LSU has signed transfer running back Logan Diggs from Notre Dame. The Boutte, Louisiana native started eight games as a sophomore, rushing for 822 yards and four touchdowns for the Fighting Irish last season. After averaging 5 yards a carry as a feature back in the Notre Dame offense, Diggs will reunite with his former coach this summer as perhaps the most talented Tiger running back, but The Advocate’s Wilson Alexander says he won’t take over the role…

Cut 18 (19) “…these guys.”

The LSU Baseball team will begin their final regular season series in Georgia tomorrow night. In an essential series for the 4th-ranked Tigers looking to secure a top 8 national seed before the SEC tournament, the team announced sophomore left hander Javen Coleman will get the start on the mound for game 3. Coleman is 1-1 on the season with a 6.00 ERA.

The tenth-seeded LSU softball team will host the Baton Rouge Regional this weekend featuring the Sun-Belt Champion UL-Lafayette Cajuns, Summit League Champs Omaha, and SWAC Champion Prairie View A&M. The Tigers could possibly play the 46-13 Cajuns multiple times after splitting the two-game regular season series. Cajuns senior Karly Heath says her team felt slighted by the seeding…

Cut 19 (19) “….easier draw.” 

The Saints finalized their preseason schedule today. They’ll kickoff week one against the Chiefs at noon August 13 followed by their annual trip to San Diego before returning back home to face the Texans.

McNeese has signed Director of Athletics Heath Schroyer to a new five year contract. The school’s athletics department has been the fastest growing in the Southland conference both financially and staffing under Schroyer.

Fifth ranked LSU snapped its two game losing streak on the baseball diamond last night as they defeated McNeese seven to four. The Tigers trailed 4-3 in the sixth inning when Cade Beloso and Hayden Travinski hit back-to-back homers. Griffin Herring allowed one run in three innings of relief to get the win. Thatcher Hurd got the save.

Former Rummel running back Logan Diggs has signed with LSU after spending the last two seasons at Notre Dame. Tigers running backs have struggled to stay on the field as John Emory, Armoni Goodwin, and Kaleb Jackson all missed time this Spring. The Advocate’s Wilson Alexander says Diggs will provide proven depth to a convoluted running back room…
Cut 17 (19) “…for this team.”
Diggs rushed for 822 yards and four touchdowns last season.

The Saints and star defensive end Cam Jordan are reportedly discussing a two-year contract extension. The 34-year-old is entering the final season of a three-year contract. The eight-time Pro Bowler had 8.5 sacks last season and is the franchise’s all-time sacks leader, with 115.5.

After last night’s NBA draft lottery, the Pelicans will have the 14th pick in the first round, which is not a surprise. Division rival San Antonio won the first pick.

The U-L Lafayette softball team will head down I-10 later this week to compete in the Baton Rouge Regional. There’s disappointment in Lafayette that the Cajuns are not hosting a regional, but Coach Gerry Glasco is looking forward to spending the weekend in the capital city…
cut 20 (09) “…families”
The Cajuns face Omaha in the first game of the regional on Friday afternoon, LSU hosts Prairie View A-and-M.

The Saints signed former Steelers wide receiver James Washington to a one year deal. The former 2018 second round pick spent 4 productive years in Pittsburgh before missing most of last year with the Cowboys due to a foot injury. His best season came in 2019  when he had 735 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Head Coach Dennis Allen says Washington gives them a deep threat…

Cut 19 (16) “….defense” 

Former Rummel running back Logan Diggs has signed with LSU after spending the last two seasons at Notre Dame. The Boutte, Louisiana native started eight games as a sophomore, rushing for 822 yards and four touchdowns for the Fighting Irish last season and 230 yards and a touchdown in 2021 as a freshman under Brian Kelly. He’ll reunite with his former coach in Baton Rouge this Summer.

Lafayette Christian star Ju’Juan Johnson committed to LSU less than a month after decommitting from Colorado. The 4-star recruit quarterbacked the Knights to it’s sixth consecutive championship game as a junior, and was named the Acadiana Advocate’s Star of Stars Athlete of the year last week. The 5-foot-11 standout is listed as an “athlete” on 247sports and will likely play cornerback in college.

The NBA Draft Lottery is tonight in one of the most highly anticipated drafts in recent decades thanks to top overall prospect Victor Wembenyama. The 7-foot-5 19 year old is rumored to be one of the top prospects to enter the draft in NBA history and his fate will most likely be decided by which team comes out with the top overall pick in tonight’s lottery. The Pelicans sit at 14th overall and the worst odds to land the number one pick after finishing 42-40 and losing in the first round of the play-in tournament. They’ll have a 0.5% chance at the top pick and a 2.4% chance of moving up to the top four with no way of ending in spots 5-through-13.

Fifth ranked LSU hosts McNeese in the home regular season finale tonight . The Tigers are coming off back to back losses to Mississippi State. In both games, the bullpen blew leads, including a nine run advantage on Sunday. Tigers Coach Jay Johnson says he has confidence pitching coach Wes Johnson can get his struggling pitching staff back on track…
cut 17 (17) “…right now”
LSU’s bullpen in the series loss to Mississippi State gave up 21 earned runs.

It was announced today that ABC will televise the Tigers football season opener against Florida State. The game will take place at 6:30 on Sunday September 3rd in Orlando. And Lafayette Christian football star JuJuan Johnson has committed to LSU.

The Saints expect receiver Michael Thomas will be healthy for the start of training camp. The former All-Pro only played in three games last season due to a toe injury. He missed the entire 2021 campaign with an ankle injury that limited him to seven games in 2020. He has not caught more than 100 passes in a season since 2019, but G-M Mickey Loomis believes he can be a 100-catch receiver again…
Cut 18 (14) “…for sure”
And the Saints have signed former Cowboys and Steelers receiver James Washington. He only played in two games last season because of a foot injury. His best season was in 2019 when he caught 44 passes for 735 yards and three touchdowns in Pittsburgh.

Tonight is the NBA draft lottery, the Pelicans have a half a percent chance of winning the first pick. It’s expected they will end up with the 14th overall pick.

The Saints expect receiver Michael Thomas will be healthy for the start of training camp. The former All-Pro only played in three games last season due to a toe injury. He missed the entire 2021 campaign with an ankle injury that limited him to seven games in 2020. He has not caught more than 100 passes in a season since 2019, but G-M Mickey Loomis believes he can be a 100-catch receiver again…
Cut 18 (14) “…for sure”
And the Saints have signed former Cowboys and Steelers receiver James Washington. He only played in two games last season because of a foot injury. His best season was in 2019 when he caught 44 passes for 735 yards and three touchdowns in Pittsburgh.

Tonight is the NBA draft lottery, the Pelicans have a half a percent chance of winning the first pick. It’s expected they will end up with the 14th overall pick.

LSU’s bullpen is out of whack as the fifth ranked Tigers close out the regular season this week. LSU blew a late lead to Mississippi State on Saturday night and then coughed up a nine run lead in an extra inning loss on Sunday. After the series finale loss to the Bulldogs, Coach Jay Johnson talked about building their confidence back up…
Cut 16 (24) “…to play”
LSU hosts McNeese tonight.

Lafayette Christian football star Ju’Juan Johnson committed to LSU last night. He was previously committed to Colorado. Johnson is talented dual threat quarterback for the Knights, but the four-star prospect will likely be a cornerback in college.

LSU’s bullpen is out of whack as the fifth ranked Tigers close out the regular season this week. LSU blew a late lead to Mississippi State on Saturday night and then coughed up a nine run lead in an extra inning loss on Sunday. After the series finale loss to the Bulldogs, Coach Jay Johnson talked about building their confidence back up…
Cut 16 (24) “…to play”
LSU hosts McNeese tomorrow night. The Tigers have dropped from two to five in the latest polls.

LSU’s Angel Reese has been named to Team USA and will compete in the 2023 FIBA Women’s AmeriCup in Mexico from July 1st to July 9th.

After signing free agent tight end Foster Moreau, the Saints are at 86 players and could still add four more. Coach Dennis Allen says they’ll keep looking at ways to improve the roster…
Cut 18 (16) “…looking at that”
Moreau is expected to participate in OTAs in a couple of weeks and the Saints are also optimistic receiver Michael Thomas will be ready for training camp and they still think he’s the guy who can catch 100 passes in a season.

LSU softball will host its seventh regional in the last eight years this weekend as they were awarded one of the 16 regional sites. The U-L Lafayette Cajuns are the two seed and beat LSU in Tiger Park on February 25th. McNeese is headed to Seattle to compete in the regional hosted by Washington.

The second ranked LSU baseball team dropped its second consecutive SEC Series as the pitching staff is coming unglued after Paul Skenes pitches on Friday night. On Saturday, LSU gave up six runs in the eighth inning in a 9-4 loss and on Sunday, the bullpen blew a nine-run lead as Mississippi State rallied for a 14-13 win in ten innings. Coach Jay Johnson used nine different pitchers yesterday….
Cut 19 (16) “…..right side”
LSU has dropped from two to five in the major college baseball polls.

23rd ranked Southern Miss swept ULM this past weekend. The Ragin Cajuns will get a chance at the Golden Eagles starting on Thursday. U-L Lafayette is coming off a sweep over Texas State.

The second ranked LSU Baseball team’s bullpen imploded this past weekend and the Tigers dropped their second SEC series in a row. Yesterday, Mississippi State rallied back from a nine-run deficit to beat LSU 14-13 in ten innings. Coach Jay Johnson…
cut 20 (16) “…we have to do”
The defeat drops the Tigers to 39-12, 17-9 in the SEC with four more regular season games left.

After winning in 16 innings on Saturday, Louisiana Tech lost in ten innings yesterday as Florida Atlantic took the series in Boca Raton.

The Ragin Cajuns swept Texas State and U-L Lafayette is three-games back of the co-leaders in the Sun Belt, Southern Miss and Coastal Carolina. ULM was swept by Southern Miss.

Saints Coach Dennis Allen confirmed reports that newly signed tight end Foster Moreau could participate in the team’s offseason training activities in two weeks. Moreau has been undergoing treatment for Hodgkin lymphoma since he was diagnosed after taking a physical with the Saints in March. Allen says they are leaning on the doctors to make that decision…
Cut 17 (17) “…his recovery”
Allen says he feels good about receiver Michael Thomas’ recovery from a foot injury that limited him to three games last season. Allen says once Thomas is 100-percent, they expect he’ll be the player they had in the past.

The LSU softball team will host a regional this weekend for the 12th time in program history. And one of the teams is in from Lafayette as the Lady Cajuns are a two seed. The regional gets underway Friday at Tiger Park.

The second-ranked LSU baseball team snapped its two-game losing streak in the SEC with a 12 to 1 thumping in seven innings over Mississippi State. Paul Skenes (Skeens) went the distance, allowing just three hits and he struck out 13. The Tigers hit four home runs. Gavin Dugas (Doo-gahs) hit a home run in the first inning and finished with four hits. Tre Morgan drove in three runs and Tommy White finished the game with a two-run homer.

The Ragin Cajuns topped Texas State seven to three to halt the Bobcats five-game winning streak. Jackson Nezuh (like kazoo) won his eighth game of the year as he pitched seven strong innings, allowing two runs and striking out seven.

25th-ranked Southern Miss doubled up ULM eight to four. Louisiana Tech lost at Florida Atlantic nine to five. Grambling edged Arkansas Pine-Bluff two to one.

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At the Sun Belt softball championship, U-L Lafayette will face Marshall today in the championship game. The 24th-ranked Ragin Cajuns defeated Texas State four to one yesterday. The championship game is at 1 PM.

McNeese will play Southeastern Louisiana in the championship round of the Southland tournament. The Lions will need to beat the Cowboys twice. The action gets underway in Lake Charles at noon.

In Sulphur, at the state championship baseball tournament, Oak Grove defeated DeQuincy 11 to 10 in 12 innings to win the non-select division four state title. Tanner Duff had the winning hit. It’s the third straight championship for the Tigers.

Berwick beat Doyle four to two in eight innings to win the non-select division three state championship. Jayden Milton mashed a two-run homer to win it.

Also, St. Charles Catholic over Holy Savior Menard nine to one, Ouachita Christian blanked Ascension Catholic eight to nothing, and Avoyelles Public Charter three-zip over Family Community.

The second ranked LSU baseball team takes on a struggling Mississippi State squad tonight as the two long time rivals begin a three-game series at Alex Box Stadium. The Bulldogs are 6-and-18 in the SEC, while LSU is 16-and-7.

LSU center fielder Dylan Crews enters the game with a .457 batting average, which is the second-best in the nation. Last year Crews posted a .349 average. Coach Jay Johnson maintains Crews is the best college hitter he’s ever seen…
Cut 18 (18) “…plate discipline.”
Mississippi State ranks last in the SEC with a team ERA of 6.74. First pitch is at 7:30.

Also, the Cajuns host a good Texas State squad that’s won five in a row, Louisiana Tech faces Florida Atlantic in Ruston, McNeese is at Northwestern State. The Demons have won the last three series against the Pokes.

The Saints 2023 schedule came out last night and it looks very manageable. New Orleans will kick off the regular season at home hosting the Tennessee Titans. None of their games in November, December and January will be impacted by winter weather. The Black and Gold have three primetime games, two of them on Thursday night. Week two they are at Carolina for a Monday night game and they’ll host Jacksonville on a Thursday in Week 7 and the Week 16 matchup with the Rams in L-A is also on a Thursday.

At the state baseball tournament in Sulphur. Avoyelles Public Charter blanked Family Christian three to nothing in the Select Division Five state championship game. It’s the first state championship in school history for the Vikings. Pitkin defeated Anacoco in the non-select Division Five title game as the Tigers won their first baseball title in four years.

At the Sun Belt Softball tournament in Lafayette, The top seeded Cajuns will take on Texas State tonight. UL Lafayette swept the Bobcats earlier this season.