6:45 LRN Sportscast January 31

In 2019, when Joe Burrow led the LSU Tigers to a national championship game the Bengals won only two games. Now Burrow is leading the Cincinnati Bengals to their third Super Bowl appearance as Joe Cool led Cincinnati back from a 21-3 halftime deficit to beat the Chiefs 27-24 in overtime. Burrow says as the season went along, he felt the team had enough talent to get there…
cut 20 (20) “….want to do well”
Burrow and the Bengals will face the Los Angeles Rams, who also had a come-from-behind win in the NFC Championship as L-A fought past the 49ers 20-17.

Preseason practice is underway for college baseball teams, including the LSU Tigers, who are ranked in the top 10 in the polls. The biggest question mark for the Tigers is starting pitching as it’s hard to predict who will be the weekend starters. Devin Fontenot is trying to go from closer to starter and first year coach Jay Johnson says Fontenot has the ability to do it…
Cut 16 (16) “..see that.”
Fontenot is entering his fifth season at LSU and has not pitched in the College World Series.

In basketball…Kim Mulkey won her 650th game of her hall of fame career as the Lady Tigers defeated Kentucky 78-69 in front of 87-hundred fans at the PMAC.

The LSU men’s basketball team hosts Ole Miss tomorrow night after losing to TCU on Saturday 77-68.

UNO defeated McNeese 84-78 to improve to 5-0 in the Southland.