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SAN ANTONIO – For the second year in a row, the Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU) Saints baseball team has set a new program record. The Saints’ offense exploded to defeat the Texas College Steers 32-0 in a game played at Mission Baseball Academy on Friday, Feb. 18, setting a single-game scoring record…

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SAN ANTONIO - Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU) women's basketball team remains undefeated in the Red River Conference. Six games remain in the season after the conference tournament in Alexandria, Louisiana, from Feb. 27 to Mar. 1. Since the beginning of the conference play on Jan. 6, the women's basketball team has been…

Michael Thompson was known as “The Voice of the Saints” since 2009. Thompson passed away during Saturday's women's basketball game at OLLU.

Jamie Wax caught up with some second graders at Lely Elementary School in Naples, Florida, to get their thoughts on Valentine's Day and find out what they think "love" really means.

The cheering fans returned to NFL stadiums this season, forcing road teams into silent counts and other coping mechanisms to deal with the noise.

Both Saints veteran quarterbacks, Taysom Hill and Trevor Siemian, Minnesota star running back Dalvin Cook and Cleveland center JC Tretter, the NFL Players Association president, tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday.

On Dec. 12, 2020, Texas State suffered one of its more embarrassing losses in recent memory.The Bobcats hosted Our Lady of the Lake, an NAIA opponent that was supposed to be a relatively easy win.[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] Sports San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]

Saints safety Malcolm Jenkins explains why frustrations, when it comes to taunting and ticky-tack roughing the passer calls, should be directed at the league and the competition committee, and not as much on the referees, who are taking orders from the former.

The Dallas Cowboys are going virtual with meetings leading into Thursday's game at New Orleans with COVID-19 infections on the rise again within the team. Right tackle Terence Steele was among the positive COVID-19 tests and won't play against the Saints, coach Mike McCarthy said Sunday. Offensive line coach Joe Philbin and assistant strength and conditioning coach Kendall Smith, who missed the Thanksgiving Day loss to Las Vegas after testing positive, won't make the trip to New Orleans.

When Saints coach Sean Payton was asked about his team's inability to convert any of the five 2-point tries attempted this season, his response spoke to a more overarching issue for New Orleans' offense. "If you’re a pretty good offensive team, it’s probably not a problem," Payton said. “If you’re not a good offensive team, which is what I would say that’s where we are at right now, it probably is a problem.”

We spoke with Cowboys WR Michael Gallup before the season started to get a sense of how Dallas would attack defenses with 3 legitimate WR1s. With Gallup's return this week they can finally put that plan into action.

OLLU men's basketball and alumni. Photo credit Gabe Cook

OLLU Men's Soccer players. Left to right: Juan Martin Chica, Mitchell Medrano, Roberto Lira.

North Stafford’s Peyton Winter scored the game winner with five minutes left in the fourth quarter, off an assist from Savannah Learn, as the Wolverines earned a 1-0 victory over

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A person with knowledge of the decision says the New Orleans Saints are planning to practice this week at the home of the Dallas Cowboys after evacuating because of Hurricane Ida.

The Saints don’t want the NFL’s renewed emphasis on punishing unsportsmanlike behavior to squelch C.

Jameis Winston says making better decisions with the football doesn't mean adopting a mentality that favors short throws.

Brandon Betancourt and Javier Hinojosa have been playing baseball together for almost one decade.

https://youtu.be/nz28wy9ih_I Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU) baseball team ranked in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Baseball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll for the first time in Saints history. Following a four-game sweep against league leader Louisiana State University-Shreveport (LSUS) on March 26 – 27, the Saints set the longest winning streak in OLLU…

A Texas country singer was reunited with his dog Gretchen, who was stolen with his truck...

SAN ANTONIO - Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU) baseball team ranked in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Baseball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll for the first time in Saints history. Following a four-game sweep against league leader Louisiana State University-Shreveport (LSUS) on March 26 - 27, the Saints set the longest winning streak…

By Sophia Mora SAN ANTONIO - Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU) women’s soccer team won the Red River Athletic Conference (RRAC) regular season title for the second year in a row. The Saints were named champions on March 20 after a 2-0 victory against Louisiana State University-Shreveport (LSUS). This was OLLU’S ninth straight…

“My coaches were on board, they all did a great job with the spot, with the calls, everything — they were spot-on. It was a great job.”That play is part of a pick-6 of great jobs — and great flops — with gutsy calls. PHILLY SPECIALThe Eagles led New England by three points approaching halftime in the Super Bowl for the 2017 season. Philadelphia went on to win its first Super Bowl. The Packers then won their second Super Bowl.

Henry came into Sunday’s regular season finale needing 223 yards rushing to become the second man in franchise history to reach 2,000. He came in as the NFL’s rushing leader for a second straight season with a career-best 1,777 yards rushing. The Green Bay Packers have set an NFL season record for second-quarter points. With the run Newton also passed Grogan for the single-season team record for rushing yards by a quarterback. Newton entered the game 26 yards behind Grogan, who had 539 rushing yards in 1978.

(AP Photo/Mark Tenally)The Latest on Week 16 in the NFL (all times EST):___8 p.m.For the first time since 2014 there will be an NFL playoff team with a losing record. The winner will remain alive in the NFC East playoff race if Washington loses to Carolina. ___6:05 p.m.Washington is well on the way to blowing its first chance to clinch the NFC East. ___6 p.m.Eleven teams in the NFC are still harboring hopes of making a playoff run with Week 16 winding down. 1 seed in the NFC with a win Sunday night against the Titans and a Seattle loss or tie.

(AP Photo/Michael Conroy)The Pittsburgh Steelers have gone from dreams of matching the perfect 1972 Miami Dolphins to searching for another win. After winning their first 11 games for the first time in franchise history, the Steelers were upset at home two weeks ago against Washington. The last team to start 11-0 and then lose three straight was the 1969 Rams in a 14-game season. The losing skid carried over to the playoffs with a 23-20 loss to Minnesota, a fate the Steelers would obviously like to avoid. Jackson leads the way with 828 yards rushing and seven TDs with Murray having 741 yards and 11 touchdowns.

The school released a statement saying “may the Saints of Carmel welcome Isaiah into eternal life and may Our Lady of Mount Carmel watch over Isaiah’s family and friends during this most difficult time. Isaiah will be greatly missed.”

(AP Photo/Charles Krupa)NASHVILLE, Tenn. – NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is warning the league's 32 teams of penalties including potential forfeits of games for violations of COVID-19 protocols that force changes in the schedule. In a memo sent to the teams Monday after a conference call involving NFL and club executives, Goodell reiterated the need to adhere fully to all of the league's health and safety guidelines. “Protocol violations that result in virus spread requiring adjustments to the schedule or otherwise impacting other teams will result in additional financial and competitive discipline, including the adjustment or loss of draft choices or even the forfeit of a game,” Goodell wrote in the memo obtained by The Associated Press. Victory Monday.”The negative test results returned Sunday included New Orleans Saints fullback Michael Burton, who falsely tested positive on Saturday. The Saints learned of the positive test after leaving New Orleans for Sunday’s scheduled game in Detroit and ran another series of tests on players and staff overnight.

FILE - Carolina Panthers quarterback Teddy Bridgewater watches during an NFL football camp practice Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020, in Charlotte, N.C. The Panthers invested $63 million over three years in Bridgewater, and the QB has proclaimed, “this definitely feels like my team." I remember everybody was hurting in practice," Diggs said. Offensive coordinator Joe Brady, who worked with Bridgewater while with the Saints, is confident Bridgewater can be thrive in Carolina. “Knowing what I know now, I would just go back and tell myself the moment I was on the ground screaming in pain, ‘life is just a race,’” Bridgewater said.

News outlets including The Associated Press headed to court Wednesday seeking to unseal court records involving the mental competency of billionaire Tom Benson when he rewrote his will to give his third wife ownership of the New Orleans Saints and Pelicans sports franchises. Attorneys for Benson oppose the request to unseal the proceedings, contending Benson's privacy concerns continue even after his 2018 death. Reese dismissed the lawsuit following eight days of testimony, ruling Benson was mentally sound when he ousted his estranged daughter and grandchildren from ownership positions with his teams. Gayle Benson, a devout Catholic with close ties to Archbishop Gregory Aymond, inherited Benson's business empire and has defended the Saint's public relations work on behalf of the cash-strapped archdiocese, which recently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The team and church leaders have opposed a request by the AP to release thousands of internal emails documenting the public relations work.

NEW ORLEANS Drew Brees was sharply criticized by fellow high-profile athletes, including some of his own teammates, on Wednesday after the Saints quarterback reiterated his opposition to kneeling during the national anthem. In an interview with Yahoo, Brees was asked to revisit former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick's 2016 protest of police brutality against minorities, in which Kaepernick knelt during the national anthem before games. I will never agree with anybody disrespecting the flag of the United States, Brees began, adding that the national anthem reminds him of his grandfathers, who served in the armed forces during World War II. Brees has said he supports those protesting police brutality but that he does not see the national anthem as the proper forum for that. In 2017, Brees participated with teammates who knelt before the national anthem, but then stood in unison when the anthem was played.

SAN ANTONIO The Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU) volleyball team (14-3, 6-1 RRAC) defeated Jarvis Christian College (JCC) on Sept. 27 to celebrate a historic school win. Saints volleyball is led by first-year head coach Scott Mattera and his staff of assistant coaches. Fazio reflected on being part of the historic win and celebrating it with fellow senior, Rivera. The Saints volleyball team wraps up their season on Nov. 1, and then begin their preparation for the Conference Tournament kicking off Nov. 8. For more information on the OLLU womens volleyball team visit http://www.ollusaintsathletics.com/sport/0/10.phpShare this:TweetMoreEmailPrintLike this: Like Loading...

(AP Photo/Roger Steinman)NEW ORLEANS - NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Saints defensive tackle Sheldon Rankins is active for the first time this season, marking the completion of his rehabilitation from an Achilles tendon tear last January. Dallas linebacker Luke Gifford, who'd been questionable to play with an ankle injury, has been ruled out. While receiver Amari Cooper was limited in practice with an ankle injury and had a precautionary MRI this week, he is active. The Saints ruled out receiver Tre'Quan Smith (ankle) in their final injury report Friday. ___More AP NFL: https://apnews.com/NFL and https://twitter.com/AP_NFLCopyright 2019 The Associated Press.

NEW ORLEANS - NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Saints cornerback Eli Apple suggests that the high-powered Cowboys could bring out the best in a New Orleans defense that has been off to a shaky start. Now Prescott will try to help the Cowboys win in the Superdome for the first time since 2009, when they ended the Super Bowl-bound Saints' 13-game winning streak. Since coach Sean Payton and Brees arrived in New Orleans in 2006, the Saints usually have been a top-five offense. But with Bridgewater under center for seven of 12 quarters, New Orleans ranks an uncharacteristic 21st in yards per game (339.7). The Saints sacked Prescott seven times, one of few flattering statistics for New Orleans in a 13-10 loss at Dallas last November.

The Trinity softball team lost both games of a doubleheader to National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) member Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU) on Tuesday, April 2, at the Trinity University Softball Field. In preparation for the game, the Tigers referenced their previous game history with the Saints. In the first game of the series, OLLU was able to score two runs in the top of the first inning. The Saints responded with seven runs in the fifth inning, giving the Saints a 91 lead and a run-rule victory. In the second game, the Saints again gained an early lead through three runs in the top of the first inning.

Family feud in New Orleans threatens future of the Saints It has turned into an all-out court battle involving the city's richest family and two major sports franchises: the NFL's Saints and the NBA's Pelicans. CBS News’ legal analyst Rikki Klieman joins "CBS This Morning: Saturday" to tell us more about the case.