The LSU and U-L Lafayette rivalry is heated among the fan base, especially in the Acadiana area, where Tiger and Cajun fans live and work together. Coach Paul Mainieri says he has all the respect for UL Lafayette and its coaching staff heading into this Super Regional series against the Cajuns…
cut 18 (18) “…really well”
Alex Lange has been named the starter in the Game One of the Super Regional Series.

The LSU men’s golf team is back in Baton Rouge today after winning the program’s first national title in 60 years. The Tigers defeated USC in match-play to claim the championship trophy. Ben Taylor’s nine-foot par putt on 18 wrapped up LSU’s first men’s golf championship since 1955.

According to the Baton Rouge Advocate, Charles Hanagriff, Patrick Wright, Lyn Rollins, Pelicans announcer Sean Kelley and the voice of Northwestern State, Patrick Netherton, are among the finalists to replace Jim Hawthorne as LSU’s play-by-play man. The report also says there are some national candidates as well.

The R-and-L Carriers New Orleans Bowl is returning to a primetime kickoff. The game this year will be played on Saturday, December 19th at 8 PM in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Last year’s game, which featured the Ragin Cajuns for a third consecutive year, kicked-off at 10 A-M.

A four-star recruit from Destrehan High School has given his verbal pledge to play at LSU. Glen Logan is a six-foot-four, 300-pound defensive tackle, who also had scholarship offers from several SEC schools. Logan helped Destrehan reach the Class 5A championship game a year ago.

Former LSU Tiger Trindon Holliday has signed with the Oakland Raiders. Holliday played for three different teams in 2014, before he was released by San Francisco 49ers.

LSU’s Alex Lange, who was named Freshman Pitcher of the Year by Collegiate Baseball, will be the Tigers starting pitcher in Game One of the Super Regional Series against the Ragin Cajuns. Lange was oustanding in the regionals last weekend, throwing a complete game shutout and striking out 12. Lange knows the excitement level on Saturday will be through the roof….

cut 17 (13) ” this weekend”

The LSU and U-L Lafayette rivalry is heated among the fan base, especially in the Acadiana area, where Tiger and Cajun fans live and work together. Game One is scheduled for 7PM Saturday night.

The LSU men’s golf team won its fifth national championship and first in 60 years as the Tigers defeated U-S-C 4-to-1 in the match-play final in Bradenton. Florida. LSU’s previous golf championships happened in 1940, ’42, ’47, and ’55.

Four-star defensive tackle Glen Logan from Destrehan High School has given a verbal commitment to sign with the LSU Tigers following his senior season. Logan also received scholarship offers from Alabama and Arkansas. Logan is six-foot-four, 300 pounds and is LSU’s 11th commitment in the class of 2016.

It looks like former Pelicans head coach Monty Williams has landed a new job. It’s being reported that Williams has been hired to be the top assistant for new Oklahoma City head coach Billy Donovan. Meanwhile, the Pels have reportedly hired Darren Erman as the team’s associate head coach in charge of defense and New Orleans native Robert Pack as the backcourt specialist. Erman served as an assistant with the Celtics last season and Pack was with the Thunder.

The Girls Top 28 state basketball tournament is headed back to Hammond. That’s according to the result of a vote by the LHSAA Executive Committee, which also awarded the boys state basketball tournament to Lake Charles for two more years. Sulphur will continue to host the baseball tournament for another two seasons.

The UL Lafayette baseball team has an eight-game winning streak heading into the Super Regional series against LSU. They won three games in the Houston regional and only batted .200 in the three games. Cajuns Coach Tony Robichaux says the key for his young team this weekend will be to slow the game down…
cut 18 (19) “….with adrenaline”
Game one of the Super Regional series is at seven P-M. General admission tickets go on sale Friday morning, but the director of LSU’s ticket operations, anticipates only standing-room tickets to be available.

The LSU men’s golf team won its fifth national championship and in first in 60 years as the Tigers defeated U-S-C 4-to-1 in the match-play final in Bradenton. Florida.

A four-star defensive tackle from Destrehan High School has given a verbal commitment to sign with the LSU Tigers following his senior season. Glen Logan also had sscholarship offers from Alabama and Arkansas. Logan is six-foot-four, 300 pounds and he’s LSU’s 11th commitment in the class of 2016.

It looks like former Pelicans head coach Monty Williams has found a new job. Williams has reportedly been hired to be the top assistant for new Oklahoma City head coach Billy Donovan. Meanwhile, the Pels have reportedly hired Darren Erman as the team’s associate head coach in charge of defense and New Orleans native Robert Pack as the backcourt specialist. Erman served as an assistant with the Celtics last season and Pack was with Oklahoma City.

The Girls Top 28 state basketball tournament is headed back to Hammond. That’s the result of a vote by the LHSAA Executive Committee, which also awarded the boys state basketball tournament to Lake Charles for two more years and Sulphur retains the baseball tournament for another two seasons.

After coming out of the Houston Regional as a three-seed, the UL Lafayette baseball team will face one of the top teams in the country with a chance at going to Omaha for the College World Series. Cajuns Coach Tony Robichaux knows his players will not be intimidated going up against LSU…
cut 17 (20) “….to them”
Robichaux says the key for his young team this weekend will be to slow the game down.

The 2016 College Football Hall of Fame Ballot has been released. Former LSU quarterback Bert Jones, who finished fourth in the Heisman Trophy voting in 1972, is the ballot and so is former Louisiana Tech football coach Maxie Lambert, who led the Bulldogs to three consecutive Division Two national titles from 1972 to 74.

Saints defensive end Cam Jordan has a new five-year, 60-million contract, which will keep him in New Orleans through the 2020 season. Jordan had one more year left on his old contract, but NFL Analyst Mike Detillier says the Saints were wise to sign him to a long term deal…
cut 20 (14) “…to pay”

Legislation in the name of former Saint Steve Gleason that would help A-L-S patients is close to final legislative passage in Congress. The Steve Gleason Act, which would make speech generating devices and other technology more accessible for patients with ALS and other diseases. Team Gleason Associate Executive Director Clare Durrett…
cut 6 (08) “through the House”
The legislation awaits a vote of the full House.

The Ragin Cajuns will bring an eight game winning streak into Baton Rouge for their Super Regional series against the LSU Tigers. U-L Lafayette hasn’t lost since dropping the opening game of the Sun Belt Tournament. Coach Tony Robichaux likes how his team has been grinding out victories…

cut 16 (14) “to do”

UL Lafayette was a three-seed in the Houston Regional and they’ll face one of the top teams in the country with a trip to Omaha for the College World Series on the line. Game one of the best of three series is Saturday night at seven.

LSU Junior Shortstop Alex Bregman has been named one of four finalists for the 2015 Golden Spikes Award. The award is presented annually to the nation’s top amateur baseball player. The other finalists are Andrew Benintendi of Arkansas and Vanderbilt’s Carson Fulmer and Dansby Swanson. Fans can cast their vote at GoldenSpikesAward-dot-com through June 12th and the winner will be announced on the 23rd.

Defensive end Cam Jordan has signed a contract extension that will keep him with the Saints through the 2020 season. The new five-year contract will pay Jordan 60 million dollars with just over half of that money guaranteed. NFL analyst Mike Detillier says this was a smart move on behalf of the Black & Gold…

cut 24 (06) “in this league”

Jordan had 12.5 sacks in 2013, but last season his sack total dipped to seven and a half.

Former LSU quarterback Bert Jones is on the ballot to be inducted into the 2016 College Football Hall of Fame. Jones led the SEC in passing as a junior and as a senior he helped the Tigers win the Southeastern Conference title in 1970. Former Louisiana Tech football coach and athletic director Maxie Lambright is also on the ballot. Lambright coached the Bulldogs from 1967-78, leading Tech to three consecutive Division Two national titles. There are eight players on the ballot who played professional football with the New Orleans Saints, including kicker Morten Andersen.

The Saints have signed defensive end Cam Jordan to a five-year contract worth 60 million dollars. Just over half of the money will be guaranteed. NFL analyst Mike Detillier says the Saints made the right decision by locking up Jordan long-term….
cut 29 (11) “…to an injury”
Jordan had 12.5 sacks in 2013, but last season his sack total dipped to seven and a half.

Former LSU quarterback Bert Jones is on the ballot to be inducted into the 2016 College Football Hall of Fame. Jones led the SEC in passing as a junior and as a senior he helped the Tigers win the Southeastern Conference title in 1970. Former Louisiana Tech football coach and athletic director Maxie Lambright is also on the ballot. Lambright coached the Bulldogs from 167-78, leading Tech to three consecutive Division Two national titles.

The Super Regional Series between LSU and U-L Lafayette will begin on Saturday night at 7 PM. Game two will be played on Sunday at either five or six and if a third game is necessary, it would be played sometime on Monday. ESPN Two will televise Saturday night’s game and Tiger Rag Associate Editor James Moran is not surprised one of the main ESPN channels will televise the game…
cut 10 (08) “….itself apart”

The Tigers reached the Super Regionals, because of some excellent pitching. Alex Lange tossed a complete game shutout and Jared Poche was one out away from duplicating that effort on Monday. Coach Paul Mainieri says the entire pitching staff is ready for more low-scoring games this weekend…
cut 17 (18) “…pitch it that way’

The NCAA announces the Super Regional Series between LSU and U-L Lafayette will begin at seven PM on Saturday night. ESPN Two will televise the game. Game two will be played Sunday night at either five or six PM. And if Game three is necessary, a game time will be announced at a later time.

The Ragin Cajuns head into the weekend as underdogs, but UL Lafayette won two games in the Houston Regional by scoring multiple runs in the ninth inning to win. The voice of Ragin Cajuns, Jay Walker, says this team has found ways to get it done…
cut 18 (15) “…first two games”
Walker says the Cajuns will bring a young team to Baton Rouge, their top three starting pitchers are freshmen and so is their closer.

The Saints have reportedly signed defensive end Cam Jordan to a five-year, 60-million dollar contract. 33-million dollars are guaranteed. Jordan had seven and a half sacks last season and has 29 for his career.

Today is day two of the mental competency hearing involving Saints and Pelicans owner Tom Benson. Benson has been in the courtroom both days and told reporters heading into the courtroom yesterday that he feels good.

The Pelicans have reportedly hired defensive specialist Darren Erman as an assistant coach. Erman spent this past season on the Boston Celtics coaching staff. The Pels are also reportedly interested in adding Robert Pack to the staff as well.

Hammond is once again the host site for the girls basketball state championships. The Louisiana High School Athletic Association accepted their bid over Lake Charles. Lake Charles will once again host the boys state basketball championships and Sulphur will host the baseball championships for another two years.

It will be LSU and U-L Lafayette in a super regional series this weekend at Alex Box Stadium. Both teams advanced out of their respective regionals, the Tigers defeated UNC-Wilmington 2-0, while the Cajuns defeated Rice 5-2. LSU center fielder and former St. Thomas More star Andrew Stevenson grew up in Acadiana and is excited for what should be an electric atmosphere at the Box…

cut 16 (15) “for that”

The voice of Ragin Cajuns, Jay Walker, says the Cajuns will bring a young team to Baton Rouge and the club understands they go into the best-of-three series as underdogs..

cut 19 (14) “play ball”

The Super Regional gets underway Saturday.

Louisiana Tech will have at least seven football games broadcast on national television this fall. Fox Sports One will televise the games against Western Kentucky and Rice. Five other matchups will be televised on the Fox Family of Networks throughout the season. Tech’s home conference opener against Florida International on September 26 will be televised on Fox College Sports.

The 40th playing of the Independence Bowl has been scheduled for Saturday December 26th at 4:45 PM. The game will be televised this year on one of the ESPN Networks. The Indy Bowl is still trying to nail down a title sponsor for the game, after Duck Commander ended its deal with the bowl game.

In Major League Baseball, Atlanta first baseman Freddie Freeman was three-for-five at the plate with a two-run home run as the Braves defeated Arizona last night 8-1. Atlanta currently sits two-and-a-half games out of first place in the National League East.

The Astros scored for runs in the bottom of the seventh and then held on to take a 5-2 win over Baltimore in Houston.

It will be LSU and U-L Lafayette in a super regional series next weekend at Alex Box Stadium. For the second time in three days, the Tigers defeated UNC-Wilmington two to nothing. Jared Poche threw 8.2 innings of shutout baseball and struck out eight. Coach Paul Mainieri on his sophomore left-hander’s performance…
cut 30 (19) “…time and time again”
LSU scored its two runs in the 2nd inning. Chris Chinea had an RBI double and Jake Fraley had an RBI single. LSU will now get ready to play the Ragin Cajuns.

UL Lafayette defeated Rice five to two in Houston. The Most Oustanding Player in the Regional, Evan Powell had a two run single in the fifth inning.

Louisiana Tech will have at least seven football games broadcast on national television this fall. Fox Sports One will televise the games against Western Kentucky and Rice.

The 40th playing of the Independence Bowl has been scheduled for Saturday December 26th at 4:45 PM. An ESPN Network will televise the contest. The Indy Bowl is still trying to nail down a title sponsor for the game, after Duck Commander ended its deal with the bowl game.

New Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry has reportedly agreed to a four-year contract with New Orleans. Jake Madison, who writes for Bourbon Street Shots, says Gentry will bring an up tempo style of basketball to the Crescent City…
cut 18 (16) “….next season”

The LSU Baseball team looks to punch a ticket to the super regionals this afternoon when they battle UNC-Wilmington in the Baton Rouge Regional Finals. The two teams were scheduled to play last night after the Seahawks eliminated Tulane. But the NCAA decided to postpone the game until today, because of the anticipation of more rain in Baton Rouge. LSU athletic director Joe Alleva called it a “ridiculous decision.” Alleva says since LSU is in the winner’s bracket, they should have a compeitive advantage, but that competitive advantage has been lost, since UNCW didn’t have to play two games yesterday…
cut 30 (04) “…situation”

The Ragin Cajuns have to be happy that they face a tired team today in the Houston Regional finals. UL Lafayette advanced to the regional championship round with a 2-1 win over Houston yesterday and they play Rice today, who needed 20 innings to beat and eliminate Houston from the tournament last night.

New Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry will have the opportunity to coach one of the best young players in the NBA. Anthony Davis is coming off a season where he averaged 24 points and shot 54-percent from the field. Jake Madison, who writes for the website Bourbon Street Shots, says Gentry will make sure A-D is the focal point of the offense…
cut 19 (19) “…all of it”
The trial to determine the competency of Saints and Pelicans owner Tom Benson begins in New Orleans. Last week a judge ruled that the proceedings are closed to the public, because a Benson’s medical records will be discussed. Legal analyst Tim Meche…
cut 12 (10) “over reaching”
Benson’s heirs are asking that the 87-year-old be declared mentally unfit to manage his affairs.