New Pelicans center DeMarcus Cousins arrived in New Orleans and is expected to begin practicing with his new team tomorrow. Jake Madison, who writes for the blog Bourbon Street Shots and host of Locked On Pelicans podcast, says the trade means Anthony Davis can move back to power forward, a position he’s more comfortable with….
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Cousins will be introduced to the media tomorrow morning at 10:30. The new look Pelicans will host Houston on Thursday night.

Tonight, LSU hosts Auburn. The Tigers are trying to avoid a school record tying 14th straight loss.

A pair of undefeated baseball teams meet tonight at Maestri Field in New Orleans as the LSU Tigers visit UNO. LSU right fielder Greg Deichmann is off to a hot start, he slugged two home runs during the openeing weekend, but he likes how freshmen Josh Smith and Jake Slaughter are swinging the bats…
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The Privateers are also 3-0 under second-year head coach Blake Dean, who is a former LSU standout.

In other action…the Cajuns are at Nicholls. Southeastern hosts Tulane and tonight is the home opener for ULM, who will face McNeese. Louisiana Tech’s home game against Little Rock has been pushed back until tomorrow because of weather conditions.