After losing by 25 points to 11th ranked Auburn on Saturday, LSU gets another chance at a ranked team tonight when they visit No. 18 Tennessee. Tigers Coach Will Wade expects a better performance tonight…:
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LSU is 3-5 in the SEC, while the Volunteers are 5-3. Tipoff is at 5:30.

Also in college hoops tonight, Tulane is at East Carolina. UNO hosts Northwestern State. Southeastern plays Texas A&M Corpus Christi in Hammond.

Last night McNeese State fell to Southland conference foe Sam Houston State 67-57.

In the NBA, the Pelicans can’t catch a break without season-ending injured DeMarcus Cousins as New Orleans fell to the Kings last night, 114-103. Anthony Davis had 23 points and 13 rebounds for the Pels, while Jrue Holiday scored 21. The Pelicans next will visit Oklahoma City on Friday night.

Southeastern Louisiana names Abbeville native Frank Scelfo as its new head football coach. He takes over for Ron Roberts who left the Lions after six seasons to coach UL-Lafayette’s defense. Roberts led the Lions through their most successful run since the school restarted its football program in 2002, and a fired up Scelfo says he expects to maintain that momentum…:
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Scelfo was a former offensive coordinator for Tulane and LA Tech, and also spent time in the NFL as an assistant with Arizona and Jacksonville.

LSU football got some great news this week when five-star offensive lineman Kardell Thomas shut down his recruiting process. Thomas said via Twitter he is “110 percent” committed to the Tigers.