06:45 Sportscast, March 8th, 2017

Tonight could be the final game for Johnny Jones as head coach of the LSU Tigers. Tiger-rag-dot-com reports Athletic Director Joe Alleva is expected to hand Jones his pink slip shortly after the Tigers are eliminated from the SEC Tournament. Jones commented on the fact that this past season, LSU went 2-16 in the SEC….:
Cut 17 (09) “do that”
LSU faces Mississippi State in the SEC Tournament tonight.

According to sources, the Saints have signed wide receiver Brandon Coleman to a one-year extension, and offered wide receiver Willie Snead a qualifying offer. Also reported is that the New England Patriots offered the No. 32 overall pick in round 1 for Saints wide receiver Brandin Cooks last weekend. New Orleans declined but the Pats are reportedly still in the mix trying to come up with a deal to land Cooks.

The writing was on the wall with this one, but unfortunately the LSU baseball game against San Diego was rained out last night and won’t be made up. This means freshman Zack Hess will start for the Tigers tonight at McNeese State. UL-Lafayette and Southeastern also weren’t able to play their home games Tuesday.

Louisiana Tech was on the road and they rallied to beat Mississippi State 3-2. The Bulldogs scored two in the 8th to tie it and got the game winner in the 9th. They are now 12-1 on the season.

ULM fell 12-3 at Arkansas. It’s one of the Warhawks two-game midweek series against the Razorbacks.

The Sun Belt Men’s basketball tournament begins today in New Orleans. 12th seeded ULM faces Arkansas State this afternoon and then at 5:00 UL Lafayette will take on Little Rock. The Cajuns already beat the Trojans twice this season and Coach Bob Marlin believes his team is one of the best in the Sun Belt…:
Cut 20 (13) “Little Rock”