The Pelicans will get another shot at Golden State tonight as they look to even up their Western Conference semifinal series at one game a piece. New Orleans Head Coach Alvin Gentry says his team is still confident, but they need to play at a higher level….
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And the Warriors will welcome the return of Stephen Curry, who will play in his first game in five weeks, because of a knee injury. Tip time is 9:30.

The Saints didn’t draft a quarterback, but they’ve reportedly inked former Ohio State quarterback J-T Barrett to a three-year deal as an undrafted free-agent. Barrett will join a quarterback room that features future Hall of Famer Drew Brees and his back-ups, Tom Savage and second-year pro Taysom Hill. Barrett threw for over three-thousand yards and 35 touchdowns last season for the Buckeyes.

The LSU baseball team team returns to practice today after a couple days off following a brutal streatch that saw them go 2-and-6 in their last eight games. The Tigers are 26-and-19 overall, 10-and-11 in the SEC. The latest NCAA Tournament projection from D-1 Baseball has LSU out of the field of 64. The Tigers can improve their RPI this weekend as they’ll host fourth ranked Arkansas.

A light schedule of games today…McNeese is at Houston Baptist, ULM hosts Grambling and Tulane travels to 13th ranked Southern Miss.

Lone Sailor, which is owned by Gayle Benson’s GMB Racing Stable is a 50-1 shot to win this Saturday’s 144th running of the Kentucky Derby. Lone Sailor will break from the eighth post. The favorite is Justify, which will run from the seventh post and the three-year-old colt is a three to one favorite.

Former LSU Tiger Vadal Alexander has been suspended for the first four games of the 2018 NFL season. The part-time starter on the Raiders offensive line reportedly violated the league’s performance enhancing substances policy.