ESPN reports an overwhelming majority of high-level officials in the NBA remain encouraged and optimistic that basketball will return this season. But fast and reliable testing for the coronavirus is the key and the league estimates they would need 15-thousand tests. Disney World in Orlando has emerged as a place where fan-less games can be held.

NASCAR will resume its season on May 17th at Darlington Raceway in South Carolina and there will be seven races in ten days between Darlington and the Charlotte Motor Speedway.

LSU football has received a verbal commitment from four-star outside linebacker and weakside-defensive end Zavier Carter from Atlanta, Georgia. He’s ranked as the 15th best outside linebacker in the nation.

Former Landry-Walker and Mississippi State quarterback Keytaon Thompson is transferring to Virginia. Thompson won Louisiana’s Mr. Football Award for the 2016 season after leading the Buccaneers to a Class 5A state title. When Dan Mullen left Mississippi State, Thompson’s playing time in Starkville was cut.

LSU men’s basketball coach Will Wade is not sure when the Tigers will get together as a team, but he believes once they start playing games, they’ll be a major contender on a national scale. Four players have entered their names in the NBA draft, Wade says he’s optimistic he’ll get at least a couple of those guys back, plus he just signed a recruiting class ranked fifth by 24-7 sports. Wade likes the two point guards he signed, Jalen Cook and Eric Gaines…
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