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LSU’s backs are against the wall again. Jeff Palermo reports the Tigers need to win tonight to force a third and deciding game of the CWS championship series…:
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First pitch is at 7pm and the game will be televised on ESPN.

The LSU football team may have gotten its biggest flip to date as the state’s top running back, AJ Carter, de-committed from UCLA and instead has decided to play for The Tigers. Carter is a three star RB out of Many and he’s the third running back to commit to LSU in the past week.

On Monday the New Orleans Saints announced that Defensive Tackle Nick Fairley was placed on the team’s reserve/non-football illness list. The the veteran DT learned a few months ago that a Red Flag was raised on his heart after a health examine. Nick is coming off his best season as a pro, and signed a one-year deal with the Saints in the spring of 2016. Now the future of Fairley with the Saints and his future in the NFL are all on hold, as he’s out for the 2017 season.

LSU men’s basketball coach Will Wade took part in the SEC Coaches’ Summer Teleconference on Monday, and said, obviously, the Purple and Gold nation wants to see hoops win bad. He said the plan is to shore up some defensive issues that Tigers had last season, and change the standards for LSU basketball in general.