The LSU baseball team is set to host Stephen F Austin at Alex Box Stadium tonight. Tigers Coach Paul Mainieri is still looking for a starting third baseman he can count on. Tonight he’ll give Conner Hale a chance at the hot corner. Hale has started at first and second base this season.

In other college baseball action tonight…Northwestern State hosts ULM. The Demons are five and six on the year, while the Warhawks are six and three.

McNeese State is at Sam Houston, Tulane travels to Nicholls State, who is 7-3-and-1 on the season. And Southeastern Louisiana hosts Alcorn State.

In college hoops last night, the Lions lost to Northwestern State 92-79. The Demons improve to 12-and-4 four in the Southland. McNeese State got a big win as they look to make the Southland Tournament. The Cowboys edged Lamar 70 to 69. And Nicholls State beat UNO in overtime.

LSU sophomore guard Tim Quarterman is the SEC player of the week. Quarterman had a triple-double versus Ole Miss on Saturday. Quarterman is the third player in LSU history to record a triple-double, Shaquille O’ Neal and Pete Maravich are the other two. Quarterman says his mother is really proud of what he did…
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Quarterman and the Tigers host Tennessee tomorrow night.

In the NBA…the Pelicans five-game winning streak ended last night as New Orleans fell to Dallas 102-93. The Pels will try to start a new win streak on Wednesday when they host Detroit.

And there are reports the Saints will need to shed 22-million dollars by March tenth to get under the NFL salary cap. That means some high-priced players could be released over the next week.