LSU baseball hosts Northwestern State in its home finale tonight ahead of a regular season-ending series with Vanderbilt. The sweep by Ole Miss last weekend has LSU in jeopardy of finishing below .500 in the SEC for the first time since 2011, which was also the last time the Tigers missed the NCAA tournament. Coach Jay Johnson says he doesn’t want the team’s disappointment to carry over into this critical week of ballgames.

Cut 17 (12) “…wants to do.”

The Tigers and Demons start play at 6:30 pm.

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In Lafayette, U-L begins its final homestand of the season with a midweek matchup with Nicholls. The Cajuns try to bounce back after being swept by Texas State, while the Colonels have lost 7 of their last 8. Surging Southern takes on UNO…The Jags have won six of seven. Tulane and Coach Travis Jewett have decided to part ways after five seasons.

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Receiver was a definite area of weakness for the Saints last season. With the return of Michael Thomas, the addition of Jarvis Landry, and the drafting of Chris Olave, New Orleans hopes to have surrounded Jameis Winston with the talent to put fear into opposing defenses. Olave says his work ethic pushes him to be the very best, and as a wideout, that starts and ends with catching the ball. Every time.

Cut 20 (11) “…on the ground.”

The Saints held Rookie Minicamp last weekend, with OTAs set to start next week.

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The New Orleans Pelicans have a 99.6 percent chance of getting a top ten selection in tonight’s NBA Draft Lottery. Because the Lakers failed to make the postseason, their pick goes back to the Pels. While the most likely scenarios have the pick falling around the eighth or ninth spots, New Orleans does have a 26 percent chance of getting a selection in the top four. And in game one of the Eastern Conference Finals, Boston takes on Miami.