LSU and South Carolina are set to meet each other tonight in the SEC Baseball Tournament. Aaron Fitt with D-1 Baseball believes LSU needs to win a game or two to secure hosting an NCAA Regional….
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LSU will start freshman Cole Henry on the hill. He’ll be making his first start in a month, because of an elbow injury.
U-L Lafayette and ULM are in today’s single elimination round of the Sun Belt Tournament. The Cajuns face Appalachian State in Conway, South Carolina. While the Warhawks will take on South Alabama. ULM senior Chad Bell leads the Sun Belt with 18 home runs.
Louisiana Tech will have to set their alarm clock early. The Bulldogs are the third-seed in the Conference USA Tournament and they are set to face sixth seeded Marshall tomorrow morning at 9:30.
The House Criminal Justice Committee votes 11-to-6 to allow sports betting at the state’s riverboat casinos, racetracks and the land-based casino in New Orleans. Denham Springs Representative Valarie Hodges voted against the bill because she says sports betting can destroy families. But Metairie Senator Danny Martiny says that can happen now and the state gets no benefit from it, because it’s not regulated
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The sports betting bill has already been approved by the Senate and it may need a hearing before the House Appropriations Committee to review the fiscal impact to the state.
Organized Training Activities started today at the Saints practice facility in Metairie, so that means the battle for starting center begins today. Veteran Nick Easton and rookie draft pick Erik McCoy will fight out it out to replace the retiring Max Unger.