This minor league football team has been in existence since 2010. They are a part of Dallas-based…read moreElite Football League, with teams also in Arkansas, Mississippi, and Oklahoma. The Knights play all of their home games at Lee Hedges Stadium in Shreveport. Kickoff at 7pm. Admission at the gate is $10. Tickets bought in advance are $5. All military veterans are admitted for free with valid i.d.. This team and this league serves as a feeder for other leagues, such as the CFL, AFL, and even the NFL. It can also serve players trying to make it to college. The home schedule for 2014 is as follows: March 1 v. Texas Bulldogs March 15 v. D. Bulldogs March 29 v. Silverbacks April 19 v. Xtra May 10 v. Tigers

Since this was before my time in SBC, the best I can do is give a quick history lesson…read more Previously the Southeast Texas Mavericks, the SBC Mavs came to town in 2013. They went on to 66-0 record, including 50-0 at home in two seasons. They won back-to-back American Basketball Association titles before moving on to Owensboro, KY where they became the Kentucky Mavericks.

I am pretty excited about the latest professional sports venture to hit the Shreveport-Bossier City…read morearea. This November, Shreveport and Hirsch Coliseum will once again become hosts to a semi-professional basketball team. In the mid 1990's, the two were hosts to the Shreveport Crawdads/Storm of the Continental Basketball Association, and come the 11th month of this year, we will have the Shreveport-Bossier Mavericks of the American Basketball Association. The team is relocating from Beaumont, Texas. The ABA is the league, most notably, for playing their games with a red-white-and blue basketballs. The exhibition season begins at home in early November with the regular season lasting into March of 2014, and the ABA Final Four/Championship in April. The Mavericks come with a winning tradition in tact, having won said league titles back-to-back in 2009-2011. The team offers an entertainment value that many can afford in this area. Single game tickets are as follows: Courtside $35, Box Seats $25, General Admish Adults $12, Kids (Ages 6-12) $6, (Ages 0-3) Free. Season tickets: Courtside $500, Box $350, General Admish $150. There are 19 home games including exhibition, total. The roster will be full of local talent. They also offer a family four pack for each home game for 2 adults, 2 kids general admish tickets for $30. Parking for all home games will be FREE and tipoff will always be at 7:30 pm. All home games are either on Thursday or Saturday nights. This will be something fun for the whole family and something for the entire community to get behind. Come on Shreveport-Bossier, Mav Up!!!!!

I love minor league hockey, because it is fast paced and the people are truly playing the game for…read morethe love of it! The mudbugs are a fun team to watch also because of the extra activities, including throwing crawfish or "mudbugs" on the ice when a player scores 3 goals, or to try to win a prize during intermissions. Definitely try it out!