The number one ranked LSU baseball team has the best league record in the SEC after beating Missouri 8-3 last night. The Tigers moved to 17-7 in the SEC, while Texas A&M and Vanderbilt both lost on Friday night. The Tigers got some great pitching out of the bullpen as relievers Doug Norman, Jake Godfrey and Alden Cartwright did not allow a run in five plus innings. There was also two great catches by centerfielder Andrew Stevenson.

Before the game, the Tigers announced that second baseman Jared Foster will miss the rest of the season as he’s been ruled academically ineligible. Foster shared the team lead in home runs with eight.

Elsewhere…Old Dominion blanked Louisiana Tech 7-0, South Alabama shutout U-L Lafayette 5-0. ULM outscored Arkansas Little Rock 10-7. Nathan Pugh drove in four runs.

In the Southland last night…Southeastern Louisiana won its 12th straight league game by beating Central Arkansas 6-0. McNeese blanked Grambling 4-0, Nicholls State knocked off UNO 5-3 and Northwestern State and Abilene Christian was suspended by weather with the game tied at 5 in the 9th inning. The game will resume at 1 O’ clock.

Louisiana Tech fans are anxious to find out who will be the new men’s basketball coach. Michael White’s departure to Florida has left a vacancy. Bleed Tech Blue publisher Jonathan Ford believes the school would like to have someone in place before summer break begins….
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Bleed Tech Blue says former UNO Coach Joe Pasternack and former Mississippi State head coach Rick Stansbury as possible candidates to replace White.

The number one ranked LSU baseball team begins a three-game series tonight by hosting the Missouri Tigers for the first time ever at Alex Box Stadium. The Tigers enter the weekend in a first place tie with Texas A-and-M in the SEC West and they trail Vanderbilt by a half game for the overall lead in the SEC.

In the Sun Belt, U-L Lafayette hosts South Alabama, who leads the conference with a 17-and-9 league record. ULM is at Arkansas Little Rock. Both teams have ten wins in league play.

Southeastern Louisiana could wrap up a Southland Conference regular season championship this weekend as the Lions host Central Arkansas. Northwestern State is at Abilene Christian, Nicholls takes on UNO and McNeese hosts Grambling State.

Louisiana Tech is at Old Dominion.

In softball…the Cajuns have advanced to the Sun Belt Tournament title game by hitting five home runs in a six to three win over South Alabama. And Central Arkansas beat Northwestern State in the Southland Tournament title game.

Louisiana Tech is conducting a national search for a new men’s basketball coach after Michael White left Ruston for the head coaching job at Florida. “Bleed Tech Blue” publisher Jonathan Ford believes there will be plenty of interest in the opening at Tech…
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There was a lot of interest in former LSU offensive lineman La’el Collins after it became more clear this week that he probably was not involved in a murder of a pregnant woman. Collins signed with the Cowboys and he says dinner with Dallas owner Jerry Jones sealed the deal….
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Collins signed a three-year guaranteed contract worth 1.65 million dollars.

Former LSU offensive lineman La’el Collins is now a Dallas Cowboy. The Baton Rouge product signed a three-year, 1.65 million dollar guaranteed contract, after not getting drafted. NFL teams were scared to select Collins, because he was wanted for questioning about the murder of a pregnant woman. During a press conference in Dallas, Collins thanked his support system that was around him during a difficult time…

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Collins was expected to be a first round pick in last week’s NFL draft.

Louisiana Tech men’s basketball coach Michael White has accepted the head coaching job at the University of Florida. In White’s four years as Tech’s head coach, he accumulated a 101-40 record. The school says they will immediately begin a national search for White’s replacement.

Baseball Hall-of-Famer Hank Aaron will receive an honorary degree this morning during Grambling State University’s Spring Commencement. Jeff Palermo reports…

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In college baseball this weekend, top-ranked LSU begins a three game series against number 21 Missouri tonight, UL-Lafayette hosts Sun Belt Conference leader South Alabama, ULM is on the road to face Arkansas – Little Rock. In the Southland, conference leader Southeastern Louisiana hosts Central Arkansas and Northwestern State travels to Abilene Christian.

Three days after talking with police about the murder of a pregnant woman, the Dallas Cowboys signed former LSU offensive tackle La’el Collins to a three-year-contract that will pay him a guaranteed 1.65 million dollars. Collins tweeted that “Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial.” NFL Analyst Mike Detillier says Dallas is a good spot for Collins…
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Baton Rouge police announced last night that Collins was not the father of Brenton Mills, who was born shortly after Brittany Mills was fatally shot on April 24th. Brenton died a week after he was born.

There are multiple reports that say Louisiana Tech men’s basketball caoch Mike White has emerged as one of the leading candidates to replace Billy Donovan at Florida. White has led the Bulldogs to three straight NIT appearances and he has a 101-40 record in Ruston.

The Pelicans announce guard Jrue Holiday underwent successful surgery to remove a screw from a previously placed rod in his lower leg. The team announces that the timetable for his return to basketball activities will be determined at a later date. Holiday was limited to 40 regular season games this year, because of leg issues this year.

There are reports that former McNeese State standout and NBA basketball player and ex-Pistons team president Joe Dumars could join the Pelicans front office. It’s also been reported Dumars is friends with Saints Head Coach Sean Payton and General Mickey Loomis. Loomis also has a role in the Pels front office and Jake Madison, a writer for Bourborn Street Shots-dot-com, says he could see Dumars joining the Pels in some type of role…
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Baton Rouge Police has told L-R-N that La’el Collins is not the father of Brenton Mills. Brenton lived for only one week after his mother was fatally shot while still pregnant. Investigators spoke with Collins earlier this week about what he knows about Brittany Mills murder and asked him to take a paternity test, which came back to conclude that Collins is not the father.

Meanwhile, NFL teams are apparently lining up to talk with Collins. He reportedly met with the Dallas Cowboys last night and is expected to leave Big D around midday. He’s a first round talent, but since he went undrafted, teams will not have to give him a huge signing bonus.

Yahoo sports Pat Forde is reporting that Louisiana Tech’s Michael White has emerged as the leading candidate to replace Billy Donovan at Florida. Forde says he’s learned that a meeting between White and Florida athletic director Jeremy Foley could take place today. White has led Tech to at least 27 victories in the last three seasons.

There’s been reports that the Pelicans may hire former McNeese State star and Detroit Piston Bad Boy Joe Dumars. Dumars is the former team president of the Pistons. Jake Madison, a writer for Bourbon Street Shots dot com says if Dumars joins the Pels, Dell Demps will likely remain as the general manager. He says Demps did a terrific job this past season, making a key trade to reshape the roster with enough talent to get into the playoffs…
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And the Pelicans announce guard Jrue Holiday underwent successful surgery to remove a screw from a previoussly placed rod in his lower right leg. A timetable on his return to basketball activities will be determined at a later date.

Baton Rouge Police confirmed that a paternity test shows that former LSU offensive lineman La’el Collins is not the father of murder victim Brittney Mills’ son. Authorites say Collins is still not considered a suspect in Mills’ death after meeting with police Monday. It’s reported that Collins will meet soon with the Dallas Cowboys.

There’s been reports the Pelicans will hire former McNeese State star and Detroit Piston Joe Dumars. Dumars is a former team president of the Pistons and built a roster that won an NBA championship in 2004. Jake Madison, a writer for Bourbon Street Shots dot com says Dumars could be an asset to the Pelicans front office…

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Southern University’s Santos Saldivar struck out thirteen as the Jaguars rolled past Southeastern Louisiana 5-1. Saldivar set a team single season record with 104 strikeouts on the season. Southern wraps up their season with an exhibition game Saturday night at Lee Hines Field. Southeastern must turn around and host Central Arkansas in a three game Southland Conference that begins tomorrow night.

Nicholls State bested Alabama A&M 4-3. Junior Marc Frazier earned the win for the Colonels while senior Stuart Holmes picked up his 15th save on the season, a new school record. Nicholls and UNO will play a three game series this weekend with game one in Thibodaux Friday night.

Louisiana Tech would like to see the Conference USA men’s and women’s basketball tournament at the Century Tel Center in Shreveport-Bossier City. They plan to present a bid at next week’s league meetings in Florida.

LSU basketball is reportedly trying to secure a home-and-home series with Memphis. The first game between the two schools will be next season in Baton Rouge.

The Pelicans announce forward Quincy Pondexter has undergone arthroscopic surgery on his left knee. The team says the procedure was succesful, but a timetable on when Pondexter can return to “basketball activities” was not given. New Orleans acquired Pondexter in a three-team trade and the 27-year-old averaged seven points a game.

WDSU-TV in New Orleans is reporting the Pelicans are interested in hiring former McNeese State star and Detroit Piston Bad Boy Joe Dumars. Current Pelicans General Manager Dell Demps’ contract expires this summer and the team holds an option for him to return next season.

Louisiana Tech would like to see the Conference USA men’s and women’s basketball tournament at the Century Tel Center in Shreveport-Bossier City. They plan to present a bid at next week’s league meetings in Florida.

LSU basketball is reportedly trying to secure a home-and-home series with Memphis. The first game between the two schools will be next season in Baton Rouge.

There’s just a couple of college baseball games on the schedule tonight. Nicholls State will host Alabama A-and-M. The Colonels have won four in a row, allowing just six runs in their last three games. Southeastern Louisiana is at Southern. The Lions have won 10 of their last 12.

A big series is coming up for the Ragin Cajuns. U-L Lafayette will host Sun Belt leader South Alabama. The Jaguars have a 2.5 game lead over the Cajuns for first place. U-L-L has been starting three freshmen in their weekend rotation and Coach Tony Robichaux says they’ll have to grow up a lot this week and pitch well…
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Game one of this series is Friday at 6 PM.

TMZ is reporting that former LSU Tiger La’el Collins told police that he was in New Orleans attending a Pelicans playoff game the night his former girlfriend, who was eight months pregnant, was murdered. Sources say his GPS records on his cell phone will back up his story. Authorities spoke with Collins on Monday.

If you love college football bowl games, there’s more coming in 2015. According to ESPN, new bowl games have been approved for Tuscon, Arizona, Austin, Texas and Orlando, Florida. A team from the Sun Belt would play against a team from the American Conference in the bowl games in Austin and Orlando. And Conference USA would play a team from the Mountain West Conference in the bowl game in Tuscon on December 29th.

The Monroe News Star reports Louisiana Tech plans to put a bid for Shreveport-Bossier City to host the 2016 Conference USA men’s and woman’s basketball championships. The bid will be discussed at next week’s Conference USA meetings.

There’s just a couple of college baseball games on the schedule tonight. Nicholls State will host Alabama A-and-M. The Colonels have won four in a row, allowing just six runs in their last three games. Southeastern Louisisiana is at Southern. The Lions have won 10 of their last 12 and coming off a three-game sweep over Lamar.

Last night, Houston beat McNeese State nine to two and Alcorn State beat Grambling.

This weekend the Ragin Cajuns host Sun Belt leader South Alabama. UL Lafayette Coach Tony Robichaux says the Jaguars are the top hitting team in the Sun Belt, even though they’ve only hit nine home runs on the year…
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The Cajuns have been starting three freshmen in their weekend rotation and Robichaux says they’ll have to grow up a lot this week and pitch well.

It’s a busy week for the Ragin Cajuns baseball team. The players are taking finals and then on Friday, U-L Lafayette will welcome South Alabama to Tigue Moore Field for a three-game series. The Jaguars are in first place in the Sun Belt, while the Cajuns are 2.5 games back and in third place. Coach Tony Robichaux says his club needs to hit better after losing two of three to Appalachian State last weekend…

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Robichaux says South Alabama is the top hitting team in the Sun Belt.

Yesterday, McNeese saw their five game winning streak snapped as they fell to Houston 9-2. And Grambling dropped their home finale as they were rocked by Alcorn State 14-5. McNeese and Grambling will face each other in a three game series at Cowboy Diamond beginning Saturday.

Today Southeastern Louisiana travels to Baton Rouge to face Southern and Nicholls State hosts Alabama A&M.

The LSU Tigers remain ranked number one in the college baseball polls with about two weeks left in the regular season. The Bayou Bengals will host Missouri this weekend. Missouri is ranked 21st by Baseball America. Coach Paul Mainieri is optimistic Andrew Stevenson will be able to play in this series, after missing last Saturday’s game with a hamstring injury.

Louisiana Tech’s Breshon Kimbell has been named the Louisiana Sports Writers Association baseball player of the week. He hit .571 at the plate last week. Tate Scioneaux of Southeastern Louisiana is the pitcher of the week as he struck out 11 in a shutout victory over Lamar.

The SEC, Sun Belt and Southland softball tournaments begin today. LSU is hosting the SEC Tournament. The Tigers are a four-seed and get a first round bye. UL-Lafayette is the top seed in the Sun Belt Tournament will see their first action tomorrow afternoon. ULM is the number six seed and will face UT-Arlington today at 12:30. In the Southland Tournament, Northwestern State is the number one seed, McNeese State comes in at number two, and Southeastern Louisiana is the four seed.

Last night it was dinner with Buffalo Bills head football coach Rex Ryan at a Baton Rouge restaurant and today former LSU teammates and current members of the Miami Dolphins flew into Baton Rouge to meet with La’el Collins. Linebacker Kelvin Shepard and wide receiver Jarvis Landry are among the group from Miami, who are apparently trying to convince Collins to sign with the Dolphins. Several teams are reportedly interested in Collins now that Baton Rouge police say he is still not a suspect in a double murder, where a pregnant woman and her one-week old child died as a result of a shooting on April 24th.

The Saints have announced they will have players report for training camp on July 29th at the Greenbrier in West Virginia. The same place they held training camp last year. New Orleans will stay at the Greenbrier until August 20th and training camp will resume at the team’s training facility in Metairie on August 24th.

The LSU Tigers remain ranked number one in the college baseball polls with about two weeks left in the regular season. In the Collegiate Baseball, the Tigers are ranked ahead Texas A-and-M. The Bayou Bengals will host Missouri this weekend. Missouri is ranked 21st by Baseball America. Coach Paul Mainieri is optimistic Andrew Stevenson will be able to play in this series, after missing last Saturday’s game with a hamstring injury.

In college baseball action tonight….McNeese State is at Houston. The Cowboys have won five in a row, two of those games by just one run, to raise their overall record to 28-and-20. Grambling State hosts Alcorn State as the Tigers look to snap a five game losing streak.

Louisiana Tech’s Breshon Kimbell has been named the Louisiana Sports Writers Association baseball player of the week. He hit .571 at the plate last week. Tate Scioneaux of Southeastern Louisiana is the pitcher of the week as he struck out 11 in a shutout victory over Lamar.

The SEC, Sun Belt and Southland softball tournaments begin tomorrow. LSU is hosting the SEC Tournament. The Tigers are a four-seed and get a first round bye.