Not a surprise to hear that LSU forward Ben Simmons is declaring for the NBA draft. That’s according to ESPN’s Jeff Goodman, who spoke with Simmons last night. The native of Australia could be the top pick in the June NBA draft, but Duke’s Brandon Ingram will also get some consideration from whatever team that gets the first pick.

The SEC was nearly shutout from having a team in the Sweet 16. But Texas A-and-M rallied back from a 12-point deficit with 44 seconds left in regulation and went on to beat Northern Iowa 92-88 in double overtime.

The Pelicans Anthony Davis is out for the rest of the season, because of shoulder and knee injuries. He’ll likely need surgery, which means he might not be able to play for the US Olympic Team in this summer’s Rio games. Without Davis, the Pels still defeated the Clippers 109-105 last night. Jrue Holiday had 22 points.

After losing two out of three to Alabama, LSU has fallen out of the top ten in the Baseball America poll. The Tigers dropped six spots to number 13. But the Bayou Bengals got a confidence building come from behind victory over the Crimson Tide yesterday. The Tigers scored six runs in the eighth to win seven to five. Brody Wofford had a key hit, with two-run pinch hit single…
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LSU faces UL Lafayette tomorrow night in the Wally Pontiff Classic at Zephyr Field in Metairie. The Cajuns fell out of the top 25 in the Baseball America poll after losing their series with Little Rock.

But the UL Lafayette basketball team will host UC Irvine in the quarterfinals of the College-Insider-dot-com tournament. It will take place at 7:15 on Wednesday. Before that game, the Cajuns women’s basketball team will face Youngstown State in the semifinals of the Women’s Basketball Invitational.