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How to watch Texas vs. Louisiana in the College Station Regional

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June 2, 2024

How to watch Texas vs. Louisiana in the College Station Regional

The No. 3 seed Texas Longhorns and No. 2 seed Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns meet for the second time in the College Station Regional and the third time in the last two postseasons with the loser heading home and the winner advancing to face the No. 3 national seed Texas A&M Aggies at 8 p.m. Central on Sunday evening, the first of two games the winner would need to secure against the Aggies to win the regional.

On Friday, Texas used a seven-run fifth inning to blow open a close game in the convincing 12-5 win against Louisiana that included a grand slam by Longhorns shortstop Jalin Flores. Louisiana bounced back in the early game on Saturday by beating Grambling 12-5, scoring four runs in the second and four more runs in the third to take control early against the No. 4 seed in the regional, quickly eliminated.

With the Horns using right-hander Andre Duplantier in the first two games and extending right-hander Gage Boehm to 76 pitches over four innings of Saturday’s 4-2 loss to A&M in 11 innings, Pierce may not have either available for the first game on Sunday, putting some extra pressure on left-hander Ace Whitehead (4-1, 4.33 ERA), named the starter by Pierce after Saturday’s defeat.

Louisiana head coach Matt Deggs will counter with left-hander Chase Morgan, the Sun Belt Freshman of the Year after posting a 4-3 record with a 3.29 ERA by holding opponents to a .207 batting average.

So getting past the Ragin’ Cajuns once again to set up the first of two potential rematches against the Aggies is going to be a difficult chore on Sunday afternoon.

How to watch

Date: June 2

Time: 2:00 p.m. Central

Location: Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park

TV: ESPN2

Streaming: WatchESPN

Radio: AM-1300 The Zone/103.1 FM

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17-year-old Louisiana man drowns while swimming at Galveston beach, patrol says

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June 22, 2024

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17-year-old Louisiana man drowns while swimming at Galveston beach, patrol says

GALVESTON, Texas (KTRK) — A 17-year-old Louisiana man drowned in Galveston on Friday, according to Galveston Island Beach Patrol.

Authorities said at 2:53 p.m., beach patrol was called to the scene regarding a swimmer in distress on the west side of Tower 25.

When the Galveston Island Beach Patrol supervisor arrived, guards signaled for a missing swimmer.

SEE ALSO: Houston teen drowns in Galveston, second fatality this weekend amid red flag warning

Additional agencies were called to assist, and a jet ski was launched to search with multiple guards.

At 3:38 p.m., the beach patrol pulled the 17-year-old from the water.

Galveston police and fire departments conducted CPR on the teenager, and he was taken by Galveston EMS to UTMB, where he was pronounced dead.

The teenager’s identity has not been released by authorities.

The beach patrol confirmed with Eyewitness News that the teenager’s death marked the fifth drowning on Galveston Island this year. Lt. Austin Kirwin said on average, there are about seven to eight drownings a season.

SEE ALSO: 1 dead, dozens rescued on Galveston beaches amid dangerous currents, officials say

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Man accused in killing and kidnappings in Louisiana waives extradition

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June 21, 2024

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JACKSON, Miss. — A man arrested in the slaying of a Louisiana woman and abduction of her two daughters and subsequent death of one of them waived extradition Friday in federal court in Mississippi, clearing the way for his return to Louisiana to face trial.

During his court appearance in Jackson, Daniel Callihan, 36, waived his right to a preliminary hearing and his detention hearing, multiple news outlets reported. He will remain in the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service until he is transferred to Louisiana for those proceedings, the stations said. It was not immediately known when that would occur.

Callihan has been charged with federal conspiracy in Mississippi. He and another suspect, Victoria Cox, are expected to be charged with several state and federal charges in Mississippi and Louisiana, including first-degree murder, sexual battery and kidnapping. Jail records did not list attorneys for either suspect and the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Louisiana declined to comment when asked about the cases.

They’re accused in last week’s death of Callie Brunett, 35, of Loranger, Louisiana, and kidnapping and death of Brunett’s 4-year-old daughter, whose abduction crossed from Louisiana into Mississippi. Brunett’s 6-year-old daughter survived the abduction and has since been returned to family in Louisiana.

Although he waived his rights to federal hearings, Callihan must return to Mississippi to face state charges in relation to the alleged crimes.

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Tulane, Louisiana Start Fight Over ‘Cheapest Beer in College Football’

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June 21, 2024

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Tulane, Louisiana Start Fight Over ‘Cheapest Beer in College Football’

Nothing screams like cheap beer and petty tweets.

In promoting their season ticket package for the upcoming college football season, the Tulane Green Wave posted a photo on social media Thursday claiming that they sell the cheapest beer in college football. While the post got its expected share of incendiary responses, one quote tweet stood out above the rest—a reply from their Week Four opponent, the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns, which claims that their school actually sells the cheapest beer in college football.

Of course, alums above a certain age might be stunned that either school is promoting alcohol sales during games at all. For decades, the NCAA had strict rules about serving alcohol in football stadiums as most students on campus were under the legal age for consumption. However, those rules had been relaxed over time, with a recent Associated Press study revealing that 55 of the 69 Power Five schools (80%) serve alcohol in the public sections of athletic venues.

(One of those Power Five schools, Pittsburgh, tried to one-up both Tulane and Louisiana, while BYU cleverly went the chocolate milk route, instead.)

Alcohol sales are another revenue generator for these programs. An ESPN report in November 2023 noted that the University of North Carolina had been selling alcohol for its sporting events since the 2019-20 season, amassing $4 million in sales.

Yet the ultimate signal of how times have changed will be seen from Tucson, where the Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl presented by Gin & Juice By Dre and Snoop will take place in late December. Organizers bill the event as having “the first alcohol partner as the presenting sponsor in a NCAA bowl game,” though the Bacardi Bowl took place in Havana, Cuba, off and on between 1907 and 1946.

Tulane and Louisiana played one another almost annually throughout the 1980s and 1990s but have been infrequent opponents through the 21st century. They last faced each other in 2018 at the AutoNation Cure Bowl where the Green Wave beat the Ragin’ Cajuns, 41-24. Long after that game, it seems the two schools have entered a new playing field, battling over who provides the cheapest libation in the nation.

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