DeMarcus Cousins is officially a New Orleans Pelican. The blockbuster deal with the Sacramento Kings was finalized this afternoon by the NBA. In order to acquire the league’s fourth leading scorer, the Pels had to give up Buddy Hield, Tyreke Evans, Langston Galloway and this year’s first and second round draft picks. Kings General Manager Vlade Divac says the Pelicans offer was actually not the best offer they received…
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Divac also said that winning begins with culture and character as Cousins does bring some baggage with him to New Orleans.

In a statement, Pelicans General Manager Dell Demps says they are thrilled about the trade and calls this is an exciting time for the Pelican fans.

LSU is ranked anywhere from second to fifth in the latest college baseball polls after winning three games this past weekend. LSU’s pitchers only allowed two earned runs and the Tigers crossed the plate 25 times. Senior second baseman Cole Freeman led the way with six hits and two doubles….
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The Tigers are at UNO tomorrow night. The Privateers are also 3-0. Caleb Gilbert will start on the mound for LSU.

There is a college baseball game tonight. The Cajuns are at Southeastern Louisiana. Yesterday UL Lafayette blanked Hofstra 1-0 for its first win of the season. Nick Lee threw six shutout innings. S-L-U lost to Murray State three to 1.