The Pelicans and Tigers look to break long losing streaks on the hardwood today, while the Ragin Cajuns look to keep their winning streak going. The Pels host the Wizards tonight as New Orleans has lost six in a row. Washington brings a 22-26 record into the Smoothie King Center.

LSU men’s basketball has lost seven in a row as they host Texas Tech at 1 PM. Coach Matt McMahon….
cut 17 (12) “…game”

Tonight in the Cajundome, the Ragin Cajuns look to extend their winning streak to eight games as they host Georgia Southern, who is 5-and-4 in the Sun Belt. U-L Lafayette is tied for first in the conference with Southern Miss.

ULM is one game back and the Warhawks wrap up a four-game road trip by visiting James Madison. Tip off is at 4 PM.

La Tech is at UTSA, who is 1-and-10 in Conference USA.

Ryan Nielson who served as a co-defensive coordinator for the Saints has left the Black and Gold for divisional rival the Atlanta Falcons to be the Dirty Birds new defensive coordinator. Nielsen has been with the Saints for the last six seasons. He started as the team’s defensive line coach in 2017.

LSU Heisman-winning quarterback Joe Burrow and the Bengals visit the Chiefs in the AFC Championship tomorrow. The two teams met earlier this year in a 27-24 Cincinnati win. Burrow says the team needs to be prepared to face a familiar opponent…
Cut 15 (17) “…for anything.”
Burrow threw for almost 300 yards and 2 touchdowns in the regular season matchup and the Bengals beat the Chiefs in last year’s AFC Title game.

The LHSAA Convention ended in Baton Rouge today with a decision by high school principals to hold another meeting in June to discuss the definititon of select and non -select schools. The playoff formats for basketball, baseball and softball will go on as planned, which means for basketball there will be five divisions for select schools and five for non-select schools.

The Pelicans Zion Williamson has been named a starter in the NBA All-Star game even though he has not played since January second because of a right hamstring injury. Williamson is expected to be evaluated again on February 7th, 12 days before the All-Star Game in Salt Lake City. The Pels will try to snap a six-game losing streak tomorrow against Washington.

LSU men’s basketball will try to snap a seven game losing streak tomorrow when they host Texas Tech, while the Ragin Cajuns go after their eighth straight win as they host Georgia Southern at 7 PM in the Cajundome.

Sunday is championship Sunday in the NFL as the Eagles face the 49ers in the NFC Championship and then the Bengals battle the Chiefs in a rematch of last year’s AFC Title game. Cincinnati Bengals Quarterback Joe Burrow believes they are a better team this year and they are well coached…
cut 17 (19) “…run the ball well”
The Chiefs earned the number one seed in the AFC this year with a 14-3 record. Former LA Tech defensive back L’Jarius Snead has been Kansas City’s number-one corner this year and one of the best in the AFC. He was with the team for last year’s loss to the Bengals and says he and his teammates are ready to avenge the missed opportunity…
Cut 18 (07) “…not fall short”
Kick off on Sunday is at 5:30.

The Ragin Cajuns men’s basketball team won their seventh straight last night as Greg Williams Junior scored a game-high 21 points in a 72-57 victory over Troy. U-L Lafayette is tied for first place in the Sun Belt with Southern Miss. ULM is one game back after beating Marshall 86-82 in double overtime. Jamari Blackmon had a big game with 35 points.

Scoring points has been a problem for the LSU Tigers. They only had 40 in a loss at Arkansas on Tuesday. First-year coach Matt McMahon knew their would be some growing pains…
cut 19 (18) “….the toughness”
The Tigers host Texas Tech tomorrow at 1 PM as part of the SEC-Big 12 challenge.

Former LSU quarterback Joe Burrow and the Bengals will try to reach the Super Bowl for the second year in a row as they visit the Chiefs in the AFC Championship Sunday. Kace Kieschnick has a preview…
Cut 3 (32) “…I’m Kace Kieschnick.”

The Pelicans Zion Williamson has been named a starter in the NBA All-Star game even though he has not played since January second because of a right hamstring injury. Williamson is expected to be evaluated again on February 7th, 12 days before the All-Star Game in Salt Lake City. The Pels will try to snap a six-game losing streak tomorrow against Washington.

LSU Heisman-winning quarterback Joe Burrow and the Bengals visit the Chiefs in the AFC Championship Sunday. The two teams met earlier this year in a 27-24 Cincinnati win, but Burrow, a finalist for MVP, says he’s not going to underestimate the Chiefs…:
CUT 16 (21) “on that side”
Former LA Tech defensive back L’Jarius Snead has been Kansas City’s number-one corner this year and one of the best in the AFC. He says his teammates are ready to avenge the missed opportunity…:
Cut 18 (07) “not fall short”
Kickoff Sunday is 5:30.

Point Guard Justice Hill has rejoined the LSU men’s basketball team and is slated to play tomorrow in the Tigers home game versus Texas Tech. The Purple and Gold are coming off a 60-40 loss Tuesday to Arkansas– their 7th straight fall after opening conference play with a win. First-year coach Matt McMahon says he knew there would be struggles when rebuilding a program…:
Cut 19 (18) “…the toughness”
Tipoff tomorrow is 1pm.

In college hoops last night ULM had an exciting overtime victory over Marshall 86-82. McNeese fell to Incarnate Word 70-65. Nicholls fell to Texas A&M Corpus Christi 96-86. UNO fell to Southeastern 92-87. Louisiana Tech fell to UAB 65-59.

Louisiana Tech will visit UAB tonight. The Bulldogs are 11-9 at the halfway point on the season and both teams are 4-5 in a four-way tie for fifth in the Conference USA. LA Tech lost to UAB earlier this month in Ruston 81-74, giving up 21 rebounds in the meeting. Coach Talvin Hester says they can do better…

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Tip-off is at 8 p.m.

ULM has named John Hartwell as the new Director of Athletics. Hartwell served as A-D at Utah State and Troy University, and the hiring shows the rest of the Sun-Belt ULM is serious about competing. The hiring is subject to approval by the University Of Louisiana System Board of Directors at its next meeting.

Around the state in college hoops tonight:

ULM will visit Marshall

ULL hosts Troy

Nicholls visits Texas A&M Corpus-Christi

UNO and Southeastern face off at 7:30

And Northwestern State hosts Houston Christian

The Carolina Panthers announced they will be hiring former Colts Head Coach Frank Reich to fill their head coaching vacancy. Carolina had been one of the teams to interview former Saints coach Sean Payton, but ultimately the decision came down to Reich and interim head coach Steve Wilks. Reich, who was fired from the Colts in November of last year, was the starting quarterback for the first game in Panthers history and is now the franchise’s first ever offensive-minded head coach.

Brandon Ingram shook off some rust in the Pelican’s 111-102 loss to the Timberwolves last night. New Orleans led for much of the first half but were outscored by 18 points in the third. Ingram, who hasn’t played since November, went 4 of 18 from the floor on his way to a 13-point performance. Coach Willie Green said the poor performance is to be expected as B-I gets back into game shape and isn’t worried going forward. The Pels have now lost 11 of their last 14 games, and frustrations boiled over for Coach Green who was ejected for the first time in his coaching career with two technical fouls.

Brandon Ingram returned from a two-month absence because of a toe injury, but the forward could not help the Pelicans snap their losing streak last night. Ingram scored 13 points as New Orleans lost to Minnesota 111 to 102 as the Pels lost for a sixth straight game. New Orleans led by six at half, but were outscored 39-21 in the third quarter. Anthony Edwards had 37 points for the Timberwolves, while C-J McCollum had 25 for the Pels.

The market for former Saints Coach Sean Payton could be cooling off as the NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reports Payton has yet to secure a second interview with any of the teams he sat down with. Rapoport says it doesn’t seem like there’s place for Payton.

A state audit shows LSU accidentally paid coach Brian Kelly an extra one million dollars in 2022. So they will adjust his pay down this year to make up for the clerical error.

The Ragin Cajuns men’s basketball team returns home as they host Troy tonight. Coach Bob Marlin’s team is looking to extend the team’s winning streak to seven games…
cut 17 (18) “…good basketball”
Tip off in the Cajundome is at 7 PM.

Louisiana Tech is 4-and-5 in Conference USA Play as they visit UAB tonight. First-year coach Talvin Hester is looking for more consistency from his team…
cut 18 (17) “,….had it”

ULM is at Marshall tonight.

The Pelicans have lost five in a row, but help is on the way as Brandon Ingram is expected to play tonight when New Orleans hosts Minnesota. Ingram has missed the last 29 games witha toe injury and the Pels offense can use his scoring ability. During this five game losing streak, the Pels have failed to score more than 110 points. Tip off tonight is at 7 PM.

The LSU men’s basketball team scored a season-low 40 points as the Tigers suffered their seventh straight loss in a 60-40 defeat to Arkansas. The Tigers were just 3-of-25 from the field in the first half and shot just 26-percent from the field for the game. LSU steps out of conference this Saturday to host Texas Tech as part of the SEC-Big 12 challenge.

LSU women’s basketball player Angel Reese has been named SEC Player of the Week for a fifth time this season. She had 30 points and 19 rebounds last Thursday against Arkansas and then 14 points and 14 rebounds on Monday for a school-record 20th consecutive double-double.

Baseball America ranks LSU number one in its preseason poll. The Tigers bring in the top-ranked recruiting and transfer classes, plus center fielder Dylan Crews returns for what’s expected to be his final season in purple and gold. Teddy Cahill with Baseball America says Crews is a big time major league prospect…
cut 18 (19) “…list too”
LSU begins full-squad workouts on Friday.

An audit shows LSU mistakenly paid LSU football coach Brian Kelly over one-million dollars more then they should have in 2022, so he’ll end up receiving less money this year to make up for the clerical error. Kelly signed a 10-year, 95-million dollar contract in December of 2021.

The losing streaks continued for the Pelicans and the LSU men’s basketball team last night. In the Smoothie King Center, the Pels got behind by 19 points to Denver but rallied to take a one point lead with less than a minute left but ended up losing to the Nuggets 99-98. Coach Willie Green says the game was a tale of two halves…
cut 19 (19) “….chance to win”
The Pelicans have lost five in a row, but there’s a chance Brandon Ingram could return tonight against Minnesota after missing 29 consecutive games with a toe injury.

The LSU men’s basketball team was again got blown out yesterday as they fell to Arkansas 60-40 in Fayetteville. The Tigers shot just 12-percent from the field in the first half, 26-percent for the entire game in a seventh straight loss and a sixth consecutive double digit defeat.

LSU picked up another top overall ranking as Baseball America ranked the Tigers No. 1 in their top 25 heading into the 2023 season. The Tigers feature one of the most talented rosters in the country and had both the top-ranked recruiting and transfer classes this offseason and made a big splash over the summer by hiring former Twins Pitching Coach Wes Johnson. Baseball America writer Teddy Cahill says LSU won the offseason…
Cut 16 (19) “…into this year.”

According to LSU’s annual NCAA financial report, the school’s athletic department made a six-point-five million dollar profit during fiscal year 2022. LSU made 38-million dollar on football tickets, a significant jump from the previous fiscal year when seating capacity was restricted because of COVID.

The Pelicans will host the conference-leading Nuggets tonight. Denver is coming off their first loss after a nine-game win streak while the Pelicans struggle to find a rhythm having lost their last 4. The Pels will again be without Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram, but Coach Willie Green knows his team is resilient…

Cut 18 (18) “…be okay.”

Tip-off in the Blender is at 7:00

The LSU men’s basketball team will also hope to bounce back from a 6-game losing skid in Arkansas tonight. The Tigers opened SEC play with an upset win over the Razorbacks but have not won a conference game since. Meanwhile, previously ranked Arkansas has gone 2-4 since the loss and are 12.5 point favorites over coach Matt McMahon’s squad tonight. Tip-off is set for 6:00 P.M.

The LSU women’s basketball team kept their perfect season going with an 89-51 win over Alabama yesterday. Forward Angel Reese’s 14-point 14-rebound double-double gave her her 20^th straight to start the season to break Sylvia Fowles’ LSU record. Reese was named SEC player of the week for a conference-leading fifth time this season, and LSU improves to 20-0 behind what coach Kim Mulkey says was an impressive all-around effort…

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Former Saints Coach Sean Payton interviewed with the Panthers Monday and is set to visit Arizona officials Thursday. His second meeting in Denver was delayed, and Saints analyst Jeff Duncan thinks the longer this process takes, the better chances Payton returns to Fox.

Former Baylor Running Back Sqwirl Williams announced his commitment to Louisiana Tech. Williams totaled almost 600 all-purpose yards and 5 touchdowns for the Bears last season.

The LSU women’s basketball team improved to 20-and-0 last night and Angel Reese broke a school record for consecutive double-doubles as she had 14 points and 14 rebounds in the Lady Tigers 89-51 win over Alabama. Coach Kim Mulkey says it was a good night for her program…
cut 17 (17) “…wonderful company”
It wasn’t all Reese last night. Jasmine Carson hit four three-pointers and finished with 20 points, Alexis Morris had 17 points and seven assists and LaDazhia Williams had her second straight double-double 17 points and ten rebounds.

The Lady Tigers are ranked fourth in the latest A-P poll, but they are just one of two teams undefeated after second ranked Ohio State lost on its home floor to Iowa.

The Pelicans begin a three-game homestand tonight against Denver looking to snap a four-game losing streak. Injured forward Brandon Ingram is optimistic he could return this week from a toe injury that’s has sidelined him the last two months…
cut 29 (13) “…day to day basis”
Tip off tonight against the Nuggets is at 7 Pm.

The LSU men’s’ basketball team tries to snap a six-game losing streak when they visit Arkansas tonight.

Former Saints coach Sean Payton will continue interviewing with teams this week. He’ll reportedly sit down and talk with the Arizona Cardinals on Thursday. Jeff Duncan of NOLA-dot-com reports Payton will have a second interview with Denver later this week as it appears he’s become the front-runner to get the Broncos job. Payton has already spoken with the Carolina Panthers and Houston Texans.