The Wednesday night matchup between the Houston Astros and Chicago Cubs came to a screeching halt after a young fan was struck by a foul ball.Play at Houston's Minute Maid Park was briefly paused after the ball, hit by Cubs player Albert Almora Jr., hit the girl. She was taken to a nearby ho…

On Friday, former Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer sat down with The Columbus, Ohio, Dispatch in his first interview since stepping down.The story on his adjustment detailed his adjustment to his new role as an assistant athletic director. But there was much more ground covered in the i…

“You’re not supposed to be out here,” the man said.No, we were not.But not even shrinking daylight and burly Pinkerton security guards were going to stop me and then-sports editor John Bridges from walking the grounds that tournament co-founder Bobby Jones walked although he never won the Ma…

The word is out.Tiger Woods will rock the mock this week. He’ll don the throw-back mock turtleneck that he used to wear during his prime for his opening round of the Masters.He’s gone old school with his wardrobe and hopes his game returns to the previous world-class form as well that has ea…

Nothing could stop Matthew Kleineck — not even Mother Nature.As steady rain pelted down on Amen Corner, the famed section of the Augusta National golf course, Kleineck walked between No. 12 tee box and No. 13 fairway and took a knee.“The night I met Kendall, I told her I was going to the Mas…

Shawn Oakman first made a national name for himself as a meme.It was back on New Year’s Day, 2015. He was one of the captains of the Big 12 champion Baylor Bears, playing against Michigan State in the Cotton Bowl. During the pregame coin flip, the 6-foot-9 Oakman towered over the other playe…

Former UFC champion Frank Shamrock is facing animal cruelty charges after he admitted to leaving his mother’s 7-year-old labrador, Zelda, tied to a pickup truck in a parking garage at Dallas’ Love Field for five days.Shamrock left the dog on March 2 after putting out a plea on Facebook for s…

From the moment he began his pregame routine, everything felt right to Ryan Chain. Still, the Beekman right-hander had no idea he was about to pitch the game of his life.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Senior midfielder Betsy Brandon (Littleton, Colo.) of the Virginia women's soccer team was selected in the second round of the National Women's Soccer League draft by the Houston Dash recently. The draft was held in Chicago in conjunction with the United Soccer Coaches…

The motorsports world is an ultra-competitive place. Each weekend at tracks around the country, modern-day gladiators go into battle in 2300-lb race cars that are powered by 800 horsepower engines.

Trey Rugg's three-run walkoff home run sealed Sterlington's 14-2 victory over Oak Grove at Panther Park on Tuesday afternoon.

MVP — Dontrell Hill, Franklin Parish.

Thank you Lord for that nice rain we had early Monday morning. My gauge read .32 inch, not much, but that was enough to enable me to once again see what color my car really is. How sweet it was to see rivulets of gold washing down the driveway into the drain. The hated pine pollen is gone, a…

Court documents filed Tuesday in West Palm Beach, Fla., indicate that Robert Kraft, the owner of the NFL’s New England Patriots, has requested a jury trial on the misdemeanor charge that he twice solicited prostitution at a Jupiter day spa in January.Attorneys for Kraft, a part-time Palm Bea…

Gregg Nigl almost didn’t fill out his March Madness bracket on NCAA.com’s “Bracket Challenge.”Now, he’s made history.Nigl, 40 of Columbus, Ohio, has a perfect bracket through 48 games, the most games in a row that someone has ever correctly predicted in NCAA.com’s tournament challenge.He lea…

Trey Rugg threw a no-hitter against Kinder on March 24, but Monday night's outing against Neville may have been his masterpiece.

MONROE — Kael Skipper's walkoff double with one away in the bottom of the seventh sent River Oaks to a 3-2 victory over Prairie View in the MAIS District 5-2A opener for both teams Monday night.

MONROE — Neville jumped out to a 10-2 fourth inning lead and weathered a valiant Beekman comeback bid for an 11-10 victory on Wednesday afternoon.

By Marq Mitcham

OAK GROVE — Gracie Rowton's two-out, two-run double completed a four-run sixth as Sterlington tripped Oak Grove 4-3 Thursday afternoon.

JONESBORO — Sterlington erupted for six runs in the top of the first and four pitchers combined on a one-hitter as the Panthers dispatched Jonesboro-Hodge 9-1 Thursday afternoon.

Growing up out on the rural route in Natchitoches Parish, I evolved into a thorough-bred country kid. Barefoot and bare back in summer, my brother, two cousins and I utilized every aspect of our country living to explore the woods and creeks around our country homes.

MVP — Raven Franklin, Neville.

Sterlington scored in every inning except the second and received another stellar outing from Adam Tubbs in a 9-1 decision over Ouachita on Tuesday night.

Abigail Richardson went 4-for-4 and scored four runs in Claiborne Christian's 15-6 win over Beekman in the opener of Tuesday's double header.

Claiborne Christian held off a late Beekman charge to complete a sweep of Tuesday's double header with an 8-6 triumph.

Kinley Smith and Abbie Ramage went yard to back Brooke Ross' three-hit, 13-strikeout pitching as Forest pushed past Sterlington 8-2 Tuesday afternoon at Panther Park.

SHREVEPORT — Katie Haynes threw three innings of scoreless relief and Kaela Mullins bopped a two-run home run to key a five-run sixth as Sterlington carved out a 7-2 road victory over Evangel Christian on Monday evening.

The Palm Beach County State Attorney’s office has offered a plea deal to New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and other men that would drop charges against them of soliciting prostitution at a Jupiter day spa, a source with knowledge of the offer told The Palm Beach Post.The deal calls fo…

Baleigh Elton went 4-for-4 and Kateland Fulmer crushed a three-run home run as Beekman was a 16-6 victor over Bastrop on Monday afternoon.

Bradley University embraced longtime Peoria, Ill., Journal Star hoops beat writer Dave Reynolds — literally — at its watch party for the NCAA’s Selection Sunday event at Renaissance Coliseum on Sunday evening.The university, two days earlier, had barred the three-time Illinois Sportswriter o…

It isn't the Big Dance, but Grambling State University and ULM's men's basketball teams are going March dancing, nonetheless. Both programs have accepted invitations to play in the Collegeinsider.com Tournament.

The Rumeal Melton Basketball Academy will return to Bastrop High School Friday, June 21-Saturday, June 22. Camp times are from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. both days.

LAKE CHARLES — Braden Hough's two-run, sixth-inning double capped a monumental comeback as Sterlington nipped Sacred Heart (Ville Platte) 9-8 Saturday afternoon in the Lakeside Bank Tournament.

LAKE CHARLES — Spurred by a nine-run third inning, Sterlington rolled to a 16-6 triumph over Class 5A Covington in the Lakeside Bank (Barbe) Tournament on Saturday morning.

LAKE CHARLES — Sophomore right-hander Jack Walker fired a two-hitter as tournament host Barbe upended Sterlington 10-1 Friday evening in the Lakeside Bank Tournament.

LAKE CHARLES — With Sterlington down by a run and one strike away from defeat, cleanup batter Brock Risinger drilled a two-run home run as the Panthers nipped Calvary Baptist 6-4 Thursday afternoon in the Lakeside Bank Tournament at Barbe High School,

FARMERVILLE — Madigan Stevens struck out seven of the eight batters she faced as Sterlington remained undefeated in District 2-3A play with a 13-4 road win over Union Parish on Tuesday afternoon.

Ouachita Christian scored in every inning on its way to a 13-3 win over Sterlington on Monday afternoon.

Sterlington junior center defensive midfielder Cooper Reese may not be the first player the casual fan notices on the pitch. But when it came time to choose the Division IV District II soccer MVP, Reese was an easy choice.

Reaping the rewards of their second straight league championship, Sterlington claimed two individual awards and six first-team slots on the All-Division IV District II girls soccer squad.

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries will hold a public meeting to provide an update on the progress of renovations at Bussey Brake Wildlife Management Area Reservoir. Meeting topics will include work completed, status of current projects and future management goals for Bussey …

Sterlington junior sharpshooter Kyle Henderson is among three repeat first-team honorees on the All-District 2-3A boys basketball team.

Sterlington senior Kaela Mullins has been selected to the first-team All-District 2-3A team.

Alyssa Culbreath and Bayleigh Elton combined on an abbreviated no-hitter as Beekman opened District 2-2A softball play with a 14-0 win over Rayville on Tuesday afternoon.