Ragin Cajuns men’s basketball clinched a share of their first Sun Belt regular season title since 2000 with an 81-76 win over Troy last night. UL-Lafayette is now 14-1 in the Sun Belt. It was also win number 500 for head coach Bob Marlin. Frank Bartley led all scorers with 22 points.

ULM won its fifth straight with a 66-62 win over South Alabama. The Warhawks are now 8-7 in the Sun Belt, which is good for a tie for third place.

Louisiana Tech lost a hard fought game to U-TEP 74-72. The Bulldogs have lost four of their last six.

24th ranked Lady Tigers lost to seventh ranked South Carolina 58-47. It was LSU’s first game as a ranked team in four years.

One of the most successful high school football coaches in Lousiaina, Acadiana’s Ted Davidson has announced he’s retiring after 42 years as a coach. Davidson spent 14 years as the Wreckin Rams head coach, leading the Lafayette Parish school to four state championships and a record of 154-46.

LSU and Texas meet tonight on the baseball diamond for the first time since the 2009 College World Series as the Tigers host the Longhorns at 7 PM. Texas is 3-1, while the Tigers are 2-and-2. Zack Hess will start on the mound for the Tigers and Coach Paul Mainieri says he’ll face Nolan Kingham, who threw eight shutout innings last week…
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First pitch is at 7 PM.

LSU will appear on the first day of SEC Media Days, which will be July 16th to the 19th. Media Days will be in Atlanta this year, instead of Hoover, Alabama.

Nicholls State has signed Tim Rebowe to a four-year contract extension. Rebowe has turned around a losing program in three seasons, bringing the Colonels to the F-C-S playoffs last season.

The Pelicans return from the All-Star break tonight as they host the Miami Heat. New Orleans is on a three-game winning streak as they try to nail down a playoff spot.