There is a bill filed for the upcoming legislative session that would essentially make playing fantasy football online for money legal. Right now in Louisiana, “play-for-cash” computer fantasy football would violate state gambling laws. The measure is by Metairie Representative Joe Lopinto who says there are numerous states which create gambling exceptions for fantasy…

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Lopinto says the bill specifies that no winning outcome would be based on scores, point spreads or on any single performance of a certain athlete. The legislative session begins Monday.

The Pelicans fall back into a tie with Oklahoma City for the last Western Conference playoff spot after last night’s 110-74 beat down by the Memphis Grizzlies. Anthony Davis’ 12 points lead the Pels and Quincy Pondexter added 11 as the team shot a dismal 35 percent from the field. Only four games remain on the Pelicans’ regular season schedule, the next one is in Phoenix Friday night.

LSU had 15 hits last night, including three home runs, as they held off Northwestern State 9-6. Freshman Jake Godfrey picks up the win for the Tigers, who improve to 29-5. The loss goes to the Demons’ Evan Tidwell. LSU hosts Auburn for a three-game SEC series beginning Friday. Northwestern will try to bounce back when they host UNO this weekend.

ULM split a double header with a couple of Southland Conference teams yesterday. In the first game, the Warhawks fell to Nicholls State 3-2 in 10 innings. Pinch runner Byron Cobb scored the game winner on David Zorn’s fielder’s choice. ULM bounced right back to hold off McNeese State in the second contest 4-3. The Cowboys’ three runs came off three solo home runs. The Warhawks are now 17-15 and hit the road for a Sun Belt Conference weekend series against Georgia State. McNeese hosts Lamar in a Southland series beginning Friday and Nicholls travels to take on Central Arkansas.

Louisiana Tech completed a two game mid-week sweep of Arkansas-Little Rock with a 7-1 win.