The Saints took a couple more steps towards getting under the salary cap. The Black and Gold reportedly restructured the contract of star wide receiver Michael Thomas, saving them a reported nine million dollars in cap space. And the team has reportedly released defensive tackle Malcolm Brown. By cutting Brown, the Saints save nearly five million dollars in cap space.

March Madness begins for the LSU men’s basketball team tonight as they face Ole Miss in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament. Because of the pandemic, sophomore forward Trendon Watford missed out on this experience last season…
cut 18 (16) “…looking forward to it”
This is a big game for the Rebels too. A win for Ole Miss and they could receive an invite to the NCAA Tournament. Tip-off will be around 8:30.

Grambling will look to advance to the SWAC Tournament championship game tonight when they face Prairie View A-and-M. The Panthers are 13-0 in SWAC play this season.

Nicholls and Northwestern State meet in the semifinals of the Southland Tournament. The Colonels went 14-2 in conference play and they have four players in double figures in scoring led by Ty Gordon, who is averaging 15 points a game. Nicholls Coach Austin Claunch says they’ve won games this year by playing team basketball…
cut 20 (19) “….get it done”‘

In the NBA, the Pelicans look to bounce back tonight against Cleveland after an awful loss to Minnesota last night.

In baseball, LSU hosts Texas-Arlington while Louisiana Tech takes on top ranked Arkansas in Ruston.