The third ranked LSU women’s basketball team lost its first game of the season yesterday as they ran into a buzz saw in South Carolina as the defending champion Gamecocks defeated the Lady Tigers 88-64. For top ranked Carolina, they have now won 31 in a row. LSU Coach Kim Mulkey knows how her team stacks up against the best in women’s hoops…
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LSU is now 23-and-1 and in second place in the SEC.

The Kansas City Chiefs are NFL champs for the second time in four seasons after beating the Eagles 38-35 in last night’s Super Bowl. K-C cornerback L’Jarius Sneed will get a second Super Bowl ring as the former Minden and La Tech star had seven tackles and two passes defensed.

The NFL Network’s Ian Raporport reports the Raiders will release quarterback Derek Carr, because he will not accept a trade to the Saints or anyone else. Carr met with the Saints last week and if he gets released, he’ll become one of the top free agents on the market.

Bad news for the Pelicans as All-Star forward Zion Williamson will miss several more weeks after he re-aggravated his right hamstring. Pelicans executive vice president David Griffin says Williamson was set to return soon, but re-injured himself at practice…
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Williamson first suffered the injury on January 2nd and has missed 28 games this season. New Orleans is 12 and 16 in the games he’s missed. The Pels are at Oklahoma City tonight.