LSU and Kentucky begin their best out of three Super Regional series tomorrow at Alex Box Stadium. It’s a rematch of a regular season series played in Baton Rouge in mid-April. The Tigers took two of three that weekend. Senior designated hitter Cade Beloso drove in four runs that series….
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Kentucky’s team ERA is 4.17, third highest in the SEC, but the Wildcats do not have LSU’s ace Paul Skenes. There’s a marginal risk for severe weather on Saturday. Tigers Coach Jay Johnson is paying closing attention to the forecast, he can’t risk pitching Skenes in a game that could be halted for a couple of hours after three or four innings. First pitch Saturday is at 2 PM.

It’s a free fishing weekend in Louisiana, which means anyone can fish without purchasing a license. LDWF spokesperson Rene Lebreton says they hope beginners will have a good time and to improve their chances of catching something, 17 ponds across the state have been stacked with adult-sized catfish and rainbow trout….
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House Majority Leader and Louisiana Congressman Steve Scalise had LSU’s Brian Kelly, Alabama’s Nick Saban and SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey in his office yesterday as college football is looking to Congress to approve legislation to regulate NIL deals that compensate college athletes. There are a couple of bills being discussed, one of them would prohibit boosters from providing inducements to play for a particular school.