11:40 LRN Sportscast

After catching 72 passes for 1,042 yards last season, Saints wide receiver Chris Olave is looking to improve on those numbers in his second season in the NFL. Olvae would certainly benefit if fellow receiver Michael Thomas can stay healthy. Both are from Ohio State and Olave talked about their relationship…
cut 17 (17) “…a lot”

LSU baseball coach Jay Johnson continues to work the transfer portal. His latest find is Alabama right-hander Luke Holman. He was the Crimson Tide’s Friday night starter last season and went 7-and-4 with 3.67 ERA. Hollman is on the USA Collegiate National Team and has two years of college baseball eligibility remaining.

Preseason camp has started for Louisiana Tech as the Bulldogs first game is August 26th against FIU. Boise State transfer Hank Bachmeier is expected to get the starter at quarterback and Coach Sonny Cumbie likes how Bachmeier is picking up the air raid offense…
cut 18 (16) “…learning mode”

Eli Manning, Paul Mainieri, Wendell Davis, Matt Forte and Alana Beard along with a few others will be inducted into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame on Saturday in Natchitoches. Also going in is 86-year-old Walter Imahara, a decadeslong weightlifting champion. Ronnie Rantz with the Sports Hall of Fame says Imahara has a great story…
cut 15 (13) “late 50s”