The seventh ranked LSU baseball team got back-to-back home runs from Tommy White and Hayden Travinski, but the Tigers still lost seven to four to top ranked Arkansas. LSU reliever Gavin Guidry gave up a three run homer in the eighth inning.

The Ragin Cajuns won their ninth straight last night as U-L Lafyette topped Texas State four to one to take over sole possession of first place in the Sun Belt. Lee Amedee’s RBI double in the sixth inning snapped a one-one tie.

ULM knocked off 19th ranked Coastal Carolina 11 to three. Shawn Dalton Weatherbee had four hits and drove in five runs, while Cam Barlow allowed one run over five innings for the win.

Louisiana Tech gave up six runs in the second inning and lost to FIU 13 to 4.

Elsewhere…Grambling State remains unbeaten in the SWAC after pounding Texas Southern 13 to 5. Ashton INman and Kyle Walker each homered.

McNeese won its Southland opener, beating Northwestern State eight to two. Southeastern Louisiana run-ruled Houston Christian 11 to one in seven innings. Nicholls defeated A-and-M Corpus Christi seven to three.

Zion Williamson had 28 points and CJ McCollum had 25 points as the Pelicans defeated the Milwaukee Bucks 107 to 100. New Orleans won despite shooting 40-percent from the floor and 25-percent from three point territory. Trey Murphy on how they won despite shooting for a low percentage…
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The Pelicans host the NBA’s best team on Saturday, the Boston Celtics, for a 4 PM tip.

The LSU Lady Tigers get a practice in today in Albany, New York a head of tomorrow’s NCAA Women’s Basketball Sweet 16 matchup against UCLA. The Bruins are led by six-foot-seven, Lauren Betts, who averages 15 points and nine rebounds a game. UCLA coach Cori Close says Betts is a matchup problem…
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Tip off is at noon on Saturday.