A wild victory for LSU last night at the College World Series as the Tigers stormed back from a three-run deficit to beat Arkansas six to five to advance to the championship series. Jared Jones had a game tying home run in the eighth inning and the game winning hit in the ninth…

Cut 11 (08) “….no matter what”

Two years ago, LSU won in walk-off fashion to reach the title series and Coach Jay Johnson says Déjà vu feels good…

Cut 12 (12) “…tied for first”

The championship series against Coastal Carolina will begin Saturday night.

The newest inductees into the Saints Hall of Fame are cornerback Tracy Porter and safety Brett Maxie. Porter played four seasons in New Orleans, and had an interception in the 2009 NFC Championship game to set up the game winning field goal and a 74-yard interception return for a touchdown to cap the Saints Super Bowl win over the Colts.

Maxie played for the Black and Gold for nine seasons and recorded 438 tackles and 15 interceptions and he’s considered one of the best safeties in franchise history. He credits his family and his faith for where he is today and the shared values they instilled in him.

Cut 18 (19)  “…with love”

LSU baseball has had plenty of great moments at the College World Series. Add last night’s remarkable come back over Arkansas to the highlight reel. It was back and forth in the final few innings and LSU scored three runs in the ninth inning to win six to five. Jared Jones had two big swings, a solo home run to tie the game in the eighth inning and then the game winning hit in the bottom of the ninth inning…

Cut 10 (15) “…second baseman’s head”

Absolute heart break for Arkansas who failed to make three plays in the ninth inning which allowed the Tigers to pull off the unbelievable come back.

LSU is heading to the championship series of the College World Series to play Coastal Carolina, who has won 26 straight games. Coastal eliminated Louisville 11 to 3. The Chanticleers are 56-11 and the 56 wins are the most in the nation. Game one of the title series is Saturday night at six PM.

The Saints Hall of Fame announced cornerback Tracy Porter and safety Brett Maxie have been selected for induction in 2025. They also honored former Porter recalled watching the second round of the 2008 draft with his mom.

Cut 16 (15) “…(laughter).”

The Port Allen native went on to make one of the biggest plays in the franchise’s history. A 76-yard pick six against Peyton Manning and the Colts to clinch Super 44.

Maxie was an undrafted free agent and played nine seasons for the Black and Gold is considered one of the best safeties in the franchise’s history.

LSU will look to punch their ticket to the College World Series championship series tonight versus Arkansas. The Tigers beat the Razorbacks 4-to-1 in their first game in Omaha behind a sensational performance from starter Kade Anderson. After a rain delay interrupted Anthony Eyanson’s start against UCLA Monday night, the Tigers were forced to send out freshman and recent Sunday starter Casan Evans in relief yesterday. Righties Zac Cowan or Jaden Noot will likely take the mound for the Tigers tonight, but LRN sports director Jeff Palermo says both options struggled their last time out…

Cut 15 (14) “…to win.”

Tiger fans could hope to see Eyanson in relief tonight after throwing just 44 pitches Monday. First pitch is set for 6:00. If the Razorbacks win the Tigers will be forced into an elimination rematch tomorrow.

Cornerback Tracy Porter and Safety Brett Maxie were announced as the inductees in the Saints Hall of Fame class of 2025. Porter is a Port Allen native drafted by the Saints in 2008. He spent four seasons wearing black and gold and is responsible for perhaps the biggest play in franchise history: a 76-yard pick six to secure a Super Bowl XLIV title. Porter says being selected for the Saints Hall of Fame was a new kind of honor…

Cut 20 (16) “…on that.”

Maxie spent nine seasons in New Orleans from 1985 to 1993. An undrafted free agent out of Texas Southern, he went on to help the Saints to their first ever winning season and playoff appearance in 1987.

Also honored were former WGNO Sports Director Ed Daniels who received the Joe Gemelli “Fleur de Lis” Award and Steve Gleason with the Saints Hall of Fame Courage Award.

Lamar Brown, the top recruit in Louisiana’s 2026 class canceled his visit to LSU this weekend after visiting Texas A&M last weekend. The University Lab five-star is set to announce his commitment July 10

LSU is one win away from the College World Series championship series after beating UCLA 9-to-5 yesterday. The Tigers will have a rematch with third-ranked Arkansas who they beat in their first game in Omaha 4-to-1 tonight. LSU coach Jay Johnson says the Tigers faced a similar scenario in the regional versus Little Rock…

Cut 17 (13)  “…that team.”

The Razorbacks will have to beat the Tigers twice to advance. First pitch tonight is set for 6:00.

Louisiana’s top recruit in the class of 2026, University Lab’s two-way lineman Lamar Brown looks to be trending away from LSU. The fifth-ranked overall recruit visited Texas A&M last weekend and has since canceled his visit to LSU. Brown is set to declare his commitment between Miami, Texas, Texas A&M, and LSU July 10.

Th Saints Hall of Fame announced cornerback Tracy Porter and safety Brett Maxie have been selected for induction in 2025. They also honored former WGNO Sports Director Ed Daniels with the Joe Gemelli “Fleur de Lis” Award and Steve Gleason with the Saints Hall of Fame Courage Award.

ESPN’s most recent MLB mock draft by analyst Kiley McDaniel has LSU left-handed pitcher Kade Anderson going number one overall to the Nationals. Righty Anthony Eyanson was mocked 37th to the Rays.

The SEC announced conference opponents for the 2026 men’s basketball season. The league will tip-off January 3, and each team will play the fifteen others at least once with three faced a second time. LSU will host Alabama, Georgia Kentucky, Mississippi state and Missouri and visit Auburn, Florida, Ole Miss, Tennessee, Texas and Vanderbilt. The Tigers will play Arkansas, Texas A&M and South Carolina home and away.

ULM has discontinued its women’s tennis program due to increased operational and infrastructural costs. The Warhawks will now operate the NCAA minimum 16 division 1 teams.

I’m Jeanne Burns, This Sportscast on the Louisiana Radio Network is brought to you by the Louisiana Department of Health, when gambling is more than a game no one wins…

It took two days, but LSU moved into the semis of the College World Series by beating UCLA nine to five. The game was suspended on Monday night by severe weather with LSU leading five to three in the fourth inning. When the game resumed Tuesday morning, the Tigers quickly added two runs and a few more runs as the game went along.

It was disappointing LSU could not finish the game on Monday. But Coach Jay Johnson did not allow it to bother him…

Cut 18 (11) “…make it a thing”

LSU will play Arkansas tonight. The Razorbacks eliminated UCLA last night seven to three. The Tigers need one win to advance to the title series.

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The Pelicans have made a trade, and they now have two first round picks in the NBA draft that will take place a week from tonight. New Orleans already owned the seventh overall pick, added the 23^rd overall selection after making a deal with the Indiana Pacers. The Pels also get the draft rights of Mojave King who last played in New Zealand. New Orleans sends Indiana a first round pick for 2026 the Pels got in a trade with Toronto.

The SEC announced the home and away opponents for the 2026 women’s basketball conference schedule. South Carolina, Kentucky, Alabama and Texas are the big home games. They will also play the Longhorns in Austin. That’s the only team the Tigers are slated to face twice in the regular season.

ULM has ended its women’s tennis program because of increased operational costs. Athletics Director John Hartwell says discontinuing a sport is never an easy decision, nor one they take lightly and it’s tough on the coaches and student-athletes.

LSU is 2-and-0 in the College World Series and one win away from the C-W-S championship series after beating UCLA nine to five today. Before the game was suspended last night because of severe weather, LSU fell behind 3 to nothing in the first inning. The Tigers responded with four runs in the bottom of the first inning, capped off by a three-run home run by Jared Jones…

Cut 15 (07) “…on the board.”

Anthony Eyanson pitched the first three innings of the game. When the game resumed this morning at 10 AM in the fourth inning, Casan Evans pitched into the eighth inning allowing just two runs and striking out five…

Cut 16 (08) “…team win.”

LSU will play again tomorrow against the winner of tonight’s game between UCLA and Arkansas.

The Pelicans have made a trade, and they now have two first round picks in the NBA draft that will take place next Wednesday. New Orleans, which already owns the seventh pick, now has the 23^rd overall selection after making a deal with the Indiana Pacers. The Pels also get the draft rights of Mojave King who played in New Zealand this past season. New Orleans sends Indiana a first round pick for next year that the Pels got in a trade with Toronto.

The SEC announced the home and away opponents for the 2026 conference schedule. LSU will host South Carolina, Kentucky, Alabama and Texas. They will also play the Longhorns in Austin. That’s the only team the Tigers are slated to face twice throughout the season.

ULM has announced its ending its women’s tennis program because of increased operational and infrastructure costs. Athletics Director John Hartwell says discontinuing a sport is never an easy decision, nor one they take lightly and it’s tough on the coaches and student-athletes involved with the tennis program.

LSU is on the verge of going 2-and-0 at the College World Series. The Tigers lead UCLA seven to three in the seventh inning at the time of this report. We’ll have more in future news and sportscasts.

Florida State left-hander Hudson Rowan has committed to Louisiana Tech. According to Bleed Tech Blue, Rowan has a fastball in the upper 90s. Rowan pitched for two seasons for the Seminoles and appeared in 26 games, made one start and had an ERA of 9.90. He did not pitch this past season.

Sterlington shortstop Miller Sheets has been named Mr. Baseball by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association. The son of former Major Leaguer, Ben Sheets, hit .435 with three home runs and 57 RBIs as he helped the Panthers win a state championship. Sheets just completed his junior season, and he’s committed to play at Baylor.

ESPN-dot-com college football reporter Pete Thamel is reporting we could see another round of realignment and Louisiana Tech could be one of the schools on the move. Thamel reports Texas State could be looking at joining a new Pac-12 and that would open the door for Tech to join the Sun Belt. The ESPN article says Tech is a favorite to join the Sun belt because of the natural rivalries with ULM, the Cajuns and Southern Miss. And Tech has strong baseball and softball programs. Western Kentucky would be the other option to leave Conference USA and join the Sun Belt.

The SEC has announced the home and away opponents for women’s basketball for the 2026 conference schedule. The Lady Tigers will host Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Kentucky, Missouri, South Carolina and Tennessee.

LSU will visit Auburn, Georgia, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Vanderbilt, Texas A-and-M and Oklahoma.

LSU will host Texas and also travel to Austin.

The College World Series had its first weather delay and of course it happened with LSU’s game last night. Several games for the Tigers have been impacted by severe weather and rain this season. Lighting and then a strong thunderstorm, followed by a steady rain kept LSU and UCLA from finishing their game last night.

They will pick up this morning at 10 AM with LSU leading five to three in the fourth inning. The Tigers fell behind early as Anthony Eyanson allowed three runs in the first inning. But LSU responded with four runs in the bottom of the first, highlighted by a majestic three-run home run by Jared Jones.

LSU added another run in the third inning with a Luis Hernandez RBI single.

Eyanson is not expected to pitch today, so LSU could turn to freshman Casan Evans or Cooper Williams, since UCLA has a lot of left-handed bats in its line-up.

Arkansas stayed alive in the College World Series as Razorbacks right-hander Gage Wood threw the third no-hitter in C-W-S history as the Hogs blanked Murray State three to nothing. Wood also struck out a C-W-S record 19 hitters.

Arkansas plays again tonight against the loser of this morning’s game between LSU and UCLA.

Sterlington shortstop Miller Sheets has been named Mr. Baseball by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association. The son of former Major Leaguer, Ben Sheets, hit .435 with three home runs and 57 RBIs as he helped the Panthers win a state championship. Sheets just completed his junior season and he’s committed to play at Baylor.

ESPN-dot-com college football reporter Pete Thamel is reporting we could see another round of realignment and Louisiana Tech could be one of the schools on the move. Thamel reports Texas State could be looking at joining a new Pac-12 and that would open the door for Tech to join the Sun Belt. The ESPN article says Tech is a favorite to join the Sun belt because of the natural rivalries with ULM, the Cajuns and Southern Miss. And Tech has strong baseball and softball programs. Western Kentucky would be the other option to leave Conference USA and join the Sun Belt.

LSU right hander Anthony Eyanson will get the start for the Tigers as they face UCLA in a winner’s bracket game in the College World Series. Eyanson is 11-2 on the season with a 2.74 ERA. He’s shown the ability to get out trouble after allowing base runners to get on. Eyanson says he developed that composure a couple of years ago when he was pitching at UC San Diego…

Cut 15 (21) “….a lot”

Arkansas Pitcher Gage Wood made history at the College World Series today with a no hitter against Murry State, striking out 18 players and surpassing LSU Pitcher Ty Floyd’s 17 strikeouts at the CWS in 2023. This is only the third no hitter in CWS History.

J-J Spaun won the U-S Open at Oakmont on Sunday as he was the only golfer to finish under par. Spaun made a 65-foot putt on 18 to finish one-under par, two strokes ahead of Robert MacIntyre of Scotland. MacIntyre attended McNeese in 2013 and 2014 and said he knew the course would be tough, weather conditions not withstanding…

Cut 19 (12) “…that doesn’t change”

Former LSU standout Sam Burns from Shreveport had a two-shot lead going to the 11^th tee, but double bogeyed twice on the Back nine and finished tied for seventh overall. Burns says overall he’s proud of the way he played..

Cut 17 (07) “…was a blast”

Tonight is Game Five of the NBA finals….The series between the Thunder and Pacers is tied at two games  apiece.

The LSU Tigers will take on UCLA tonight in a winner’s bracket game at the College World Series. LSU won its first game in Omaha on Saturday, four to one. Left-hander Kade Anderson allowed one run over seven innings versus Arkansas, and tonight Anthony Eyanson will try to follow up that performance…

Cut 10 (10) “…settle in.”

UCLA enters tonight’s game with a 48-16 record after holding off Murray State on Saturday and they’ve yet to lose a game in the NCAA Tournament. First pitch is at 6 PM.

Arizona is the first team to be eliminated from the C-W-S. The Wildcats lost to Louisville eight to three. Coastal Carolina won its 25^th straight game as they defeated Oregon State Six to two.

Former LSU standout and Shreveport golfer Sam Burns had a two-shot lead going to the 11^th tee at the U-S Open, but had two double-bogeys on the back nine and shot a 78 to finish in a tie for seventh place. Burns led the tournament after the second and third rounds…

Cut 17 (07) “…was a blast”

J-J Spaun was the winner.

NIL deals that exceed six-hundred dollars will now go through an NIL clearinghouse operated by Deloitte. Deloitte will determine whether Name, Image and Likeness deals are fair market. It’s part of the landmark House settlement. Sports attorney Fritz Metzinger of Stone Pigman…

Cut 15 (13) “…N-I-L payments.