Once again this season, LSU comes up a little short in knocking off top-ranked South Carolina as the Gamecocks defeated the defending national champs 79 to 72. The game was marred by a benches-clearing shoving match that erupted when South Carolina’s Kamilla Cardoso shoved Flau’jae Johnson to the ground after Johnson committed a foul on a Gamecocks player. Coach Kim Mulkey has this message for Cardoso…
cut 19 (12) “…my opinion”
Cardoso could be suspended for a game because of her actions, while Mulkey says all her players will be ready for the NCAA Tournament.

The second-ranked LSU baseball team’s nine-game winning streak ended yesterday with a two-to-one loss to Xavier. The Tigers only had five hits, but the Tigers softball team is still undefeated after sweeping Kentucky.

The Ragin Cajuns baseball team took two of three from Tulane in exciting fashion. After losing the series opener 11-8, U-L Lafayette won in extra innings on Saturday, and on Sunday Kyle DeBarge hit a three-run walk-off homer in the ninth inning. Dan McDonald had the call on ESPN-plus…
Cut 17 (24) “..four to three.”

Louisiana Tech snapped its three-game losing streak with an 18 to 11 win over Southern Miss. U-L-M swept Alabama A-and-M. Nicholls swept Grambling.

The Southland basketball tournament started last night…UNO upset Southeastern, and Northwestern State lost to Texas A-and-M Commerce.