The Pelicans completed a three-game road trip last night with an embarrassing 139 to 111 loss to the Brooklyn Nets. Zion Williamson was held to 16 points and his streak of scoring at least 20 points a game came to an end at 25. New Orleans is 22-and-29 and will host Philadelphia tomorrow.

LSU forward Trendon Watford is entering the NBA draft. The six-foot-nine Birmingham native averaged 16 points and seven rebounds a game last season as he earned All-SEC First Team honors.

Former LSU wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase will attend the NFL draft in Cleveland in person. Chase could go to the Cincinnati Bengals, who have the fifth overall pick.

ULM snapped a six-game losing streak by beating Alabama five to three yesterday. A Danny DeSimone three-run homer in the first inning set the tone. The Warhawks will stay on the road and visit Georgia Southern this weekend.

Voters in 55 of 64 parishes approved Sports Betting last fall and for it to become a reality both a regulatory and tax bill must make it through the state legislature during the legislative session that begins Monday. Crowley Representative John Stefanski says his bill proposes tax revenue from sports betting be undedicated…
Cut 10 (11) “…as good.”

The longtime voice of the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs is reducing his workload. 78-year-old Dave Nitz has announced he will no longer call Tech football and basketball games, but he’ll keep calling Bulldog baseball games. Nitz started calling La Tech games in 1974 and the West Virginia native never thought he’d be here this long…
cut 14 (13) “…somewhere like that