Spring practice begins today for college baseball teams. Expectations are high as usual at LSU as the Tigers are ranked in the top five in preseason polls. Coach Paul Mainieri says he can understand why…
cut 30 (19) “…this team”
Opening day is Friday February 17th against Air Force.

At the LHSAA convention, principals rejected a proposal that would combine Class B and C with Class 1A. It was an attempt to cut down on the number of playoff brackets in sports that have a split postseason. Principals also did not vote for the “elite team” proposal which would force dominating teams to play up in class.

Conference USA has suspended Louisiana Tech’s Jacobi Boykins and UAB’s Hakeem Baxter for one game for fighting. Those two exchanged punches that resulted in both benches emptying out onto the floor. If you leave the bench, it’s an automatic ejection, so Tech finished last night’s loss to the Blazers with just four players. Boykins will not be availble for tomorrow night’s game against Middle Tennessee.

LSU will try to snap a six-game losing streak on Saturday when they visit Texas Tech as part of the SEC-Big 12 Challenge. LSU is allowing 81 points a game and they are ranked 327 out of 351 Division one teams in that category.

Pelicans All-Star Anthony Davis says he expects to play tonight as New Orleans hosts San Antonio. Davis has been bothered by a right thigh bruise. The Spurs have the second best record in the Western Conference, while the Pels have lost three of their last four at home. Tip-off is at 7 PM.