State Sports | The Era-Leader

Home

In this Dec. 9, 2012, file photo, New Orleans Saints defensive end Will Smith appears before an NFL football game against the New York Giants in East Rutherford, N.J. The man convicted of killing Smith and wounding his wife during an argument in New Orleans will go on trial again in August after his conviction was overturned. Orleans Parish Criminal District Judge Camille Buras on Monday, April 4, 2022, set the Aug. 22 date for Cardell Hayes’ retrial after a conference with Hayes’ attorney, John Fuller, and Orleans Parish prosecutors, The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate reported. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)

AP
free content

Retrial date set for man accused in ex-Saints player's death
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tue,04/05/22-1:38PM , 158 Reads
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The man whose manslaughter conviction in the death of former Saints player Will Smith was overturned is scheduled to be tried again in August.
Click Here to Read More

North Carolina guard Caleb Love, right, reacts to a loss as Kansas' Jalen Wilson (10) celebrates after a college basketball game in the finals of the Men's Final Four NCAA tournament, Monday, April 4, 2022, in New Orleans. Kansas won 72-69. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

AP
premium content - for subscribers only
Click to subscribe

Kansas comes back, wins NCAA title 3 years in the making
By EDDIE PELLS - AP National Writer
Tue,04/05/22-2:20AM , 1,362 Reads
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Great Kansas Comeback, as it will forever be known in the history books, is about more than just one stifling, scintillating 20-minute stretch of Jayhawks basketball.
Click Here to Read More

Kansas head coach Bill Self cuts the net after their win against North Carolina in a college basketball game at the finals of the Men's Final Four NCAA tournament, Monday, April 4, 2022, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

AP
premium content - for subscribers only
Click to subscribe

Jayhawks' Bill Self masterminds epic championship comeback
By DAVE SKRETTA - AP Basketball Writer
Mon,04/04/22-11:21PM , 476 Reads
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — In a national championship game nobody at Kansas will soon forget, Bill Self went from the Hall of Fame coach who far too often failed on the big stage to the brilliant mastermind of the biggest comeback in NCAA title-game history.
Click Here to Read More

Kansas forward David McCormack (33) shoots against North Carolina during the second half of a college basketball game in the finals of the Men's Final Four NCAA tournament, Monday, April 4, 2022, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

AP
registered content - login required to view
Click to register / login

Post play proved pivotal throughout Final Four
By BRETT MARTEL - AP Sports Writer
Mon,04/04/22-11:19PM , 814 Reads
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — David McCormack's two late baskets in the paint to help Kansas surge past North Carolina during the NCAA championship game followed a Final Four trend.

The way teams played in the post had a major influence on how the games turned out.
Click Here to Read More

Subscribe to State Sports

The E-Edition

July 15, 2026

Statewide poll

Submit Your Poll

Statewide Polls

Today's Weather

Franklinton, 70438, LA

Current Temp

95°F

Partly Cloudy

Chance of Rain: 2%
Max Temp: 97°F
Min Temp: 75°F
Feels Like: 104°F
Dew Point: 76°F
Humidity: 60%
Sunrise: 6:08 AM
Sunset: 8:04 PM

Wind Speed: 0 mph
Wind Direction:
Wind Gust: 8 mph
Sky Cover: 28%
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 76°F
Moon Rise: 9:40 AM
Moon Set: 10:31 PM

Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Heat index values as high as 105. West wind around 0 mph.

Hourly Forecast

Based on data from National Weather Service and OpenWeather.

Load More