Linebacker Donte Starks is no longer a member of the LSU football team. He played in three games last season as a true freshman. If you remember he was suspended from the team on February fifth after he was arrested in Marrero for the illegal possession of a concealed handgun. Starks said in a tweet that it wasn’t the arrest that got him booted from the team, it was his grades.

Bo Pelini is back as LSU’s defensive coordinator, the Tigers will also move to a four-three defensive front. Pelini says there are enough talented defensive ends on the roster to make the switch
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LSU hopes to begin on-campus offseason workouts in June.

Ragin Cajuns athletics director Bryan Maggard tells the Daily Advertiser there are no plans to cut any of their sports programs. Other Group of Five schools are dropping programs, Bowling Green in the MAC is ending its baseball program.

High schools can not begin summer workouts until June 8th. The LHSAA says if they find a school that violates the rule, that school could be placed on probation, suspended, or fined.

The Pelicans practice facility in Metairie re-opens today for the first time since March 20th. No more than four players are allowed inside at one time. A staff member can work with the players, but that staff member can’t be the head coach or an assistant according to NBA rules.

Major League Baseball has put together a 67-page memo on what it will take to return and prevent the spread of COVID-19. No spitting, no sunflower seeds, high fives or hugs.

Kevin Harvick beat Alex Bowman at Darlington Raceway in South Carolina in NASCAR’s first race back. There were no fans and everyone was wearing a face mask.