San Francisco Giants pitcher and former LSU Tiger Kevin Gausman has been named to the 2021 National League All-Star team, making him the 13th former LSU player to be named an MLB all-star. The selection of Gausman marks the sixth straight time that an LSU player has been chosen for the honor. Gausman is 8-2 this season with a 1.68 ERA and 116 strikeouts in 101 innings. Gausman is in his ninth season in the big league’s and second with the Giants.
The ULM football coaching staff will once again be allowed on Oak Grove High School’s campus once an evaluation period begins. They were barred from campus by coach Ryan Gregory after offensive lineman John Bolding’s scholarship was not renewed with the arrival of new Warhawks coach Terry Bowden. Bolding, an Oak Grove product, was a Dean’s list student at ULM and set to graduate in December.
The women’s college world series averaged 59 percent more viewers than the men’s college world series. The most viewed softball game grabbed the attention of 2.1 million viewers, 24 percent more viewers than the 1.7 million that tuned into the most watched men’s game.
Game one of the NBA is tonight at 8 pm as the Phoenix Suns and Milwaukee Bucks will face off in a best of seven series. Former New Orleans Hornet Chris Paul and former head coach Monty Williams have led the Suns to the finals as they reunited after their time together in the Big Easy. Former Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday will step on the court for the Bucks. Holiday is averaging 17.7 points per game this season.
Former College Football head coach Mark Richt announced that he has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s. Richt coached the Georgia Bulldogs from 2001-2015 before a brief stint with the Miami Hurricanes from 2016-2018. Richt has a head coaching record of 171 wins and 64 losses, and is 10-7 in bowl games and a pair of SEC Championships.