For the first time since 2009, the LSU Tigers are in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. The Bayou Bengals are a nine-seed and they’ll face North Carolina State on Thursday night in Pittsburgh. Coach Johnny Jones says the goal all season long was to get an invite to the Big Dance

Cut 13 (15) “front of us”

There was a concern LSU would not get into the tournament after they lost to Auburn in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament. But based on LSU getting a nine-seed, they really didn’t need to sweat it out.

Anthony Davis scored 35-points and pulled down 12 rebounds, but the Pelicans could not hold on to a double-digit second half lead and fell to the Denver Nuggets 118-111 in double overtime last night at the Smoothie King Center. The loss drops the Pels back to one game behind Oklahoma City for the last playoff spot in the Western Conference.
Four boys’ state championship basketball teams were crowned Saturday night in Lake Charles. Madison Prep reigns in Class 1-A after defeating Lafayette Christian. Riverside Academy defeated Lakeview to earn the 2-A championship. It was University Lab over John Curtis for the 3-A title. And in Class 4-A, Landry-Walker claimed the trophy after edging Salmen.

In college baseball, Number one ranked LSU won two of three against Ole Miss to begin their SEC schedule. Twelfth ranked Rice swept Louisiana Tech.

In the Sun Belt, ULM won two out of three against Mississippi Valley State and Arkansas-Little Rock swept UL-Lafayette.

In the Southland, Nicholls dropped two of three against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. UNO took two of three against Stephen F. Austin. Sam Houston State won their series against Northwestern State. Southeastern Louisiana took their series against Abilene Christian. And McNeese State swept Incarnate Word.