It’s been a rough year in sports for Louisiana with the no call in the NFC Championship game, the drama surrounding Anthony Davis, the Will Wade FBI wire tap scandal, so the state was due for some good luck. And they got it last night with the Pelicans winning the NBA Draft Lottery, which gives them the right to draft Duke superstar Zion Williamson next month. In the hours since the news broke, over 25-hundred season tickets have been sold. Williamson is widely regarded the most promising prospect to enter the NBA draft since Lebron James.

ESPN announces the highly-anticipated non-conference contest between LSU and Texas on the gridiron will kick off at 6:30 on Saturday, September seventh in Austin. ABC will televise the game as part of the network’s Saturday Night Football package.

LSU quarterback Joe Burrow will work at the Manning Passing Academy as a camp counselor. The camp runs from June 26th to the 30th on the Nicholls State campus in Thibodaux.

20th ranked LSU used a four-run third inning to defeat UNO seven to five on the baseball diamond last night. Daniel Cabrera hit a two-run homer in that third inning and later in the game Antoine Duplantis hit his 10th dinger of the season. LSU now has back-to-back victories heading into the final regular season series of the year on Thursday when they host Auburn.

5th ranked Mississippi State defeated Louisiana Tech seven to three. Hunter Wells and Parker Bates each had three hits in the loss. The Bulldogs finish the regular season in Miami against F-I-U in a series that starts tomorrow.

The 2018-19 high school sports season ended yesterday with the conclusion of the state baseball tournament. For the first time since 1987, Tioga is state champs in baseball. The Indians defeated Breaux Bridge four to three. Sterlington won its first Class 3A title as the Panthers doubled up South Beauregard four to two. And Barbe beat district rival Sam Houston eight to two for the Bucs 10th state championship in school history.