Fifth ranked LSU hosts McNeese in the home regular season finale tonight . The Tigers are coming off back to back losses to Mississippi State. In both games, the bullpen blew leads, including a nine run advantage on Sunday. Tigers Coach Jay Johnson says he has confidence pitching coach Wes Johnson can get his struggling pitching staff back on track…
cut 17 (17) “…right now”
LSU’s bullpen in the series loss to Mississippi State gave up 21 earned runs.

It was announced today that ABC will televise the Tigers football season opener against Florida State. The game will take place at 6:30 on Sunday September 3rd in Orlando. And Lafayette Christian football star JuJuan Johnson has committed to LSU.

The Saints expect receiver Michael Thomas will be healthy for the start of training camp. The former All-Pro only played in three games last season due to a toe injury. He missed the entire 2021 campaign with an ankle injury that limited him to seven games in 2020. He has not caught more than 100 passes in a season since 2019, but G-M Mickey Loomis believes he can be a 100-catch receiver again…
Cut 18 (14) “…for sure”
And the Saints have signed former Cowboys and Steelers receiver James Washington. He only played in two games last season because of a foot injury. His best season was in 2019 when he caught 44 passes for 735 yards and three touchdowns in Pittsburgh.

Tonight is the NBA draft lottery, the Pelicans have a half a percent chance of winning the first pick. It’s expected they will end up with the 14th overall pick.