4:45 LRN Sportscast

Full squad workouts are underway for college baseball teams and the LSU Tigers are looking to repeat as national champions. Coach Jay Johnson likes the mindset of his team as he does not see any complacency….
Cut 16 (25) “…really positive.”
Baseball America’s preseason ranking came out today and the LSU Tigers are ranked second behind Wake Forest. Arkansas, Florida and Oregon State round out the top five.

McNeese men’s basketball picked up another vote in the A-P Top 25 poll. The Cowboys have the nation’s longest winning streak at 13 straight games and tonight the Pokes host Northwestern State.

The Ragin Cajuns and Louisiana Tech men’s basketball each have five-game winning streaks. U-L Lafayette topped Texas State 66-46 yesterday. The Cajuns will host ULM on Wednesday. The Warhawks rallied from 17 down yesterday to beat Arkansas State 85-82 in overtime

Louisiana Tech defeated New Mexico State 73-53 on Saturday as Isaiah Crawford had a game-high 25 points. The Bulldogs are tied with Sam Houston for first place in Conference USA. Tech is at F-I-U on Thursday.

Grambling is tied for first place in the SWAC with Alabama State. The Tigers have won four in a row and they host Arkansas Pine Bluff tonight.

The Pelicans are in Boston tonight to take on the Celtics. New Orleans has struggled to beat they better teams in the NBA. They got clobbered by Milwaukee on Saturday and hammered by Oklahoma City on Friday. Boston has the best record in the Eastern Conference. Tip off is at 6:30.