The LSU Tigers won their fifth straight game inside the Pete Maravich Assembly center as the Bayou Bengals beat Vanderbilt 88-78. The Tigers got a huge game from freshman point guard Tremont Waters who had 28 points. Wayde Sims added 16 points, while Aaron Epps added 15. LSU shot 63% from the field. They were 15-of-20 from the field in the 2nd half.

It looks like former LSU Tiger Jarvis Landry will have another season with the Miami Dolphins. The Fins placed the franchise tag on the wide receiver from Lutcher, which means he’ll get paid 16-million dollars in 2018, unless Landry and Miami can work out a long term deal. The team is using a non-exclusive tag, so another franchise can offer a contract to Landry, but they would owe Miami two first round picks if Landry left south Florida. The 25-year-old had 112 receptions last season to lead the NFL.

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LSU starting shortstop Josh Smith will miss the next four to six weeks becasue of a stress reaction in his back. Hal Hughes will replace Smith in the starting line-up. Coach Paul Mainieri also announced a change in the weekend rotation for the upcoming series against Texas, as Zack Hess will pitch Friday and Caleb Gilbert will move to Saturday…
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LSU hosts UNO tonight. The Privateers lost to Jackson State 4-2 last night

Elsewhere, Louisiana Tech scored five runs in the 2nd inning and beat winless McNeese State 5-1. Left-hander David Leal pitched seven strong innings.

ULM downed Northwestern STate 11-6. Southeastern Louisiana downed Alcorn State 7-1. And Grambling swept a doubleheader from Wiley College.