Will Wade is returning to Baton Rouge to coach the LSU's men's basketball team. A stunning development considering it was four years ago he was fired for committing NCAA recruiting violations. Wade rebuilt his career with two Southland Conference Championships at McNeese State and an NCAA Tournament appearance with Nor...

A reunion between LSU and men's basketball coach Will Wade is happening as McNeese announces athletics director Heath Schroyer has accepted a job at LSU as Senior Deputy AD. Jim Gazzolo covers McNeese athletics for the American Press and says Wade would not leave North Carolina State for LSU if Schroyer is not at LSU. ...

State lawmakers have started to advance legislation that would allow the Louisiana Gaming Control Board to set up a rule where they can ban a person from placing sports bets in Louisiana if they harass a college athlete. Leesville Senator Mike Reese says a recent ESPN report found that one in three high profile college...

The winningest football coach in Northwestern State history has died. Sam Goodwin, who led the Demons to 102 wins from 1983 through 1999, died last Friday at the age of 82. Former Northwestern State Sports Information Director Doug Ireland says during those 17 seasons, the Pineville native turned the program into a per...

Over the weekend, NOLA.com published proposed plans for a major upgrade to the Smoothie King Center, the home of the New Orleans Pelicans, aimed at bringing the arena up to modern NBA standards. NOLA.com's Jeff Duncan says adding more seats to the lower bowl is one of the more significant aspects of the plan. "The...