The sixth ranked LSU baseball team begins SEC play tonight against Alabama. Coach Paul Mainieri has made a change to his weekend rotation. Last year’s national freshman of the year, Alex Lange, has been starting the second game of the three-game sets, but tonight he’ll get the ball to start the series and he’s looking forward to it…:
Cut 16 (16) “to that“
First pitch is scheduled for 7pm.

The ULM baseball team will play its final non-conference weekend series of the season as it welcomes No. 26 Dallas Baptist to Monroe for three games starting today.

As former LSU and Saints star and current Black and Gold radio analyst Hokie Gajan battles cancer, he suffered a setback in fight and had to undergo an emergency surgery after a tumor in his thigh caused his femur bone to fracture.

The New Orleans Saints have signed former Rams linebacker James Laurinaitis (Laura-nie-dus). The 2009 second round draft pick was the Rams’ all time leading tackler in 2015, and indicated he was shocked at being released by the team in February due to salary cap purging. Sources say New Orleans hosted free agent defensive tackle Nick Fairley on Thursday. On another Saints note, the Black and Gold is on the verge of its 50th season, and to commemorate the big milestone, players will wear a special “50th Season” patch on their uniforms next season.

LSU wrapped up the first round of spring practice Thursday, and Leonard Fournette returned after missing Tuesday’s drills with a minor injury. Coach Les Miles said the team needs some correction and they aren’t there yet, but they have a lot of talent and will be better. He added that he told players to practice moderation during their spring break and have fun at that rate.