06:45 LRN Sportscast

The 2024 NBA Draft was last night and will be remembered for all the talented European players drafted, and big trades throughout the night. The Pelicans had the twenty-first pick in the draft and selected Yves Missi. Missi is a 6’ 11’ Center from Baylor and has the potential to be a real presence in the paint. The Pels will open up preseason play against the Magic on October 7th.

The 28th annual Manning Passing Academy will kick off today. Archie, Cooper, Payton, and Eli Manning, as well as more than 140 coaches will teach the next generation of talented high school offensive players about offensive technique and scheme. Legendary quarterback Archie Manning started the camp as a way to help develop regional high school quarterbacks and never expected his passing academy to grow past just a regional event.

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The program expects over fourteen hundred players this year.

The aftermath of Jim Schlossnagle’s move from Texas A&M to Texas is causing chaos in College Station. Many Texas A&M players, including two major players in Jace LaViolette and Gavin Grahovac entered the transfer portal three days after playing in Game 3 of the Men’s College World Series. This move is set to significantly impact the team’s dynamics and future prospects as LaViolette is a high draft prospect in 2025, and Grahovac was the SEC Freshman of the Year.

LSU Eunice baseball’s Head Coach Jeff Willis has earned multiple American Baseball Coaches Association awards and more than 1,000 wins this past season. Willis received the Gulf District Regional Coach of the year and the national coach of the year awards in a season where LSU Eunice went 56 and 8 and earned its eighth NJCAA Division II title.

And LSU finished thirteenth in the Directors’ Cup Standing for 2023-2024 year. The Tigers earned the most points from their gymnastics national championship and placed 5th among SEC teams in the Cup race.