The LSU baseball team took down top ranked Texas A-and-M last night six to four to begin a huge three game series. The Tigers fell behind two to nothing, but took the lead with a four-run sixth inning. Josh Pearson had the big hit, a two-run double. Griffin Herring was money out of the bullpen as he got the final seven outs for his fourth save of the season.

Louisiana Tech won its seventh straight last night, an 18 to 4 win over New Mexico State. The Bulldogs hit seven home runs. Cole McConnell and Jorge (George) Carona each hit two home runs.

The 18th ranked Ragin Cajuns were on the wrong end of a blowout as Troy trounced U-L Lafayette 16 to 5. Andrew Herrmann suffered the loss as he gave up six runs in two innings, but only two of them were earned.

Georgia Southern downed ULM 12 to 4, UNO edged Southeastern four to three, McNeese over Texas A-and-M Corpus Christi seven to three, while Nicholls and Northwestern State lost.
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Two former LSU receivers sign with new NFL teams. Odell Beckham Junior has reportedly signed with Miami, after catching 35 passes in Baltimore last season. While DJ Chark agrees to a deal with the Chargers. He had 35 catches in Carolina last year. And former LSU linebacker and Atlanta Falcon Deion Jones has signed with the Bills.

Two of LSU’s top targets at defensive tackle in the transfer portal have committed to other schools. Damonic Williams is heading to Oklahoma and Simeon Barrow is heading to Miami.

1st year ULM coach Bryant Vincent is trying to build a winner in Monroe. He says he saw progress in the spring…
cut 20 (19) “….we practice’
ULM opens the season against Jackson State.

There are three SEC weekends left and the postseason begins now for the LSU Tigers who need to get hot to secure a spot in the NCAA Tournament. LSU is 7-and-14 heading into this three-game set against top ranked Texas A-and-M. LSU Tiger great Todd Walker says there’s still time left to turn things around…
cut 27 (16) “…all out”
The Tigers will need a good outing from sophomore left hander Gage Jump. In his last two starts, Jump has allowed one run on five hits, one walk and he has 20 strikeouts. First pitch tonight is at 7 PM.

The Ragin Cajuns and Louisiana Tech enter this weekend’s play in first place in their respective conferences. Both are on the road. The Bulldogs are at New Mexico State while the Cajuns visit Troy, who is three games back of U-L Lafayette in the Sun Belt.

A couple of former LSU Tigers have signed with new NFL teams. Odell Beckham Junior has reportedly signed a one-year deal with Miami, while Alexandria native DJ Chark is headed to the Los Angeles Chargers. Chark had 35 catches for 525 yard and five touchdowns last season.

LSU football has missed out on one of their defensive tackle targets in the transfer portal. Damonic Williams who had two standout seasons at TCU has committed to Oklahoma.

New ULM Warhawks football coach Byrant Vincent says that he saw progress during spring practice. Vincent is trying to lead the Warhawks to their first winning season since 2012 and it will take a lot of work…
Cut 19 (14) “…do things.”

The LSU baseball team hosts top ranked Texas A-and-M this weekend. If the Tigers win this series, it will put them back into the conversation of making the NCAA Tournament. Coach Jay Johnson…
cut 17 (15) “…a home”
LSU is 7-14 in the SEC, while the Aggies are 15-6 in the league and 39 and 6 overall. A-and-M’s starting pitcher tonight, left-hander Ryan Prager is 8-0 with a 2.59 ERA.

The Ragin Cajuns and Louisiana Tech enter this weekend’s play in first place in their respective conferences. Both are on the road. The Bulldogs are at New Mexico State while the Cajuns visit Troy, who is three games back of U-L Lafayette for first place in the Sun Belt.

The Saints have reportedly declined the fifth year option for defensive end Peyton Turner. The former first round pick will likely be a free agent after this season. Turner has struggled to stay healthy in his first three seasons in the NFL.

Former LSU Tiger and Alexandria native DJ Chark has reportedly signed with the Chargers.

The LSU football team has missed out on one of their defensive tackle targets in the transfer portal. Damonic Williams who had two standout seasons at TCU has committed to Oklahoma.

The head baseball coach at Walker High School, Nicholas Scelfo faces a felony theft charge for allegedly submitting false invoices totaling almost $30,000 to the school for reimbursement of equipment he never purchased. Livingston Parish Sheriff Jason Ard says they were contacted after school officials conducted an equipment inventory.
Cut 10 (06) “…disappointing.”
The Livingston Parish School Board has placed Scelfo on administrative leave.

It’s now or never for the LSU baseball team. With ten games left, the Tigers got to get hot to earn a berth into the NCAA Tournament. After winning back-to-back series over Missouri and Auburn, Coach Jay Johnson’s team begins a three-game set tonight against top-ranked Texas A-and-M…
cut 18 (14) “…game playoff”
First pitch tonight is at 7 PM.

The 18th ranked Ragin Cajuns being a three-game set tonight at Troy. U-L Lafayette has a three-game lead over the Trojans for first place. Troy has won six in a row.

ULM begins a series against Georgia Southern Southern. The Warhawks are 7-14 in the Sun Belt, while the Eagles are 12-and-9.

Louisiana Tech, who owns first place in Conference USA is at New Mexico State for the weekend.
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The Saints have declined to pick up the fifth-year option on defensive end Peyton Turner. That means Turner will be a free agent after this season. The former first-round pick has not been able to stay healthy. In three NFL seasons, Turner has only appeared in 15 games and has 29 tackles, three sacks, and eight quarterback hits.

One of the top defensive tackles in the transfer portal has committed to Oklahoma after visiting LSU and several other schools. Damonic Williams started 27 consecutive games for the TCU Horned Frogs. During that time, he recorded 60 tackles, nine and a half tackles for a loss, and four and a half sacks.

LSU men’s basketball has announced the signing of guard Vyctorius Miller of Los Angeles, California. The four-star prospect played this past season at Arizona Compass Prep. Coach Matt McMahon says they love Miller’s three-point shooting ability and his versatility to score in a variety of ways. He’s listed as the 42nd-best player in the ESPN high school rankings.

The Saints have signed former Lions cornerback Will Harris. to a one year deal. Harris is a former third round pick in 2019 and spent five seasons in Detroit, playing outside corner, slot corner and some safety. In 81 career games, he has two interceptions, two forced fumbles and 14 passes defensed.

LSU men’s basketball has added Richmond graduate guard Dji (jai) Bailey to its roster. Bailey won the Atlantic 10’s Most Improved Player of the year award. During four years at Richmond, Bailey averaged 10 points, 4 rebounds, and nearly two steals per game. Bailey will join Cam Carter from Kansas State and Jordan Sears from UT Martin in the 2024 transfer class.

D1 baseball released its latest Field of 64 projections and they do not have the LSU Tigers making the NCAA Baseball Tournament. The Tigers can greatly improve their chances if they can win this weekend’s series against top ranked Texas A-and-M. D-1 baseball does have U-L and La Tech in a regional.

The 18th ranked Ragin Cajuns baseball team has a tough series this weekend at Troy. UL-Lafayette is currently on top of the Sun Belt standings at 17 and 4 while Troy is 14 and 7. Cajuns Coach Matt Deggs has a healthy respect for the Trojans.
Cut 16 (17) “…their ballpark.”
First pitch at Troy is at 6 PM.

La Tech is also on the road this weekend as they visit New Mexico State. Bulldogs coach Lane Burroughs expects high scoring games in Las Cruces…
cut 19 (19) “…at home”
First pitch tomorrow is at 7 PM.

LSU Baseball will host the number one ranked team in the country this weekend. Texas A-and-M is 39-6 overall, 15-and-6 in the Southeastern Conference. LSU is 7-and-14 and fighting to make it into the NCAA Tournament and the SEC Tournament. Former LSU baseball great Todd Walker says one of the reasons why LSU has struggled at times on offense is because they strike out a lot…
cut 29 (16) “…swing and miss a lot”
Texas A-and-M has the second best pitching staff in the Southeastern Conference with a team ERA of 3.87.

ULM beat up on a bad Alcorn State team 17 to 2 and McNeese lost a heart breaker to Houston nine to eight in ten innings.

The Saints have signed former Lions cornerback Will Harris. to a one year deal. Harris is a former third round pick in 2019 and spent five seasons in Detroit, playing outside corner, slot corner and some safety. In 81 career games, he has two interceptions, two forced fumbles and 14 passes defensed.

LSU men’s basketball has added Richmond graduate guard Dji “jai” Bailey to its roster. Bailey won the Atlantic 10 Conference’s Most Improved Player of the year award. During his four years at Richmond, Bailey averaged 10 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, and nearly two steals per game. Bailey will join Cam Carter from Kansas State and Jordan Sears from UT Martin in the 2024 transfer class.

The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs will travel to take on the New Mexico State Aggies this weekend. The Bulldogs lead Conference USA with an 11-4 record. Tech Head Coach Lane Burroughs says going to New Mexico is a new experience for many of his coaches and players, but they are excited to play in Las Cruces
Cut 18 (16) “…Coach Fouts.”
New Mexico State leads Conference USA with a .301 batting average. Louisiana Tech is second at .298.

The LSU Tigers had their hitting shoes on last night as they slugged five home runs on their way to a 26-2 victory over Grambling. The Tigers scored half of their runs in the fourth inning, when they scored 13. Tommy White homered and drove in five runs and Jake Brown also homered and drove in four runs. LSU will host top ranked Texas A-and-M this weekend.

Louisiana Tech scored the first eight runs of the game last night in Monroe and defeated the ULM Warhawks eight to four. Dalton Davis and Cole McConnell homered for the Bulldogs, who have won six in a row.

In other action, it was Nicholls over Southern 12 to four, Southern Miss edged UNO five to four and Tulane topped Southeastern Louisiana 13 to 6.

Tonight, McNeese is at Houston and ULM hosts Alcorn State.
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The Pelicans won 49 games in the regular season, but had zero victories in the postseason. Executive vice president of basketball operations David Griffin says changes will be needed to make some noise in the Western Conference playoffs next season
Cut 16 (11) “…do that.”
Adding a point guard will be a priority for the Pelicans this offseason.

Haleigh Bryant just led LSU to its first ever championship in gymnastics and she’s coming back for a fifth season. Bryant also won the national all-around title and has scored the most perfect 10s in LSU history. She’ll be 23 next year, but Mike Smith the P-A announcer at LSU gym meets says Bryant knows her body well…
cut 30 (10) “…what it is saying”

The Pelicans season is over as Oklahoma City completed a sweep of New Orleans last night with a 97 to 89 win over the Birds. It was a rough series for Brandon Ingram, who only scored eight points last night on two of 14 shooting. Ingram admits he didn’t play well…
cut 18 (18) “…help this team”
The Pelicans will have to make a decision this summer on whether to offer Ingram a contract extension.

In college baseball action tonight…LSU hosts Grambling. Louisiana Tech looks for its third win over ULM on the season as the rivals meet in Monroe. The Nicholls-Southern baseball game has been moved to Thibodaux and Tulane and Southeastern Louisiana meet in New Orleans.

Opelousas High School can once again say they are state champions in football. In February, the LHSAA stripped the school of its title over the alleged use of an ineligible player last season, but coach Jimmy Zachery says an agreement with the LHSAA brings the title back to Opelousas…
Cut 3 (12) “…what we earned.”
In December, Opelousas won its first state championship in football when it defeated Cecilia 26-13. In late February, the LHSAA stripped Opelousas of its title. Zachery thanks the school board and St. Landry Parish Superintendent Milton Batiste who had his back

In hockey, the Shreveport Mudbugs have advanced to the South Division Finals after winning their series over El Paso three games to two. They’ll play Lone Star next.

The Pelicans season is over as the Oklahoma City Thunder completed a four game sweep of New Orleans beating the Birds 97 to 89 in the Smoothie King Center. The Pels had a lead in the fourth quarter, but O-K-C went on an 18-2 run in the fourth quarter to put a fork in New Orleans’ season. Coach Willie Green was dejected after the game…
cut 18 (18) “…more after”
One of the big decisions for the Pelicans to make in the offseason is whether they’ll sign Brandon Ingram to a contract extension. Ingram struggled in this playoff series as he tried to come back from a late season knee injury.

In hockey, the Shreveport Mudbugs have advanced to the South Division Finals after winning their series over El Paso three games to two. They’ll play Lone Star next.

LSU baseball back in action tonight as the Tigers host Grambling. The Tigers are coming off a second consecutive SEC Series win, beating Auburn two games to one. Grambling just took two of three from Texas Southern. Grambling’s Trevor Hatton was named the SWAC Hitter of the Week as he was six for 11 at the plate with 8 RBIs, three doubles, two home runs and one triple.

A red hot Louisiana Tech travels to ULM tonight. The Bulldogs have won five in a row. The Warhawks are coming off a series loss to Old Dominion.

The Ragin Cajuns are off tonight. They are now ranked 18th in the D-1 baseball poll. They have a big series coming up this weekend at Troy.

Opelousas has been reinstated as state champions of Division Two non-select in Louisiana High School football. Coach Jimmy Zachery will remain on probation for one year, but he says an agreement has been reached with the LHSAA for the Tigers to keep their title. The LHSAA ruled in February Opelousas had to vacate its championship because of an ineligible player.

Tonight is Game Four of the NBA playoff series between the Pelicans and the Thunder. New Orleans needs to win to avoid a sweep. Tip off is at 7:30. The Pels can use some production from Brandon Ingram, he’s yet to score more than 20 points in any game this series.

The LSU Tigers missed out on sweeping Auburn as the Bayou Bengals lost to Auburn seven to five after winning the first two games of the series. The defeat drops LSU’s record to 7-and-14 in the SEC with nine conference games left. The Tigers will host Grambling tomorrow night.

The G-S-U Tigers are a half game back of Texas Southern for first place in the SWAC West after taking two of three from T-S-U.

The Ragin Cajuns dropped one spot in the Top 25 D-1 baseball poll to number 18 after taking two of three from Southern Miss this past weekend.

Louisiana Tech won in walk-off fashion on Sunday to complete a sweep of Sam Houston. The Bulldogs have won five in a row and they are in first place in Conference USA.

The Saints selected five players in the draft on Saturday and the highlight was South Carolina quarterback Spencer Rattler. Rattler was a five-star recruit coming out of high school in Arizona. He had ups and downs during college but finished at South Carolina throwing for 31-hundred yards, 19 touchdowns, and eight interceptions last season. Coach Dennis Allen likes the potential of Rattler…
Cut 16 (17) “…as a quarterback.”

Opelousas has been reinstated as state champions of Division Two non-select in Louisiana High School football. Coach Jimmy Zachery will remain on probation for one year, but he says an agreement has been reached with the LHSAA for the Tigers to keep their title. The LHSAA ruled in February that Opelousas had to vacate its championship because of an ineligible player.