A struggling LSU baseball team begins a series tonight against one of the SEC’s best teams. Arkansas leads the West Division with a 17-7 record, while the Tigers have lost three in a row and sit in fourth place in the West. Coach Paul Mainieri says Arkansas is an outstanding team, but they plan to battle as hard as they can
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The Tigers have had a lot of success against Arkansas, winning 13 of their last 14 SEC regular-season series, including the last seven in a row. First pitch is at 6:30.

The weather is causing problems at the state baseball tournament in Sulphur. All state semifinal baseball games scheduled for today have been postponed. An updated schedule will be posted on the LHSAA website by 6 PM.

Former Saints tight end Ben Watson’s retirment looks to be a short one as the veteran will reportedly sign with the Patriots. New England needs help at that position with the retirement of Rob Gronkowski. Watson caught 46 passes for the Saints last season. He’s a former first round pick of the Patriots and played his first six seasons in New England.

Shreveport native and former Louisiana Tech star Terry Bradshaw has been picked to deliver the commencement speach at Tech’s May 25th graduation ceremonies.

In college hoops news, Ragin Cajuns forward Justin Miller has announced he’s entering the NCAA transfer portal. Miller started the last two seasons and during his three-year career in Lafayette he averaged nine points and five rebounds a game. He did not give a reason on why he’s leaving.

ESPN reports Golden State star Kevin Durant suffered a mild calf strain in last night’s Game 5 win over Houston and he’ll be re-evaluated next week, which means he miss the rest of the series.