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Ro Brown, trailblazing sports anchor scores big with Lifetime Achievement awards
By Fritz Esker Contributing Writer A local media legend is being honored for his tenured career in New Orleans sports journalism.
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US Cities Vie For Rugby World Cup Hosting Rights In Historic North American Debut
By Priscilla Jepchumba Rotich, Newsdesk Manager and Judy Jesoro Rotich WASHINGTON — Representatives from various US cities and States descended on Washington DC to find out
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By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — Willie Mays, the iconic Hall of Famer often hailed as the greatest player in baseball history, has died at 93. The news broke ... La. college sports venues could soon be forced to accept cash
By Piper Hutchinson Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Cashless concession stands at college football stadiums could soon be a thing of the past under a bill advancing in the Louisiana Legislature. Baseball Hall of Fame to honor Hank Aaron with statue unveiling; U.S. Postal Service to issue commemorative stamp
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — Fifty years ago, the sports world watched in awe as Hank Aaron shattered baseball’s most hallowed record, cementing his place as one of ... Rep. Troy Carter wants federal gov’t to close the HBCU athletics funding gap
By Piper Hutchinson Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — U.S. Rep. Troy Carter, D-Louisiana, has introduced legislation to require the federal Department of Education to provide grants to schools with minimal athletics budgets, a ... Ninth Ward athletic stadium receives funding
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer The final financial piece is in place in the effort to build a multi-sport athletic stadium in the 9th Ward, and organizers are hoping the new ... Dillard University’s baseball team makes history
By Romalice Brown Contributing Writer Jaylen Ayers. Ty McCollough. Dallas Christian. Three answers to three trivia questions when talking Dillard University Baseball. Southern and Grambling ready for Annual Bayou Classic showdown
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer The annual Grambling-Southern football clash and its history and tradition are deeply intertwined with social and political forces that have affected HBCUs and their impact on ... Basketball legend, La. native, Bill Russell dies
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — Boston Celtics Legend Bill Russell, one of professional basketball’s greatest players and the sport’s most crowned champion, has died at the age of ...
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