The ninth ranked LSU women’s basketball team now has a two-game losing streak as the Lady Tigers lost at Mississippi State 77 to 73 last night. The Bulldogs shot 53-percent from the field and made nine three-pointers.

McNeese won its 14th straight, the nation’s longest winning streak, with an 89-65 win over Northwestern State.

The Pelicans had a 17-point lead in the first half, but lost to Boston 118 to 112 as New Orleans has lost five of its last seven.

The Louisiana High School Athletic Association has approved girls wrestling as a championship sport, starting next year. There are three boys divisions and LHSAA Assistant director Adam McDowell says adding a girls division was overwhelmingly approved…
cut 8 (11) “….a mistake”
Louisiana will be the 45th state to sanction girls wrestling as a high school sport.

LSU third baseman Tommy White says he’s healthy after offseason shoulder surgery that resulted in him not swinging a bat for six months. White says his shoulder bothered him all last year…
Cut 18 (19) “…should be fun.”
The Tigers are ranked second in Baseball America’s preseason poll.

After winning 41 games and reaching an NCAA Baseball regional last year, the Ragin Cajuns are preparing for another season that hopefully ends with a postseason berth. Coach Matt Deggs on what he sees from his team as full squad workouts are underway…
Cut 16 (19) “…extremely athletic.”