The LSU baseball team began a nine-game homestand last night by blanking Nicholls nine to nothing. Tommy White hit two home runs. Coach Jay Johnson says beating a Nicholls team with 27 wins should help improve their R-P-I as they try to build an NCAA Tournament resume.

Little Rock doubled up ULM four to two, Northwestern routed Grambling 16 to 8. The Demons scored eight runs in the fourth as Balin Valentine drove in five runs. S-L-U thumped Alcorn 15-to-3. McNeese rallied to beat Louisiana Christian six to four. The Cajuns host Houston Christian tonight.

In softball…25th ranked U-L Lafayette defeated sixth-ranked LSU nine to four. The Cajuns scored six times in the first inning. Alexa Langeliers and Brooke Ellestad homered for U-L Lafayette.

Game two of their Western Conference playoff series is tonight as the Pelicans face Oklahoma City down one game to one.

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The Saints have the 14th pick in the first round of tomorrow night’s NFL draft. New Orleans has an obvious need at offensive tackle, but they could also use a wide receiver. General manager Mickey Loom says there are a lot of talented offensive players in this draft…
cut 17 (14) “…see that”
The Saints have nine picks in the draft, but just two in the first four rounds.

LSU gymnastics coach Jay Clark confirms Georgia reached out about hiring his entire staff to coach the Gym Dogs, but Clark is staying at LSU…
cut 21 (17) “…my goal”
Tonight there will be a parade to honor the national champs followed by a celebration inside the Maravich Center.

LSU baseball team begins a nine-game homestand tonight as they host Nicholls. It’s expected that Thatcher Hurd will get another chance on the mound tonight. He’s lost his role as a weekend starter. Coach Jay Johnson says they are working with Hurd to get him back on track…
cut 17 (17) “…zero hesitation”
Johnson also says they will be tested by Nicholls tonight. The Colonels won the Southland Tournament last year and played in the NCAA Tournament. They are 27-14 this season and they just swept Houston Christian.

Also tonight…ULM hosts Little Rock. The Warhawks defeated the Trojans 11 to 1 on March 5th. Northwestern State hosts Grambling State at 6 PM. The Demons won the first matchup of the season.

Tonight in Lafayette…the seventh ranked LSU softball team visits the 19th ranked Cajuns. The Tigers defeated U-L Lafayette four to two last week. Since then the Cajuns have won four in a row, including a sweep over Southern Miss. Coach Gerry Glasco’s team is 33-15 and they are seven wins from a 25th consecutive 40-win season….
cut 20 (15) “…feel good”
First pitch is at 6 PM.

Former LSU guard Hailey Van Lith tells the Associated Press she has not committed T-C-U. She visited the Horned Frogs but has not made a decision on where she’ll play next season.

Pelicans forward Zion Williamson says his left hamstring injury is not as bad as the right hamstring injury he suffered last year, but no timetable has established on when he’ll return.

LSU sophomore left-hander Griffin Herring has emerged as the Tigers most important pitcher. LSU has won five SEC games and he’s pitched in four of them, including Sunday’s six to two victory over Missouri. Herring entered the fifth inning and pitched five shutout innings and tied a season-high with eight strikeouts. Coach Jay Johnson appreciates Herring’s ability to take the ball in any given situation…
Cut 16 (20) “…has that.”
LSU begins a nine-game homestand tonight by hosting Nicholls. The Colonels are 24-14 this season and they defeated LSU last year.

Also tonight…ULM hosts Little Rock. The Warhawks defeated the Trojans 11 to 1 on March 5th. Northwestern State hosts Grambling State at 6 PM. The Demons won the first matchup of the season.

Former LSU wide receiver Khai Prean announces he’s transferring to Tulane. Prean is a from St. James High School and had 61 catches his senior season and grabbed 14 touchdown passes. He did not record any stats his freshman season.

In basketball…former Ragin Cajuns star player, Kobe Julien is transferring to Arkansas State. Julien averaged 17 points and five rebounds a game last season.

Former LSU women’s basketball player Janae Kent is transferring to Texas A-and-M. She was a top 100 recruit coming out of high school, but played just 259 minutes during her freshman season as a Lady Tiger.

Georgia reportedly tried to hire LSU gymnastics coach Jay Clark and his staff, but Clark and his assistant are staying according to the Advocate. Clark just led LSU to its first national championship in gymnastics. He’s a Georgia native and was the head coach at Georgia for four seasons, before resigning and joining DD Breaux’s staff at LSU.

The LSU baseball team begins a nine-game homestand tonight by hosting the Nicholls Colonels. The Tigers are coming off their first SEC series victory of the season over Missouri.

Freshman outfielder Ashton Larson led the Tigers at the plate this past weekend. He was 5-for-10 with two doubles, one homer, two RBI and four runs scored. Larson is hitting 3-95 in SEC games. Coach Jay Johnson on why Larson has become one of LSU’s top hitters…
Cut 18 (25) “…emotional control.”
Nicholls is coming off a sweep over Houston Christian.

In other acton tonight…ULM hosts Little Rock, Grambling is at Northwestern State and Southeastern Louisiana hosts Alcorn State.

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It will be a Top 20 battle tonight in Lafayette as the 19th ranked Cajuns softball team hosts seventh ranked LSU. These two teams met last Tuesday and the Tigers won four to two. With the postseason right around the corner, Cajuns coach Gerry Glasco says there is a lot at stake…
Cut 19 (24) “…and them.”
First pitch is at 6 PM.

LSU football coach Brian Kelly will be in Detroit for the first round of Thursday night’s NFL draft. Three Tigers are expected to be selected in the first round, Jayden Daniels, Malik Nabers and Brian Thomas Junior. The trio of former Tigers will also be in Detroit to hear their name called.

LSU is planning to hold a parade for the national champion gymnastics team on Wednesday. The Tigers won their first title in gymnastics on Saturday, beating out Cal, Utah and Florida. Haleigh Bryant says this national championship is not just about the 2024 team…
cut 19 (10) “….everybody”
The gymnastics program is 50 years old and previously had four runner-up finishes.

The Pelicans missed out on a chance to win game one of their best seven series against Oklahoma City, falling to the Thunder 94 to 92 last night. Trey Murphy had 21 points for New Orleans. C-J McCollum had 20 , but Brandon Ingram only had 12 points…
cut 30 (09) “….keep going”
Game two is Wednesday night in Oklahoma City.

The LSU baseball team snapped its five game SEC series losing streak by taking two of three from Missouri. The Tigers won the rubber game yesterday six to two. Griffin Herring continued his dominance out of the bullpen, five shutout innings, allowing just one hit and striking out eight.

Louisiana Tech took two of three from 25th ranked Dallas Baptist over the weekend. The two teams split a doubleheader yesterday with the Bulldogs winning the second game six to one after losing game one of the doubleheader eight to three. Will Safford homered and Turner Swistak struck out nine and allowed zero runs over six innings.

The Ragin Cajuns dropped to 17th in the latest D-1 Baseball poll after dropping their first Sun Belt series. Coastal Carolina took two of three from U-L Lafayette and moved up to 13 in the D-1 Baseball poll.

ULM dropped two of three to Southern Miss. Nicholls swept Houston Christian, winning the series finale six to five in 12 innings. The Colonels travel to LSU tomorrow night

The Pelicans nearly won game one of their Western Conference playoff series against Oklahoma City, but C-J McCollum missed a three-pointer at the buzzer and the Thunder won 94 to 92. McCollum had 20 points, Trey Murphy led the way with 21 points. But Brandon Ingram has just 12 points…
cut 28 (06) “..by that”
Game two of the series is Wednesday night.

The LSU baseball won its first SEC Series of the season as they took yesterday’s rubber game, beating Missouri six to two. Griffen Herring allowed just one hit over five innings of relief for the win.

14th ranked Ragin Cajuns pitching gave up 27 runs and lost its first Sun Belt Series to 19th ranked Coastal Carolina. Louisiana Tech took two of three from 25th ranked Dallas Baptist. The Bulldogs defeated won the second game of yesterday’s doubleheader six to one. Turner Swistak struck out nine over six innings for his fifth win.

LSU is national champions in gymnastics for the first time in program history as the Tigers rallied at the end on Saturday afternoon to win the national title.

LSU trailed Utah heading into the final rotation and the Tigers were on a beam. Sierra Ballard, Konnor McClain, Kiya Johnson, Haleigh Bryant and Aleah Finnegan all scored a 9.95 or higher. Finnegan’s fantastic performance sealed the victory. Jay Clark knew Aleah would hit on her final routine…
Cut 18 (18) “…bubble popped.”
The celebration continues on Wednesday with a parade on campus.

LSU football had three more players enter the transfer portal…cornerback Jeremiah Hughes, safety Ryan Yaites and linebacker Christian Braithwaite.

The Pelicans are moving on to the Western Conference playoffs after a 105 to 98 win over the Sacramento Kings last night. Brandon Ingram led the way with 24 points, six rebounds and six assists. New Orleans will begin a best of seven series with the Thunder on Sunday night in Oklahoma City.

This afternoon at 3 PM, the LSU gymnastics squad will go after its first national championship in program history. They will compete against Utah, Florida and Cal. Utah is looking for its 10th national championship in women’s gymnastics, which would tie a record. Florida is seeking its fourth and Cal is fresh off a Pac-12 title and they’ve flipped flopped with LSU for most of the season as the second ranked team in the country. College Gym News co-managing editor Brandif Heffner likes LSU’s depth…
cut 8 (08) “….championship final”
The Tigers will start on floor, their best event.

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The LSU Tigers began the second half of SEC play with a 12-1 win over Missouri in seven innings. Gage Jump struck out a career high 14. Jared Jones hit his 16th home run, Hayden Travinski hit his 11th, Brady Neal blasted his sixth home run and Steven Milam hit his first. Game two is at 4 PM today.

14th ranked U-L Lafayette’s 14 game winning streak in the Sun Belt ended with a nine to one loss to Coastal Carolina. The two teams will play a doubleheader at noon today.

Southern Miss defeated ULM 14 to 3.

Ethan Bates hit a two run homer in the seventh inning to snap a three-three tie and Louisiana Tech went on to beat 25th ranked Dallas Baptist five to three. Bates also picked up his eleventh save of the season.

UNO edged McNeese six to five, Nicholls clobbered Houston Christian 14 to 2, U-I-W swept a doubleheader from Northwestern State and Grambling defeated Alcorn State 28 to 3.

It’s win or go home for the Pelicans tonight as they host Sacramento in an elimination play-in game. New Orleans needs to beat the Kings in order to advance into the Western Conference playoffs as the eighth seed and play Oklahoma City. The Pels will have to do it without Zion Williamson, who is sidelined by a hamstring injury. Host of the Locked on Pelicans podcast, Jake Madison, says the Pelicans other two big stars, Brandon Ingram and C-J McCollum will need to step up…
Cut 16 (15) “…on Sunday.”
Tip off at the Smoothie King Center is at 8:30.

In college baseball…LSU faces a must win series as they are in Missouri. 14th ranked Ragin Cajuns will go up against 19th ranked Coastal Carolina for the next three days in Conway, South Carolina. Louisiana Tech back on the road this weekend to face 25th ranked Dallas Baptist.

LSU has advanced to the final four of the NCAA Gymnastics championships after posting the highest score among the eight teams that reached the semifinals. The other three finalists are Cal, Florida and Utah, but College Gym News co-managing editor Brandif Heffner, says LSU has the depth and the best gymnast in the country….
cut 7 (10) “…in the final”
Two-time defending national champion Oklahoma failed to advance to the finals after suffering falls on vault and beam last night. The national championship meet is at 3 PM Saturday.

In college football…LSU safety Ryan Yaites and cornerback Jeremiah Hughes have entered the transfer portal. Yaites had 16 tackles as a true freshman last season, while Hughes played mostly special teams.

The NCAA’s Playing Rules oversight committee has voted to allow helmet communications so plays can be relayed to the players that way and the two-minute warning is coming to college football at the end of each half.

The Arena Football League team the Voodoo was scheduled to play their first game next Saturday in Lake Charles, but instead the team will have its home games in Lafayette at the Blackham Coliseum. Head coach James Shiver put out a statement that because of ongoing issues for months, his bosses decided it was best to move the team to Lafayette.

The LSU gymnastics squad is in position to win its first national championship after winning the first semifinal session and Oklahoma, the two time defending champs did not advance to the finals. The Sooners had multiple falls on vault and beam, while LSU’s Haleigh Bryant and Aleah Finnegan continued to shine. The national championship is at 3 PM Saturday and coach Jay Clark says they will keep their preparations the same for Saturday…
cut 29 (12) (laugh)
LSU will compete against Cal, Utah and Florida on Saturday.

LSU baseball will look to win its first SEC series of the season this weekend as they are at Missouri. The Tigers have three league wins, Mizzou has five.

The 14th ranked Ragin Cajuns are at 19th Coastal Carolina, while Louisiana Tech visits 25th ranked Dallas Baptist.

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It’s win or go home tonight for the Pelicans who play in an elimination game tonight against the Sacramento Kings. The winner advances to the Western Conference playoffs as the eight seed and will play at Oklahoma City on Sunday. The Pels are 5-and-0 against the Kings this season, but they’ve lost six in a row at home. Locked on Pelicans podcast host Jake Madison says it’s strange to have a better record on the road than at home…
cut 17 (20) “….baffling”
Tip off tonight at 8:30.

Hailey Van Lith has found a new home. The Lady Tigers starting point guard last season has decided to transfer to T-C-U. It will be the third school for Van Lith, who spent three years at Louisville prior to her lone season at LSU.

The Pelicans are getting ready for tomorrow night’s play-in elimination game against the Sacramento Kings. The winner advances to the Western Conference playoffs to play top-seeded Oklahoma City in a best of seven series. The loser has its season come to an end. Coach Willie Green says Brandon Ingram looked good at practice today. Friday will mark his third game back after missing several weeks with a knee injury.

Former LSU guard Haily Van Lith has committed to T-C-U. It will be Van Lith’s third school after playing for three seasons with Louisville. She played one season for the Lady Tigers, starting at point guard, but her more natural position is shooting guard.

Angel Reese was known as the Bayou Barbie during her two seasons at LSU. Now that she’s a member of the Chicago Sky, Reese says she will now be known as the Chi Barbie, but you can still call her the Bayou Barbie.

LSU men’s basketball coach Matt McMahon has named former Tiger Jalen Courtney-Williams as an assistant. He spent the last three years on Creighton’s staff. Courtney-Williams played for LSU from 2010 to 2013.

The second half of the SEC schedule begins this weekend and the LSU Tigers will start a series tomorrow night against Missouri. Coach Jay Johnson’s team is 3-and-12 in league play. He says his team has not delivered in the clutch moments…
cut 18 (18) “…Christian Moore”
Johnson has announced Gage Jump will start on the mound on Friday night and Luke Holman will start Sunday. Sunday’s starter is to be announced.

After beating Southeastern Louisiana on Tuesday and Wednesday night, 14th ranked U-L Lafayette gets ready for a huge series against 19th ranked Coastal Carolina. Coastal is 19-and-4 at home this season and they are the preseason pick to win the Sun Belt.

Louisiana Tech also has a tough test as the Bulldogs are at 25th ranked Dallas Baptist.