TUCSON — Nic Wise scored 24 points and Jamelle Horne added 20 points and eight rebounds as Arizona defeated Louisiana Tech 83-67 on Wednesday night.

April 22, 2005

April 22, 2005

The Bass Pro Shops supporters include the City Council, the chamber of commerce, tourism commission and the local newspaper.

Omar Bolden returned the opening kickoff 89 yards for a touchdown and picked off a pass, and Arizona State routed Louisiana-Monroe 38-14 on Saturday night in a tuneup for its trip to Georgia.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A federal grand jury indicted a Louisiana man on extortion charges that he tried to further his music career by threatening country singer George Strait.

The last time Early Doucet played in the Superdome, he helped lead Louisiana State to the 2007 national title. On Saturday, Doucet will return as a member of the Arizona Cardinals, bent on knocking the New Orleans Saints out of the NFL playoffs.    

There’s one four-letter word that Arizona State hates more than any other: UNLV. It was a year ago when the Sun Devils were stunned in overtime by the Runnin’ Rebels, the first blow in what became a disappointing 5-7 season.

HOUMA, La. - Eight people were killed and a ninth was reported critically injured after a helicopter bound for the offshore oil fields crashed Sunday afternoon in marshlands about 100 miles southwest of New Orleans.

NEW ORLEANS - A rare snowfall blanketed south Louisiana and parts of Mississippi Thursday, closing schools, government offices and bridges, triggering crashes on major highways and leaving thousands of people without power.

LAFAYETTE, La. - Callers to a morning radio show said they were embarrassed and angry that a female fan groped Tim McGraw after his concert at the Cajundome last weekend.

The Arizona State baseball team survived a late rally by Louisiana-Lafayette on Saturday night, coming up with an 11-8 victory in front of 2,701 at Packard Stadium.

MARRERO, La. - Anonymous tips led police investigating a 12-hour spree of murder, rape and robbery on the west bank of New Orleans and suburban Jefferson Parish to the wanted man, in Arizona.