11:40 LRN Sportscast

LSU men’s basketball Coach Will Wade’s rant last night following an 84-76 win over the Ragin Cajuns has Tiger fans buzzing today. Before the game, UL Lafayette Coach Bob Marlin said the Cajundome was a better basketball venue and complained about not having a chance to play LSU more often. Wade says the SEC demands that its schools play a tough non-conference schedule…
cut 17 (17) “….see fit”
Marlin says he stands by the comments he made on Monday, especially when he said the Cajuns should have hosted the game, because they had the better season and had more wins…
Cut 4 (10) “27.”
The Tigers will play Utah on Monday night in the second round of the NIT.

The man convicted in the road rage shooting death of former NFL player Joe McKnight was sentenced to 30 years in prison today. 56-year-old Ronald Gasser was facing 40 years for his manslaughter conviction. A Jefferson Parish jury found Gasser guilty of manslaughter on a 10-2 vote. Legal analyst Time Meche believes it’s a fair sentence….
cut 8 (08) “…their life”
McKnight was one of the best high school football players in the country coming out of John Curtis High School in 2006. He starred at USC and played for three seasons in the NFL.