Stephen Curry is expected to play tonight as the Pelicans and Warriors meet in Game two of their Western Conference semifinal series. Curry has missed the last five weeks with a knee sprain. Meanwhile, New Orleans is looking to bounce back after a 22 point loss in Game 1. Coach Alvin Gentry says he doesn’t want his guys to feel extra pressure, just because they lost the first game of the series….
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Anthony Davis and Rajon Rondo both say they need to play with more intensity on the defensive end after Golden State scored 41 points in the second quarter and 76 in the first half on Saturday night. Tip off is at 9:30 tonight.

The Benson family has another horse racing in the Kentucky Derby, Lone Sailor, and today he drew post position number eight. Lone Sailor recently finished second at the Louisian Derby on March 24th, one day after Tom Benson was laid to rest. James Graham will ride Lone Sailor and currently a longshot to win 50-1.

NFL executive vice president Troy Vincent said the league is not looking to eliminate kickoffs, but they are considering new rule changes in the hopes of making the play safer. A proposed change to kickoffs could be presented to the owners at their meeting later this month.

LSU baseball has lost six of eight and there is no midweek game this week because of final exams. Coach Paul Mainieri says the break is coming at a good time, because he believes his team is mentally and physicall drained after back-to-back weekend road trips. Mainieri says his team returns to practice today and they’ll have a couple of simulated games so some of their struggling pitchers can get some work….
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Infielder Josh Smith is expected to meet with a back specialist after he had to leave Friday’s win with more back problems. A back injury forced him to miss 38 games, until he made his return last week.