After rallying from a 14-point deficit to beat Charlotte 112 to 110 last night, the Pelicans are in Memphis tonight as they continue their quest to try and catch San Antonio for the final spot in the play-in tournament. New Orleans trails the Spurs by 1.5 games. San Antonio hosts the Bucks tonight.

LSU men’s basketball has received a signed national letter of intent from seven-footer Efton Reid, a five-star prospect from I-M-G Academy in Florida. Reid chose LSU over Florida State, Pittsburgh, Virginia, North Carolina, and Ohio State and also had scholarship offers from Kansas and Louisville. 24-7-sports ranks Reid as the nation’s 28th best prospect.

Saints defensive end Cam Jordan is donating 120-thousand dollars to the New Orleans Police Department so that the NOPD can provide anti-racism training to 80 officers over the next two years. Jordan says he hopes this police-training program can bring a positive impact to New Orleans.

After taking two of three from Auburn, LSU baseball is looking forward to a big week. Tomorrow they are scheduled to host 14th ranked Louisiana Tech and then Alabama for the weekend. The Crimson Tide is 11 and 12 in the SEC, while the Tigers are 9-and-15. The series starts Friday.

Because of heavy rainfall in Miami, Louisiana Tech only played two games this past weekend against F-I-U, splitting a doubleheader on Saturday. Bulldogs Coach Lane Burroughs says having two games rained out might be a good thing…
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Since he didn’t pitch yesterday, eight-game winner Jarret Whorff will start for the Bulldogs, but he’s only expected to pitch two or three innings.

The LHSAA Baseball State Championships are set to begin tomorrow in Sulphur. There will be eight semi-final games. It starts with third-seeded Elizabeth versus second-seeded Anaccoo at 10 AM in a Class B semi-final contest.