In the biggest sports news of the day, New Orleans native Peyton Manning will announce his retirement today. The Denver Broncos confirmed the news that Manning, who played 18 seasons in the NFL, is calling it a career. The Newman alum quarterback played in four Super Bowls and got two titles with two franchises. Manning will retire as the NFL’s all-time leader in passing touchdowns, yards and quarterback wins. The news conference is slated for noon Monday.

Spring football kicks off today for the LSU Tigers. The Bayou Bengals will practice 14 times before the Spring Game, which will take place on April 16th at 3 PM in Tiger Stadium. Tiger Rag Associate Editor James Moran says the biggest curiosity heading into spring is LSU’s new defensive coordinator Dave Aranda, who is expected to bring a different look to the Tigers defense…:
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It was a nice weekend for college baseball. Louisiana Tech completed a comeback with a thrilling win over Valparaiso, 7-5 to take the series. The Bulldogs come to Baton Rouge to face LSU Tuesday.

The 16th ranked Ragin Cajuns shutout Sacred Heart for the second time on the weekend defeating the Pioneers 4-0 in Lafayette.

Southeastern got a 5-4 win over Tennessee.

McNeese State blew past Bradley 9-3 in a game where Cowboy Shane Selman became the first freshman in school history to hit for the cycle.

Grambling edged Southern 10-9. Tulane beat Pepperdine 4-3. Nicholls State fell to ACU 5-3.

ULM hosts Samford today at 1pm.

In college hoops Tulane fell to Temple 64-56 Sunday and the Owls picked up the American title. The LSU men’s basketball team finished the regular season with another loss Saturday and prepare for the quarterfinals of the SEC tournament Friday.

In the NBA, after a loss against the Jazz on Saturday, the Pelicans hosts the Kings tonight in New Orleans.