The LSU Baseball team defeated UL Lafayette 6 to 3 last night to punch their ticket to Omaha. This is LSU’s 17th trip to the College World Series and first since 2013. Shortstop Alex Bregman says the Tigers can’t wait…
cut 19 (07) “…on a mission”
Tonight is another big night for Bregman as he’ll be selected in the first round of the Major League Baseball draft. Bregman is expected to be a top ten pick. Tigers center fielder Andrew Stevenson could also be a late first round pick and the same could occur for UL Lafayette shortstop Blake Trahan.

Who LSU will play in its first game in the College World Series will be determined tonight. They’lll face either Texas A-and-M or TCU. The Aggies and Horned Frogs face off tonight in Fort Worth in a winner take all contest.

Former Saints cornerback and Louisiana native Tracy Porter has signed a one-year contract with the Chicago Bears. This will be Porter’s eighth season in the NFL. Last year he only played in three games for the Redskins, because of injuries. Of course, he’ll always be remembered for his intercpetion of Peyton Manning and return for a touchdown when the Saints beat the Colts in the Super Bowl.

The Sun Belt–ESPN 3 announce their coverage for the first three weeks of the football season. In week two…ESPN will have coverage of the Ragin Cajuns game against Northwestern State and Nicholls State’s game against UL-Monroe will also appear on ESPN three. Both games will kick-off at six PM.

Southeastern Louisiana’s home game against Lamar has been moved to October first because of television. The game will be a part of the Southland’s television package. The Lions will play three Thursday night games this year. The season opener against Northwestern State and the regular season finale against Nicholls State on November 19th.