LSU fans went to Alex Box Stadium last night to celebrate the 2025 national champions. Coach Jay Johnson and several players spoke, including Stevan “Monster” Milam…
Cut 13 (09) “…national championship now”
It’s induction weekend for the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame and the 2025 class features great coaches. Nick Saban, Delgado baseball coach Joe Scheurman, St. Thomas More basketball coach Danny Broussard and former Catholic High football coach Dale Weiner. Ronnie Rantz on Weiner’s accomplishments…
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With the seventh overall pick in last night’s NBA draft, the Pelicans selected Oklahoma guard Jeremiah Fears. Fears led the Sooners in scoring, averaging 17 points per game. Fears also averaged four rebounds and four assists a game and made the SEC All-Freshman Team.
New Orleans then used its 23rd overall pick to select Asa Newell of Georgia, but they traded him and an unprotected first round pick in next year’s NBA draft to the Hawks for their first round pick, Derik Queen from Maryland. He averaged 17 points and nine rebounds a game last season. The Pelicans new head for basketball operations, Joe Dumars, says they really wanted Queen…
Cut 27 (17) “…this draft”
But CBS-Sports-dot-com calls the trade a risky gamble. Podcaster Bill Simmons says it is one of the first worst trades of this decade, giving up a first round pick to move up 10 spots in the draft.