The Pelicans are getting ready for tomorrow night’s play-in elimination game against the Sacramento Kings. The winner advances to the Western Conference playoffs to play top-seeded Oklahoma City in a best of seven series. The loser has its season come to an end. Coach Willie Green says Brandon Ingram looked good at practice today. Friday will mark his third game back after missing several weeks with a knee injury.

Former LSU guard Haily Van Lith has committed to T-C-U. It will be Van Lith’s third school after playing for three seasons with Louisville. She played one season for the Lady Tigers, starting at point guard, but her more natural position is shooting guard.

Angel Reese was known as the Bayou Barbie during her two seasons at LSU. Now that she’s a member of the Chicago Sky, Reese says she will now be known as the Chi Barbie, but you can still call her the Bayou Barbie.

LSU men’s basketball coach Matt McMahon has named former Tiger Jalen Courtney-Williams as an assistant. He spent the last three years on Creighton’s staff. Courtney-Williams played for LSU from 2010 to 2013.

The second half of the SEC schedule begins this weekend and the LSU Tigers will start a series tomorrow night against Missouri. Coach Jay Johnson’s team is 3-and-12 in league play. He says his team has not delivered in the clutch moments…
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Johnson has announced Gage Jump will start on the mound on Friday night and Luke Holman will start Sunday. Sunday’s starter is to be announced.

After beating Southeastern Louisiana on Tuesday and Wednesday night, 14th ranked U-L Lafayette gets ready for a huge series against 19th ranked Coastal Carolina. Coastal is 19-and-4 at home this season and they are the preseason pick to win the Sun Belt.

Louisiana Tech also has a tough test as the Bulldogs are at 25th ranked Dallas Baptist.