After taking two of three from Arkansas, LSU is once again back in the top ten in three major college baseball polls heading into tonight’s matchup against UL Lafayette. The Tigers are 22-11 overall, 7-5 in the SEC. Coach Paul Mainieri admits the team has its faults, but he believes in his guys…:
Cut 17 (21) “wants to”
LSU has been getting great starting pitching from Eric Walker. The freshman from Texas was named SEC Pitcher of the Week Monday. He threw a complete game shutout in the Tigers 2-0 win over the Hogs Sunday. LSU plays UL-Lafayette in Metairie tonight.

Louisiana Tech head coach Skip Holtz has agreed in principle to a five year, $3.5 million dollar contract extension, according to athletic officials. The past year, Holtz was named Conference USA Coach of the Year after guiding the Bulldogs to a 9-5 overall record, and a C-USA division title. The new long-term contract is pending approval from the UL-System Board of Supervisors.

New LSU head basketball coach Will Wade got some rough news this week. One of his targets for the spring signing period which begins tomorrow has decided to go to the University of Houston instead of joining the Tigers. Former Lafayette High standout Corey Davis was believed to have been one of the first players Wade offered after taking the LSU job.

In the NBA, the Pelicans travel to Los Angeles to face the Lakers at 9:30. New Orleans has posted the league’s worst net rating over the past four games, ranking 21st..and have the NBA’s 10th worst record.

The Chicago Bears have waived former New Orleans Saints star Tracy Porter. The Port Allen native is best known for his interception that helped New Orleans seal its 31-28 win over Indianapolis in the Super Bowl.

Former Saints pass-rusher Junior Galette was arrested in Mississippi amid allegations of disorderly conduct in an argument with cops after a fight at a concert, according to reports. Two years ago Galette was booked in Kenner on domestic battery charges.