For the second straight game, the 13th ranked LSU basketball team played without starting point guard Tremont Waters, but for the second straight contest it didn’t stop the Tigers from winning. The Tigers started strong and finished with a 66-55 win over Texas A-and-M. Coach Will Wade says his team set the tone by defending well…
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The Aggies shot just 35-percent from the field, their lowest total of the season. Naz Reid led the way with 18 points and 11 rebounds.

LSU improves to 13-and-2 in the SEC. Kentucky also won last night, beating Arkansas 70-66. So the Wildcats improve to 13-and-2 in league play as well. Tonight, seventh ranked Tennessee is at Ole Miss. LSU’s next game is Saturday at Alabama.

The NFL competition committee met in Indianapolis but came away from that meeting with no consensus on changes to instant replay, despite the controversial no call in the NFC Title game. New York Giants owner John Mara, a member of the competition committee, told reporters he doesn’t sense a lot of support to use replay to call penalties. Expect more discussion next month when all of the owners gather in Pheonix.

In college baseball last night, Louisiana Tech outlasted Little Rock five to three in 12 innings. A couple of throwing errors led to the winning runs crossing the plate.

Tulane topped Nicholls seven to four, Northwestern State blanked ULM 15-0. McNeese downed Alcorn State eight to one and UNO upset 23rd ranked Southern Miss two to one as the Privateers improve to 6-and-1.

Tonight, top ranked LSU is scheduled to host Southern. The Tigers scheduled game last night against South Alabama was postponed until April 3rd. Eric Walker is scheduled to start on the mound for LSU.