Now that Pelicans forward Zion Williamson has signed a contract extension worth a reported 193 million dollars, the 22-year-old says the ultimate goal is to win an NBA championship in New Orleans. By re-signing Williamson, the Pelicans now have three All-Star caliber players with Brandon Ingram and C-J McCollum also on the roster. Williamson has yet to play with C-J who was added to the team last season…
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Can Williamson stay healthy. He’s only played in 85 games, but was selected as an All-Star during his second season when he averaged 27 points, seven rebounds and four assists a game.

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LSU athletics begins a 24-hour takeover on the SEC Network starting at 11 PM tonight. The first game they will re-air is the Tigers 27-24 win over Texas A-and-M at Tiger Stadium to conclude the 2021 regular season. Tomorrow morning at 6:30 you can watch the LSU women’s golf team win its first SEC championship since 1992.

There is some concern LSU is falling behind Texas and Texas A-and-M when it comes to helping student-athletes with N-I-L deals. Taylor Jacobs is the head of the school’s newly formed NIL department….
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Jacobs appeared as a guest on Tiger Rag Radio and you can hear the entire interview at tiger-rag-dot-com.

Louisiana Tech announces it will have a memorial service this Saturday for former football player Jaylon Ferguson, who died from a drug overdose. Former teammates, friends and loved ones will gather at 1 PM at the Davison Athletic Complex.