4:45 LRN Sportscast March 23

The  Pelicans return to action tonight as they fight for a spot in the postseason. Injuries to key players have dropped the Pels from second in the West in January to 12th half a game back from tenth the final spot in the play-in tournament and only 3 games separate the New Orleans and 4th place Suns. Pels coach Willie Green says the injuries have been frustrating, but they still have a chance at making the postseason….

Cut 17 (16) “…those games.”

The Pels and Hornets tip-off at 7:00 tonight

Game one of the LSU-Arkansas Baseball series has been moved up to 12:00 tomorrow in Alex Box Stadium. The game was originally scheduled for 7:00 bu has been moved up due to inclement weather forecasts. Officials are monitoring weather patterns to determine if any adjustments to the start times of games 2 and 3 are needed.

The Saints signed former first-round pick, safety Jonathan Abram. Abram suffered a shoulder injury with the Raiders after they drafted him in 2019 and started the season last  year in Las Vegas. He appeared in two games for Green Bay, and finished off the last six games of the season with Seattle. Abram said last year was a learning experience…

Cut 19 (21) “…didn’t know”

Northwestern State announced the hiring of new basketball head coach Rick Cabrera. Tallahassee Community College’s Cabrera takes over after first-year head coach Corey Gipson left the program to take the head coaching job at Austin Peay. This will be Cabrera’s first D-1 coaching position but he’s averaged nearly 25 wins a season and won three coach of the year awards with Tallahassee and Lackawanna College.