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MONEY GAME

Rick Sarro September 17, 2015 Comments Off on 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

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THE GUNSLINGER: If Daniel Sams Can Emerge As A Passer, A Wild Season Awaits

Rick Sarro September 3, 2015 Comments Off on 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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NEW LOOK … SAME BOOK: New Orleans Saints Preview

Rick Sarro August 20, 2015 Comments Off on NEW LOOK … SAME BOOK: New Orleans Saints Preview

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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SARRO ON SPORTS

Rick Sarro July 16, 2015 Comments Off on SARRO ON SPORTS

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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SARRO ON SPORTS

Rick Sarro July 2, 2015 Comments Off on SARRO ON SPORTS

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

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GLORY DAYS TO BE CHERISHED

Rick Sarro June 18, 2015 Comments Off on 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

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DRAFT, SAINTS, THE FIGHT, THE RULING

Rick Sarro June 4, 2015 Comments Off on 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

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FIVE YEARS IN THE MAKING …

Rick Sarro May 14, 2015 Comments Off on 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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WHO DAT OVERHAUL

Rick Sarro April 30, 2015 Comments Off on WHO DAT OVERHAUL

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

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BURTON BASHING IS RIDICULOUS

Rick Sarro April 16, 2015 Comments Off on 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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