The LSU baseball team is in Knoxville getting ready for its super regional series against Tennessee, which begins Saturday night at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. The Tigers were swept in Knoxville earlier this year and Coach Paul Mainieri says the Vols home ballpark is not an easy place to play…
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First pitch tomorrow is at 6 PM.

The Advocate reports that it is unlikely LSU will hire retired Oregon State Coach Pat Casey to replace Mainieri. The 62-year-old Casey won three national titles during a 24-year run with the Beavers. The search is said to be wide open.

The College Football Playoff is looking at expanding from a four-team postseason to 12. The Six highest ranked conference champions and six at-large schools would make the postseason under the proposal and the top four seeds would get a bye. The first-round games would be played on campus. 2023 would be the soonest the new format would be put in place.

Will legalized sports betting be in place in Louisiana before the start of the football season? That’s the goal after lawmakers approved the necessary bills to make it happen. The legislation approved would allow anyone 21 and older to place bets on their mobile device, computer or at select locations in any of the 55 parishes that voted to approve the activity. Crowley Representative John Stefanski….
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Earlier this month Governor Edwards signed legislation setting the tax rates for sports betting with a 15 percent tax on mobile betting and a ten percent tax for betting at authorized locations.