06:45 Sportscast, October 27th, 2016

For the second time this season, LSU does not have a game this Saturday. But this time it’s a scheduled break and it gives the Bayou Bengals an extra week to prepare for top ranked Alabama. Tigers cornerback Tre’Davious White says they are using the open date productively…:
Cut 16 (16) “big game”
A win for LSU and they’ll improve to 4-0 under Head Coach Ed Orgeron.

In the NBA, Pelicans star forward Anthony Davis put up an amazing stat line in the season opener against the Nuggets with 50 points, 16 rebounds, seven steals, five assists and four blocks — but it wasn’t enough for a win as New Orleans fell to Denver 107-102.

The LSU baseball team is off this weekend, and coach Paul Mainieri isn’t going to just be cooling his heels. Mainieri reportedly accepted an invite from the Chicago Cubs to attend World Series Games 3 and 4 this weekend at Wrigley Field.

First-year head coach Matt Viator is going through a tough season at ULM. The Warhawks are 2-and-5 and coming off a 42-point loss to New Mexico. Viator takes the blame for the team’s poor performance on the field this year…:
Cut 19 (13) “for that”
The Warhawks take on Arkansas State Saturday.

A Union parish high school student is suing the LHSAA for not allowing him to play his senior year, because he was held back in the 6th grade because of ADHD. But an LHSAA rule states that if a student is held back, the athlete can only play three years of high school sports. The student’s attorney, Brian Blackwell, says the LHSAA’s decision violates the American with Disabilities Act…:
CUT 7 (09) “is unfair”
The LHSAA has not issued a statement on the case.