11:40 LRN Sportscast

The fifth-ranked LSU women’s basketball team won a back-and-forth game with Vanderbilt, 83 to 77 last night, to stay undefeated. Flau’Jae (flah-jay) Johnson and had 25 points and Aneesah (uh-nee-suh) Morrow had 23 points and 15 rebounds. She now has 25-hundred career points and 15-hundred career rebounds, becoming just the eighth player in NCAA history to accomplish that feat.

Cut 20 (20) “…every night”

The Lady Tigers next game is Sunday at Florida.

The LSU men’s basketball team looks for its first SEC win tonight as they host Arkansas. The Razorbacks are also winless in league play. Tip time is at 8 PM.

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Priority number one for the Saints is to find a new head coach. New Orleans met virtually with three candidates, Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn, Giants O-C Mike Kafka, and Dolphins defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver. They are also expected to interview interim head coach Darren Rizzi sometime this week. The Saints could also be interested in interviewing Mike McCarthy, who is out as head coach of the Dallas Cowboys.

Saints General Manager Mickey Loomis believes his team is not far away from being a playoff team again. He says injuries to several stars on offense helped derail their 2024 season and they want to look at why the team had so many injuries…

Cut 17 (15) “…more than anything else”

West Monroe High School has a new football coach as strength and conditioning coach DeMichael Dizer has been promoted to head coach.