6:45 LRN Sportscast

History was made in the Ceasars Superdome last night as the Kansas Jayhawks won their first national championship since 2008 and fourth overall. The Jayhawks overcame a 16-point deficit to beat eighth-seeded North Carolina 72-69. It’s the largest comeback in NCAA mens’ basketball championship history.

The Saints now have two first-round picks in this year’s NFL draft. New Orleans made a trade with the Eagles where multiple draft picks were swapped between the two franchises. The Black and Gold now have the 16th and 19th pick in the first rounds and Locked on Saints podcast host Ross Jackson says the Saints might be interested in a Q-B out of Pitt…
cut 16 (15) “….or second round”
The Saints have three picks in the Top 50 in the draft.

After dropping a series to Auburn, 19th ranked LSU returns to the diamond tonight to host Grambling. Coach Jay Johnson’s team is 19-and-9 at the halfway point of the season…
cut 27 (07) “…play better”
Grambling is 11-and-17 but coming off a sweep over Alcorn State where they scored 57 runs in the three-game series.

The Ragin Cajuns are at La Tech tonight to begin a two-game series at J-C Love Field. Tonight marks the 125th meeting between the two schools in baseball, the Cajuns swept the season series last year.

Last night, ULM outslugged Stephen F Austin 15 to six as Chase DeJean had a career-high four hits.

The Pelicans will look to clinch a spot in the play-in tournament when they wrap up a four-game road trip in Sacramento. New Orleans is the ninth seed in the West, one game ahead of San Antonio with four games left.