The first round of the NBA Draft was last night, and the Pelicans selected Baylor center Yves Missi (EEV ME-SEE). The 6’11” 20-year-old averaged 10.7 points and 5-and-a-half boards a game in one season with the Bears. The Cameroonian prospect brings much needed size and athleticism inside for the Pels who will likely lose starting center Jonas Valanciunas in free agency. Missi is a raw, athletic talent who only began playing organized basketball at age 16, so New Orleans will likely look to add another veteran big man in the offseason.

The 28^th annual Manning Passing Academy kicked off today at Nicholls. The camp is open to eighth-through-twelfth grade players and not just quarterbacks. QB’s, wide receivers, running backs, and tight ends will attend seminars, participate in meetings, run through drills, and scrimmage one another over three days of camp. Saints legend Archie Manning says they aren’t trying to turn every attendee into an NFL player, but they want to make every player better…

Cut 17 (10) “…try to do.”

Nicholls announced LSU Director of Baseball Operations Brent Haring as the new baseball coach following Mike Silva’s departure for Arkansas St. Haring has been a long-time assistant coach and says Nicholls has stood out to him since a 2014 visit with BYU…

Cut 20 (08) “…Ray E. Didier Field.”

LSU pitchers Griffin Herring and Luke Holman were named to D1 Baseball’s All-American Second Team. Herring posted a 6-and-1 record with a 1.79 ERA over 50 innings of work. Holman was one of the country’s top starters with a 9-and-4 record and 2.75 ERA through 91 innings.

UL Lafayette shortstop Kyle DeBarge earned first-team honors after after hitting .355 on the season with a school-record 21 home runs and 72 RBI.

LA Tech’s Ethan Bates was named to the third team. The DH and closer posted a 3.43 with a nation-best 17 saves and bat .337 with 74 RBI and 15 homers.

The Ragin Cajun fan base is thrilled over the announcement that former player and Crowley native Alyson Habetz will be the next head coach of the U-L Lafayette softball program. Her former coach Yvette Girouard calls it a Grand Slam hire…
cut 14 (12) “…help her”
As a player, Habetz helped lead the Cajuns to the Women’s College World Series in 1993. She was an assistant at Alabama for 25 years and was the associate head coach when the Crimson Tide won a national championship in 2012.

Nicholls has named Brent Haring as its new baseball coach. Haring spent the 2024 season as LSU’s Director of Baseball Operations. Before spending one year on Jay Johnson’s staff. Haring was a long-time assistant at BYU. He takes over a program that has made two straight trips to the NCAA Regionals.

The first round of the NBA draft is tonight and the Pelicans have the 21st overall pick and no picks in the second round. Jake Madison, host of the Locked On Pelicans Podcast, says New Orleans is looking for a big man as last year’ starting center Jonas Valanciunas is not expected to return…
Cut 16 (16) “…the draft.”
The first round begins at 7 PM.

LSU men’s basketball has published its 2024-25 roster and it includes Trey’Dez Green, who is an incoming tight end for the Tigers football team. Green is a freak of an athlete at six-foot-seven and is expected to have a big role for Coach Brian Kelly’s squad. But it looks like he also wants to help out Matt McMahon’s team when football finishes.

A Ragin Cajuns legend has been named as the new head coach of the U-L Lafayette softball team. Crowley native Alyson Habetz was a two-sport star for the Cajuns in the early 1990s and led the team to the Women’s College World Series in 1993. Habetz went on to coach at Alabama as an assistant for 25 years. Her former coach Yvette Girouard credits athletics director Bryan Maggard for convincing Habetz to take the job…
cut 15 (15) “….it could be a go”
Habetz will be officially introduced tomorrow morning.

Less than 24 hours after finishing as the runner up in the College World Series with Texas A-and-M, Jim Schossnagle was hired as the head coach at Texas. LSU’s Director of Baseball Operations Brent Haring is the new head coach at Nicholls. Haring was previously an assistant at BYU and Utah Tech.

The Pelicans have the 21st overall pick in tonight’s NBA draft. Could New Orleans swing a draft day trade involving Brandon Ingram, one of their top players. Ingram is entering the final year of his contract. Jake Madison, host of the Locked on Pelicans podcast says the team wants to build around power forward Zion Williamson and trading Ingram would help shake up the roster…
cut 18 (19) “….guard position”
The draft begins at 7 PM.

LSU men’s basketball has released its roster for the upcoming season and Trey’Dez Green from Zachary High School is listed on it. Green signed to play at LSU as a tight end, but looks like he’ll also play basketball after the football season ends.

Tennessee is a national champion in college baseball for the first time in program history. The Volunteers beat Texas A-and-M six to five last night in the final game of the college baseball season. In Baseball America’s final Top 25, Tennessee is number one, followed by Texas A-and-M, Kentucky, North Carolina and Florida State. Baseball America does not have LSU in its final Top 25.

LSU’s Tiger Stadium comes in at number three in EA Sports’ ranking of the toughest places to play in College Football 25. Texas A-and-M’s Kyle Field is ranked number one and Alabama’s Bryant-Denny Stadium is ranked second. EA sports said it considered winning percentage, attendance, active home winning streaks and team prestige when determining the ranking.

U-L Lafayette has named Alyson Habetz as its new head coach. Habetz was a standout basketball and softball player for the Cajuns in the 90s and then was an assistant coach at Alabama for 25 years.

Jacob Mayers, who announced over the weekend he’s transferring from Nicholls State to LSU has come a long way. Mayers didn’t make the freshman team at St. Amant High School, but the six-foot-five right-hander says that only motivated him…
cut 19 (19) “…adversity”
Mayers now has a fastball that can get into the upper 90s and he hopes to be a weekend starter for the Tigers in 2025.

Ragin Cajuns football has received verbal commitments from a couple of local high school football stars. Cecilia defensive back Brent Gordon and Acadiana High’s Russell Babineaux will play for U-L Lafayette after their senior season.

The Pelicans have promoted Bryson Graham to General Manager today as he’ll replace Trajan Langdon, who is now with Detroit. Graham has been with the Pelicans franchise for the last 14 seasons and spent the last five years as assistant general manager.

The Tennessee Volunteers are champions of college baseball after holding off Texas A-and-M six to five last night. Vols Coach Tony Vitello was hired in 2017 and he took a program that received very little attention and now Tennessee can call themselves national champs.

Josh Simpson is returning to the LSU baseball program after spending last season as an assistant coach at Georgia. Simpson was the The Tigers director of baseball operations during the 2023 national championship season. He’s also a former scout for the Texas Rangers and Coach Jay Johnson calls Simpson an elite evaluator.

The Pelicans have announced Bryson Graham is the team’s new general manager. He’s been with the franchise for 14 years and he’s spent the last five years as an assistant GM. The Pelicans will reportedly promote Swin Cash to Senior Vice President of Basketball Operations, making her one of the highest-ranking women in an NBA front office.

One of the top pitchers in the Southland is heading to LSU. Jacob Mayers had two standout seasons at Nicholls, his freshman season was particularly good as he had an ERA of 2.02 and was named the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Freshman Pitcher of the Year. Mayers gives a lot of credit to former Colonels Coach Mike Silva
Cut 17 (21) “…crazy.”

Former U-L Lafayette softball coach Gerry Glasco posted a farewell message to Cajuns fans on his personal Facebook page this morning. Glasco is leaving U-L for Texas Tech after seven seasons. Glasco says leaving such a place is challenging and difficult, but he looks forward to a new challenge and beginning.

Tennessee won its first national championship in college baseball last night as the Volunteers held on to beat Texas A-and-M six to five. Tennessee fell short in eclipsing LSU’s 1997 record for home runs in the season. The Vols hit 184 this year, while LSU in 1997 set the record with 188.

Now we watch to see who Texas hires as its next head baseball coach. The Longhorns finally announced the firing of David Pierce. Texas is expected to make a run for Texas A-and-M Head Coach Jim Scholossnagle.

Former Nicholls star Jacob Mayers could be a weekend starter for the LSU Tigers next season. Mayers had just one scholarship offer coming out of St. Amant High School in Ascension Parish and ended up being a Friday night starter for the Colonels. Mayers looks forward to wearing the Purple and Gold…
Cut 18 (17) “…to Omaha.”

The state’s second best high school prospect for the Class of 2025, Jaboree Antoine, of Westgate High School in New Iberia announced over the weekend he was decommitting from LSU. Antoine is still considering LSU, but he’s also taking a look at Miami and Florida State. Zack Nagy, LSU recruiting analyst for Sports Illustrated…
cut 28 (20) “…what’s next”
Nagy says LSU is still in the running to sign Antoine when national signing day rolls around in December.

Bleed Tech Blue reports U-T Arlington centerfielder Garrison Berkley has committed to Louisiana Tech. The Aledo, Texas native, who started his college career at TCU, hit .240 on the season with five home runs and 34 RBIs for the Mavericks last season.

Former LSU sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson is headed to the Paris Olympics after running the fastest time by a woman this year in the 100 meters at the U-S Olympic trials in Oregon this past weekend. Richardson is a favorite to win the Gold in the 100 meters…
cut 12 (11) “…well executed race”
Richardson competed at LSU in 2019 and as a freshman set an NCAA record for her time in the 100-meters. The Texas native qualified for the Olympics in 2021 but tested positive for marijuana and didn’t compete. Richardson admitted to smoking pot to cope with the death of her biological mother.

One of the top cornerbacks in the Class of 2025 has decommitted from LSU. Jaboree Antoine plays at Westgate High School in New Iberia. Antoine is also considering Miami and Florida State.

Louisiana Tech baseball coach Lane Burroughs has received a five-year contract extension. The Bulldogs are coming off a season in which they won a Conference USA regular season championship. Burroughs says it’s difficult to succeed as a smaller program in the NIL era, but his Bulldogs can compete with anybody…
cut 18 (17) “….way we can”

Texas announced the firing today of head baseball coach David Pierce after eight seasons. U-T athletic director Chris Del Conte could make an attempt to get Aggies head coach Jim Schlossnagle. A-and-M will battle Tennessee for a college baseball national championship tonight.

Nicholls best pitcher over the last two seasons, Jacob Mayers is reportedly transferring to LSU Had a 2.02 ERA his freshman season, it was 4.58 ERA this past season as he had trouble with his control.

Former LSU sprinter Sha’Carri Richarson is heading to the Paris Olympics as a favorite to win a Gold Medal after a 10.71 second sprint in the 100-meters at the U.S. track trials in Oregon. Richardson, who was banned from competing in the 2021 Tokyo Games because of a positive marijuana test, was emotional when she crossed the finish line on Saturday
Cut 10 (10) “…today.”
Richardson is one of the biggest track stars in the world and her one-month suspension for testing positive for cannabis was a huge story in 2021. The Texas native admitted to smoking pot to cope with the unexpected death of her biological mother.

Former LSU women’s basketball star Angel Reese scored a career-high 25 points and had 16 rebounds as the Chicago Sky rallied to beat Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever 88 to 87. Reese now has a WNBA rookie record of eight straigh double-doubles.

The College World Series will be decided tonight as Texas A-and-M and Tennessee will face off in the third and final game of their championship series. The Vols hit two home runs to beat the Aggies four to one yesterday.

Louisiana Tech baseball coach Lane Burroughs has signed a five-year extension with the school following his seventh season in Ruston. Burroughs has led the Bulldogs to NCAA Regional appearances in 3 of the last 4 seasons and three Conference-USA championships. He’s happy to call Ruston home…
Cut 17 (18) “…but our family.”
The Bulldogs were 45-and-19, 18-and-6 in the league, finishing in first place in Conference USA.

Nicholls baseball star Jacob Mayers is transferring to LSU. In two seasons in Thibodaux, Mayers has compiled a 14-and-2 win-loss record and an ERA of 3.26.

Westgate football star Jaboree Antonie has re-opened his recruiting as he’s decomitted from LSU. He’s one of the top cornerbacks in the country in for the 2025 recruiting class and is now considering Miami and Florida State too.

A four-star edge rusher from Tampa has committed to the LSU football program. Six foot five Jesse Harrold gave a verbal pledge to the Tigers after also considering Texas A-and-M, Auburn and Miami. On3’s industry rankings has Harrold ranked as the 15th best edge rusher in the country

But one of the state’s top high school prospects in the Class of 2025 has decommitted from the Tigers. Westgate’s Jaboree Antoine announced on Sunday he’s now also considering Miami and Florida State. He’s considered one of the top prospects in the country for 2025.

Angel Reese had 25 points and 16 rebounds as Reese and the Chicago Sky got the best of Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever 88 to 87 yesterday. That’s now a WNBA rookie record eight straight double-doubles.

Former LSU star Sha’Carri Richardson has qualified for the US Olympic team as she won the 100 meters at the U-S Track trials with a time of 10.71. That’s the fastest time for a woman in the world this year.

One of the top pitchers in the Southland Conference is transferring to LSU. Jacob Mayers had two outstanding seasons at Nicholls and the former St. Amant Gator announced his commitment to the Tigers over the weekend. The six-foot-five right-hander has a fastball that can get into the upper 90s.

Louisiana Tech baseball coach Lane Burroughs has signed a new five-year contract which extends his deal through 2029. The Bulldogs will look a lot different next year as eight of the nine offensive starters last season were seniors. Burroughs will also lose out on the team’s two best relief pitchers Sam Broderson and All-American Ethan Bates. Burroughs says they have several transfers coming in..
Cut 19 (17) “…for the spring.”
One of the new transfers is Zeb Ruddell from Monroe. Ruddell only got ten at-bats last season at LSU after a standout high school career at Neville.

Louisiana Tech has announced a five-year contract extension for Bulldogs baseball coach Lane Burroughs that will keep the Meridian, Mississippi, native in the Diamond Dogs dugout through the 2029 season. Burroughs just completed his eighth season in Ruston and led Tech to a 45-19 record and an NCAA Regional appearance. The Bulldogs have been to the NCAA Tournament three times in his eight years at Tech.

The Ragin Cajuns Kyle DeBarge was named a first-team All-American by Baseball America. The shortstop set school records with 21 home runs and 179 total bases as he hit .355 on the season.

LSU’s Griffin Herring is a second-team selection, while the Tigers Tommy White and Luke Holman were third team selections. Cajuns pitcher LP Langevin was also a third team selection and so is Louisiana Tech’s Ethan Bates as a utility palyer.

It appears former LSU pitcher Cam Johnson has committed to Oklahoma. Johnson was ranked as the 11th best overall prospect in the nation before coming to LSU, but had an ERA of 12 in his lone season with the Tigers.

The Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Induction ceremony is Saturday night in Natchitoches. Two legendary figures in Louisiana sports are going into the Hall, Saints quarterback Drew Brees and LSU women’s basketball great Seimone Augustus.

The 2024 class also features great coaches. Tulane men’s basketball coach Perry Clark, former high school football coach Frank Monica and legendary Grambling Coach Wilbert Ellis, who won 701 games in 26 seasons as a head coach…
cut 14 (11) “…win games”
The Southwestern Athletic Conference has announced a contract extension for Commissioner Doctor Charles McClelland. McClelland became commissioner in 2018 and since then the league has increased its visibility through the broadcasting of conference football and basketball games on ESPN and HBCU-Go platforms.