A couple of missing pieces are expected to return tonight for the Pelicans who host the Memphis Grizzlies. Guards Tyreke Evans and Norris Cole are expected to make their season debuts for the 4-and-13 Pelicans. Evans was New Orleans second leading scorer last year, while Cole was a good scorer off the bench last season. He’s been out with a sprained ankle. Tip-off is at seven o’ clock.

In college basketball…Louisiana Tech is at Memphis. The Bulldogs are 5-0, while Memphis 3-and-2. Tech has already won twice on the road this season, while Memphis features four returning starters and seven freshmen on their roster. The matchup can be seen on the CBS Sports Network.

Elsewhere…Nicholls hosts Louisiana College, Northwestern State is at Arkansas and Southeastern hosts Loyola of New Orleans.

The LSU men’s basketball team drop its third straight game last night, 70-58 to Charleston. The Tigers will host North Florida tomorrow, which is one of the top three-point shooting teams in the country at 46-percent.

McNeese State continues to prepare for Saturday’s F-C-S playoff game against Sam Houston State. The Bearkats used two quarterbacks to beat Southern Utah last week, Jeremiah Briscoe and Jared Johnson. Cowboys Coach Matt Viator says Briscoe is a good passer, while Johnson is good running the football…
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McNeese is seeking its first playoff win since 2002.

The LSU football coaches are busy recruiting this week. Derek Ponamsky of Bayou Bengals Insider dot com says the Tigers could still have a top five recruiting class, despite all the turmoil the last couple of weeks invovling Les Miles’ job security. He says there’s some excellent recruiters on the coaching staff
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