Spring football gets underway tomorrow for the LSU Tigers and several players will not play because of injuries. According to the Advocate newspaper, they are Mason Taylor, Armoni Goodwin, Charles Turner, Mekhi Wingo, Duce Chestnut, Jordan Jefferson and Aaron Anderson. Sophomore defensive lineman Maason Smith will be a limited participant after tearing his A-C-L in the season opener against Florida State.

The top ranked LSU baseball team welcomes Lamar to Alex Box Stadium tonight. The Cardinals are 10-and-2 and they have wins over Texas A-and-M and Kansas State. First pitch at the Box is at 6:30. Also tonight, McNeese is at U-L Lafayette, ULM hosts Northwestern State.

Last night the Warhawks snapped a three-game losing streak with a four to three win over Memphis. Cardell Thibodeaux had the game winning hit in the eighth, Nicholls edged Penn three to two and 24th ranked Campbell crushed Tulane 17-7.

The LSU Tigers will face the Georgia Bulldogs in the opening round of the SEC Men’s basketball tournament tonight in Nashville. These two teams met on Valentine’s Day in Athens and it was Georgia who won by two points. Tigers Coach Matt McMahon says taking care of the basketball will be a key tonight…
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The Tigers were just 2-and-16 in SEC play, while Georgia was 6-and-12.

McNeese’s run in the Southland Tournament ended last night with an 80-63 loss to top-seeded Texas A-and-M Corpus Christi. The Islanders will play Northwestern State in today’s tournament championship game at 4 PM. The Demons defeated UNO last night 74-70 to advance to their first Southland Tournament championship game since 2013. DeMarcus Sharp led the way with 31 points.