4:45 LRN Sportscast

LSU quarterback Sam Leavitt underwent a scheduled procedure to remove the pins in his surgically repaired foot, and coach Lane Kiffin says he expects him to miss the rest of spring practice.

Five-star prospect and Oak Grove girls basketball star Caroline Bradley is staying home as the six-foot-five center committed to LSU. All of the elite programs were recruiting her, including UCLA and South Carolina. Bradley says the relationship she’s built with LSU coach Kim Mulkey played a major factor in her decision…

Cut 3 (12) “…it worked.”

According to ESPN, she’s ranked 3rd among the country’s Class of 2027 players.

College Basketball Insider for CBS Sports, Jon Rothstein, is reporting that former LSU head and assistant coach and player and Louisiana native, Johnny Jones, will join Will Wade’s staff.

McNeese freshman guard Larry Johnson is reportedly entering the transfer portal. Johnson broke Joe Dumars’ freshman scoring record at McNeese that had lasted 44 years.  Johnson averaged 17.5 points and 5.5 rebounds a game.

The LSU baseball team hosts Bethune-Cookman tonight at 6:30 p.m.

Louisiana Tech, coming off a much-needed series win at FIU this past weekend, will travel to Natchitoches to face the red-hot Demons of Northwestern State at 6 p.m. tonight. Northwestern State enters the matchup on a four-game winning streak.

ULM baseball dropped its second Sun Belt series of the season this past weekend, losing two games to Georgia State. Senior third baseman Jake Haggard, who leads the team in RBI’s with 41, missed game three of the series after being scratched with a back injury. Head coach Ford Pemberton expects Haggard to return to the lineup tonight against Mississippi Valley State.

Cut 17 (11)  “…should be back.”

First pitch is set for 6 p.m.