LSU has done it, they’ve won three straight elimination games to advance to the championship round of the College World Series. Tommy White sent Tiger fans into a frenzy when he blasted a two-run home run in the 11th for a two to nothing win over Wake Forest last night. It will go down as an iconic moment.

But that play does not happen without terrific pitching by Paul Skenes and Thatcher Hurd. And how about the defensive play made first baseman Tre Morgan in the 8th inning. He came charging in on a bunt to throw a runner out at the plate. Coach Jay Johnson says they were prepared for that moment….
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LSU will face Florida in the championship series, which gets underway tomorrow night.

The NCAA has finally put to bed a four-year investigation into the LSU football and men’s basketball programs that looked into alleged recruiting violations and imperssible benefits. Both programs will be on probation for the next three years, but no future postseason bans. The football team is vacating 37 wins from 2012-15. Former LSU men’s basketball coach Will Wade has been suspended for 10 games at his new school McNeese State. Tiger Rag Editor Todd Horne says the Cowboys already planned to suspend him for the first five games…
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These decisions are final and can not be appealed.

Three-point shooting was a weakness for the Pelicans last season, so in last night’s NBA draft New Orleans selected Connecticut’s Jordan Hawkins, considered the best three-point shooter in the draft. He made 39-percent of his three-point shots last season as a sophomore.