4:45 LRN Sportscast

The second ranked LSU baseball team will host UNO tonight. The Tigers have won 15 in a row and former Sulphur star Jake Brown continues to swing a hot bat. He was 7-for-13 at the plate last week with one home run, nine RBIs and four runs scored. First pitch is at 6:30.

Also tonight, Louisiana Tech hosts ULM. The Bulldogs have won 18 of the last 21 matchups. And Northwestern State is at Grambling State.

ULM has promoted Phil Cunningham to head men’s basketball coach. Cunningham was an assistant last season, and he was previously the head coach at Troy. Cunningham led the Trojans to the NCAA Tournament in 2017.

The LSU women’s basketball team is preparing for its first-round matchup against San Diego State, which will be played in the PMAC on Saturday night. Coach Kim Mulkey says Flau’Jae Johnson and Aneesah Morrow were at practice yesterday.

LSU football has added 16 players that were in the transfer portal and Coach Brian Kelly says they have the right mindset. Kelly says he’s noticed it during spring practice…

Cut 16 (16) “…it’s fun.”

Tight end Juwan Johnson is back with the Saints after signing a three-year, 30-million-dollar contract. Johnson is coming off a season in which he caught 50 passes for 548 yards and three touchdowns, but he believes there’s another level he can get to…

Cut 19 (23) “…to see.”

Johnson says new head coach Kellen Moore is a big reason why he re-signed with the Saints.