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Louisiana 88, Denver 69

Sun Belt Conference Tournament Finals

The Super Pit, Denton, Texas

March 8, 2005

It had been a tumultuous off season for Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns basketball team.

Jessie Evans, after leading the Cajuns to the 2004 Sun Belt Tou

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The French Open heads into its second week, while the NBA playoffs near their final round. Here’s what’s scheduled this weekend in sports:

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Hundreds of hopeful football players will descend upon Indianapolis this week for the NFL Combine. For some, a solid combine can be the difference between being drafted or being unwanted. Which NFL offensive prospects have the most to prove at the NFL Combine?

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DISCOVER ORANGE BOWL: #23 West Virginia (9-3) vs. #15 Clemson (10-3)

West Virginia closed the season on a three-game winning streak to win the Big East championship. While this may or may not be the Mountaineers’ final year in the Big East (depending on the outcome of two pending lawsuits), West Virginia is more than happy to represent the conference one last time in the Orange Bowl. Clemson, meanwhile, beat Virginia Tech twice this season, including 38-10 in the ACC title game, to clinch its first Atlantic Coast Conference championship since 1991 and first 10-win season since 1990.

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The Giants beat the Cowboys to win the NFC East, while the Bengals and Broncos lost, but received help from other teams to slip into the last remaining AFC playoff spots. The playoffs are scheduled to begin next Saturday, when Cincinnati travels to Houston and New Orleans hosts Detroit. On Sunday, Atlanta travels to New York, while Denver hosts Pittsburgh. Here’s a recap of all of the action from the NFL schedule in Week 17:

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LSU Tiger cornerbacks Tyrann Mathieu and Morris Claiborne both received first-team AP All-American honors, marking the first time two CBs from the same school shared first-team honors. Punter Brad Wing made first-team as well, with guard Will Blackwell was named to the second-team. Defensive End Sam Montgomery earned third-team honors.

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The list is down to eight.

Today, the Nassau County Sports Commission released the list of the eight semi-finalists for the John Mackey Award, given annually to the top tight end in college football

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(This is the eleventh in a series on Louisiana's 2011 football opponents.  Today:  Arkansas State

ARKANSAS STATE RED WOLVES

Location:  Jonesboro, AR

Stadium:  ASU Stadium (30,406)

Coach:  Hugh Freeze

Record:  0-0 (First season)

Last game vs. Louisiana:  2010.  Louisiana 34, ASU 31

After a se

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Sure, the Dallas Mavericks and Miami Heat squared-off in the NBA Finals just five years ago, but other than Dirk Nowitski, and Dwyane Wade, these teams are vastly different. Ken Berger, of cbssports.com, has the story, below.

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For teams to be great, they obviously need great players. But they also need great role players, who do the little things to help their team peak at it's highest level. In this week's edition of "Coach's Corner," UL co-head softball coach Michael Lotief writes about the attributes great role players possess, with his "Look Into The Heart Of Your Teammate-What Do You See?" blog. View this week's segment, below.

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