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SEASONS UNDERWAY

Rick Sarro October 1, 2015 Comments Off on SEASONS UNDERWAY

Mother Nature cooperated quite nicely — albeit one week late. After she unleashed her fury in the form of lightning and thunderstorms that forced the cancellation of the McNeese versus LSU season opener in

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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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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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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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FIRST LEG OF THE JOURNEY

Rick Sarro April 2, 2015 Comments Off on FIRST LEG OF THE JOURNEY

There are more than a few parts of a college football year; from the off-season, to the heavy load of recruiting and signing players, scheduled weight room work, unsupervised players-only practice and then preseason

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PLAY NICE

Rick Sarro March 25, 2015 Comments Off on PLAY NICE

As a fan, if you sit anywhere near where coaches and players roam — courtside, sidelines, near a dugout, on ringside or within striking distance of a ball or puck — the language will

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