1130 The Tiger
Tim Fletcher: There’s a Pair Of Big High School Games Tonight
There are a pair of high school games on the docket this evening for your viewing pleasure.
Loyola and Captain Shreve step out of district play at Lee Hedges Stadium. At Independence Stadium, Fair Park and Woodlawn, sporting identical 5-3 overall marks and 3-2 records in District 1-4A, get together in a pivotal game in terms of power points...
Tim Fletcher: Cueto Tosses a Two-Hitter To Earn The Royals a 2-0 Lead
Johnny Cueto tossed a two-hitter and his Kansas City Royals teammates came through against Mets rising star, Jacob deGrom with a four-run fifth-inning to send him to the showers.
When Cueto recorded the 27th out, the American League champs had a 7-1 win tucked away and a 2-0 lead in the World Series with the scene shifting to New York for Game 3 Friday...
Tim Fletcher: The Pelicans Season Is Underway
The NBA season tipped off last night and it did not go well for the New Orleans Pelicans.
Taking on the defending champion Golden State Warriors and MVP Steph Curry, the injury-plagued Pelicans watched Curry score 24 points---in the first quarter. He ...
Tim Fletcher: LSU Players Help Save Motorists From Flood Waters
LSU quarterback and former Parkway Panther Brandon Harris, teammate Malachi Dupre and a handful of their fellow students spent a good portion of their Monday night helping stranded motorists at a flooded intersection near campus.
Harris told us a recently widowed woman and her young son were trapped in car surrounded by rising flood waters...
Tim Fletcher: The Mudbugs Aren’t The Only Franchise Making a Return
The Mudbugs aren't the only franchise making news recently with their announced return last week.
The Shreveport Rafters soccer club will take the pitch early in 2016 and yesterday, team president Will Broyles announced Greg Palmer will be the teams' first head coach...
Tim Fletcher: The NBA Tips Off Tonight
the NBA Season tips off tonight with three games. The Pelicans open the year on the road against the defending champion Golden State Warriors, tipping off at 9:30pm.
The Pistons visit Paul Millsap and the Atlanta Hawks while LeBron James and the Cavaliers are guests of the Bulls...
Tim Fletcher: It’s World Series Time
The World Series is set to begin tonight in Kansas City, with Mother Nature's cooperation. Rain is forecast throughout the evening as the Mets and Royals are set to start the Fall Classic.
The Royals are in the World Series for the second straight year...
Tim Fletcher: LSU vs Alabama Will Be Prime Time
As expected, next Saturday's annual showdown between LSU and Alabama in Tuscaloosa has been tabbed for a prime-time kickoff on CBS. It's the fifth straight year the network moved the grudge match with conference and sometimes, national title implications to an evening start...
Tim Fletcher: Evangel Alum Working To Get Back On The Field For Arkansas
Evangel alum and sophomore Arkansas Razorback wide receiver Jared Cornelius is recovering nicely from his broken arm suffered on September 19th.
He is so far ahead of schedule in his rehab, Hogs head coach Bret Bielema lists Cornelius as the starter on the depth chart for Saturday's date with Tennessee-Martin...
Tim Fletcher: Former Haughton Buccaneer Named SEC Player of the Week
Former Haughton Buccaneer star and Mississippi State senior quarterback, Dak Prescott was named the Southeastern Conference offensive player of the week after leading the Bulldogs to a 42-16 win over Kentucky Saturday.
Prescott accounted for all six Bulldog touchdowns, throwing for three and running for three...
Tim Fletcher: Big Day In College Football Around The State Saturday
Big day in the college football world around the state Saturday. SWAC west-front runner Grambling hosts Mississippi Valley State at Eddie Robinson stadium at 2pm----it's homecoming, so the halftime show should be pretty special.
Louisiana Tech hosts Middle Tennessee State at 2:30 pm in a Conference USA game...
Tim Fletcher: Local High School Football Results
In high school football Thursday night, the Byrd Yellow Jackets welcomed a pair of starters back to the lineup and watched them take down Green Oaks 41-12 in a non-district game at Lee Hedges Stadium. Starting quarterback Deuce Caston and running back Tyson Hardman, who missed the last two and four games respectively, accounted for four-first half touchdowns in the win...