U-L-M men’s basketball will host Vermont tonight at seven P-M in the semifinals of the C-B-I tournament. The Warhawks started the tournament by beating Eastern Michigan and then rallying on the road to defeat Mercer by 2. ULM Athletics Director Brian Wickstrom this postseason run has brought excitement to the campus…

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Tonight’s winner will face the winner of the Seattle-Loyola of Chicago matchup in the CBI best of three championship series.

In college baseball, the top ranked LSU Tigers lit it up with 19 hits last night on their way to a 13-7 win over Tulane in Turchin Stadium. Hunter Newman picks up the win for the Tigers, while Patrick Duester gets tagged with the loss. LSU moves to 22-3 on the season and will host Kentucky in a three-game series beginning Friday night. The Green Wave will host UConn this weekend.

In other college baseball action, Louisiana Tech cruised past Grambling 8-1.

Southeastern Louisiana squeaked by ULM 7-6.

UL-Lafayette edged McNeese State 6-5 in eleven innings.

And Northwestern State blanked Mississippi Valley State 13-0.

ESPN.com’s Jeff Goodman reports that LSU sophomore forward Jordan Mickey is leaning towards entering the NBA draft. Mickey was a first-team ALL SEC selection this past season as he led the league in rebounding and he’s also the top shot blocker in the country. Tiger Rag Editor Cody Worsham says it’s not a surprise to hear this news…

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In a released statement, Mickey says he has not made a decision on entering the draft, but does plan to explore his options.