06:45 LRN Sportscast April 21st

Phoenix Suns star guard Devin Booker will reportedly not play in games 3 and 4 against the Pelicans after being injured in the Pels stellar victory in game two Tuesday. After Booker went down, there was no stopping the Pelicans in the 125-114 win to even their first-round series at 1-1. New Orleans and Phoenix tip off Game 3 at 8:30 tomorrow evening; the Pelicans first playoff game in The Blender since 2018.

In college baseball around the state, last night Southern Miss hammered UNO 10-5, and ULM needed 10 innings to edge in state rival McNeese State 4-3.

And LSU baseball begins a 3-game set versus Missouri starting tonight at 7pm in The Box. The Tigers are 7-8 in the SEC while Mizzou is 5-10.

We’ll learn a lot about the LSU Football team as the Tigers take the field Saturday for its annual Spring Game. One player to watch is freshman left tackle Will Campbell, who starred at Neville and was the state’s top-rated prospect. He’s been on LSU’s campus since January which he says is giving him a leg up in preparing for the toughest conference in college football…:
Cut 19 (14) “everything like that”
There’s also been a lot of buzz about Walker Howard — the most highly touted quarterback recruit at LSU since Russell Shepard who could be the foundation that Brian Kelly’s Tigers are built on. Howard says he’s pumped about this new experience…:
CUT 16 (15) “to compete”