Former LSU Tiger Odell Beckham Junior has been selected to be on the cover of the EA Sports Madden NFL 16 video game. The New Orleans native has become one of the most popular players in the NFL thanks to his acrobatic catches during his rookie campaign in 2015.

Senior Jared Foster is expected to start at second base tonight when the number one ranked LSU baseball team visits South Carolina. Foster, who was ruled academically ineligible last week, was reinstated after an “obscure” NCAA rule was uncovered that restored his eligibility. Foster on his reaction to re-joining the team…
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LSU has a chance with a win tonight and a Vanderbilt loss to clinch the Southeastern Conference regular season championship. First pitch in Columbia is at 6 PM.

Southeastern Louisiana is closing in on winning the program’s first Southland Conference regular season championship. If the Lions win over UNO tonight, they’ll accomplish that feat.

A Northwestern State loss tonight would also give S-L-U the title. The Demons host red-hot Nicholls State tonight. The Colonels have won nine straight.

In the Sun Belt…the Ragin Cajuns close out the regular season with a three-game series against in-state rival ULM. U-L Lafayette is in fourth place in the league standings and can finish anywhere from second to sixth place. The Warhawks are trying to clinch a spot in the Sun Belt tourney as they are currently in a tie for seventh place in the league.

The SWAC Tournament is already underway….Southern and Grambling are both in the winner’s bracket. Southern defeated Jackson State ten to five yesterday, while Grambling beat Alabama A-and-M 8-3. The Tigers take on Texas Southern tonight, while the Jags face Alabama State at 3 this afternoon.