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Tennessee’s trip to the top could be rocky

This is the fifth team in the SEC football preview series: The Tennessee Volunteers have improved each season under the direction of Butch Jones. In the past four years, the Volunteers were, 5-7, 7-6, 9-4 and 9-4.

Evangeline Downs Results For Wednesday 07/12/17

POST TIME: 05:25 PM RACE 1 $8,000 - 3, 4, 5 & 6 yo's, 5F, MCL $7,500 3 St. Euphrasia (Journet, J.) $19.20 $10.80 $6.80 7 Spirit of Acadiana (Clark, K.) $21.00 $13.60 6 My Pal Viv (Louviere, W.) $6.40 Late Scratches: La Madera Exacta (3-7), $132.20; Superfecta (3-7-6-2), $252.

Skains competes with national team

SURREY, British Columbia – The 2017 NJCAA Softball National Team is currently north of the border to compete in the 2017 Canada Cup International Softball Championship. The tournament in Surrey, British Columbia, concludes on Monday.

Gamecocks face tough road

This is the fourth team in the SEC football preview series: South Carolina managed to win six games and go bowling in 2016, but that could be a challege to repeat this season. Some experts predict a 5-7 finish for South Carolina, others think the opposite will happen.

Evangeline Downs Results For Saturday 07/8/17

Evangeline Downs Results For Saturday 07/8/17 POST TIME: 05:25 PM RACE 1 $32,500 - 2 yo, 5F, MSW 9 Born to D' Wild (Saenz, D.) $25.80 $11.20 $5.40 8 Lucky Taylor (Melancon, G.) $9.80 $3.60 4 Sarah's Holy Belle (Broussard, A.) $2.40 Exacta (9-8), $81.20; Superfecta (9-8-4-1), $51.

Evangeline Downs Results For Friday 07/7/17

Evangeline Downs Results For Friday 07/7/17 POST TIME: 05:25 PM RACE 1 $10,500 - 3, 4, 5 & 6 yo's, 1M 70Y, MCL $12,500-$10,000 5 Bing (Morales, R.) $3.80 $2.40 $2.10 6 Impazible Pat (Batista, A.) $2.80 $2.10 1 Ms Sprouted Gold (Saenz, D.) $2.20 Exacta (5-6), $3.30; Superfecta (5-6-1-3), $1.

Kentucky hopes to be SEC East dark horse

This is the third teeam in the SEC football preview series: Kentucky sat home duing the bowl season for six straight times until last year’s TaxSlayer Bowl. Wildcat fans not only want that streak to continue but they also hope Kentucky can move up the ladder in the SEC East.

2017 top athletes named

Their high school acerres are over but they will be remembered for their accompishments as stellar athletes and quality individuals. The Eunice News Athletes of the Year are Eunice High’s Jyhreh Johnson and Georrien Dupre along with St. Edmund’s Lucy Brown and Peter Miller.

Vanderbilt fighting for respect

This is the second of SEC football preview series: Vanderbilt made it to a bowl game in 2016 and Commodore fans are expecting the same this season. Derek Mason’s third year was a thriller for Vanderbilt by beating Georgia, Ole Miss and Tennessee and qualifying for the Independence Bowl.

Evangeline Downs Results For Wednesday 07/5/17

Evangeline Downs Results For Wednesday 07/5/17 POST TIME: 05:25 PM RACE 1 $13,000 - 3, 4, 5 & 6 yo's, 6F, MCL $20,000-$15,000 1 Ardesia (Journet, J.) $44.20 $11.60 $5.60 2 Brandy Station (Bourque, S.) $3.00 $2.10 3 Gentlemen's Girl (Aparicio, A.) $4.