For the first time since 2009, the LSU Tigers are in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. Coach Johnny Jones says the tournament selection committee recognizes LSU had a good regular season…
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The Bayou Bengals are a nine-seed and they’ll take on North Carolina State in Pittsburgh on Thursday.

Louisiana Tech will have to settle for the N-I-T again this year. The Bulldogs will host Central Michigan on Tuesday night at the Thomas Assembly Center.

U-L-M has received a bid to play in the College Basketball Invitational. The Warhawks will host Eastern Michigan on Wednesday. It’s U-L-M’s first postseason apperance since 1996.

The Ragin Cajuns and Northwestern State are in the College-Insider-dot-com tournament. U-L Lafayette will visit in Incarnate Word tomorrow night, while the Demons will host Tennessee-Martin on Thursday.

Great ballgame and great performance from Anthony Davis in the Smoothie King Center last night but the Pelicans lost 118-111 in double overtime to the Denver Nuggets. A-D had 36 points, 14 rebounds, nine blocks and seven assists. Oklahoma City also won yesterday, so New Orleans now trails the Thunder by one game for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference.

The LSU Tigers are still ranked number one in Baseball America’s poll after taking two out of three from Ole Miss. The Bayou Bengals belted the Rebels 18 to six yesterday as Alex Bregman, Jared Foster and Conner Hale all had home runs. LSU is now 18-and-2 on the season.