With five regular season games left, the Pelicans are fighting to make the playoffs. New Orleans lost to Oklahoma City 109 to 104 last night and the Pels are just one game ahead of Denver for the final playoff spot in the West. New Orleans has a very winnable game on Wednesday when they host Memphis, who has the second worst record in the league.

Former LSU golfer Sam Burns is a winner on the Web.com tour as he finished strong to win the Savannah Golf Championship in Georgia. Burns birdied four of his last five holes to finish 21-under for the tournament. The Shreveport native is fourth on the Web.com tour money list.

Former LSU football coach Les Miles will appear in a film inspired about the 1986 Challenger explosion called Angry Men. It will be released in June. Miles will play a NASA chief and he’s taking his acting career very seriously. He’s been taking lessons and is hoping to land more roles.

LSU freshman right-hander Ma’Khail Hilliard has been named SEC Baseball-Co-Freshman of the week. Hilliard fired six shutout innings on Saturday in a 4-0 win over Mississippi State on Saturday. Hilliard was in a jam in the first inning thanks to a walk and a fielding error. The right-hander from Central says he doesn’t let mistakes in the field bother him…
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The Tigers will host Nicholls tomorrow night. Freshman A-J Labas gets the start.

After winning a series over F-I-U, Louisiana Tech is ranked 22nd in the D-1 poll, with a record of 22 and 8, 7-and-2 in Conference USA. The Bulldogs visit a red hot Grambling team tomorrow and host Little Rock on Wednesday.