Three baseball players with ties to Louisiana have been named Major League Baseball All-Stars. Former LSU All-America Paul Skenes has made just ten starts with the Pirates, but he’s been dominant in every one of them and is a National League All-Star team. Shreveport native Seth Lugo is also an All-Star. The veteran right-hander is having the best season of his career in Kansas City. Former Northwestern State All-American David Fry is also headed to the All-Star game. Fry is hitting .305 with eight home runs and 33 RBIs for the Cleveland Guardians.

Edge rusher Damien Shanklin from Indianapolis announced his commitment to the LSU Tigers over the Fourth of July weekend. 2-4-7-sports has Shanklin ranked as the 48th best player in the country out of Warren Central High School. Shanklin chose the Tigers over Alabama and Ohio State. LSU’s 2025 class now features two of the top edge rushers in the country, Shanklin and Jesse Harrold from Tampa.

Former LSU women’s basketball star Angel Reese continues to make W-N-B-A history. She collected her 13th straight double-double last night, passing Hall of Famer Candace Parker for most consecutive double-doubles in W-N-B-A history. The Bayou Barbie had 17 points and 14 rebounds in the Chicago Sky’s 84-71 loss to the Seattle Storm.

Four former Ragin Cajun softball players have made the decision to follow Garry Glasco to Texas Tech. They are the 2024 Sun Belt Player of the Year Mihyia Davis, second-team All Sun Selection Chloe Riassetto, Lauren Allred and Victoria Valdez.

The Pelicans have reportedly signed free agent center Daniel Thies (Tice). The 32-year-old has seven years of NBA experience and last season averaged six points and four rebounds a game for the Clippers. He’ll play for Germany in the Summer Olympics.

Pelicans guard Jose Alvardo has helped Puerto Rico clinch a spot in the Olympics. He scored 23 points in a 79-68 win over Lithuania. It’s the first time Puerto Rico has had a men’s basketball team in the Olympics since 2004.