11:40 LRN Sportscast

The Oak Grove Tigers kicked off the 2022 Prep Football Classic by winning the school’s seventh LHSAA state championship with a 17-0 win over Homer. At one time, Oak Grove had a 3-and-3 record, but Coach Ryan Gregory says the season turned around after losing to Haynesville in October…
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O-C-S won the school’s eighth state title with a 28 to 14 win over Vermillion Catholic. Tonight, Destrehan faces Ruston in the division one non-select title game. The Wildcats are led by three-year starting quarterback Jai Eugene. Destrehan Coach Marcus Scott says the Tulane commitment is focused on winning….
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That game kicks off around 7 PM.

The Pelicans take a five-game winning streak into tonight’s game against Phoenix. New Orleans leads the Suns for first place in the Western Conference Standings by a half a game. The same two teams will play each other again on Sunday in the Smoothie King Center.

The LSU men’s basketball team returns to the court tomorrow to take on Wake Forest in the Holiday Hoopsgiving event in Atlanta. The Tigers are 7-and-1, while the Demon Deacons are 7-and-2. Tip-off is at 1:00.

The seven and two Northwestern State Demons host ULM at 3:30 on Saturday. A win for Northwestern State and they will match the school’s best ten-game start in 70 years. The Warhawks are 3-and-6.

La Tech is at Wyoming and the Ragin Cajuns host Samford.

WNBA star and former Baylor Bear Brittney Griner is back in the United States after spending nearly ten months in Russia on drug possession charges. LSU Coach Kim Mulkey issued a statement saying God is good, prayers are powerful and that our prayers remain with her and her family as they recover and heal together. Mulkey and Griner won a national championship at Baylor in 2012.