Tuesday’s Scores

By The Associated Press
December 24, 2025 | 12:45 AM

GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL=

Acadiana 39, Church Point 37

Alexandria 58, Lakeview 13

Arcadia 62, Gibsland-Coleman 21

Bell City 61, Singer 25

Ben Franklin 40, Country Day 14

De La Salle 65, St. Amant 58

E.D. White 47, Berwick 10

Geo Next Generation 43, Brusly 42

Holden 69, Fontainebleau 26

Jena 60, Mangham 30

Livonia 54, McKinley 36

Marksville 36, Baker 22

Midland 57, North Vermilion 42

Opelousas 44, New Iberia 29

Parkview Baptist 59, Terrebonne 40

Pine Prairie 73, DeRidder 53

Pineville 56, David Thibodaux 35

Pleasant Hill 51, Red River 31

South Lafourche 53, Patterson 15

Southside 50, H.L. Bourgeois 48

St. Louis 46, Liberty Magnet 41

Sterlington 53, Neville 46

Ville Platte 56, Cecilia 19

Woodlawn (BR) 58, Brusly 43

Zachary 51, Walker 46

POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS=

Port Gibson, Miss. vs. Ferriday, ccd.

St. Joseph’s Academy vs. Port Allen, ccd.

Thibodaux vs. Ponchatoula, ccd.

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Some high school basketball scores provided by Scorestream.com, https://scorestream.com/

NYPD says dozens rescued from human trafficking during World Cup

By WTOP Staff
July 23, 2026 | 2:09 PM

▶ Watch Video: Inside look at security preparations for World Cup Forty-three people, including seven minors, were rescued from human traffickers during the World Cup matches in the New York City area, according to the New York City Police Department's Special Victims Unit.The rescue operations were carried out between June 11 and July 19 by specialized NYPD detectives who arrested 89 individuals."The surprise was really the outpouring of support behind the mission and the collaboration with all our partners," said Inspector Gary Marcus, commanding officer of the Special Victims Unit.Those rescued, largely the victims of sex trafficking, are now being supported with an array of social services for the victims, including food, housing and counseling.The 87 operations carried out during the World Cup have generated new leads, officials said, and law enforcement agencies are building more cases based on the investigations already underway."We have ongoing investigations now as a result of these operations," an NYPD official told CBS News.Major sporting events are known to law enforcement as hotbeds of human trafficking.Years in advance, the NYPD devoted significant resources to preparing for the World Cup. Eight matches were played at New Jersey's MetLife Stadium, including the final on Sunday."When we talk about the outreach and the prep we do, a large part of that involved visiting the known sex offenders, particularly the known human traffickers, in our registry," Marcus said. "Whether they're on parole or probation for human trafficking, we visited them to make sure they're compliant with the terms of their release, and secondly, to let them know that the NYPD is watching."The matches were held in multiple cities around the U.S., Mexico and Canada. Preparations to secure those games and prepare for crimes like human trafficking were coordinated between local, state and federal law enforcement agencies.Police departments in many locations that hosted World Cup matches have made arrests and rescues connected to human trafficking, including in Georgia, New England and Missouri. Nationally, there were more than 673 arrests on human-trafficking charges made during the World Cup, and 61 adults and 13 minors rescued, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

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