The top-ranked LSU baseball team gets its final tune-up before the start of SEC play tonight as the Tigers host Xavier of Ohio. The Musketeers are 7-and-9 and have lost four in a row, but those four losses came against second-ranked Tennessee, and they got swept by 12th-ranked Vanderbilt. First pitch is at 6:30.

In other action tonight, Southern is at U-L Lafayette. ULM hosts Alcorn State, Grambling travels to Northwestern State and Nicholls visits Tulane.

Tonight is the semi-final round of the Southland men’s basketball tournament…Northwestern State will try to upset top-seeded McNeese and then Nicholls will look to take down Lamar.

At the high school boys’ basketball tournament… top-seeded Calvary Baptist will face fifth-seeded Rosepine in a Division Three select semi-final. In a Class B semi-final contest, top-seeded Lacassine will face fourth-seeded Simsboro.

In the Class C semifinals earlier today, Plainview beat Gibsland-Coleman 64 to 55.

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The Saints are bringing back fan favorite and safety Tyrann Mathieu. According to New-Orleans-dot-football, the Black and Gold have reworked Mathieu’s contract, and he’ll make up to seven-point-two million dollars this year.

Saints Quarterback Derek Carr’s contract was restructured over the weekend, converting part of his deal to a signing bonus. The move saves the Saints 30-million dollars in salary cap space, and it means Carr will get his full 40-million dollars in salary for 2025. Coach Kellen Moore is glad Carr will be with the Black and Gold in 2025…

Cut 14 (07) “…good situation.”

Moore’s new staff was made available to the media yesterday. Defensive coordinator Brandon Staley on why he wanted to be part of the new coaching staff in New Orleans…

Cut 18 (15) “….just really special”