LSU baseball rallied back from a five-to one deficit to beat South Carolina eight to six to advance into the second round of the SEC Tournament. Sophomore right-hander Devin Fontenot was the key as he threw 4.1 shutout innings for his fifth win of the year. Todd Peterson worked the final 2.2 innings for his third save. Offensively, the Tigers had 13 hits, Josh Smith homered and drove in two runs and Cade Beloso had 3 RBIs. LSU plays Mississippi State tonight.

ULM’s Joey Jordan tied a Sun Belt Tournament record with five hits as the Warhawks upset South Alabama 12-7. It’s ULM’s first tournament win since 2014 and tonight they’ll take on top-seeded Texas State at 6:30.

Senior Hunter Kasuls two-run double in the sixth inning snapped a two-two tie and the Ragin Cajuns defeated Appalachian State six to two. UL-Lafayette faces Georgia Southern today.

New Pelicans general manager Trajan Langdon says it wasn’t easy to leave his job as an assistant G-M of the Brooklyn Nets, but he was sold after seeing Owner Gayle Benson’s passion for the team and her commitment to building a long term winner…
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Langdon says his goal is to build a championship team from within and that means developing young talent.

The Saints have added depth to their defensive line as the team announces the signing of former Carolina Panthers defensive end Wes Horton. He started eight games for the Panthers last seaosn and during his six seasons, he has 15.5 sacks.

Tampa Bay has released six-time pro bowl defensive tackle Gerald McCoy, but the Bucs have reportedly signed defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh, who also reportedly considered the Saints.