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MONEY GAME
By Rick Sarro Photos By Steve Franz / LSU The McNeese Cowboys play every game to win. There are games, though, they play to win and to earn a hefty paycheck. These are commonly
Read More »THE GUNSLINGER: If Daniel Sams Can Emerge As A Passer, A Wild Season Awaits
Season Preview By Rick Sarro Main Photo By Jesse Hitefield Action photos courtesy MSU Sports Information Dept. BOUNCE BACK YEAR I will lift the curtain on all facets of the McNeese Cowboys for 2015.
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One of the first things Sean Payton had on his things-to-do list was make sure his equipment managers had enough of that white tape used for player’s names on the helmets. When the New
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The LSU Quarterback Conundrum How in the world did LSU’s quarterback situation get in such a muddled mess? More to the point, will things get un-muddled by the time the Tigers open the 2015
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We Don’t Mind Being Second With Father’s Day fast approaching, I just wanted to do my part in the ongoing cause of keeping life in perspective. From the beginning of times, dads have always
Read More »GLORY DAYS TO BE CHERISHED
Bruce Springsteen had it right in his song “Glory Days.” Think of reliving the time 20 years ago, when you threw your last fastball, took your last game-winning jump shot, made your last meaningful
Read More »DRAFT, SAINTS, THE FIGHT, THE RULING
Never have I come out of a Super Bowlish weekend so disappointed, so underwhelmed, as I did two weeks ago, when it seems the sports lords had their scheduling out of whack. The NFL
Read More »FIVE YEARS IN THE MAKING …
My interest in boxing runs deep. I remember my late grandfather from Italy, who immigrated to the United States and lived in New York and Chicago, telling me tales of the great heavyweight champ
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This has been the most critical off-season period for the New Orleans Saints in the recent reign of head coach Sean Payton and general manager Mickey Loomis. This will also be the most important
Read More »BURTON BASHING IS RIDICULOUS
Photo by McNeese Burton Coliseum, as a sports venue, has attracted both negative and positive opinions over the last 10 years. Opinion is so polarized, in fact, that in the end, you either
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