Malik Nabers has made his case to be the first wide receiver selected in next month’s NFL draft. At LSU pro day, the 20-year-old from Youngsville had a broad jump of nearly eleven feet, a vertical of 42-inches and ran the 40 in a blazing 4.3 seconds…
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Nabers didn’t work out at the NFL combine and there was speculation his 40-time was 4.5. But after running a 4.3 he could be picked ahead of Ohio State’s Marvin Harrison Junior.

ULM has announced its season opening football game will be played on Thursday August 29th. The Bryant Vincent era will begin with a game against Jackson State.

ULM women’s basketball has advanced to the Great Eight in the WNIT after beating Southern Miss 84-71 last night. The Warhawks will now wait to play either North Carolina A-and-T or Troy.

A sputtering LSU baseball team begins a three-game set tonight against top ranked Arkansas. Coach Jay Johnson’s team is 2-4 in SEC play and knows his guys need to be on top of their game….
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Arkansas is 20-6 overall, 5-1 in the SEC and they will start the best pitcher in college baseball tonight, left-hander Hagan Smith who is 4-0 with 1.24 ERA. First pitch from Fayetteville is at 6 PM.

U-L Lafayette and La Tech are also on the road. The Ragin Cajuns go after their eighth straight victory tonight against Texas State. The Bulldogs have won five in a row and will face F-I-U in Miami. ULM begins a three-game set against 19th ranked Coastal Carolina tonight at Lou St. Amant Field.