4:45 LRN Sportscast

It will be a busy night on LSU’s campus. The fifth ranked Tigers baseball team will host Louisiana Tech at 6:30. The Bulldogs are 16-and-5 and Coach Jay Johnson says Tech has several older players…
cut 18 (17) “…good coaching staff”
Tech is coming off a sweep over Northwestern State. Ethan Bates, Cole McConnell and Dalton Davis are all having good seasons at the plate for the Bulldogs.

Inside the PMAC at six PM, the LSU basketball team will take on North Texas in a first round NIT matchup. The Tigers and Mean Green met in November at a tournament in Charleston and LSU won 66-62. North Texas won the NIT last year and the winner of this game will get the winner of tomorrow night’s game between Seton Hall and ST. Joseph’s.

The Saints have signed defensive end Chase Young to a one-year contract. The 24-year-old was the number two overall pick in the 2020 NFL draft. He’s played four NFL seasons and this will be his third team. He was drafted by Washington and traded to San Francisco on November first. Young signed his deal after visiting with Saints officials yesterday….
Cut 19 (20) “….every day”
ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports Young needs surgery on his neck. The Saints are aware this procedure needs to get done and that Young could miss the start of training camp, but should be ready for the regular season.

NBA…the Pelicans begin a four-game road trip in Brooklyn tonight.