For the third time in as many series, LSU baseball dropped the opener against an SEC foe. Last night the Tigers lost 6-5 to Auburn, falling to 18-8 on the season. LSU led 2-0 until the visitors scored six runs off of starter Blake Money in the fifth inning.  Cade Doughty went 2-for-5 with two runs scored, and Brayden Jobert homered in his fourth consecutive game, giving him six home runs and 18 RBI during the streak. Game two of the series is tonight at 6:30.

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The New Orleans Pelicans square off against the Los Angeles Lakers tonight for the third and final time unless, of course, the two teams meet in the play-in tournament. LA has lost four in a row and is two games behind New Orleans in the West. A Pelicans victory would give them a sweep of the season series. New Orleans has made the postseason the last two times that’s happened.

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LSU basketball picked up its first signee for 2022 as 6-10 center Corneilous Williams announced he will be joining the program. Two other players, center Efton Reid and guard Eric Gaines are entering the transfer portal, bringing the total to nine.

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Conference USA co-leaders Louisiana Tech and Southern Miss face off in Hattiesburg starting tonight. Bulldogs coach Lane Burroughs says the Eagles’ pitching staff is as loaded as ever.

Cut 17 (17) “…anything’s gonna change.”

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Newly-signed Saints quarterback Andy Dalton met with the media on Thursday. Dalton has started 148 of the 152 games he’s appeared in but is the clear backup to Jameis Winston. He says he still brings plenty to the table in that role.

Cut 20 (18) “…I can do.”

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