The road to another national championship for the LSU Lady Tigers basketball team looks difficult as they are a 3-seed in a region that features top-seeded Iowa and second-seeded UCLA. Coach Kim Mulkey’s team beat Iowa in the national title game last year and UCLA holds its opponents to 60 points a game…
Cut 16 (09) “..at home”
LSU will host the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament. They will face Rice at 3 PM. If the Lady Tigers defeat the Owls, they’ll play either sixth-seeded Louisville or 11th-seeded Middle Tennessee.

Rough weekend for the LSU baseball team in Starkville as Mississippi State pounded Tigers pitching in the SEC series opener. LSU gave up 33 runs as they dropped two of three. The Tigers will host La Tech tomorrow night.

The Bulldogs swept a series from Northwestern State this past weekend. U-L Lafayette baseball won two of three at Arkansas State, ULM lost its series with Troy.

The second ranked LSU softball team lost its first game of the season last night falling to Ole Miss five to two.

For the first time in school history, the Grambling State men’s basketball team is headed to the NCAA Tournament. They received an automatic bid on Saturday when they defeated Texas Southern in the SWAC Tournament. The Tigers will play Montana State on Wednesday in Dayton, Ohio.

McNeese is the 12th seed in the Midwest Region and will face 5th seeded Gonzaga in the first round of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. The game will be played on Thursday night at 6:25 in Salt Lake City. Coach Will Wade has led the Cowboys to their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2002 and they’ll play a Gonzaga team ranked 17th in the AP poll…
Cut 19 (14) “….get there”

LSU is in the N-I-T. The Tigers will host North Texas tomorrow night at the PMAC.

The McNeese men’s basketball team will head to Salt Lake City to face Gonzaga in the NCAA Tournament. The game will be played Thursday night. The Cowboys are a 12-seed while the Bulldogs are the fifth seed. The Zags are considered the best mid-major program in the country and Coach Will Wade is interested to see how his team stacks up…
cut 20 (12) “….away we are”
Grambling State is in the Men’s Basketball Tournament for the first time ever as they’ll face Montana State on Wednesday night in a First Four matchup in Dayton, Ohio. The winner of that game will play top seeded Purdue on Friday in Indianapolis.

Rough weekend for the second ranked LSU baseball team in Starkville. The Tigers dropped two of three to Mississippi State losing the series finale 15-5. LSU pitching gave up 33 runs. The Tigers will host La Tech on Tuesday. The Bulldogs swept Northwestern State.

The LSU Lady Tigers are a three-seed in the Albany Two Regional. Iowa and UCLA are the top two seeds.

LSU will host the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament. They will face Rice, who won the American Athletic Conference Tournament as a ten-seed. If the Lady Tigers defeat the Owls, they’ll play either sixth-seeded Louisville or 11th-seeded Middle Tennessee who easily won the Conference USA regular season and conference titles. Louisville is LSU point guard Hailey Van Lith’s former team. Coach Kim Mulkey expects Van Lith will handle it well
Cut 17 (17) “…salty too”
LSU will play Rice at 3 PM on Friday at the PMAC.

The ULM and Grambling State Women’s Basketball teams are in the WNIT Tournament. They will find out their opponents later today.

The second ranked LSU softball team lost its first game of the season last night falling to Ole Miss five to two. U-L Lafayette baseball won two of three at Arkansas State, ULM lost its series with Troy.

Tough start to conference play for the second ranked LSU Tigers as they lost to Mississippi State ten to four. LSU had six hits on the night as Bulldogs relief pitcher Nolan Stevens held the Tigers to one run over five and two-thirds innings. He also struck out eight. Luke Holman suffered his first loss, as he gave up five runs. Game two is at four PM today.

In other action. U-L Lafayette and ULM both lost. Louisiana Tech held on to beat Northwestern State eleven to nine. Nicholls fell to Nebraska seven to six.

The Saints have signed a couple of wide receivers. Cedric Wilson joins the Black and Gold after spending the last two seasons in Miami. He caught 22 passes last year and had three touchdowns. The Saints have also announced the signing of Stanley Morgan, who is a New Orleans native and a St. Aug alum. He was a special teams standout with the Bengals. He’s only caught five passes during his NFL career.

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Fun game at the Smoothie King Center last night as the Pelicans defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 112 to 104. Zion Williamson had 34 points, seven rebounds, four assists and three steals. New Orleans is two games back of the Clippers for fourth place in the West.

Grambling is one win away from an NCAA Tournament berth as the Tigers topped Bethune Cookman 65-53. Grambling will face Texas Southern tonight at 8:30 for a berth into the NCAA Tournament.

At 7pm Sunday the LSU women’s basketball team will find out who they’ll play in the Tournament. The Lady Tigers are 28-and-5, two of their losses came against top ranked South Carolina. ESPN Bracketologist Charlie Creme says a third meeting with the Gamecocks will have to wait until the Final Four in Cleveland…
Cut 13 (11) “…Final Four”

Tonight is the SEC opener for the second ranked LSU baseball team as they begin the 30-game conference schedule grind in Starkville against Mississippi State. Tiger pitching leads the nation in strikeouts, but LSU has yet to hit its stride at the plate. They are sixth in the SEC in hitting with a team average of .304. Coach Jay Johnson knew there would be a drop off at the plate after losing Golden Spikes Award winner Dylan Crews…
cut 17 (21) “…to me”
In other action tonight….The Ragin Cajuns are at Arkansas State to begin Sun Belt play. ULM hosts Troy and a scuffling Louisiana Tech team will host Northwestern State for three games at J-C Love Field.

The Saints have signed a couple of wide receivers. Cedric Wilson joins the Black and Gold after spending the last two seasons in Miami. He caught 22 passes last year and had three touchdowns. The Saints have also announced the signing of Stanley Morgan, who is a New Orleans native and a St. Aug alum. He was a special teams standout with the Bengals.

Newly signed linebacker Willie Gay is excited to play with starting linebackers Demario Davis and Pete Werner…
cut 20 (10) “…for sure”

The McNeese State fanbase is excited to see where the men’s basketball team will play in the NCAA Tournament. Jim Gazzolo with the American Press newspaper in Lake Charles says they’ll likely be a 12 or 13 seed. He says Coach Will Wade doesn’t care what the seed is…
cut 16 (04) “…seeded”
The selection show is Sunday at 5 PM.

The second-ranked LSU baseball team begins SEC play tonight as they visit the Mississippi State Bulldogs for a three-game set in Starkville. The Tigers are 16-and-2 and the strength has been their starting pitching. LSU’s pitching staff has compiled 234 strikeouts and that leads the nation. Coach Jay Johnson expects his guys to keep throwing strikes
`Cut 16 (16) “…that’s awesome.”
The Bulldogs are 13-and-5 and first pitch is at 6 PM.

Sun Belt play also gets underway this weekend, the Cajuns are at Arkansas State and ULM hosts Troy. The Trojans are 12 and 6, while the Warhawks are 11-and-6. Also this weekend, Northwestern State is at La Tech.

Plans are moving forward for a new arena on LSU’s campus to replace the PMAC. Colleen Crain has more….
cut 1 (33) “…I’m Colleen Crain”

Worsham adds we could see some designs made public in the summer.

The Saints are reportedly signing Nathan Peterman to be a backup quarterback. New Orleans has also reportedly agreed to a contract with free agent wide receiver Cedric Wilson Junior. Wilson has spent five seasons in the NFL and caught 22 passes for the Dolphins last year.

The McNeese Cowboys are headed to the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament after winning the Southland Tourney by beating Nicholls. Shahada Wells earned most valuable player honors for the tournament as he had 27 points and six assists in the win over the Colonels. Wells is excited to lead McNeese to its third ever NCAA Tournament appearance
Cut 5 (08) “…make a run.”
The Bayou Bandits will learn of their NCAA Tournament destination on Selection Sunday at 5 PM.

LSU’s stay in the SEC Tournament is a short one as they lost to Mississippi State 70-60. The Tigers led by seven at halftime but LSU shot just 31-percent from the field in the second half and were out rebounded 24-to-12. Hunter Dean had 10 points…
cut 28 (09) “…raised their level”
LSU is 17-15 and they’ll wait to see if they a receive a berth in the NIT.

The second ranked LSU baseball team will begin SEC play tomorrow night with a three-game series at Mississippi State. The Bulldogs are 13-5. State has only hit 15 home runs, but nine of those blasts have come Dakota Jordan, who is the reigning SEC Co-Player of the Week. Coach Jay Johnson says they’ll have to be careful with him…
cut 18 (18) “…good test”

The Ragin Cajuns will begin Sun Belt play at Arkansas State. U-L Lafayette defeated Louisiana Tech nine to five last night. The Bulldogs have lost five of their last six. They will host Northwestern State at J-C Love Field this weekend.

The Tech men’s basketball team was eliminated last night in the Conference Tournament, but the Lady Techsters advanced to the semi finals after beating Jacksonville State 60-54.

The McNeese men’s basketball team is headed to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2002 after beating Nicholls 92-76 yesterday in the Southland Tournament Title game. In his first season in Lake Charles, head coach Will Wade has led the Bayou Bandits to an impressive 30-3 record…
cut 18 (12) “…showed up today”
McNeese will find out who they will play in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday.

The second ranked LSU baseball team is heading to Starkville where they’ll play Mississippi State to begin SEC Play this weekend. The Tigers blanked North Dakota State seven to zip yesterday and Mac Bingham moved up to the leadoff spot and got on base three times, including his second home run of the year.

Duncan Pastore had three hits as the Ragin Cajuns defeated Louisiana Tech nine to five.

LSU men’s basketball begins play today as an eight-seed in the SEC Tournament. Coach Matt McMahon’s team will face Mississippi State at noon…
Cut 16 (16) “…five games.”
All SEC Selection Josh Hubbard is averaging 17 points to lead State. He scored 32 against the Tigers earlier this season and hit six three-pointers in a 20-point win over LSU.

Louisiana Tech beat Middle Tennessee twice in the regular season, but were upset by the Blue Raiders last night in the quarterfinals of the Conference USA Tournament. Disappointing end to the Bulldogs season that saw them go 22-10 this season.

And the Pelicans lost to the Cavaliers 116 to 95 despite 33 points from Zion Williamson.

The McNeese Cowboys are going dancing as they are headed to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2002. The Bayou Bandits received an invite to the Dance by beating Nicholls 92-76 in the Southland Tournament Championship game…
cut 22 (09) “…for everybody”
That’s Coach Will Wade who turned around a losing program in just one season. Yesterday’s win over the Colonels improved McNeese’s record to 30-3. They’ll find out their NCAA Tournament destination on Sunday.

Louisiana Tech’s season came to an abrupt halt last night as the Bulldogs were upset by Middle Tennessee in the Conference USA Tournament 70-67. Tech shot just 34 percent from the field in the second half.

Grambling won its quarterfinal contest in the SWAC Tournament with a 56-50 win over Alabama State. The Tigers will play either Southern or Bethune Cookman in the semifinals.

The Saints and receiver Michael Thomas have officially ended their relationship. New Orleans waived Thomas making him a post-June 1st transaction, which means they must carry his 12-million dollar salary cap hit until June 2nd. After winning the NFL offensive player of the year in 2019, Thomas couldn’t stay healthy.

The Saints have restructured Ryan Ramczyk’s contract which will result in a pay cut for the offensive tackle. The move cleared about 14-million dollars in cap space.

The LSU men’s basketball team will face Mississippi State at noon today in the SEC Tournament. Tigers Coach Matt McMahon says the Bulldogs do a good job of holding their opponents to less than 70 points a game…
cut 17 (15) “…physicality”

A new NFL league year got underway today and the Saints announced the signing of free agent linebacker Willie Gay, who won two Super Bowls with the Chiefs. In four seasons in Kansas City, Gay had 233 tackles, five sacks, four interceptions, 19 passes defensed, two forced fumbles and four fumble recoveries. New Orleans also announced they’ve resigned fullback Adam Prentice. He’ll complete with Zander Horvath for a roster spot.

And the Saints have officially ended their relationship with Michael Thomas. It goes down as a post June 1st cut, so his cap hit will be spread out over the next two seasons.

The Pelicans have won four in a row and they begin a three game homestand tonight by hosting the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Cavs are in third place in the Eastern Conference and they have a 19-11 record on the road.

Louisiana Tech is the two seed in the Conference USA Tournament and they’ll face Middle Tennessee tonight in Huntsville, Alabama. The Bulldogs just beat the Blue Raiders in Ruston to close out the regular season.

Grambling is the top seed in the SWAC Tournament and they’ll take on Alabama State tonight at 8:30. Southern is the four seed and they’ll face Bethune Cookman tomorrow night.

We know there will be at least one Louisiana team in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. McNeese and Nicholls are facing each other in the Southland Tournament Championship game. The winner gets an automatic invite to the Big Dance. It was one year ago today that Will Wade was introduced as the new head coach of the Cowboys.

The LSU men’s basketball team begins play in the SEC Tournament tomorrow. The Tigers are the eighth seed and will face ninth seeded Mississippi State. The Tigers lost to the Bulldogs by 20 points in the regular season and Coach Matt McMahon says the offense didn’t play well…
cut 19 (14) “…from the floor”
Tip time from Nashville is at Noon.

Second ranked LSU baseball got more great pitching last night and defeated North Dakota State six to one. Justin Loer was the winning pitcher and Javen Coleman got the save. They play again at 4 PM.

Ole Miss defeated ULM five to three, Northwestern State downed Louisiana Tech 11 to 5 and McNeese outlasted Southern four to three in 14 innings.

The second ranked LSU softball team is now 23-0 after beating third ranked Texas on Tuesday seven to four. Sydney Berzon went the distance in the circle for her ninth win of the year. She allowed four runs but Coach Beth Torina had confidence Berzon would not relinquish the lead…
cut 19 (12) “…stuck with her”

And it will be McNeese versus Nicholls in the Southland Men’s Basketball Championship today at 4 PM. The Colonels needed overtime to defeat A-and-M Corpus Christi last night.

The Saints have finallly tipped their toe into the free agency pool by signing Chiefs linebacker Willie Gay to a one-year five-million dollar contract. The 26-year-old has won two Super Bowls with Kansas City and is known for his speed and playmaking ability. He has four interceptions and four fumble recoveries during his four year career.

The new league year begins later today in the NFL and Ross Jackson, host of the Saints Locked on Podcast, expects New Orleans to get more active in free agency…
cut 18 (17) “….begins”
The NFL Network reports free agent pass rusher Chase Young is set to meet with the Saints.

In other NFL news….Jameis Winston is heading to Cleveland, defensive tackle Malcolm Roach is leaving the Saints for Denver and former LSU Tiger Danielle Hunter signs with Houston for two years and 49-million dollars.