Governor John Bel Edwards has vetoed a bill that would have prevented transgender girls and women from participating on women’s sports teams in Louisiana. Edwards calls the legislation discriminatory and in search of a problem that does not exist.
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The governor says this type of proposed law also puts Louisiana at risk of losing major sporting events like next year’s NCAA Men’s Final Four.

At the College World Series, Mississippi State rallied to beat Virginia six to five in a winner’s bracket game, while Texas eliminated Tennessee as the Longhorns doubled up the Volunteers eight to four. After the game, Tennessee Coach Tony Vitello said he has not been contacted by LSU about their head coaching vacancy.

The Pelicans will pick 10th in the NBA draft when it takes place on July 29th. They had a 20-percent chance of moving into the top four, but the draft lottery last night did not go their way. The Detroit Pistons won the top pick.

LSU basketball player Josh Leblanc is looking to go to another school. The forward from Baton Rouge has entered the transfer portal after averaging three points and four rebounds a game last season. Tigers guard Seneca Knight is also entering the transfer portal, after arriving on LSU’s campus in January from San Jose State.

Ragin Cajuns football coach Billy Napier, baseball coach Matt Deggs and athletics director Bryan Maggard are all getting pay raises. Napier’s new deal nearly doubles the salary he received last season when he made just over one million dollars. In 2021, Napier is set to make two million dollars, one-point-six million dollars of that is coming from the Ragin Cajun Athletic Foundation.