6:45 LRN Sportscast April 11

The Pelicans have cleaned out their locker rooms and now an offseason of uncertainty begins. The franchise needs to hire a new general manager, their could be a new head coach and several players might not return. Julius Randle has a player option and can become an unrestricted free agent in July and he’s not sure what the future holds…
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We know that Anthony Davis will not return. The disgruntled superstar asked for a trade during the season and the Pelicans are expected to accommodate his request during the offseason. In his end of season press conference, Davis said he has no regrets.

LSU football has received a verbal pledge from four-star cornerback Lorando Johnson from Lancaster High School in Texas. 24-7 sports reports Johnson is rated as the nation’s 11th best corner in the country.

ULM ended Northwestern State’s six-game winning streak with an 8-4 four victory over the Demons. The Warhawks hit three home runs, two of them by Trent Tingelstad and one by Chad Bell.

McNeese doubled up the Ragin Cajuns six to three. The Cowboys scored five runs in the third inning. Duston Duhon hit a solo dinger and Carson Maxwell mashed a two-run home run as the Cajuns fall to 17-and-19. Mcneese is 17-and-16.

Southern followed up its upset win over LSU on Tuesday night with a five to four win over UNO in 10 innings. Hampton Hudson’s walk-off RBI single snapped a nine game losing streak to the Privateers.

LSU leaves today as they’ll begin a three game series in Missouri on Friday night.

Today is the first round of the Masters. Former University High in Baton Rouge golfer Patrick Reed is the defending champion.

And ULM will introduce today former McNeese head coach Brooks Donald-Williams as the new head coach of the Warhawks women’s basketball team. Donald-Williams spent the last three seasons as an assistant coach at Alabama.