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John Eisenberg talks with the Gulf States Newsroom about the Black quarterbacks who helped change the NFL, as well as the players who never got the chance.

Louisiana residents are now able to bet on the outcomes of sports matches using websites and mobile apps in the parishes that voted to legalize sports betting, according to the Louisiana Gaming Control Board.

Former Notre Dame football coach Brian Kelly received a formal introduction as LSU’s 34th head coach of the Tigers football program in a press conference Wednesday.

Four Louisiana casinos began taking bets on the outcomes of sports matches this week, with more casinos and racetracks expected to follow suit “in days and weeks to come,” according to Gaming Control Board Chairman Ronnie Johns.

Dan Borne talk on the legacy of basketball great Pete Maravich, who would have been 70 years old on Thursday. The LSU and college basketball scoring king…

Jane Leavy joins us to discuss the death of Frank Deford. Deford delivered more than 1,600 commentaries on sports for NPR and was the author of…

New York Times sportswriter Jere Longman, a native of Eunice and an LSU Manship School graduate, reflects on his feature about pole vaulting sensation…