UNO represents Louisiana in the NCAA Tournament tonight as they face Mount St. Mary’s in a First Four contest in Dayton, Ohio. Jeff Palermo has the story…:
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The LSU women’s basketball team found out Monday evening that they’ll be playing in the Big Dance. The No. 8 seed Lady Tigers will face No. 9 California in the first around of the NCAA Tournament in Waco, Texas on Saturday.

For only the second time in its school history, Louisiana Tech will play in the postseason Women’s NIT.

The Saints are hosting former Arizona Cardinals outside linebacker Alex Okafor, according to sources. Okafor played through an injury last season and finished the year with 3 and a half sacks.

Around the diamond, LSU takes on Louisiana College tonight in the Box. The Tigers are now ranked No. 6 by Baseball America. First pitch is 6:30. LSU pitcher Alden Cartwright announced on Twitter Monday that he is ending his playing career. The Senior suffered a complete tear of a ligament outside his elbow last April. LSU Freshman Cole Freeman earned SEC Co-Player of the Week honors. For the third time this season, LSU pitcher Jared Poche was among the Collegiate Baseball National Players of the Week.

The Newspaper also named Southeastern third baseman Taylor Schwaner one of its Louisville Slugger National Players of the Week. The Lions take on South Alabama today on the road.

Louisiana Tech hosts a pair of midweek games beginning tonight against Grambling State, then tomorrow against No. 9 UL-Lafayette.

Nicholls State is at Ole Miss and McNeese State is at Houston.

In the NBA, tonight the Pelicans take on the Trail Blazers in the Smoothie King Center.