It was a game that was filled with hype, but new Pelican All-Star Demarcus cousins said magic between he and Anthony Davis wouldn’t happen overnight and he was right. The Pels fell in a rough game last night against Houston by a score of 129-99. Cousins put on a stellar performance though with 27 points and 14 rebounds, while Davis added 29. Also newly acquired from the Kings was Omri Casspi, and he broke his right thumb in his first game with New Orleans. He scored 12 points in 24 minutes. The Pels visit Dallas tomorrow night. Thursday night the New Orleans NBA team announced they waived forward Terrence Jones and signed shooting guard Hollis Thompson to a 10-day contract.

In college hoops last night, Louisiana Tech downed North Texas by a score of 85-67 to extend the Bulldogs season-best winning streak to seven and secure a first round bye in the CUSA Tournament for the 4th year in a row.

Heartbreaker for McNeese hoops, Houston Baptist rallied from a 20-point deficit to stun the Cowboys 81-79. Nicholls picked up their first road conference win last night in a 77-68 decision at UIW.

The LSU baseball team begins a three-game series tonight against Maryland, who is a favorite to win the Big 10. The Terrapins are off to 1-2 start as they lost two games to Ball State. But Tigers Coach Paul Mainieri says don’t be fooled by Maryland’s slow start…:
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LSU is 3-1 on the season and Mainieri says the Tigers are still a work in progress.

Last night in the inaugural Mardi Gras Invitational: Beads and Baseball on the Bayou, Nicholls State fell to Hofstra early on and the Colonels ended up losing in Thibodaux, 10-3.

McNeese Baseball team hung in there but couldn’t get by No. 7 Arizona last night and the Wildcats picked up the 9-3 victory.

Southern pounded Wagner 11-4. It was the first win of the season for the Jaguars.