Will Wade returned to the Maravich Center today, four years after he was fired at LSU for committing NCAA recruiting violations that would not be considered violations in today’s world of college athletics. Wade helped three teams reach the NCAA Tournament in his first run as head coach and plans to win at a high level in his second go around…

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Happy times for LSU men’s basketball, but sad times for the Lady Tigers who lost to Duke on a buzzer beater in the Sweet 16 round. Mikayla Williams is still looking for a trip to the Final Four…

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Also in the postgame, Kim Mulkey shot down rumors that she is retiring.

Big win for the LSU baseball team on Sunday as the Tigers rallied back from a seven-run deficit to beat Kentucky 17 to 10. West Monroe’s John Pearson got the Tigers back in the game with a grand slam in the third inning. Pearson is getting regular starts at third base and Coach Jay Johnson says he’s earned it…

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Seth Dardar also had a big weekend and was named the SEC Co-Player of the Week. The Mandeville native hit a three-run homer to give the Tigers lead for good on Sunday. It was one of Dardar’s six hits for the series and he also had four doubles.

Northwestern State is tied for first place in the Southland with Lamar. The Demons Thomas Marsala was name Southland Hitter of the Week today. The Senior from Monroe hit two home runs last week and is second in the Southland home runs with eight.