The Pelicans hope home court advantage will help them get back into the series with Golden State as they are down two games to none after losing the first two contests in Oakland. Head Coach Alvin Gentry says they should be able to knock down more shots…
cut 25 (13) “…make shots”
And New Orleans will hopefully get a chance to shoot more free throws. They only shot nine free throws in Game 2, while Golden State had 27 opportunities from the free throw line. Game 3 is tomorrow night.

They are throwing money around in Georgia like it’s going out of style. The Falcons reportedly signed quarterback Matt Ryan to a five-year, 150-million dollar contract extension.

And Georgia Football Coach Kirby Smart has a new seven-year, 49-million dollar contract that keeps him in Athens through the 2024 season.

LSU begins an eight-game homestand tomorrow night against 4th ranked Arkansas. D-1 Baseball-dot-com Kendall Rogers says the Tigers need to finish strong to make an NCAA Regional, but they haven’t been able to play good baseball for long stretches this season….
cut 20 (18) “…has been”
Both D-1 Baseball and Baseball America do not have the Tigers in their NCAA Tournament projections with just three weeks left in the regular season.

Louisiana Tech is back home this weekend to host Middle Tennessee. The Bulldogs are 15-6 in conference action, a game and half behind league leader Southern Miss.

Two of the best teams in the Southland meet in Huntsville as Southeastern Louisiana visits Sam Houston State. The Lions are 2.5 games behind Sam Houston.