The Pelicans face the Spurs tonight and a win can give New Orleans a better seed in the NBA playoffs which begins this weekend. If New Orleans wins, they could be either the fifth or sixth seed, while a loss means the Pels could be a seventh or eighth seed and they’ll face either Houston or Golden State.

LSU’s Brandon Sampson has reportedly hired an agent and will enter the NBA draft, forgoing his senior season. The six-foot-five shooting guard never really lived up to his potential after a standout prep career at Madison Prep High School in Baton Rouge.

And the LSU men’s basketball team will reportedly play St. Mary’s on December 15th in Las Vegas. St. Mary’s won 30 games last season.

The Saints have reportedly met with Louisville Quarterback Lamar Jackson. Last month, Coach Sean Payton said the former Heisman Trophy winner is a special guy and you can see why he’s been so successful. Payton also said he can run an offense that’s based on the talents of that Q-B and doesn’t need another Drew Brees.

LSU Quarterback Myles Brennan says the compeitition has been good this spring between himself, Lowell Narcisse and Justin McMillan….
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Brennan says he’s been eating a lot as he tries to gain another 15 pounds. He currently stands at 6-foot-4, 195 pounds.

LSU won a pitcher’s duel with Louisiana Tech last night beating the Bulldogs two to nothing. David Leal was tough luck loser as he gave up two runs in the sixth inning. A-J Labas was the winning pitcher as he threw 63 pitchers over six solid innings.

The Ragin Cajuns won a wild game over McNeese 12-10. UL Lafayette turned its first triple play in eight years and it was the most runs scored by the Cajuns this season.

Elsewhere, Third ranked Arkansas scored four runs in the ninth inning to beat Grambling seven to six. Nicholls thumped Alcorn 13-6, Jackson State edged Southeastern four to three, and Northwestern State knocked off Lamar 15-3.