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Delta picks for Thursday, Nov. 17

 

 

 

 

 

 

Morning Line (track odds)
Winners: 52-187, .278
Best Bets: 25-52, .480
Longshots: 2-4, .500
Top 3 picks in the $: .478

Chad Cooper (Sports Editor)
Winners: 51-187, 264
Best Bets: 10-17, .588
Longshots: 10-21, .476
Top 3 picks in the $: .487

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UFC on FOX draws millions, but not in SETX

Social media outlets like Facebook and Twitter were buzzing last Saturday evening when mixed martial arts fans in Southeast Texas turned their televisions to KBTV FOX 4 to watch UFC’s debut on mainstream TV. But what they saw was the Lamar University Cardinals vs. Nicholls State Colonels football game.

Locals had to wait to watch the hour-long special, which ended with a 64-second knockout. FOX 4 aired UFC after the game ended.

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Delta picks for Wednesday, Nov. 16

 

 

 

 

 

 

Morning Line (track odds)
Winners: 50-176, .284
Best Bets: 24-47, .510
Longshots: 1-3, .333
Top 3 picks in the $: .476

Chad Cooper (Sports Editor)
Winners: 48-176, .272
Best Bets: 10-16, .625
Longshots: 10-20, .500
Top 3 picks in the $: .490

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Lady Cards get defensive in 67-58 home win over Ole Miss

BEAUMONT, Texas – Monique Whittaker scored 15 points to lead the Lamar University women’s basketball team to a 67-58 win over visiting Ole Miss in a non-conference game Tuesday night.

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Cards fall on the road to Ohio University, 82-75

ATHENS, Ohio – Lamar University got 20 points from Mike James, and 18 from Charlie Harper on Tuesday night at the Convocation Center, but it was not enough as Ohio University outlasted the Cardinals for an 85-78 overtime basketball victory.

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Coop's winning college football picks

Saturday, Nov. 12

Rice @ Northwestern (-16)

Pitt @ Louisville (-3)

Texas (-1.5)@ Mizzou

Marshall @ Tulsa (-19)

Nebraska (-3.5)@ Penn St

Wake Forest@ Clemson (-17)

West Virginia @ Cincy (-3.5)

Mich St (-3) @ Iowa

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Delta picks for Saturday, Nov. 12

 

 

 

 

 

Morning Line (track odds)
Winners: 45-165, .272
Best Bets: 21-42, .500
Longshots: 1-3, .333
Top 3 picks in the $: .474

Don Stevens (track announcer)
Winners: 41-165, .248
Best Bets: 9-18, .500
Longshots: 12-20, .600
Top 3 picks in the $: .504

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Quotes from Knight's post-game conference after win over Arkansas State

“You gotta hug old ugly every once in a while. Defense always keeps you in a game, no matter how bad you are shoot. I told them I don’t believe they would have won a game like this last year.”

“Defense works. We defended well tonight, but took bad shots especially shooting off one pass. Our offense was Arkansas State’s best offense.”

On the last offensive play of the game…

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Lamar Lady Cards open season with 82-62 win over Our Lady of the Lake

(photo by Matt Billiot)

Kalis Loyd’s 24 points led a balanced scoring attack as the Lamar University women’s basketball team opened its season with an 82-62 non-conference win over Our Lady of the Lake at the Montagne Center on Friday night.

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Knight signs 3 to LU basketball

Three talented high school seniors, two point guards and a wing player, have signed National Letters of Intent to play basketball at Lamar University for the 2012-13 season, announced head coach Pat Knight on Friday.

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