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A star couple was back in Baton Rouge Friday night, and one half of that couple began a quest to become a back-to-back national champion. Livvy Dunne and the defending national champion LSU gymnastics squad opened their season Friday against Iowa State. Dunne, back for her fifth year of eligibility, …

The Kansas City Chiefs have played in the coldest temperatures imaginable for an NFL game, but traveling in that weather was a different story Saturday.  The Chiefs’ team plane was stuck on the tarmac at Kansas City International Airport, according to Fox Weather.  The airport announced Saturday afternoon that the …

Sonny Smart, the father of Georgia football coach Kirby Smart, died early Saturday morning from complications related to hip surgery he had after falling the day before the Sugar Bowl, the university confirmed.  Sonny Smart was injured in New Orleans on New Year’s Day before the start of the College Football …

The New Orleans Saints have pledged to donate $1 million to relief efforts for the victims of the terror attack in the French Quarter on New Year’s Day. Fourteen people were killed, and dozens were left injured, after a man drove along Bourbon Street in a white pickup truck, donned …

New Orleans Saints star defensive end Cam Jordan was coming out of practice when the TV was turned on, and he heard the “U-S-A” chants at the Sugar Bowl. The chants came from the crowd after the game was delayed a day due to the terror attack that took place …

With a playoff berth on the line, the Miami Dolphins are likely to be without starting quarterback Tua Tagovailoa against the New York Jets on Sunday.  Head coach Mike McDaniel told reporters in his press conference on Friday that “it is unlikely Tua will see any action.” Tagovailoa being sidelined …

Fans might have already witnessed Simone Biles’ last dance.  Biles dominated the 2024 Olympics in Paris over the summer, winning three gold medals and one silver medal to become the most decorated U.S. gymnast in Olympic history.  FILE – Simone Biles, of the United States, holds up her medals after the women’s …

Alabama Senator and former college football coach Tommy Tuberville released a statement on Friday expressing his frustration with the presentation of the Sugar Bowl on Thursday, one day after a deadly terror attack in New Orleans killed at least 14 innocent people.  Tuberville, who coached in three Sugar Bowls, including …

For the first time in NFL history, a 14-win team will have to settle for a wild-card spot in the NFL playoffs. The Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings, both 14-2, will face off Sunday night for both the NFC North crown and the top seed in the conference. The loser …

Rumors had swirled for weeks that star forward Jimmy Butler wanted out of Miami — it even got to the point where the Heat released a statement saying it had become a distraction, and that they wouldn’t trade him. Well, in the span of a week, the team has since …