Tonight is the NFL draft. Former LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels could be the number two overall pick and receiver Malik Nabers is also another Top ten pick. W-W-L radio draft expert Mike Detillier says the Giants could use the sixth pick to take Nabers…
cut 15 (12) “…of consideration”
The Saints have the 14th overall pick and offensive tackle is a glaring need. Ross Jackson host of the Locked on Saints Podcast, says New Orleans could trade up, but they should have good options at 14 to pick an offensive tackle…
cut 18 (14) “….near 14″
The first round gets underway at 7 PM.

The Pelicans fell behind by double digits in the first quarter last night and never really challenged Oklahoma City and lost to the Thunder 124 to 92. O-K-C shot 59-percent from the field, while the Pels were just 7-of-26 from three point territory. New Orleans is down two games to none and game three is in the Big Easy on Saturday.

The 17th ranked Cajuns baseball team fell behind nine to one and lost to Houston Christian ten to nine last night. Louisiana Tech improved to 30-13 after outscoring Nicholls ten to seven. Michael Ballard, Kasten Furr and Dalton Davis all homered for the Bulldogs. Coach Lane Burroughs is glad Davis is back in the line-up…
cut 20 (20) “…right now”
Tech will look for a series victory against Sam Houston this weekend.

Three LSU Tigers are expected to be selected tonight in the first round of the NFL draft. The Washington Commanders are expected to take quarterback Jayden Daniels with the number two overall pick. Malik Nabers is expected to be another top ten pick, while Brian Thomas Junior is predicted to be a mid to late first round selection.

The Saints pick 14th and they have a glaring need at offensive tackle.

New Orleans has nine picks in this year’s draft and seven of their picks are in the 5th round or later. Host of the Locked on Saints podcast Ross Jackson says those seven picks give the Saints plenty of mobility if they choose to move up for a player or down to get more draft capital.
Cut 19 (13) “…since 2007.”
The draft will get underway at 7 PM.

LSU honored its women’s gymnastics team with a parade and a celebration inside the PMAC last night. Coach Jay Clark led the program to its first ever title and the team’s success resulted in Georgia offering him and his assistants a chance to coach the Gym Dogs. But Clark says he’s staying at LSU…
cut 12 (06) “…cheers”
The LSU women’s basketball team is reloading. The Lady Tigers have announced they’ve signed three guards out of the transfer portal. Shayeann Day Wilson arrives at LSU after averaging nearly 11 points a game at Miami last season. Kailyn Gilbert is now a Lady Tiger after averaging 15 points a game at Arizona. Mjrackle Shepphard averaged five points a game at Mississippi State in her freshman season.

The Pelicans lost to Oklahoma City 124 to 92 last night and they are now down two games to none in their series. Houston Christian upset the 17th ranked Ragin Cajuns baseball team ten to nine and Louisiana Tech lost to Nicholls ten to seven.

Tonight is the NFL draft and three LSU Tigers are expected to go in the first round. Jayden Daniels and Malik Nabers are top ten picks and Brian Thomas Jr is expected to be a mid to late first round draft pick. WWL radio draft expert Mike Detillier says Thomas can quickly develop into a special NFL player…
cut 16 (15) “….this league’
The Saints have the 14th overall pick and offensive tackle is a glaring need. Ross Jackson host of the Locked on Saints Podcast, says New Orleans could trade up, but they should have good options at 14 to pick an offensive tackle…
cut 18 (14) “….near 14”
The first round gets underway at 7 PM.

The Pelicans fell behind by double digits in the first quarter last night and never really challenged Oklahoma City and lost to the Thunder 124 to 92. O-K-C shot 59-percent from the field, while the Pels were just 7-of-26 from three point territory. New Orleans is down two games to none and game three is in the Big Easy on Saturday.

The LSU Lady Tigers have signed three guards out of the transfer portal. Shayeann Day-Wilson from Miami, who is a former ACC Freshman of the Year, Kailyn Gilbert from Arizona, who averaged 15 points a game last season and Mjarcle Sheppard, who averaged five points a game at Mississippi State as a freshman.

The 17th ranked Cajuns baseball team fell behind nine to one and lost to Houston Christian ten to nine last night. Louisiana Tech improved to 30-13 after outscoring Nicholls ten to seven. Michael Ballard, Kasten Furr and Dalton Davis all homered for the Cajuns. S-L-U defeated Alcorn nine to one.

The LSU baseball team began a nine-game homestand last night by blanking Nicholls nine to nothing. Tommy White hit two home runs. Coach Jay Johnson says beating a Nicholls team with 27 wins should help improve their R-P-I as they try to build an NCAA Tournament resume.

Little Rock doubled up ULM four to two, Northwestern routed Grambling 16 to 8. The Demons scored eight runs in the fourth as Balin Valentine drove in five runs. S-L-U thumped Alcorn 15-to-3. McNeese rallied to beat Louisiana Christian six to four. The Cajuns host Houston Christian tonight.

In softball…25th ranked U-L Lafayette defeated sixth-ranked LSU nine to four. The Cajuns scored six times in the first inning. Alexa Langeliers and Brooke Ellestad homered for U-L Lafayette.

Game two of their Western Conference playoff series is tonight as the Pelicans face Oklahoma City down one game to one.

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The Saints have the 14th pick in the first round of tomorrow night’s NFL draft. New Orleans has an obvious need at offensive tackle, but they could also use a wide receiver. General manager Mickey Loom says there are a lot of talented offensive players in this draft…
cut 17 (14) “…see that”
The Saints have nine picks in the draft, but just two in the first four rounds.

LSU gymnastics coach Jay Clark confirms Georgia reached out about hiring his entire staff to coach the Gym Dogs, but Clark is staying at LSU…
cut 21 (17) “…my goal”
Tonight there will be a parade to honor the national champs followed by a celebration inside the Maravich Center.

LSU baseball team begins a nine-game homestand tonight as they host Nicholls. It’s expected that Thatcher Hurd will get another chance on the mound tonight. He’s lost his role as a weekend starter. Coach Jay Johnson says they are working with Hurd to get him back on track…
cut 17 (17) “…zero hesitation”
Johnson also says they will be tested by Nicholls tonight. The Colonels won the Southland Tournament last year and played in the NCAA Tournament. They are 27-14 this season and they just swept Houston Christian.

Also tonight…ULM hosts Little Rock. The Warhawks defeated the Trojans 11 to 1 on March 5th. Northwestern State hosts Grambling State at 6 PM. The Demons won the first matchup of the season.

Tonight in Lafayette…the seventh ranked LSU softball team visits the 19th ranked Cajuns. The Tigers defeated U-L Lafayette four to two last week. Since then the Cajuns have won four in a row, including a sweep over Southern Miss. Coach Gerry Glasco’s team is 33-15 and they are seven wins from a 25th consecutive 40-win season….
cut 20 (15) “…feel good”
First pitch is at 6 PM.

Former LSU guard Hailey Van Lith tells the Associated Press she has not committed T-C-U. She visited the Horned Frogs but has not made a decision on where she’ll play next season.

Pelicans forward Zion Williamson says his left hamstring injury is not as bad as the right hamstring injury he suffered last year, but no timetable has established on when he’ll return.

LSU sophomore left-hander Griffin Herring has emerged as the Tigers most important pitcher. LSU has won five SEC games and he’s pitched in four of them, including Sunday’s six to two victory over Missouri. Herring entered the fifth inning and pitched five shutout innings and tied a season-high with eight strikeouts. Coach Jay Johnson appreciates Herring’s ability to take the ball in any given situation…
Cut 16 (20) “…has that.”
LSU begins a nine-game homestand tonight by hosting Nicholls. The Colonels are 24-14 this season and they defeated LSU last year.

Also tonight…ULM hosts Little Rock. The Warhawks defeated the Trojans 11 to 1 on March 5th. Northwestern State hosts Grambling State at 6 PM. The Demons won the first matchup of the season.

Former LSU wide receiver Khai Prean announces he’s transferring to Tulane. Prean is a from St. James High School and had 61 catches his senior season and grabbed 14 touchdown passes. He did not record any stats his freshman season.

In basketball…former Ragin Cajuns star player, Kobe Julien is transferring to Arkansas State. Julien averaged 17 points and five rebounds a game last season.

Former LSU women’s basketball player Janae Kent is transferring to Texas A-and-M. She was a top 100 recruit coming out of high school, but played just 259 minutes during her freshman season as a Lady Tiger.

Georgia reportedly tried to hire LSU gymnastics coach Jay Clark and his staff, but Clark and his assistant are staying according to the Advocate. Clark just led LSU to its first national championship in gymnastics. He’s a Georgia native and was the head coach at Georgia for four seasons, before resigning and joining DD Breaux’s staff at LSU.

The LSU baseball team begins a nine-game homestand tonight by hosting the Nicholls Colonels. The Tigers are coming off their first SEC series victory of the season over Missouri.

Freshman outfielder Ashton Larson led the Tigers at the plate this past weekend. He was 5-for-10 with two doubles, one homer, two RBI and four runs scored. Larson is hitting 3-95 in SEC games. Coach Jay Johnson on why Larson has become one of LSU’s top hitters…
Cut 18 (25) “…emotional control.”
Nicholls is coming off a sweep over Houston Christian.

In other acton tonight…ULM hosts Little Rock, Grambling is at Northwestern State and Southeastern Louisiana hosts Alcorn State.

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It will be a Top 20 battle tonight in Lafayette as the 19th ranked Cajuns softball team hosts seventh ranked LSU. These two teams met last Tuesday and the Tigers won four to two. With the postseason right around the corner, Cajuns coach Gerry Glasco says there is a lot at stake…
Cut 19 (24) “…and them.”
First pitch is at 6 PM.

LSU football coach Brian Kelly will be in Detroit for the first round of Thursday night’s NFL draft. Three Tigers are expected to be selected in the first round, Jayden Daniels, Malik Nabers and Brian Thomas Junior. The trio of former Tigers will also be in Detroit to hear their name called.

LSU is planning to hold a parade for the national champion gymnastics team on Wednesday. The Tigers won their first title in gymnastics on Saturday, beating out Cal, Utah and Florida. Haleigh Bryant says this national championship is not just about the 2024 team…
cut 19 (10) “….everybody”
The gymnastics program is 50 years old and previously had four runner-up finishes.

The Pelicans missed out on a chance to win game one of their best seven series against Oklahoma City, falling to the Thunder 94 to 92 last night. Trey Murphy had 21 points for New Orleans. C-J McCollum had 20 , but Brandon Ingram only had 12 points…
cut 30 (09) “….keep going”
Game two is Wednesday night in Oklahoma City.

The LSU baseball team snapped its five game SEC series losing streak by taking two of three from Missouri. The Tigers won the rubber game yesterday six to two. Griffin Herring continued his dominance out of the bullpen, five shutout innings, allowing just one hit and striking out eight.

Louisiana Tech took two of three from 25th ranked Dallas Baptist over the weekend. The two teams split a doubleheader yesterday with the Bulldogs winning the second game six to one after losing game one of the doubleheader eight to three. Will Safford homered and Turner Swistak struck out nine and allowed zero runs over six innings.

The Ragin Cajuns dropped to 17th in the latest D-1 Baseball poll after dropping their first Sun Belt series. Coastal Carolina took two of three from U-L Lafayette and moved up to 13 in the D-1 Baseball poll.

ULM dropped two of three to Southern Miss. Nicholls swept Houston Christian, winning the series finale six to five in 12 innings. The Colonels travel to LSU tomorrow night

The Pelicans nearly won game one of their Western Conference playoff series against Oklahoma City, but C-J McCollum missed a three-pointer at the buzzer and the Thunder won 94 to 92. McCollum had 20 points, Trey Murphy led the way with 21 points. But Brandon Ingram has just 12 points…
cut 28 (06) “..by that”
Game two of the series is Wednesday night.

The LSU baseball won its first SEC Series of the season as they took yesterday’s rubber game, beating Missouri six to two. Griffen Herring allowed just one hit over five innings of relief for the win.

14th ranked Ragin Cajuns pitching gave up 27 runs and lost its first Sun Belt Series to 19th ranked Coastal Carolina. Louisiana Tech took two of three from 25th ranked Dallas Baptist. The Bulldogs defeated won the second game of yesterday’s doubleheader six to one. Turner Swistak struck out nine over six innings for his fifth win.

LSU is national champions in gymnastics for the first time in program history as the Tigers rallied at the end on Saturday afternoon to win the national title.

LSU trailed Utah heading into the final rotation and the Tigers were on a beam. Sierra Ballard, Konnor McClain, Kiya Johnson, Haleigh Bryant and Aleah Finnegan all scored a 9.95 or higher. Finnegan’s fantastic performance sealed the victory. Jay Clark knew Aleah would hit on her final routine…
Cut 18 (18) “…bubble popped.”
The celebration continues on Wednesday with a parade on campus.

LSU football had three more players enter the transfer portal…cornerback Jeremiah Hughes, safety Ryan Yaites and linebacker Christian Braithwaite.

The Pelicans are moving on to the Western Conference playoffs after a 105 to 98 win over the Sacramento Kings last night. Brandon Ingram led the way with 24 points, six rebounds and six assists. New Orleans will begin a best of seven series with the Thunder on Sunday night in Oklahoma City.

This afternoon at 3 PM, the LSU gymnastics squad will go after its first national championship in program history. They will compete against Utah, Florida and Cal. Utah is looking for its 10th national championship in women’s gymnastics, which would tie a record. Florida is seeking its fourth and Cal is fresh off a Pac-12 title and they’ve flipped flopped with LSU for most of the season as the second ranked team in the country. College Gym News co-managing editor Brandif Heffner likes LSU’s depth…
cut 8 (08) “….championship final”
The Tigers will start on floor, their best event.

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The LSU Tigers began the second half of SEC play with a 12-1 win over Missouri in seven innings. Gage Jump struck out a career high 14. Jared Jones hit his 16th home run, Hayden Travinski hit his 11th, Brady Neal blasted his sixth home run and Steven Milam hit his first. Game two is at 4 PM today.

14th ranked U-L Lafayette’s 14 game winning streak in the Sun Belt ended with a nine to one loss to Coastal Carolina. The two teams will play a doubleheader at noon today.

Southern Miss defeated ULM 14 to 3.

Ethan Bates hit a two run homer in the seventh inning to snap a three-three tie and Louisiana Tech went on to beat 25th ranked Dallas Baptist five to three. Bates also picked up his eleventh save of the season.

UNO edged McNeese six to five, Nicholls clobbered Houston Christian 14 to 2, U-I-W swept a doubleheader from Northwestern State and Grambling defeated Alcorn State 28 to 3.