cut 30 “…loud cheers”
That’s the reaction of the Pelicans ticket office as they watched the results of the NBA lottery last night which revealed that New Orleans has the number one pick in next month’s NBA draft which gives them the opportunity to select one of the top college players in recent memory, Duke’s Zion Williamson.

So what does this mean for disgruntled superstar Anthony Davis. Pelicans Executive vice president of basketball operations David Griffin says the goal is still to convince A-D that New Orleans is the place for him…
cut 29 (11) “….what we can offer”
Or they can still trade Davis to the Knicks, Lakers or Celtics and in return receive young players and high draft picks. The NBA draft is June 20th.

A big four run third inning helped the LSU baseball team defeat UNO seven to five last night. Daniel Cabrera hit a two-run homer in that four-run third. Antoine Duplantis hit his 10th home run of the season. Zack Hess earned the save, but also gave up a two-run homer.

Tulane crushed South Alabama 11 to 1. Louisiana Tech fell seven to three to fifth ranked Mississippi State in Starkville.

The SWAC baseball tournament gets underway today at Wesley Barrow Stadium in New Orleans. Grambling faces Alcorn State at 9 AM, while Southern battles Arkansas Pine-Bluff tonight at 6 PM.

At the state baseball championships, here are your championship teams from yesterday, Oberlin, St. Charles Catholic, Sterlington, St. Paul’s, Tioga and Barbe defeated Sam Houston eight to two.