A highly anticipated college baseball season gets underway tonight for the second ranked LSU Tigers as they host Air Force at 7 PM. Coach Paul Mainieri brings back a veteran team that will also feature a few freshmen who are expected to do great things. Mainieri says he can’t wait to get it started…:
Cut 17 (21) “excited”
Alex Lange will start on the mound for the Tigers.

In college hoops, what a win for Louisiana Tech. The Bulldogs overpowered Florida Atlantic 95-69. The victory lets Tech maintain its hold on second place in Conference USA with four games to go.

It is once again NBA All-star weekend in the Big Easy. President and CEO of the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation Jay Cicero says the event was moved from Charlotte, North Carolina, in light of an anti-LGBT law that was enacted there last year..:
Cut 11 (12) “a chance”
This is the third time in 9 years that New Orleans has hosted all-star game, which is a record return rate.

Today is Coach “O” Day in Lafourche Parish to honor LSU’s new head football coach. Ed Orgeron is a native of Larose. Organizer, Larry Weidel, says BaBa was a hometown football star back in the day…:
Cut 8 (10) “can understand”
The event will be held at the local civic center at 6:00 p.m.