taking home the Ballon d'Or at the London Palladium after a season in which goals seemed to follow him everywhere. The 33-year-old England captain and Bayern Munich striker found the net…
From the HERE City National DeskINGLEWOOD, Calif. — After seven years of helping shape the Super Bowl halftime show from behind the scenes, Jay-Z is taking the stage himself. League officials, together with Apple Music and Roc Nation, revealed Monday night that the rapper and entrepreneur will headline the Super…
Politics
SHREVEPORT, La. — Tuesday is the final chance for Shreveport, La., area voters to cast an early ballot before the Nov. 3 election, and turnout in Caddo and Bossier parishes has already outrun the last midterm. Caddo Parish had logged 18,209 early votes as of Sunday, and Bossier Parish had…
Politics
SHREVEPORT, La. — A Republican leaving the Shreveport City Council is throwing his support behind a Democratic colleague. Grayson Boucher, who has held the District D seat since 2018, said Sunday on Facebook that he wants voters to give Councilman Alan Jackson another term in District E. Boucher pointed to…
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