LSU baseball opened the SEC Tournament yesterday morning with an impressive nine-to-one win over Georgia. The Tigers began the tournament on the bubble for receiving an NCAA Tournament bid, but Coach Jay Johnson says he knew a win over Georgia would solidify their chances of making a Regional
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The Tigers will play Kentucky this morning at 9:30. The Wildcats finished tied with Tennessee with best conference record and they’ve stolen over 100 bases on the season.

The Pelicans Herb Jones has been named to the NBA’s All-Defense first team. He’s only the four player in franchise history to accomplish that feat.
Saints Coach Dennis Allen says there are no plans to move Marshon Lattimore despite rumors the veteran cornerback is on the trading block.

The Ragin Cajuns begin play in the Sun Belt Tournament this afternoon at four PM in Montgomery, Alabama. U-L Lafayette will face Old Dominion. D-1 Baseball’s Kendall Rogers says the Cajuns have been strong on the mound all year, now their bats are cooking…
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In Ruston, the Conference USA tournament gets underway today.Louisiana Tech is scheduled to play Middle Tennessee in the third game of the day. Bulldogs two-way star Ethan Bates was named Conference USA Player of the year.

The Southland Tournament gets underway this morning in Hammond as Northwestern State faces McNeese. The Demons eliminated the Cowboys in last year’s tournament.