LSU baseball coach Jay Johnson has named Thatcher Hurd as his starting pitcher for Friday’s season opener against V-M-I. Hurd was the winning pitcher in the national championship game and Johnson says he deserves the opening day assignment after a strong finish to last year…
Cut 18 (20) “…do that.”
First pitch on Friday is at 2 PM.

Louisiana Tech opens the season on Friday against Northern Colorado. First pitch has been moved up from 6 to 4 PM due to the weather.

The Saints have officially named Klint Kubiak as their new offensive coordinator. Head coach Dennis Allen says Kubiak has played an important role in the growth of many players, starting with the quarterback position.

Zion Williamson is not going to the All-Star game, but he played like an All-Star last night as the Pelicans defeated Washington 133 to 126. Williamson scored a season high 36 points. New Orleans heads into the All-Star break with a 33-22 record.

Louisiana Tech men’s basketball looks to end a two-game losing streak tonight as they host Jacksonville State. The Bulldogs are 6-3 in Conference USA, tied for first with Sam Houston.

The Ragin Cajuns are at Old Dominion tonight and then they’ll have a big game against Appalachian State on Saturday, who is tied for first in the Sun Belt. U-L Lafayette point guard Themus Fulks says they will not overlook the Monarchs…
cut 17 (17) “….game by game”
Tip-off is at 6 PM. Also tonight ULM is at Southern Miss.