A football player for LSU is booked with felony domestic abuse for allegedly choking his fiance in the presence of children. East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s office Spokeswoman Casey Rayborn Hicks says the victim claims she and 22-year-old Jevonte Domond got into a huge argument when the incident took place…:

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Hicks says Domond was arrested for felony domestic abuse battery by strangulation with minor children present.

The Cleveland Cavaliers punched their ticket to the NBA Finals after a 118-88 blowout of the Atlanta Hawks completed a 4-games-to-none sweep of the Eastern Conference Finals. LeBron James lead he way with 23 points as the Cavs will make their first Finals appearance since 2007. Former Louisiana Tech standout Paul Milsap scored 16 points and pulled down 11 rebounds for the Hawks.

The Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation and the Allstate Sugar Bowl have put in a bid to host the College Football Playoff National Championship game in 2019 or 2020. New Orleans can’t bid on 2018 because The Big Easy is already going to host the National Semifinal game that year. Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation President Jay Cicero says there will be site visits over the summer and the decision will be made mid-October. He says one of their main concerns is brand new stadiums, but a lot of those cities can’t offer all New Orleans has to offer…

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It’s being reported as many as 9 cities are bidding to host the big game between 2018-2020.

New Louisiana Tech men’s basketball coach Eric Konkol is beginning to fill out his coaching staff. Konkol has hired his first assistant coach, Tony Skinn, who had a standout college basketball career at George Mason where he was coached by Konkol. Skinn also played in the 2012 Olympics as a member of the Nigerian national team.