The Ragin Cajuns will head across the Atchafayla Basin today to take on the top ranked LSU Tigers. UL-Lafayette is looking to bounce back from a series loss to Troy and Coach Matt Deggs says tonight’s game allows his team to make a statement…
Cut 16 (15) “…for us.”
LSU’s weekend rotation is becoming a question mark. Paul Skenes has been sensational, but Ty Floyd has given up 13 runs in his last three starts and could not preserve a four-run lead last Friday. But coach Jay Johnson reminds fans Floyd still has a 5-and-0 win-loss record…
Cut 18 (19) “…has pitched.”

After sweeping F-I-U over the weekend, Louisiana Tech will host former Conference USA foe Southern Miss tonight. The Golden Eagles are ranked 25th and coming off a sweep of James Madison in Hattiesburg. Southern Miss designated hitter Slade Wilks is swinging a hot bat with 14 home runs, nine of the home runs have come in the last 14 days. The Bulldogs are 19-and-18 and Logan McLeod has a 23-game on-base streak.

Also tonight, after a long layoff Nicholls returns to the diamond to play Mississippi Valley State in Thibodaux, Southeastern Louisiana hosts Jackson State. Tulane is at UNO.

On-3-dot-com is reporting the top women’s college basketball player in the transfer portal, Hailey Van Lith, is visiting LSU today for an official visit. Van Lith was an All-ACC player at Louisville the last two seasons, averaging 20 points a game.

Amazing news out of the NFL, Bills General Manager Brandon Beane says safety Damar Hamlin has been cleared to resume football activity after nearly dying on the field last December when he suffered a cardiac arrest.

Tonight at Alex Box Stadium, the top ranked LSU baseball team hosts the Ragin Cajuns. Both teams are dealing with injury issues. Tigers second baseman Gavin Dugas will likely miss his third consecutive game with a bruised shoulder, but Coach Jay Johnson says Dugas could return for this weekend’s series at Ole Miss…
cut 17 (19) “….fielding”
Cajuns starting shortstop Kyle DeBarge has a hand injury. U-L Lafayette Coach Matt Deggs says DeBarge is day to day…
cut 20 (13) “…bit even”
First pitch is at 6:30.

After sweeping F-I-U over the weekend, Louisiana Tech will host former Conference USA foe Southern Miss tonight. The Golden Eagles are ranked 25th and coming off a sweep of James Madison in Hattiesburg. Southern Miss designated hitter Slade Wilks is swinging a hot bat with 14 home runs, nine of the home runs have come in the last 14 day. The Bulldogs are 19-and-8 and Logan McLeod has a 23-game on-base streak.

Also tonight, Nicholls hosts Mississippi Valley State, Southeastern Louisiana hosts Jackson State. Tulane is at UNO.

In softball, LSU is at McNeese while the Cajuns host Southeastern.

In high school softball action, Calvin High School in Winn Parish beat Castor 13 to 3 in a Division five non-select playoff game. The victory came two days after Calvin’s head coach Chad Camp was fatally shot. Authorities say Camp’s 17-year-old son shot his father during an argument. Calvin won the Class C Championship last season.

The top ranked LSU baseball team continues to be ranked number one in all of the major polls after taking two of three from Kentucky this past weekend.

Bryce Collins was the winning pitcher in the series finale. After a rough start to the season, Collins has now earned wins in his last two outings. The transfer from Arizona says he’s feeling more comfortable on the mound…
cut 17 (17) “…..as a team”
LSU third baseman Tommy White has been named SEC Player of the Week. In four games last week, White was 7 of 18 at the plate with one home run, 11 RBIs. The Florida native leads the nation in RBIs with 62. He also has 12 home runs and is hitting .366. The Tigers host the Cajuns tomorrow night.

There’s one more week left of spring practice for the LSU Tigers. One of the big additions is linebacker Omar Speights who transferred in from Oregon State. Last season Speights was named first-team All-Pac 12 after recording 83 tackles. Speights on why he chose to come to LSU…
Cut 19 (18) “…ultimate factor”
Speights had 304 tackles in four seasons with Oregon State.

LSU men’s basketball announced today seven foot forward Will Baker has officially transferred to the Tigers. Baker will be a redshirt senior next season after spending the last two seasons at the University of Nevada. Last season he averaged 14 points and five rebounds a game and shot 56-percent from the floor. Excellent free throw shooter at 86-percent.

The top ranked LSU baseball team came away with another series victory over the weekend as they defeated Kentucky two games to one. The Tigers had to rally to win the series finale on Saturday. Down six to four in the seventh inning, LSU came back to win seven to six. Coach Jay Johnson says it was an impressive victory….
Cut 16 (16) “…anybody else.”
LSU is now 29-6 overall, 9-5 in the SEC and they’ll host the Ragin Cajuns tomorrow night.

Louisiana had a tough series against Troy losing two out of three. ULM won the first game of its series against South Alabama, but dropped the next two. Louisiana Tech swept FIU as the Bulldogs. McNeese won two of three from Southeastern, while Northwestern lost its series at Houston Christian.

There’s one more week left of spring practice for the LSU Tigers. One of the big additions is linebacker Omar Speights who transferred in from Oregon State. Last season Speights was named first-team All-Pac 12 after recording 83 tackles. Speights on why he chose to come to LSU…
Cut 19 (18) “…ultimate factor”
Speights had 304 tackles in four seasons with Oregon State.

Eagles Quarterback Jalen Hurts is now the highest paid player in the NFL according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter after agreeing to a five-year, 255-million dollar contract.

And the New York Post is reporting ESPN has resigned former LSU Tiger and now NFL analyst Marcus Spears to a multi-million dollar, four year contract. Spears is seen on NFL Live, First Take and Get Up giving his takes on professional football.

The top ranked LSU baseball team took two of three from Kentucky this past weekend, winning the series on Saturday with a come from behind seven to six win. Coach Jay Johnson says winning a series against a team that had the best R-P-I in the country is huge…
cut 18 (19) “….to the players”
LSU will host the Ragin Cajuns tomorrow night.

UL Lafayette split a doubleheader with Troy yesterday, but lost the series to the Trojans. ULM lost a series to South Alabama. Louisiana Tech swept FIU as Jorge Corona and Ethan Bates homered yesterday. McNeese took two of three from Southeastern Louisiana by beating the Lions three to two in ten innings yesterday.

There is one week left of spring football for the LSU Tigers who bolstered their linebacker unit by signing Omar Speights out of the transfer portal. Speights was an All-Pac 12 performer at Oregon State and recorded 304 tackles in four seasons with O-S-U. Speights is expected to be a starter and a leader for the Tigers in 2023….
cut 20 (20) “…some things too”

In other sports news….LSU gymnastics finished fourth at the NCAA Championships. Kyle Larson won at Martinsville Speedway, while Matt Fitzpatrick was this weekend’s winner on the PGA Tour. This week its the Zurich Classic of New Orleans at the TPC Louisiana.

Top ranked LSU played a sloppy game and lost to 12th ranked Kentucky 13 to 10 last night. The Bayou Bengals committed a season-high three errors, walked five hitters and LSU pitchers also hit three batters. Six of Kentucky’s 13 runs were unearned. And LSU hit into four double plays, including one to end the game…
cut 20 (10) “…wins it”
That’s Chris Blair on the LSU Sports Radio Network. Game 3 today is at 1 PM.

Also last night, the Ragin Cajuns lost at home as they fell to Troy nine to six, but ULM won its fourth straight as the Warhawks defeated South Alabama seven to six. Cardell Thibodaux had a three-run homer and Louisiana Tech topped FIU seven to five in a game that only took one hour and 54 minutes.

ULM completed spring football practice a couple of weeks ago. The Warhawks defense dominated the spring with takeaways and negative plays. ULM Coach Terry Bowden says next fall he wants to see more explosive plays from his offense…
Cut 16 (19) “…as well.”

Everyone wanted to see Zion Williamson play at the end of the season for the Pelicans, but executive vice president of basketball Operations David Griffin says Zion was never cleared to play.

LSU men’s basketball coach Matt McMahon has found himself a big man in the transfer portal as seven-footer Will Baker of Nevada has committed to LSU after averaging 13 points and five rebounds a game last season.

The top ranked LSU baseball team looks for a second straight win over Kentucky tonight, after beating the Wildcats 16 to six last night. But second baseman Gavin Dugas didn’t finish the game because of a shoulder injury. Coach Jay Johnson hopes it’s not serious…
cut 20 (10) “…big a deal”
First pitch tonight is at 6:30.

The Pelicans executive vice president of basketball operations David Griffin came to the defense Zion Williamson today. Zion has received a lot of criticism for saying earlier this week he was physically fine, but not ready to play yet. Griffin said today the doctors never cleared him…
cut 29 (20) “…to play basketball”
Griffin says he remains excited about the future of the franchise after going through a rash of injuries this season.

The NFL draft is in a couple of weeks and the Saints have the 29th overall pick thinks to the Sean Payton-Broncos trade. General Manager Mickey Loomis is known for being aggressive and making deals to move up in the draft, but host of the Locked On Saints podcast Ross Jackson says if the Black and Gold stay pat at 29, they’ll take the best player available…
cut 19 (17) “….on the board”

LSU men’s basketball coach Matt McMahon continues to make moves in trying to get better. The Tigers have received a commitment from seven-foot graduate transfer Will Baker of Nevada. Baker was a third-team All Mountain West selection last season averaging 14 points and five rebounds a game. Baker began his career at the University of Texas.

The top ranked LSU baseball team crushed Kentucky last night 16 to 6 as Jordan Thompson and Brayden Joubert each hit a grand slam. Cade Beloso hit a three run homer and Paul Skenes allowed four earned runs in six innings, but still struck out 13. The one negative, second baseman Gavin Dugas injured his shoulder diving for a ball. Coach Jay Johnson on Dugas’ injury…
cut 20 (11) “…big a deal”
Game two of the series is tonight at 6:30.

The Ragin Cajuns are tied for first place in the Sun Belt heading into this weekend. U-L Lafayette hosts Troy tonight. The Trojans are 6-and-6 in league play. ULM hosts South Alabama. Louisiana Tech is also at home to host FIU.

ULM completed spring football practice a couple of weeks ago. The Warhawks defense dominated the spring with takeaways and negative plays. ULM Coach Terry Bowden says next fall he wants to see more explosive plays from his offense…
Cut 16 (19) “…as well.”
UL Lafayette completed spring practice last week and redshirt freshman Zeon Chriss took a lot of QB snaps, because Chandler Fields and Ben Wooldridge were recovering from injuries. But Coach Michael Desormeaux feels good about that position heading into the fall…
Cut 18 (14) “….the quarterback.”

For the first time in nine years, the LSU baseball team hit two grand slams in one game and the top ranked Tigers went on to beat Kentucky last night 16 to six to open a three-game series against the 12th ranked Wildcats. Jordan Thompson hit the first grand slam in the first inning. Coach Jay Johnson….
cut 27 (06) “…level swing”
Brayden Jobert hit a grand slam in the second inning and that was followed by Cade Beloso with a three-run homer. The one negative, second baseman, Gavin Dugas left the game with a shoulder injury and his status for the rest of the series is unknown.

The Ragin Cajuns are tied for first place in the Sun Belt heading into this weekend. U-L Lafayette hosts Troy tonight. The Trojans are 6-and-6 in league play. ULM hosts South Alabama. Louisiana Tech is also at home to host FIU.

Spring football is over for ULM and Warhawks Coach Terry Bowden saw enough to believe his team is ready to compete for a conference championship in the Sun Belt…
cut 17 (17) “…expect to do”

Louisiana Tech announces it will have a spring game on April 22nd at 11 AM. The game consist of two-15 minute running clock halves with a ten-minute halftime.

Despite numerous injuries, LSU has earned a spot in the NCAA Gymnastics Final Four. The Tigers posted a score of 197.475 in the semifinals yesterday in Fort Worth, Texas. LSU seeks its first title in program history on Saturday.

LSU men’s basketball announces Baton Rouge area natives Jalen Cook from Tulane and Jordan Wright from Vanderbilt have transferred to LSU.

The top-ranked LSU Baseball team will host 12th-ranked Kentucky in a 3-game series starting tonight. The Wildcats are much improved from last season with a 9-3 conference record. LSU Coach Jay Johnson credits their success to a top-ten transfer class and selfless play…
Cut 16 (19) “…very successfully.”
Kentucky likes playing small ball, they lead the SEC with 30 sacrifice bunts and they’ve stolen a league high 57 bases.

In college baseball last night, ULM upended La Tech eight to five, Southeastern Louisiana edged the Cajuns five to four and McNeese rallied in the ninth to beat Rice seven to six.

LSU men’s basketball announces Baton Rouge area natives Jalen Cook from Tulane and Jordan Wright from Vanderbilt have transferred to LSU.

The Pelicans season ended last night with a loss to Oklahoma City. When January started, New Orleans was one of the top teams in the league, but injuries derailed them. CJ McCollum played much of the season with thumb and shoulder injuries, and says staying healthy next year will be key…
Cut 4 (11) “ going to take.”
McCollum says he’s getting surgery on this thumb and may need shoulder surgery as well.

Two weeks from tonight is the first round of the NFL draft. Could New Orleans use that pick on a quarterback. Ross Jackson, host of Locked on Saints podcast, says with the signing of Derek Carr, the Black and Gold will likely not take a Q-B in the first round…
cut 20 (18) “….another weapon”