New Pelicans Head Coach Alvin Gentry believes he has a core group of players on the roster that have the potential of winning an NBA Championship. Gentry just had the opportunity to hoist the Larry O’ Brien Championship trophy as an assistant coach with the Golden State Warriors. Now Gentry will be a head coach for a fifth time in his career at the age of 60, and he’s ready for the challenge…
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Gentry is expected to bring an up tempo offense to New Orleans that also plays outstanding defense.

Tiger-rag-dot-com reports that an NBA team has told former LSU Tiger Jordan Mickey they are committed to selecting him in the first round on Thursday night. Most draft experts have Mickey going in the 2nd round.

There’s a break down in talks between the Louisiana High School Athletic Association and the Louisiana High School officials association over pay, which raises concern over who will officiate athletic events this fall. The officials association wants a pay raise, but LHSAA executive director Eddie Bonine is promising to come up with a new fee structure that would start in 2016. The officials association says they are tired of promises and they’ve only received two fee increases in the past 25 years. Bonine says he’ll come up with plan of action in the next day or so, on how to address this conflict.

In baseball…former LSU pitcher Nick Rumbelow has been called up to the Major Leagues by the New York Yankees. The right-hander from Texas gives LSU five former players who are now in the majors.

LSU’s Alex Lange has been named to the Baseball America Freshman All-American team. Lange went 12 and 0 with a 1.97 ERA this past season.