You can scratch Ole Miss Coach Mike Bianco’s name off for consideration as the LSU Tigers next baseball coach. Bianco released a statement last night saying Ole Miss is home for him and his family. The 54-year-old has been the Rebels head coach for the last 21 years and reportedly interviewed for the LSU job last week. But Bianco has received a four-year contract extension with the Rebels.

Glen Guilbeau of the USA Today Network reports LSU athletic director Scott Woodward is interested in talking with three coaches who have teams at the College World Series, Tennessee’s Tony Vitello, Arizona’s Jay Johnson, and Vanderbilt’s Tim Corbin.

At the College World Series last night, Mississippi State pitcher Will Bednar struck out a career-high 15 as the Bulldogs beat Texas two to one. Virginia blanked Tennessee six to nothing. Today, Stanford will face Arizona in an elimination game and North Carolina State takes on Vanderbilt in a winner’s bracket contest.

Saints running back Alvin Kamara has been appointed as NASCAR’s first Growth and Engagement Advisor. That means he’ll advise NASCAR on how they can grow their fan base. Kamara became a fan of the sport last year after NASCAR banned Confederate flags from its racetracks.

Former Memphis Grizzlies executive John Hollinger and now a columnist for The Athletic writes that the New Orleans Pelicans are a candidate to relocate in the next decade. The Pelicans lease with the Smoothie King Center expires in 2024, raising questions about the franchise’s long-term future in the Big Easy.

In the NBA playoffs…the upstart Atlanta Hawks eliminated the 76ers last night beating Philadelphia 103 to 96 in Game Seven of their Eastern Conference semi-final series. Former LSU Tiger Ben Simmons had just five points. The Suns won game one of the Western Conference finals 120 to 114, even though Chris Paul did not play for Phoenix after testing positive for COVID.