News sports 2008-06-26 Andanh.com

OUR PGA PRO: Bateman battling shoulder woes as he returns to defend Buick Open Thu, 26 Jun 2008 01:29:00 EST
Brian Bateman achieved his greatest accomplishment to date as a pro golfer a year ago when he won the PGA Tour's Buick Open.

Football recruiting: Top 100 quarterback commits to ULM Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:14:00 EST
MaBank (Texas) High School quarterback Kolton Browning has committed to ULM.

Texans take early honors; Cooper, Harvey, McKendrick qualify at Cotton States Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:28:00 EST
A couple of young Texans — Hudson Johnson of Longview and Scott Kelly of Kingswood outside Houston — tied for medalist honors Wednesday as the W. E. Cole Cotton States Amateur Championship completed qualifying and now begins match play at Bayou DeSiard Country Club today.

OFFSEASON PREP FOOTBALL REPORT: After one-win season, depth gives Carroll reason to hope Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:20:00 EST
Jackie Hamilton's first season at Carroll was filled with growing pains.

LSU's Randolph readies for first round NBA Draft Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:00:00 EST
BATON ROUGE — He was thin, shy and looked like he was going to cry at times last season at LSU, but Anthony Randolph will likely be one of the top 12 players selected in the NBA Draft today.

Struggling New Orleans Saints receiver Robert Meachem impresses in offseason Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:30:00 EST
One of the most encouraging signs of the New Orleans Saints' recently-concluded offseason workouts was the play of second-year wide receiver Robert Meachem.

Wimbledon under fire for shooting down dive-bombing pigeons Wed, 25 Jun 2008 22:39:00 EST
LONDON -- Wimbledon came under fire from animal activists on Tuesday for using marksmen to shoot down dive-bombing pigeons.

U.S. Women's Open a swan song for Sorenstam Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:52:00 EST
The practice range at Interlachen was filled with young players hitting balls under the late afternoon sun, many of them playing in the U.S. Women's Open for the first time and soaking up all it offers.

Buick Open loses luster without Woods Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:54:00 EST
The Buick Open's golden anniversary at Warwick Hills lost a lot luster without Tiger Woods, making Jim Furyk the tournament's top player and John Daly the fan favorite.

Louisiana Downs trainer finds success in return home Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:58:00 EST
Trainer Eric Heitzmann may be one of the few people in north Louisiana these days who is not feeling the heat.

Fresno State wins CWS Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:23:00 EST
Fresno State was smashing in its final performance as college baseball's team of destiny, winning a championship that would have been impossible to predict.

Trail of traps Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:40:00 EST
MARKSVILLE -- Tamahka Trails claims to provide a "lunar" landscape in the heart of Louisiana.

Randolph has lottery in sight Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:28:00 EST
BATON ROUGE —- He was thin, shy and looked like he was going to cry at times last season at LSU, but Anthony Randolph will likely be one of the top 12 players selected in the NBA Draft today.

Sports beat Wichita, end 5-game slide Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:00:00 EST
Richard Quihuis-Bell's two-run single in the seventh inning helped the Shreveport Sports defeat the Wichita Wingnuts, 4-2, here on Tuesday night.

Sports briefs: Joe Ori to return to Bugs for third season Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:00:00 EST
The Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs on Wednesday announced forward Joe Ori as the team's first player signing for the 2008-2009 Central Hockey League season.

NSU, Tech near four-year hoops deal Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:00:00 EST
Northwestern State University and Louisiana Tech are finalizing a four-year basketball contract between the two schools to begin playing in 2009-10.

Bill Gann's Harrah's Louisiana Downs selections for June 26 races Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:59:00 EST
1st race—1-Blue Victory, 2-Wadi Suki, 3-Captain Above

Guzzlers of the Gulf Wed, 25 Jun 2008 22:52:00 EST
When it comes to offshore fishing, Acadiana anglers are having to shift their fishing habits because of high gas prices.

Bids for Top 28 slow coming in Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:00:00 EST
As many as nine bids for the right to host the Top 28 state boys basketball tournament for the next two years are expected to trickle in at some point.

On the brink Wed, 25 Jun 2008 22:51:00 EST
BATON ROUGE - He was thin, shy and looked like he was going to cry at times last season at LSU, but Anthony Randolph will likely be one of the top 12 players selected in the NBA Draft today.

Dees doing in the hard way Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:00:00 EST
Given the depth of this year's talent pool, David Dees can live with the fact he will likely not be among the 60 players selected in tonight's NBA draft.

Jindal signs legislation that will affect La. hunters Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:00:00 EST
The Louisiana Legislature passed and Gov. Bobby Jindal has signed two hunting-related bills into law during the 2008 session that authorize the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission to change several guidelines in the upcoming seasonal hunting regulations.

Lee tops Sun Belt hopefuls Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:00:00 EST
After wrapping up a stellar senior season at Western Kentucky, Courtney Lee turned down invitations to play in the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament and the NBA's pre-draft camp.

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