Nevada has made it official naming LSU’s Executive Deputy Director of Athletics- Stephanie Rempe as the Wolfpack’s new athletic director. Rempe oversees all aspects of LSU athletics and has done that since arriving with A-D Scott Woodward in 2019. Rempe led and negotiated the contracts of new football coach Brian Kelly and basketball coaches Kim Mulkey and Matt McMahon.

At the College World Series…..Notre Dame and Auburn were eliminated yesterday. Texas A-and-M sent the Fighting Irish home with a five to one win, while the Razorbacks advanced in Bracket two with an an eleven to one win over Auburn.

So today….Oklahoma faces Texas A-and-M today, while Ole Miss takes on Auburn tonight. If the Sooners and Rebels win, they will play each other in the championship series, which begins Saturday.

LSU baseball has five players competing in the Cape Cod League, which is considered the top summer college baseball league in the country. The five players are shortstop Jordan Thompson, out fielder Josh Pearson, right-handed pitcher Garrett Edwards, catcher Hayden Travinski and right-hander Grant Taylor.

The NBA draft is Thursday and LSU forward Tari Eason is expected to be selected in the middle of the first round. The Houston Rockets, who have the 17th pick, have been rumored to be interested in Eason.

ESPN ranks the LSU women’s basketball program 14th in its way too-early top 25 ranking. The Lady Tigers lose a lot from last year’s team, but they are adding Maryland transfer Angel Reese, who averaged nearly 18 points and 11 rebounds a game last year.