Sad news to report as a former LSU basketball star Wayne Sims has passed away. Former Tiger great Rudy Macklin broke the news earlier today on Talk Louisiana with Jim Engster…
cut 15 (12) “…to happen”
Macklin says Sims collapsed at work yesterday and died at the age of 54.

Sims played at LSU from 1987 to 1991 and averaged almost 10 points a game during his career. He was part of the 1991 SEC Championship team. The DeRidder native is the father of LSU basketball player Wayde Sims, who was killed in 2018 in a shooting near the Southern University campus.

In college baseball last night….LSU had 19 hits and Brayden Jobert and Jordan Thompson homered as the Tigers defeated Tulane 11 to 5. The Ragin Cajuns beat Louisiana Tech 10 to 5 and tonight U-L Lafayette is at Southeastern Louisiana. While Tech hosts ULM.

The Pelicans will try to survive and advance in the play-in tournament tonight as they host Oklahoma City at 8:30 PM. Zion Williamson will not play as he continues to be sidelined by a right hamstring injury. Williamson told the media yesterday he’s not mentally ready to play and it’s not easy sitting out…
cut 18 (17) “…for real’
If New Orleans can win tonight, they will play the Timberwolves on Friday in Minnesota. The winner of that game will face top-seeded Denver in the first round of the playoffs.

Last night the 12th ranked LSU softball team lost to top ranked Oklahoma three to nothing in front of a sold out crowd at Tiger Park. LSU returns to SEC play on Friday as they visit Auburn.

The top-ranked LSU Tigers took care of Tulane last night eleven to five as Tommy White and Brayden Jobert (Joe-bear) combined to drive in six runs and Bryce Collins earned his first win in relief.

John Taylor and Heat Hood each drove in three runs as the Cajuns defeated Louisiana Tech ten to five. That’s six straight wins for U-L Lafayette.

Grambling outscored Mississippi Valley State 12 to 11. Southern swept a doubleheader from Prairie View.

At LSU Spring practice, Coach Brian Kelly says he likes what he sees from Harold Perkins as he works as a off-ball linebacker…
cut 16 (20) “….off the edge”
LSU’s spring game is a week from Saturday.

The Pelicans will host Oklahoma City in a play-in tournament game tonight at the Smoothie King Center, New Orleans needs to win to keep its season alive. Zion Williamson will not play as Zion says he’s still not ready to test his injured hamstring in a game. Williamson says it stinks, but he’s glad Brandon Ingram has been playing at such a high level…
cut 19 (19) “…elite basketball player”
Ingram has been averaging 29 points a game in his last 12 games. Tonight’s game will tip off at 8:30. The winner will have to beat the Timberwolves on Friday in Minnesota in order to advance to the first round of the playoffs.

And former LSU star and current Buccaneers linebacker Devin White has reportedly asked to be traded as Tampa Bay looks to be rebuilding and White is entering the final year of his rookie contract.

The top-ranked LSU baseball team will visit Tulane tonight. LSU has several relief pitchers out with injuries. No timetable has been given on when Chase Shores, Garret Edwards, or Nate Ackenhause will return, but coach Jay Johnson says left-hander Javen Coleman will pitch this season after undergoing reconstructive elbow surgery 13 months ago…

Cut 20 (20) “…he’s doing.” 

First Pitch at Turchin Stadium is at 6:00

The UL-Lafayette appeared in Collegiate Baseball’s National Poll for the first time this season. The  No. 28 Cajuns are 23-9 on the season and 9-3 in the Sun Belt. They’ll open a 5-game week tonight as they host 16-16 Louisiana Tech

The Pelicans announced guard Jose Alvarado has been cleared to resume on-court basketball activities after suffering a stress reaction to his right Tibia in late February. He has been ruled out for tomorrow’s play-in game against the Thunder and is not expected to play for at least another week. Forward Larry Nance did participate in practice today and his status will be monitored for tomorrow’s play-in matchup. 

Zion Williamson spoke to the media for the first time since re-aggravating his hamstring. He said his experience dealing with injury last year has helped but not being able to play still “sucks…”

Cut 18 (17) “…basketball for real.”

Buccaneers Pro-Bowl linebacker and former first-round pick out of LSU Devin White has requested a trade. White is in the fifth year of his rookie contract worth $11.7 million with a multiyear deal the next step, but sources say he’s grown increasingly frustrated with the team. The Bucs reportedly have no intention of trading him.

The top ranked LSU baseball team plays at Tulane tonight for the first time since 2018. The Fighting Tigers are 26-and-5, while the Green Wave are 9-and-23. But Coach Jay Johnson says Tulane is a much better team than their record indicates.

LSU’s strength of schedule is ranked at the 9th best in the country. Johnson says many of the non-conference teams they’ve played are having great seasons
Cut 19 (30) “.. then the opponent”
First pitch tonight is at 6 PM at Turchin Stadium.

The Ragin Cajuns look for their sixth straight win when they host Louisiana Tech tonight. U-L Lafayette leads the Sun Belt in fielding percentage, is second with a team ERA of 4.12 and they are in the middle of the pack in the league with a team batting average of .288. Coach Matt Deggs says his team is not hitting many home runs, but they are getting on base…
Cut 17 (21) “..a lot of fun”
In other action tonight, Grambling hosts Mississippi Valley State, Southern faces Prairie View in a doubleheader and McNeese takes on Louisiana Christian tonight.

Professional hockey is returning to Louisiana as a minor league hockey team will play in the Raising Cane’s River Center starting in October. The team will play in the federal prospects hockey league.

The top-ranked LSU baseball team will take on Tulane at Turchin Stadium in New Orleans tonight. The Bayou Bengals are 26-5, while the Green Wave are just 9-23, but Tigers Coach Jay Johnson says Tulane is a much better team than their record indicates…
Cut 18 (18) “…they had”
Tulane has won five of the last seven games during this series that dates back all the way to 1893. First pitch tonight is at 6:00.

Meanwhile, back on the LSU campus, the 12th ranked LSU softball team hosts top ranked Oklahoma at 6 PM. The Sooners have won 28 straight games.

And Lady Tiger basketball players LaDazhia Williams and Alexis Morris were selected in the second round of last night’s W-N-B-A draft. Williams is heading to Indiana, while Morris is heading to Connecticut.

The Ragin Cajuns baseball team is starting to get national attention. At 23-9, UL-Lafayette is ranked 28th in Collegiate Baseball’s Top 30 poll and the Cajuns are receiving votes in the USA Today Coaches Poll. Coach Matt Deggs team takes a five-game winning streak into tonight’s game against Louisiana Tech. The Bulldogs are 16-and-16
Cut 16 (16) “.. thing going”
La Tech is coming off a conference series win over Rice in Houston.

McNeese Pitcher Grant Rogers has been named Southland Pitcher of the Week. The right-hander from Texas is 8-and-0 after he threw his second complete game of the season in an eight to three win over A-and-M Corpus Christi. The Cowboys will host Louisiana Christian tonight.

Addison Fruge of Rosepine has been named the Class 2A Girls Basketball Player of the Year as she led the Eagles to a Division three nonselect state championship averaging 17 points a game.

The top ranked LSU baseball team returned to practice today after basically having the Easter weekend off. They last played on Friday when they rallied from a seven to three deficit in the eighth inning to beat South Carolina eight to seven. Relief pitcher pitcher Garrett Edwards left that game with an arm injury. Coach Jay Johnson says Edwards is undergoing further evaluation today. The Tigers will head to New Orleans tomorrow to take on Tulane.

The Ragin Cajuns have won five in a row and they are now ranked 28th in the Collegiate Baseball’s top 30 National poll. The Cajuns swept Marshall over the weekend and they’ll will host Louisiana Tech tomorrow night.

The Bulldogs are 16 and 16 overall, six and six in Conference USA. Tech just took two of three from Rice.

McNeese Pitcher Grant Rogers has been named Southland Pitcher of the Week. The right-hander from Texas is 8-and-0 after he threw his second complete game of the season in an eight to three win over A-and-M Corpus Christi. The Cowboys will host Louisiana Christian tomorrow.

For a second year in a row, the Pelicans are preparing to participate in the play-in tournament. With yesterday’s loss to Minnesota, New Orleans finished in ninth place in the Western Conference and they will host Oklahoma City on Wednesday night. if the Pels can win, they’ll face the loser of tomorrow night’s game between the Lakers and Timberwolves. So New Orleans has to win two games in order to get into the first round of the playoffs, just like they did last year.

Former Louisiana Tech star Kenneth Lofton Junior scored a career-high 42 points in the Grizzlies loss to the Thunder. Lofton also just signed a four-year deal with Memphis and expect him to play a role for the Grizzlies in the playoffs.

Former LSU star Odell Beckham Junior has found a new home in the NFL as he signs a one-year deal with the Ravens. Beckham missed all of last season after injuring his knee in the Rams Super Bowl win over the Bengals.

Frustrating loss for the Pelicans yesterday as they fell to the Minnesota Timberwolves 113-108 in the regular season finale. The defeat pushes New Orleans down to the number nine seed, which means they’ll need to win two games in the play-in tournament in order to get into the first round of the playoffs. New Orleans led by 14 points in the first half and Coach Willie Green says his team failed to execute the little things, like boxing out on free throws…
cut 16 (17) “….get better”
So New Orleans will host Oklahoma City at 8:30 PM in a play-in tournament game on Wednesday. The Pels lose and they are done for the season, a win and they’ll play the loser of Tuesday’s game between the Lakers and Timberwolves.

The rain just would not go away in Columbia, South Carolina, so the top ranked LSU baseball team had to settle for a rain-shortened split of a two-game series with the Gamecocks. So LSU is 7-and-4 in league play, a half game back of Arkansas for first place in the SEC West.

The Ragin Cajuns are in first place in the Sun Belt West after sweeping Marshall. ULM swept a rain-shortened two game series against Appalachian State.

Louisiana Tech took two of three from Rice and the Bulldogs are 6-and-6 in Conference USA.

UNO and Nicholls are near the top of the southland standings, both are 5-and-4 in league play. The Colonels took two of three from UIW.

Grambling is 9-and-3 in the SWAC after dropping two of three to Texas Southern.

Former LSU star Odell Beckham Junior has signed a one year deal with the Baltimore Ravens.

Back to the NBA, former La Tech star Kenneth Lofton signed a four-year deal with the Grizzlies and went out and scored a career-high 42 points yesterday in a loss to the Thunder.

The LSU Baseball team overcame a 4-run deficit to even up its road series with South Carolina on Friday. The Tigers won 8-7 and Gavin Dugas was the hero of the game as he hit a grand slam in the top of the eighth to tie the game 7-7. LSU is now 25-5 overall and 7-4 in the SEC. The series finale between The Tigers and Gamecocks is slated for 11am today, though it looks to be another rainy day in Columbia.

How bout those Pelicans? New Orleans improved their chances of avoiding the play-in round following a 113-105 victory over The Knicks Friday night. Trey Murphy scored 31 points for the Pels and CJ McCollum added 23. Now they’ll need to beat Minnesota tomorrow on the road in their regular season finale. The game Easter Sunday tips at 2:30pm. On Friday Pelicans Executive Vice President David Griffin said Zion Williamson has not been cleared to practice and it’s possible he’s done for the season.

The LSU Basketball team got some good news Friday as point guard Jalen Cook announced on Twitter he’s returning to The Tigers. The former Walker High School star transferred to Tulane after his freshman season, but proclaimed in a post wearing an LSU jersey, “I’m back.”

LSU Women’s Basketball star Alexis Morris has been invited to attend the WNBA draft Monday in New York. Morris led The Lady Tigers to its first National Championship with 21 points in LSU’s 102-85 victory over Iowa. Her teammates LaDazhia Williams and Jasmine Carson are also in the draft.

Meanwhile, LSU says the Lady Tigers basketball program will accept the invitation to the White House.

Taking a look at some other baseball scores around the state, Tulane fell to South Florida 15-3 in 7 innings. UL-Lafayette defeated Marshall 5-2. McNeese won the first game in a home doubleheader with Texas A&M Corpus Christi 8-3, but The Cowboys fell in the second game 5-3. Louisiana Tech beat Rice 6-4 in a game that didn’t start until 8:15pm due to rain in Houston. They’ll try to play the other two games of the series this afternoon.

The top ranked LSU baseball team pulled off an amazing comeback today in Columbia, South Carolina. Down seven to three in the eighth inning, Tigers second baseman Gavin Dugas hit a grand slam to tie the game at seven. In the ninth inning, Cade Beloso drove in the winning run with a single up the middle. Gavin Guidry earned the win in relief.

Pelicans executive vice president of basketball operations David Griffin confirmed reports today that Zion Williamson will not be available for next week’s play-in games. Locked on Pelicans Podcast Host Jake Madison says New Orleans will continue to count on Brandon Ingram who has been sensational lately…
cut 19 (19) “…good results”
The Pels host the Knicks tonight.

LSU says the Lady Tigers basketball program will accept the invitation to the White House. That invitation was made today when President Biden called Coach Kim Mulkey and Star forward Angel Reese to congratulate them on their championship. A date has not been set.

In men’s hoops, Guard Jalen Cook is returning to LSU. AFter a standout career at Walker High School, Cook played his freshman season at LSU then transferred to Tulane and averaged nearly 20 points a game last season.

Tight end Mason Taylor had a nice freshman season for LsU as he caught 38 passes and scored three touchdowns. Offensive coordinator Mike Denbrock is looking forward to what Taylor can do his sophomore campaign…
cut 18 (19) “…run game”

Tough game for the top ranked LSU baseball team last night as they lost 13 to 5 to South Carolina. Tigers ace pitcher Paul Skenes lasted just three innings, because of a weather delay. He allowed three runs in those three innings. Gamecocks right fielder Ethan Petry drove in eight runs. The two teams will try to play a doubleheader today in Columbia starting at 11 AM.

The Cajuns doubled up Marshall eight to four as Will Veillon homered and drove in three runs. Jake Hammond was the winning pitcher. Cam Barlow allowed three runs in 7.2 innings as the Warhawks defeated Appalachian State 12 to 3.

UNO swept a doubleheader from Southeastern, Nicholls split a doubleheader with UIW. McNeese will try to play a doubleheader today against A-and-M Corpus Christi starting at 1.

A spokesperson for LSU says the Lady Tigers basketball team will go to the White House, despite comments from Angel Reese on a Podcast where she said they would rather visit the Obamas because of First Lady Jill Biden’s comments to have Iowa at the White House too.

The Pelicans say Zion Williamson continues to rehab his right hamstring injury and did not provide a timeline on when he’ll return. New Orleans hosts the Knicks tonight. Jake Madison, host of the Locked on Pelicans Podcast, says New Orleans will most likely play in the play-in tournament next week…
cut 20 (19) “…very high”

At LSU spring practice, offensive coordinator Mike Denbrock says they are working with quarterback Jaiden Daniels to get the ball down field…
cut 17 (18) “….quarterback situation”