LSU is now ranked number two by D-1 baseball and Baseball America following its series victory over Tennessee. Left fielder Derek Curiel named the SEC Freshman of the Week. Curiel had a monster day on Sunday as he had four hits and drove in five runs in a 12-2 win over the Volunteers.

Tonight, LSU hosts Southeastern Louisiana. . S-L-U is 33-11 overall, 18-6 in the Southland, and Coach Bobby Barbier’s team is coming off a series victory over Houston Christian…

Cut 17 (11)  “…season long.”

First pitch is at 6:30.

Other action tonight…ULM hosts Northwestern State, McNeese hosts Houston, Louisiana Tech takes on Arkansas Pine Bluff, Nicholls is at Tulane and Grambling hosts Stephen F Austin.

Saints quarterback Derek Carr provided an update on his injured shoulder while he was delivering a guest sermon at a church in Las Vegas. Carr says he’s been in constant contact with team officials about the injury and they are still trying to determine next steps forward. It’s been reported Carr could miss the 2025 season.

No mid-week game for the Ragin Cajuns baseball team this week. U-L Lafayette is 12-and-9 in the Sun Belt and in fourth place. Coach Matt Deggs says they could have a better record in conference play, if it wasn’t for some lackuster offensive performances on Sundays…

Cut 30 (18) “…we’re not”

The Cajuns are at Georgia State this weekend. The Panthers are 9-and-12.

Over the weekend, Saints quarterback Derek Carr broke his silence about his mysterious shoulder injury. While giving a sermon at a Las Vegas church, Carr said he’s been in contact with the team about it and expressed frustration with speculation he’s faking the injury…

Cut 10 (08) “…this nonsense”

In the second round of the draft, the Saints selected quarterback Tyler Shough (“shuck”) out of Louisville. Coach Kellen Moore says they were more impressed every time they spoke with Shough during the draft process.

Cut 16 (20) “…he was.”

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LSU has moved up to number two in the college baseball polls. D-1 Baseball and Baseball America have the Tigers ranked second in the latest college baseball polls. Left fielder Derek Curriel was named SEC Freshman of the Week. He had four hits and drove in five runs in yesterday’s 12-to-2 win over Tennessee.

Andrew Novak and Ben Griffin won the Zurich Championship on Sunday at the TPC Louisiana. Novak and Griffin were tied throughout much of the final round with their playing partners, Jake Knapp and Frankie Capan (SAP-in) the Third. But the pivotal moment of the tournament came on the 17th hole when Novak and Griffin birdied, while Knapp and Capan bogied. Novak says after watching Capan hit his tee shot in the water, that gave his team the opening they needed, and he made sure not to repeat the mistake Capan made on the tee.

Cut 20 (20) “…on the wind.”

LSU won its highly anticipated baseball series against defending national champion Tennessee. The Tigers defeated the Vols in the rubber game 12 to 2 in eight innings yesterday. Freshman Casan Evans allowed just two runs in six innings, the two runs allowed came in the first inning…

Cut 15 (15) “…after that”

Baseball America and D-1 baseball now has the Tigers ranked number two in the country, behind Texas.

The Tigers will host Southeastern Louisiana tomorrow night. The Lions lead the Southland after beating Houston Christian ten to two  yesterday.

The Cajuns, ULM and Louisiana Tech were all losers.

The Saints added depth to their defensive secondary with the selection of safety Jonas Sanker in the third round. New Orleans head coach Kellen Moore says Sanker was a three-year starter at Virginia, a team captain and led the ACC in tackles for two straight seasons…

cut 18 (19)  “…this guy.”

At the TPC Louisiana in Avondale, Andrew Novak and Ben Griffin are your 2025 Zurich Classic champions. The two finished at 28 under par. This is the first PGA win for both Novak and Griffin; and Griffin said after some recent close shaves, this first win is very gratifying.

Cut 19 (14) “…get it done.”

The LSU baseball team put together one of its best performances of the season on Sunday to win the rubber match of the series against Tennessee. The Tigers won 12 to 2 in eight innings. Coach Jay Johnson liked the approach of his team…

Cut 14 (09) “…good plan”

Derek Curiel went 4-for-4 with 5 RBIs and Casan Evans allowed two runs in six innings to get the win.

Louisiana Tech lost its rubber match game with Dallas Baptist. The Bulldogs had just three hits in a five to nothing loss. Tech Coach Lane Burroughs…

Cut 22 (05) “…any adjustments”

The Ragin Cajuns lost to Georgia Southern four to three, Old Dominion over ULM nine to six and Southeastern is in first place in the Southland after beating Houston Christian ten to two.

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The Saints have another quarterback on their roster. They used a second-round pick to select Tyler Shough (Shuck). He’s 25 years old, played seven seasons of college football with three different schools, and suffered three significant injuries. Shough says it’s been a long journey so it was surreal when he got the call from the Saints ….

Cut 17 (15)  “…earn it.”

At the TPC Louisiana in Avondale, Andrew Novak and Ben Griffin are your 2025 Zurich Classic champions. The two finished at 28 under par. This is the first PGA win for both Novak and Griffin; and Griffin said after some recent close shaves, this first win is very gratifying.

Cut 19 (14) “…get it done.”

I’m Jeanne Burns and this Louisiana Radio Network Sportscast is brought to you by the Louisiana Department of Health, when gambling is more than a game no one wins.

If you went to bed before the end of the LSU game, you missed a great comeback. The Tigers were down 3-to-nothing in the 9th inning and scored six runs to win! Two errors by Tennessee’s third baseman opened the door, and Jared Jones won the game on a three-run home run over the batter’s eye over the center field wall.

Thirty-one runs were scored in Ruston last night and it was Dallas Baptist who came out on top 16 to 15 in 12 innings. Each team hit a grand slam in the tenth inning, Trey Hawsey hit the grand slam for the Bulldogs. Ryan Harland suffered the loss.

ULM rallied from a four-run deficit to beat Old Dominion seven to six. Kade Dupont had a bases clearing double in the eighth inning gave the Warhawks the lead.

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The New Orleans Saints drafted a quarterback last night. In the second round, the Black and Gold took Tyler Shough (Shuck). He’s 25-years-old and played seven seasons of college football. The Arizona native suffered three major injuries, two of them to his collarbone and a broken leg. Last season in Louisville, Shough threw for nearly 32-hundred yards, 23 touchdowns and six interceptions. Shough on his best quality…

Cut 29 (21) “….to climb”

The Saints also selected Vernon Broughton, a six-foot-five defensive tackle from Texas and also in the third round New Orleans took safety Jonas Sanker, a two-time First-team ALL-ACC performer.

I’m Andrew Greenstein and this Louisiana Radio Network Sportscast is brought to you by the Louisiana Department of Health, when gambling is more than a game no one wins…

Former LSU left tackle Will Campbell is now a New England Patriot. The Pats select the consensus All-American with the fourth overall pick. Campbell says ever since Patriots Executive Vice President of Player Personnel Eliot Wolf came to one of his practices, he knew he wanted to play in Foxborough.

Cut 15 (14) “…to meet everybody.”

The Saints stayed with the ninth overall pick and selected left tackle Kelvin Banks Junior. Banks says he’s looking forward to playing for another rookie – rookie head coach Kellen Moore.

Cut 17 (14)  “…team win games.”

The most anticipated series of the season has arrived for the LSU baseball team as the 7th ranked Tigers host the 6th ranked Tennessee Volunteers in a matchup of the last two College World Series championship teams. Coach Jay Johnson says the Vols have an extremely talented team again this year…

Cut 18 (15)  “…offense.”

Terrific pitching matchup as two left-handers expected to be selected in the first round of this Major League Baseball draft face off against each other. Kade Anderson for LSU and Liam Doyle for the Volunteers.

Big series in Ruston as well this weekend as Louisiana Tech hosts Dallas Baptist. The Patriots are tied for first place in the Conference USA standings with Western Kentucky and Tech is a half a game back. First pitch at the Love Shack is at 6 PM.

I’m Jeanne Burns and this Sportscast on the Louisiana Radio Network is brought to you by the Louisiana Department of Health, when gambling is more than a game no one wins…

Most of the draft projections had the New England Patriots selecting former LSU offensive tackle Will Campbell with the fourth pick and that’s what happened. Campbell will be blocking for New England’s first round pick last year, quarterback Drake Maye…

Cut 14 (12) “….special season coming”

The Saints also selected an offensive tackle. New Orleans held steady and with the ninth pick they took Kelvin Banks from Texas. Banks already loves the Superdome, he played in the 2024 Sugar Bowl….

Cut 16 (10) “…that stadium”

The Saints have the eighth pick in today’s second round.

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The last two national champions in college baseball begin a three-game series tonight at Alex Box Stadium as the seventh ranked LSU Tigers host sixth ranked Tennessee. LSU enters the series on a two-game losing streak as they lost in the final game of the Alabama series and suffered an ugly 13-3 defeat to instate foe Northwestern State. Coach Jay Johnson hopes his team will learn from the last two games…

Cut 19 (19) “…as it is”

Tennessee is coming off a series loss to Kentucky and in the final two games of that series, only scored three runs. First pitch tonight is at 6:30.

Also tonight, La Tech hosts Dallas Baptist, the Cajuns host Georgia Southern, and Grambling looks for its eighth straight against Florida A-and-M.

Tonight is the NFL draft and former LSU offensive tackle Will Campbell is set to become the first Tiger o-lineman to be selected in the first round in 27 years. Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee Alan Faneca was the last and only LSU offensive lineman selected in the first round and that happened in 1998, and the Steelers chose him. Campbell could go as high as number four to the Patriots.

The Saints have the ninth overall pick and could take a quarterback at that time or early in the second round, since Derek Carr’s future with the organization is unknown. But General Manager Mickey Loomis says Carr’s injured shoulder does not impact their draft strategy.

Cut 19 (19) “…our roster.”

This college baseball season, LSU Shreveport is invincible – literally. 44 games, 44 wins – and many by lopsided scores. Head Coach Brad Neffendorf says his team has really gelled this year.

Cut 6 (14) “…pretty well together.”

The 44-game winning streak is the longest in NAIA history and the Pilots close out the regular season by facing Jarvis Christian this weekend.

Louisiana Tech and ULM were rained out last night, but there were a couple of games that were played. The Ragin Cajuns beat Nicholls six to two as Conor Higgs hit his 13^th home run. Southeastern Louisiana fell to 22^nd ranked Southern Miss five to four.

LSU baseball is getting ready to face the defending champion Tennessee Volunteers tomorrow night. The Vols are 34-7 and Friday night starter Liam Doyle is one of the top pitchers in college baseball.

Tonight is the NFL draft and several mock drafts have the New England Patriots selecting former LSU and Neville football star Will Campbell with the fourth overall pick. The Monroe native told KNOE-TV sports he has no problem re-locating to the northeast.

Cut 11 (14) “…get to work.”

After Campbell is selected, the next LSU Tiger that could be drafted is tight end Mason Taylor. Draft analyst and WWL Radio sports talk show Mike Detillier says Taylor is an excellent pass catcher but still has to work on his blocking.

Cut 17 (18)  “…second round pick.”

Saints GM Mickey Loomis did not provide any additional information on starting quarterback Derek Carr’s injured shoulder that reportedly could cost him his 2025 season. Loomis says they are still seeking clarity on the Q-B’s injury. The Saints have the ninth overall pick in tonight’s draft.

The Zurich Classic gets underway today at the TPC at Louisiana in Avondale, which is just outside of New Orleans. Masters champ Rory Mcilroy and Shane Lowry are the defending champs in the unique two-man event. Also, Zurich has extended its sponsorship of the PGA Tour event in New Orleans through 2030.

LSU men’s basketball point guard Curtis Givens has entered the transfer portal after averaging five points as freshman.

In baseball…the Cajuns defeated Nicholls six to two as Conor Higgs hit his 13^th home run. Southeastern Louisiana lost to 22^nd ranked Southern Miss five to four. ULM and Louisiana Tech were rained out.

Saints General Manager Mickey Loomis confirmed starting quarterback Derek Carr has a shoulder injury and they are waiting on Clarity. In his pre-draft press conference, Loomis refused to answer any other questions about Carr. Loomis did say they are picking up the fifth-year option on wide receiver Chris Olave, which keeps him with the Black and Gold through 2026. But they are NOT exercising their option on right tackle Trevor Penning, so he’ll be a free agent after this season.

Former LSU and Neville High football star Will Campbell will become the second Tiger offensive lineman to be selected in the first round of the NFL draft tonight. Campbell was a three-year starter at left tackle for LSU and he told KNOE-TV sports that he’s eager to find out where he’ll start his professional career…

Cut 10 (09) “…for it.”

Alan Faneca is the only other former LSU offensive lineman selected in the first round when he was the 26^th overall pick by the Pittsburgh Steelers.

A historic win for the Northwestern State Baseball team last night as they defeated LSU 13 to 3 in Alex Box Stadium. Demons head coach Chris Bertrand says it’s a great victory for their program…

Cut 5 (14) “…unbelievable team”

It’s the first time LSU has been run ruled by a non conference opponent at Alex Box Stadium.

The Pelicans new executive vice president of basketball operations, Joe Dumars, believes he can build a winner in New Orleans. During his introductory news conference yesterday afternoon, Dumars was asked if he’s been told that he has to keep Willie Green as the head coach…

Cut 17 (16)  “…nothing like that.”

Dumars also did not give an indication on what the future holds for the often injured Zion Williamson.