Former LSU golfer and Shreveport native Sam Burns came up one stroke shy at the U.S. Open yesterday. Burns trailed the leader by seven strokes heading into the final day, but a three-under round wasn’t enough to catch Wyndham Clark. The win would have been Burns’s first major title. At last year’s Open, he was the sole leader heading into the final round at four under par but shot eight over on his final 18 and finished 7th. Burns says this year’s championship had a different feeling.

Cut 4 (10) “…win today.”

LSU starting shortstop Kylee Edwards announced she has withdrawn her name from the transfer portal to return to LSU. The Mississippi State transfer entered the portal last week after just one season in Baton Rouge. She hit .341 with ten homers as a junior this season.

The Tigers flipped Houston wide receiver commit Gary Burney Jr. The Parkway three-star is LSU’s 14th commit and second wideout in the class.

LSU has the chance to field one of the top infields in the country next season with the return of shortstop Steven Milam and a duo of experienced transfers. Florida senior Cade Kurland has 190 starts in four years with the Gators and will likely be the LSU starting second baseman. LSU coach Jay Johnson says Texas State sophomore shortstop Dawson Park can shift over to third.

Cut 17 (14) “…to move around.”

A College World Series champion will be crowned in Omaha tonight. After losing the series opener 9-3, UNC bounced back with a 6-2 win over Oklahoma yesterday to force game three. The winner-take-all final is scheduled for 6 p.m.

St. James safety Jye Blain announced his commitment to Louisiana Tech over the weekend. The 5-11, 170-pound prospect becomes the fifth commit to the Bulldogs’ 2027 class.