After two straight road losses the LSU men’s basketball team will take on the Vanderbilt Commodores at home tonight.  Vanderbilt is just 3-11 in SEC play but coach Will Wade says the Commodores are better than their record shows.

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The New Orleans Pelicans got a big 129-124 win against the Utah Jazz last night, a team that has the best record in the NBA.  Forwards Brandon Ingram and Zion Williamson each poured in 26 points while guard Lonzo Ball added 23 points to go along with 7 rebounds and 8 assists.  The Pels were very efficient on offense, as they were 56 percent shooting from the floor and an impressive 63 percent on three-pointers.  New Orleans will host the Chicago Bulls tomorrow at 7 p.m.

The Grambling State men’s basketball team lost a close to Mississippi Valley State yesterday 67-63.

The LSU baseball team will take on Nicholls tonight at 6:30 after beating the Colonels 14-0 on Saturday.  The Tigers are a young team and already have a number of freshmen that are making an immediate impact.  Hitting Coach Eddy Smith says he’s not surprised because he knew this freshman class would be special.

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Freshman left-hander Javen Coleman will get the start on the mound tonight for the Tigers.  Coleman pitched three and two-thirds of an inning against Louisiana Tech and had 7 strikeouts in his only outing with the Tigers.

The Ragin Cajuns baseball team has won three straight games and will host Louisiana Tech tonight at 6 p.m. Right-handed Pitcher Connor Cooke will start for the Cajuns tonight while left-hander Kyle Griffen takes the mound for the Bulldogs.  Cooke’s last outing was a loss to LSU, he is 0-2 on the year.  Griffen has only pitched three innings for the Bulldogs and has a 0-0 record.