4:45 LRN Sportscast

The Saints announced today they signed former LSU Tiger and Jesuit Blue Jay Foster Moreau. The deal is reportedly for three years and 12 million dollars plus incentives.

The tight end from New Orleans was on the verge of signing with the Black and Gold in March but a physical resulted in him being diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Moreau’s recovery is going so well there is a chance he could be back on the field next week. Saints begin OTAs on May 23rd.

Moreau was a fourth round pick of the Raiders in 2019. He caught a career-high 33 passes for 420 yards last season and he was teammate of current Saints QB Derek Carr in Oakland and Las Vegas.

In college baseball last night, second-ranked LSU pounded Northwestern State 14-4, LA Tech scored five in the seventh inning to beat the Cajuns 12 to 8 and McNeese defeated Nicholls seven to three. Today, ULM is at Stephen F Austin for a 6:30 first pitch.

The LSU men’s basketball team has officially signed four players out of transfer portal. Three of them are natives of the Baton Rouge area. Tigers Coach Matt McMahon was a guest on Tiger Rag Radio last night and says these players have the ability to score….
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LSU is also expected to add six-foot-ten center Hunter Dean from Mandeville. Dean averaged nine points and six rebounds a game for George Washington last season.

LSU softball was eliminated from the SEC Tournament today as they lost five to three in eleven innings to Ole Miss. The 14th ranked Tigers are 40-15, we’ll find out if that’s good enough to host a regional.