After ending a three-game losing streak last night in Memphis, the Pelicans return home tonight to host the Portland Trail Blazers. New Orleans tamed the Grizzlies 144 to 113 as Zion Williamson scored 31 points. Pels head coach Stan Van Gundy likes what he sees from his team offensively, it’s what’s happening on the defensive end that has him concerned…
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Tip-off is at 8 PM.

Because of this crazy winter weather, LSU men’s basketball will not play at Ole Miss tomorrow. In fact, the SEC has decided that no games will be played tomorrow. No word on if the Tigers and Rebels will re-schedule.

As a result of travel issues because of the winter weather, LSU’s 2021 baseball season will not start until Saturday when they host Air Force at 1 PM. They will host Notre Dame at noon on Sunday and then Louisiana Tech on Monday night. The Bulldogs will open their season on Saturday at 5 PM against Notre Dame and then face Air Force at 4:00 and then LSU on Monday night.

The cold weather has also prompted Tulane and the Ragin Cajuns to move up their season opener on Friday from 6 PM to 2 PM.

The start of Northwestern State’s opening series versus Southern Miss has been moved back one day to Saturday as the two teams will play a doubleheader in Hattiesburg at noon. The series will conclude Sunday at 1 PM. Southeastern Louisiana is doing the same thing with its opening series in Hammond versus Mississippi Valley State.

And back to college basketball, Louisiana Tech’s two-game series against Middle Tennessee has been moved back a day and will now start on Saturday and conclude on Sunday.