6:45 LRN Sportscast

The LSU women’s basketball team is back home celebrating its national championship win over the Iowa Hawkeyes. Head Coach Kim Mulkey delivered on a promise of bringing the national championship to her home state. It only took her two seasons, but she credits the players who came to LSU and the fans…
Cut 16 (24) “…better and better.”
The school will celebrate the championship with a parade on Wednesday night and that will end with a large gathering in the PMAC.

Sunday’s title game was the most-watched game in women’s college basketball history averaging nearly 10 million viewers. First Lady Jill Biden wants to invite both LSU and Iowa to the White House, but Angel Reese said on Twitter that’s a joke.

The Saints will reportedly meet with Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker today. Hooker is recovering from a torn ACL and is expected to be available late in the first round of the NFL draft when New Orleans picks.

West Monroe Head football coach Jerry Arledge is stepping down as head coach after 10 seasons. KNOE-TV Sports Director Aaron Dietrich says Arledge went 103-22 during that time…
cut 19 (18) “…that goal”
Arledge was the defensive coordinator when West Monroe won eight national championships from 1992 to 2012.

In college baseball tonight… top-ranked LSU hosts Nicholls, Tulane travels to Lafayette to play the Cajuns. ULM hosts Little Rock and Louisiana Tech is at Northwestern State.

In the NBA, the Pelicans host Sacramento.