LSU running back Leonard Fournette has edged ahead of two 2015 Heisman Trophy finalists as the favorite to win this year’s Heisman, according to the Las Vegas online betting service Bovada.com. The latest odds have Fournette improving from 5/1 to 9/2.

LHSAA Executive Director Eddie Bonine is not sorry about a report that is widely circulating online where he calls the Louisiana high school sports landscape “a proverbial dumpster fire.” He Bonine issued a statement saying, “The phrase was used as it pertained to our association ‘not being on solid ground as it pertains to finances, perception and good standing with our membership.”

The ULM men’s basketball program brought in two new assistant coaches to the staff for the 2016-17 season, Stephen Cowherd and Phillipe Lilavois, announced Friday by head coach Keith Richard. Both appointments are pending approval by the University of Louisiana System’s Board of Supervisors.

Coastal Carolina took advantage of two errors on the same play to pick up four unearned runs in the 6th inning yesterday in Omaha to claim their first ever national championship in any sport with a 4-3 victory over Arizona in Game 3. The Chanticleers are the first team since Minnesota in 1956 to win the title in its first CWS appearance. The team officially joined the Sun Belt Conference today.

ULM athletic director Brian Wickstrom is negotiating a 12-month contract extension that will keep him at the school thru June 2017. The deal is pending approval from the Louisiana Board of Supervisors. His current contract expires June 30th.

In the MLB, former LSU infielder Alex Bregman was promoted to Triple-A Fresno, which is scheduled to play the New Orleans Zephyrs in a four game series beginning July 14th.

Former Louisiana Tech point guard Alex Hamilton will play for the Los Angeles Clippers as part of the 2016 NBA Summer League which tips off on July 2. The savvy veteran ended his career as the all-time winningest Bulldog in program history with 106 wins.