The LSU Tigers took their third straight SEC series by winning two of three at Alabama over the weekend, capped by a 12-3 rout on Sunday. Dylan Crews, Jordan Thompson, and Tyler McManus spearheaded the offense, combining for eight of the Tigers’ 15 hits, including three home runs, nine RBI, and seven runs scored. LSU is 14-10 in the SEC, tied for second in the West with Texas A&M. The Tigers host Southeastern tomorrow night before welcoming Ole Miss this weekend in their final home series of the regular season.
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Southeastern dominated Houston Baptist for three wins, while McNeese dropped two of three at home versus Northwestern State in the Southland Conference. Nicholls saw its losing streak grow to five games after being swept by Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. The Ragin Cajuns won their seventh straight Sun Belt series, sweeping UT-Arlington this weekend. UL-Monroe was not as fortunate as they felt the broom from 15th-ranked Texas State. In the SWAC, Southern swept Arkansas-Pine Bluff and Grambling took two of three on the road at Prairie View.
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Nikola Jokic has been named NBA MVP for the second consecutive season, just the 13th player to win in back-to-back years.
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A tough weekend for Louisiana Tech baseball as the Bulldogs lost two of three at home against Florida Atlantic, dropping them into a tie for third in the Conference USA standings. Tech was outscored 15-4 in the two losses, and Coach Lane Burroughs says the offense needs to be more consistent during the final two weekends of the regular season.
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Louisiana Tech’s softball team claimed the Conference-USA regular-season championship after sweeping Southern Miss this past weekend and will be the top seed in the conference tourney starting this week. UL is the one seed in the Sun Belt tournament, and LSU is the sixth seed in the SEC.
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And 81-to-1 shot Rich Strike pulled off one of the biggest shockers in Kentucky Derby History yesterday. Rich Strike wasn’t even supposed to compete, but a late scratch opened the door for history.