The Pelicans have released 37-year-old Garrett Temple. It might be the end of an NBA career for the Baton Rouge native and former LSU star. Temple has played for 11 NBA teams and appeared in 84 games for the Pels over the last two seasons. This past season he only averaged two points a game.

ESPN is reporting the NBA will have an in-season tournament that will take place on December seventh and ninth in Las Vegas. Full details will be announced on Saturday.

The Pelicans will begin play in the Summer League tomorrow afternoon in in Las Vegas. New Orleans will take on the Timberwolves in a game that can be seen on NBA TV.

LSU star Angel Reese scored 12 points and grabbed 14 rebounds in a 106 to 44 win over Cuba. Reese is playing for USA basketball at the FIBA Americup. The United States went three and one in pool play and is advancing in the quarterfinals.

Yesterday was Brayden Jobert Day in St. Tammany Parish. The Slidell native just helped the LSU Tigers win its seventh national championship in baseball. Jobert had 14 home runs on the season. His last dinger of the year came in the championship game victory over Florida.

In major league baseball….the Astros are one of the hottest teams i the American League as they’ve won seven of their last eight. Yesterday, Houston held off Colorado six to four. The Stros trail the Rangers by two games for first place in the A-L West. Houston begins a four-game series against Seattle tonight, while the Rangers finish off a series in Boston tonight.