The LSU baseball Tigers were taken down by Tennessee yesterday as the Volunteers hit six home runs in a 15-6 win that completed the sweep of the Super Regional Series. It was the final game as a coach for LSU’s Paul Mainieri…
cut 28(10) “…a career”
Mainieri won 1,505 games during his 39-year coaching career.

So the question now begs who will replace Mainieri?. There’s have been a lot of names mentioned but college baseball analyst Ronnie Rantz believes athletic director Scott Woodward will try to make a big splash with this hire.
Cut 16 (14) “…ask anyway.”
Corbin and the Commodores are gearing up to play in the College World Series.

The LSU men’s track and field team are national champions for the first time since 2002. The Tigers won five events to win the program’s fifth overall national title. LSU had 84 points, while the next closest competitor was Oregon who finished with 53 points. The LSU women’s outdoor track and field team finished a disappointing sixth. The Lady Tigers were ranked number one heading into the meet in Eugene, Oregon.

LSU Gymnastics Head Coach Jay Clark has announced Garrett Griffeth and 2004 Olympian Courtney McCook Griffeth as new assistant coaches. The Griffiths come to Baton Rouge after serving as assistant coaches for the last two seasons at the University of Utah. The Utes finished third nationally this past season.

Former Pelicans coach Monty Williams is four games away from taking the Phoenix Suns to the NBA Finals. The Suns completed a sweep of the Nuggets last night with a 125 to 118 win over Denver. Former Hornet Chris Paul had a big night as he scored 37 points and dished out seven assists.