The Pelicans season came to an end last night with a 123 to 118 loss to Oklahoma City. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 25 second-half points to lead the Thunder past New Orleans in the play-in tournament game. S-G-A finished with 32 points.

Coach Willie Green says it’s a disappointing end to the season. When Zion Williamson was healthy, the Pels looked like one of the best teams in the NBA, but Zion has been out since early January and other injuries also crippled their team…
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The Pelicans finished with a record of 42-and-41.

Sad news involving LSU men’s basketball as Wayne Sims died unexpectedly yesterday at the age of 54. He was a standout player for the Tigers from 1987 to 1991, helping the Bayou Bengals reach the NCAA Tournament four times.

The Top ranked LSU baseball team begins a three game series tonight against 11th ranked Kentucky. The Wildcats like to play small ball, which means they’ll bunt. Coach Jay Johnson says third baseman Tommy White will need to be ready…
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First pitch tonight at 6 PM.

In college baseball last night, ULM scored five runs in the fifth inning and upended Louisiana Tech eight to five to sweep the season series from the Bulldogs. Southeastern Louisiana edged the Ragin Cajuns five to four and McNeese scored three runs in the ninth inning to beat Rice seven to six.