06:45 LRN Sportscast

It was a tough weekend for the LSU baseball team in South Carolina as they were swept by the Gamecocks. Yesterday, South Carolina rallied back from a six to nothing deficit to beat the Tigers 8-6. LSU now has a four-game losing streak, in two of those losses, the bullpen failed to secure a lead. They are 9-9 in the SEC.

 

Since San Antonio staved off elimination by beating Golden State yesterday, the Pelicans are still waiting to find out who they’ll play in the next round of the Western Conference playoffs. The Warriors lead that series three games to one. After sweeping Portland, New Orleans head coach Alvin Gentry has gone from a coach on the hot seat to a leader who is pushing all the right buttons. He says this is the kind of basketball he envisioned when hired three years ago….

Cut 20 (12) “….since then”

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After the Spring Game, it remains unclear who will be the Tigers starting quarterback when LSU faces Miami in the season opener.  Head Coach Ed Orgeron says Justin McMillan had the best performance out of the three candidates on Saturday, but Myles Brennan and Lowell Narcisse had good days during the spring too. Orgeron says the offense as a whole has to execute better…

Cut 17 (19)  “big plays”

 

IN Lafayette, Ragin Cajuns sophomore quarterback Levi Lews threw for 275 yards and two touchdowns. In Monroe, ULM junior quarterback Caleb Evans directed the first team offense to a pair of touchdowns, while the firs-team defense forced three turnovers. In Natchitoches, Northwestern State used four different quarterbacks, Shelton Eppler threw two touchdown passes and 143 yards.