16:45 LRN Sportscast March 16

Southern will face Holy Cross tonight in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. The Crusaders tallest player in their starting five is six-foot-seven center Malachi Alexander. Jaguars Coach Roman Banks believes they can dominate the paint tonight…
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The game will be shown on the True TV channel at 5:40.

The Ragin Cajuns host the Islanders of Texas A-and-M Corpus Christi in the first round of the CIT. A-and-M Corpus Christi is coming off a loss to Stephen F Austin in the Southland Conference Championship. The Cajuns are led by Sun Belt player of the Shawn Long.

The Saints ahve signed linebacker Nate Stupar to a three-year contract. He’s been a special teams standout for the Atlanta Falcons.

NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley delivered some harsh criticism against LSU’s Ben Simmons. Barkley said on the Dan Patrick Show that the freshman just went through the motions this past season. Simmons is expected to announce he’s entering the NBA Draft. Tigers Coach Johnny Jones is very complimentary of his superstar player….
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Simmons was named the national freshman of the year by the United States Basketball Writers Association.

The 7th ranked LSU Tigers will host UNO tonight in baseball. The Privateers are led by former LSU star Blake Dean, who is in his first season head coach. Dean has the Privateers off to a great start, they are 13-3.