DeMarcus Cousins will for the first time face his old team, the Sacramento Kings, as a Pelican tonight. When asked repeatedly by reporters how he felt going into the matchup with a team that traded him, Cousins had a little fun with the media answering the same way over and over…:
CUT 25 (24) “try to get a win”
The Pelicans are five games out of the eighth playoff seed in the Western Conference.

The New Orleans Saints have brought back Rafael Bush after the safety spent a season with the Lions. Bush, now signed to a one-year contract with the Saints, previously spent the 2012-2015 seasons in Black and Gold.

A struggling LSU baseball team was shut out by Texas A&M last night at The Box, falling 4-0. Tigers junior right-hander Alex Lange struck out 12 Aggie hitters, but it was Texas A&M pitching that earned the win. LSU fell to 18-9 and 4-3 in the SEC with the loss. Game 2 of the series is set for tonight at 8pm.

In the Southland, first-place McNeese and Southeastern will face off in Hammond.

In the Sun Belt, NO. 21 UL=Lafayette return to conference action hosting South Alabama in a three game series. ULM hit the road to take on Georgia Southern for the weekend.

C-USA, Louisiana Tech will look to continue their success with a three-game set against UTSA.

Former LSU quarterback Brandon Harris told the Baton Rouge Advocate he spoke with Les Miles about changing up the offense, running more spread and throwing the ball more, but the ex-head coach never followed through with a promise to open up the offense.

The Zurick Classic in New Orleans picked up a huge commitment as Jimmy Walker, the 2016 PGA Champion winner, announced he’ll play in the new two-man format.