A big crowd is expected at Alex Box Stadium tonight to celebrate the 2023 national championship LSU baseball team. The triumphant team returned to Baton Rouge yesterday and received a heroes welcome when their buses pulled up to the Box. We spoke with a couple of fans who absolutely love this team…
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Tonight’s celebration begins at 7:30. Gates open tot he Box at 6:30. There is no admission to attend.
LSU baseball coach Jay Johnson has received a 100-thousand dollar bonus for leading the Tigers to a national championship. His salary this season is 1.25 million dollars and has picked up 260-thousand dollars in bonuses.
The SEC announced Home and Away conference opponents for women’s basketball teams and the national champion Lady Tigers will welcome South Carolina to the PMAC next season. A date has not been set, but it will be a matchup between the last two national champion teams in women’s basketball.
Also it was announced today that the Lady Tigers will host Virginia Tech in the SEC/ACC Challenge on November 30th and the men will travel to Syracuse on November 28th.
The Pelicans will begin Summer League action in Las Vegas on July 7th. First round pick Jordan Hawkins will be there. He shot 39-percent from three-point territory at UCONN last season. The Maryland native says he’s studdied a lot of great three-point shooters…
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