The 13th ranked LSU women’s basketball team won its fifth straight yesterday as the Lady Tigers defeated Auburn 71 to 66. Angel Reese had 25 points and 20 rebounds as LSU avenged an earlier loss to Auburn…
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LSU is 10-3 in the SEC and they’ll visit Tennessee on Sunday.

ULM men’s basketball continues to play well as they knocked off in-state rival U-L Lafayette 66 to 59 last night. The Warhawks limited the Cajuns to 4-of-22 from three point territory. ULM has won seven of its last ten.

Louisiana Tech held UTEP to 39-percent shooting from the field last night and defeated the Miners 65-59.

In the NBA…the Pelicans beat the Rockets 127 to 105. New Orleans has won eight of its last nine and they host the Miami Heat tonight.

Louisiana Tech has a new athletics director. Ryan Ivey will take over next month. He’s been the athletic director at Stephen F Austin since July 2018 and helped increase ticket sales by 189-percent and completed more than 30-million dollars in facility improvements. He’s also served as an AD at Austin Peay State and Texas A-and-M Commerce.

The Saints have reportedly restructered quarterback Derek Carr’s contract for salary cap purposes. According to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler the move is expected to save the club around 23-million dollars in cap relief. Carr’s base salary is 30-million dollars next season and a large portion will be converted to a signing bonus.

LSU’s co-offensive coordinator Joe Sloan and Cortez Hankton will make on average a million dollars a year over the course of their contracts which last through the 2026 season. It’s a good bump for Sloan, who was set to earn 650-thousand dollars this year.

The University of Louisiana System has approved Grambling football coach Mickey Joseph’s contract. He’ll make 325-thousand dollars annually and could earn additional incentives.