Third-seeded LSU is in Jacksonville getting ready for tomorrow’s first round NCAA match-up with 14th seeded Yale. Junior guard Skylar Mays says both teams like to play an up tempo style and that should benefit the Tigers
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Yale averages 81 points a game and as a team they shoot 50-percent from the field. On defense, the Bulldogs do not force a lot of turnovers, just 11 a game.

This afternoon, LSU-Alexandria takes on Central Baptist College in the N-A-I-A tournament. The Generals are the number two seed and they are making their fifth straight appearance in the national championship tournament.

Grambling State is at Texas Rio Grande Valley for an opening round match-up in the College Insider-dot-com tournament. UNO hosts Texas Southern, tomorrow it’s ULM hosting Kent State.

The Saints announce they’ve come to terms on a four-year contract with unrestricted free agent offensive lineman Nick Easton. The former Harvard star is expected to take Max Unger’s place as the starting center. In 2017, Easton started at left guard for 12 games for the Vikings, but missed all of last season with a neck injury.

The LSU Board of Supervisors athletic committee has approved an extension and pay raise for football coach Ed Orgeron. Athletics Director Joe Alleva appeared at today’s meeting and said Orgeron is deserving of a 500-thousand dollar raise…
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Orgeron’s new contract runs through 2023 and his annual salary is four million dollars, the ninth highest in the SEC. The full board is expected to approve the deal this afternoon.

Last night in college baseball, UL-Lafayette defeated Northwestern State eight to three as sophomore Hayden Cantrelle hit for the cycle.