The Pelicans got a big win in Chicago last night as they defeated the Bulls 115 to 111. There were nine lead changes in the fourth quarter and Brandon Ingram stepped up big, scoring 16 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter. New Orleans is now 6-and-5 and hosts Portland tonight.

In the first game of the Matt McMahon era, LSU defeated Kansas City 74-63. Adam Miller led the way with 18 points and K-J Williams had 13 points and 14 rebounds.

LSU running back Josh Williams is a semifinalist for the Burlsworth Trophy, which is awarded to the nation’s most outstanding college football player who began his career as a walk-on. Williams walked on in 2019 and earned a scholarship in 2020. This year he leads the team in rushing with 359 yards…
cut 17 (11) “…to do so”
LSU is at Arkansas on Saturday.

The Ragin Cajuns play their final home game of the year tonight as U-L Lafayette hosts Georgia Southern. The Cajuns are four and five and need to win at least two of their final three games in order be bowl eligible. Three of the Cajuns losses have been by a touchdown or less. Coach Michael Desormeaux says the losses have been frustrating…
cut 20 (19) “….in the end”
Georgia Southern is 5-4, 2-and-3 in the Sun Belt.

Conference USA has signed a new five-year TV deal with CBS and ESPN and it will result in the league playing all of its football games in October during week nights. The most of the games will be on Tuesday and Wednesday, with a handful of games also on Thursday and Friday.