After a disappointing six-game homestand, the Pelicans improved to 3-0 on their last road trip of the regular season with a 135 to 123 win over the Sacramento Kings last night. C-J McCollum and Zion Williamson each scored 31 points as New Orleans improved to 5-0 against the Kings this season. Coach Willie Green’s team is 27-14 on the road…
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New Orleans is at Golden State tonight. The Pels are one game ahead of the Suns for the final spot in the Western Conference playoffs.

The LSU Tigers begin a tough series at fourth ranked Tennessee tonight. Gage Jump will start on the mound tonight. Luke Holman starts tomorrow. The 19th ranked Ragin Cajuns host Marshall, who is 5-7 in the Sun Belt.

LSU will complete spring practice with a spring game at 1 PM tomorrow. The Tigers are missing standout wide receivers Malik Nabers and Brian Thomas from last year’s team, but Coach Brian Kelly likes the depth he has at wide out…
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Kelly says there’s a competitive battle for the number two quarterback spot, so expect to see a lot of Rickie Collins and A-J Swann in Saturdays’ spring game.

Five-foot-eleven point guard Jordan Sears has committed to the LSU men’s basketball program. Sears averaged 21 points a game and shot 43-percent from three-point territory at Tennessee-Martin last season. Alabama and South Carolina were also interested in Sears.