The Pelicans have reportedly signed their starting point guard Jrue Holiday to a five-year, 120 million dollar deal. The contract also includes incentive clauses that could pay Holiday up to 150-million dollars and the agreement also contains a player option for a fifth year. Signing the 27-year-old is the Pelicans top priority this offseason after he averaged 15 points and seven assists last year.

But the Western Conference continues to get tougher. As Oklahoma City traded for Paul George to give MVP Russell Westbrook a star player to work with.

First year LSU head basketball coach Will Wade has received a major commitment from the state’s top basketball player. Javonte Smart of Scotlandville High in Baton Rouge has given a verbal pledge to the Tigers. He’s six-foot-four and has already been named Mr. Basketball for the state two times. Kansas, Kentucky, and UCLA were also very interested in Smart.

LSU finished the 2017 season as the consensus number two team in the country in college baseball. So how do the Tigers look heading into the 2018 season? They lose their top two starters in Alex Lange and Jared Poche, but they return a good nucleus of position players, Antoine Duplantis, Zach Watson, Josh Smith and Jake Slaugther. Tiger Rag Associate Editor James Moran says a good group of freshmen is also coming in…
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Doolittle is a catcher from Jupiter, Florida, while Storz is from Brooklyn. He’s 6-foot-6 and can play in the outfield as well. The Detroit Tigers selected him in the 31st round, but he’s expected to play at LSU next year.

LSU signee and West Monroe star Jacob Pearson has officially signed with the Los Angeles Angels. He was chosen 85th overall by the Angels in last month’s MLB draft.