Saints and Pelicans owner Tom Benson remains in intensive care because of the flu. Benson was admitted to the I-C-U two weeks ago, but the Saints say he is showing signs of improving.

The Pelicans go after their ninth straight win tonight when they visit the Los Angeles Clippers. New Orleans is in fourth place in the Western Conference standings, two games ahead of the Clippers, who are in ninth place, which gives you an idea of how tight the standings are with 20 games to go. Tip-off is at 9:30.

At the Boys Top 28 tournament today in Lake Charles, White Castle upset top-seeded Tensas in the One-A semifinals as the Bulldogs defeated the Panthers 61-58. White Castle will play for the 1A championship on Friday when they take on Delhi. The Bears beat North Central 64-51. And in a Four-A semi-final contest….Woodlawn-Shreveport dribbled past McDonough 35…62-56.

Tonight at Alex Box Stadium, LSU goes after its fourth straight win as they host Southern University. Cam Sanders will start on the hill for the Tigers. This will be his third start and so far he’s struggled with his command, five walks in four innings pitched.

Also tonight, Lincoln Parish Rivals, Louisiana Tech and Grambling State meet in Ruston. Tulane is at UNO in a game televised by CST. Northwestern State is at 9th ranked Texas A-and-M.

Cajuns sophomore right-hander Jack Burk has been named Sun Belt Conference Pitcher of the Week. Burk pitched seven shutout innings against 12th ranked Vanderbilt last Saturday at the Shriners College Classic in Houston. UL Lafayette hosts LSU tomorrow night.

The Sun Belt men’s basketball tournament begins tomorrow in New Orleans. ULM will take on Arkansas State. The Warhawks finished the regular season by losing to A-S-U. Louisiana Tech faces North Texas in the Conference USA Tournament tomorrow night. And tonight in the SWAC Tournament, Southern hosts Jackson State in a quarterfinal matchup.