4:45 LRN Sportscast May 3

LSU baseball plays Southern tonight in a game that was originally scheduled for tomorrow but moved up to tonight, because of the threat of severe weather tomorrow. The Tigers are 7-and-14 in league play and they have three series left, none of the SEC teams left on their schedule are ranked. But Coach Paul Mainieri doesn’t see an easy road ahead…
cut 17 (24) “….about it”
That victory came Saturday night, a five-four win over number one ranked Arkansas.

After sweeping Middle Tennessee and extending its school-record road winning streak to ten games, Louisiana Tech is ranked 14th in the latest D-1 baseball poll.

The Saints first-round pick, Houston defensive end Payton Turner, is not generating a lot of excitement within Who Dat Nation. After the selection of Turner, New Orleans took Ohio State linebacker Pete Werner in the second round. Coach Sean Payton on how he sees those two players on defense…
cut 20 (25) “…inside linebacker”

The Pelicans host Golden State tonight at the Smoothie King Center. New Orleans is 2.5 games back of San Antonio for the final spot in the play-in tournament.

Former LSU golfer Sam Burns won his first PGA Tour tournament yesterday as he claimed victory at the Valspar Championship in Florida.