Last night the UNO men’s basketball team dropped a heartbreaker in the NCAA First Four, as the Privateers were edged by Mount St. Mary’s, 67-66. In the defeat, New Orleans concludes this memorable season 20-12 overall. UNO still gets to boast being the only team invited to the Big Dance from Louisiana this season, winning the regular-season Southland title and being the first Privateer team to punch the ticket to the NCAA Tournament since 1996.

The installation of a new offense is underway at the LSU football practice field. Quarterback Danny Etling and the Tigers had their second session of the spring Tuesday and the starting signal caller says he has good feel for the basics of offensive coordinator Matt Canada…:
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In the NBA, the Pelicans put together an incredible performance last night when they downed the Trail Blazers 100-77 inside the Smoothie King Center. This time the combination of Anthony Davis and DeMarcus Cousins was finally noticeable The Pels will look to keep this momentum going as they travel to Miami for a 6:30pm tip-off tonight.

In the NFL, the Saints have signed Alex Okafor, offering the Cardinals pass rush a one year deal worth up to $3 million dollars. He’s reuniting with New Orleans safety Kenny Vaccaro as the two were captains together at Texas.

The Chiefs have signed former LSU defensive tackle Bennie Logan to a one year contract, according to sources. Logan made 24 tackles and had 2 and a half sacks last season with Philadelphia.

In college baseball, Louisiana College and LSU had a rare meeting in the makeup game the Tigers couldn’t play against San Diego a couple of weeks ago due to lightning. It was pitching domination that lead LSU to a 13-0 victory over the Wildcats. Nicholls State was shutout by Ole Miss 5-0. McNeese State fell to Houston 6-5. Southeastern hammered South Alabama 12-4. Louisiana Tech dominated Grambling, 15-1.