Today is Pro Day on the LSU campus as NFL scouts are in Baton Rouge to watch Tiger football players go through a variety of drills. Working out for the first time for NFL teams will be cornerback Derek Stingley, who has recovered from a foot injury that forced him to miss most of his junior campaign. NFL analyst Mike Detillier says talent is not the question with Stingley, availability is…
cut 17 (18) “…..calm some nerves”
Stingley could be a top ten pick.

Former LSU Tiger and free-agent safety Tyrann Mathieu visited with the Saints yesterday. Mathieu walked out of their building without a contract.

After starting the season 1-and-12, the Pelicans are in the playoffs after beating Sacramento 123 to 109 last night. Jaxson Hayes and C-J McCollum led the way as each had 23 points. The Pels will be in the play-in tournament and will play the Clippers if New Orleans holds on to the ninth seed.

Will Zion Williamson be available for a postseason run? Zion’s stepfather, Lee Anderson, told the Jordy Cullota Show that he expects Williamson will play this season and the former number one pick is happy to be with the Pels.

LSU baseball trounced Grambling 16-3 last night as Hayden Travinski hit two home runs and Louisiana Tech topped U-L Lafayette seven to three.

The New Orleans Pelicans will take their second shot at securing a spot in the NBA’s Play-in tournament when they visit the Sacramento Kings to close out a four-game road trip. The Pels opened with wins over Portland and the Lakers before falling to the Clippers on Sunday. New Orleans is 1-2 against Sacramento this season and remains in ninth place in the West with four games left to play.

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Zion Williamson will not play, but his stepfather, Lee Anderson is ready to talk. Appearing on “The Jordy Culotta Show,” Anderson said he believes Williamson could play this season, which seems unlikely considering just how little time there is left in the regular season for games or practice.  Anderson also said Zion has been frustrated with losing but his relationship with the Pelicans’ front office is solid. He had great praise for Coach Willie Green, calling his hiring a “walk-off home run.”

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In Saints news, the team welcomed safety Tyrann Mathieu into the facility today, though no agreement appears on the near horizon to sign the nine-year veteran. New Orleans is looking to replace both starting safeties from last season with the losses of Marcus Williams and Malcolm Jenkins. Mathieu has been a playmaker throughout his career, with 26 interceptions, 10 sacks, and 41 tackles for loss. And backup quarterback Blake Bortles has asked for his release, which he should get.

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After dropping two of three to Auburn this past weekend, LSU baseball will try to get back on track tonight when they host Grambling. The Tigers are 10-0 all-time against GSU. In other games around the state, UNO will visit Southern, while UL heads to Ruston to take on Louisiana Tech. Southeastern is on the road at South Alabama.

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Kansas held off North Carolina, 72-69 to claim its fourth men’s basketball national championship last night, and the second for Coach Bill Self. The Jayhawks trailed by 15 points at the half but opened the second with a 31-9 run to take the lead. Kansas All-American Ochai Agbaji was named the Final Four’s Most Outstanding Player after scoring 33 points over two games. David McCormack led the Jayhawks with 15 points and 10 rebounds. Before last night, North Carolina had never lost a Final Four game in New Orleans, and Kansas had been 0-2 in championship games played in the Crescent City. The only other time the teams met for the championship was in 1957. Carolina, led by Lennie Rosenbluth beat Wilt Chamberlain and the Jayhawks, 54-53 in overtime.

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Kansas held off North Carolina, 72-69 to claim its fourth men’s basketball national championship last night, and the second for coach Bill Self. The Jayhawks trailed by 15 points at the half, but opened the second with a 31-9 run to take the lead. Kansas All-American Ochai Agbaji was named the Final Four’s Most Outstanding Player after scoring 33 points over two games. David McCormack led the Jayhawks with 15 points and 10 rebounds. Before last night, North Carolina had never lost a Final Four game in New Orleans, and Kansas had been 0-2 in championship games played in the Crescent City.

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The New Orleans Pelicans will take their second shot at securing a spot in the NBA’s Play-in tournament when they visit the Sacramento Kings to close out a four-game road trip. The Pels opened with wins over Portland and the Lakers before falling to the Clippers on Sunday. New Orleans is 1-2 against Sacramento this season and remains in ninth place in the West with four games left to play.

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On the diamond, UNO visits Southern, UL is at Louisiana Tech, Southeastern takes on South Alabama, and LSU hosts Grambling.

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The New Orleans Saints have shaken up the NFL Draft by making a trade with the Philadelphia Eagles that gives the Saints two picks in the first round and four in the top 100 selections. Locked on Saints podcast host Ross Jackson says whether this is the first or the last move the team makes, it’s a good deal for the Black and Gold.

Cut 15 (16) “…this year’s draft.”

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Former Saints quarterback Drew Brees was in New Orleans Monday to help bring awareness to pediatric cancer. The future Hall of Famer also gave his thoughts on Jameis Winston, Dennis Allen, and expectations for the Saints in year 2 A.D., After Drew.

Cut 18 (19) “…built this culture.”

History was made in the Ceasars Superdome last night as the Kansas Jayhawks won their first national championship since 2008 and fourth overall. The Jayhawks overcame a 16-point deficit to beat eighth-seeded North Carolina 72-69. It’s the largest comeback in NCAA mens’ basketball championship history.

The Saints now have two first-round picks in this year’s NFL draft. New Orleans made a trade with the Eagles where multiple draft picks were swapped between the two franchises. The Black and Gold now have the 16th and 19th pick in the first rounds and Locked on Saints podcast host Ross Jackson says the Saints might be interested in a Q-B out of Pitt…
cut 16 (15) “….or second round”
The Saints have three picks in the Top 50 in the draft.

After dropping a series to Auburn, 19th ranked LSU returns to the diamond tonight to host Grambling. Coach Jay Johnson’s team is 19-and-9 at the halfway point of the season…
cut 27 (07) “…play better”
Grambling is 11-and-17 but coming off a sweep over Alcorn State where they scored 57 runs in the three-game series.

The Ragin Cajuns are at La Tech tonight to begin a two-game series at J-C Love Field. Tonight marks the 125th meeting between the two schools in baseball, the Cajuns swept the season series last year.

Last night, ULM outslugged Stephen F Austin 15 to six as Chase DeJean had a career-high four hits.

The Pelicans will look to clinch a spot in the play-in tournament when they wrap up a four-game road trip in Sacramento. New Orleans is the ninth seed in the West, one game ahead of San Antonio with four games left.

The NFL Draft doesn’t begin until April 28, but the New Orleans Saints have already shaken up the first round with a major trade with the Philadelphia Eagles. The Saints will receive picks 16, 19, and 194, a sixth-rounder, in exchange for picks 18, 101, and 237 this season, a 2023 first-round pick, and a second-rounder in 2024. Ross Jackson, of the Locked on Saints podcast, says the deal puts the Saints in position to fill some immediate areas of need.

Cut 21 (19) “…three of those.”

New Orleans could also package the picks to move up higher in the first round.

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The Saints announced the signing of defensive tackle Jaleel Johnson. Johnson is a five-year veteran who spent last season with the Houston Texans.

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Tonight in New Orleans, the next NCAA men’s basketball champion will be crowned. Kansas, the top-overall seed beat Villanova to reach its ninth national final, while eighth-seeded North Carolina upended Duke to reach the final for the 12^th time in program history. Carolina is the lowest-seeded team to advance to the title game since Villanova, also an eighth seed won the title in 1985. Both teams have been frequent visitors to New Orleans. The Jayhawks lost championship games in 2003 and 2012, while the Tarheels won the tournament in 1982 and 1993.

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South Carolina claimed the women’s championship Sunday night with a 64-49 victory over Connecticut. Dawn Staley earned her second national championship as a head coach after the Gamecocks dominated the Huskies, on their way to handing UConn its first-ever loss in a national title game, becoming the first Black coach in men’s and women’s NCAA Division I history to win multiple titles. Destanni Henderson had a game-high 26 points and Aliyah Boston finished with 11 points and 16 rebounds for South Carolina.

The New Orleans Pelicans failed to clinch their spot in the play-in tournament last night, falling to the Los Angeles Clippers 119-100. The Clippers made 21 of their 44 three-point attempts, outscoring the Pels by 36 points from beyond the arc. CJ McCollum had a team-high 19 points, and Jaxson Hayes added a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds. New Orleans gets its next chance to seal the deal tomorrow night against the Sacramento Kings

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The LSU football team is a third of the way through spring practice and Coach Brian Kelly has been pleased with how the players are adapting to the new methods that his coaching staff is putting in place. Senior wide receiver Jaray Jenkins says they’re always running and that practices are fast-paced, just like the tempo of a game.

Cut 18 (16) “…pretty well.”

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The LSU baseball team is 4-5 in the SEC after dropping a home series to Auburn over the weekend. The Tigers gave up two runs in the eighth inning during Saturday’s 6-4 loss in the rubber match of the three-game series. Coach Jay Johnson on trying to be more consistent…

Cut 19 (20) _“…those things.”

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Southern swept its weekend series with Texas Southern to move into first place in the SWAC baseball standings. Tulane swept past Memphis. UNO took two of three from Houston Baptist; McNeese did the same against Nicholls, as did UL versus Georgia Southern. Louisiana Tech dropped two of three against Southern Miss.

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South Carolina claimed the women’s national championship with a 15-point win over UConn. And tonight from New Orleans, it’s Kansas vs Carolina for the men’s title.

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The LSU football team is a third of way through spring practice and Coach Brian Kelly has been pleased with how the players are adapting to the new methods that his coaching staff is putting in place to get them ready for the 2022 season. Kelly says the players are adapting to new habits…
Cut 17 (17) “ …their routine.”

The Saints have re-signed defensive back P-J Williams to a one-year deal. Williams had 42 tackles and three interceptions last season. New Orleans has signed defensive tackle Jaleel Johnson who played in 12 games for the Texans last year and had nine tackles.

Tonight is the men’s national championship basketball in New Orleans as Kansas faces North Carolina. The eighth-seeded Tar Heels have won 17 of their last 20, while the top-seeded Jayhawks have won their five tournament games by an average of 14 points per game.

The Pelicans could have clinched a spot in the play-in tournament last night but lost to the Clippers in Los Angeles 119 to 100. The Clippers made 21 three-pointers.

LSU baseball dropped a series to Auburn over the weekend, committing four more errors and there were plays that could have been made but were not. Second baseman Jordan Thompson says it’s not a confidence issue…
cut 20 (16) “….those plays”

Louisiana Tech dropped a series to Southern Miss with first place on the line in Conference USA. While the Ragin Cajuns took two of three from Georgia Southern. U-L and Tech meet in Ruston on Tuesday.

ULM lost a series to U-T Arlington.

Well, it’s official. With this afternoon’s announcement that Mwani Wilkinson had entered the transfer portal, all eleven remaining players from last season’s LSU men’s basketball team are gone. In the last 24 hours Eric Gaines, Alex Fudge, and Wilkinson completed the mass exodus that began shortly after the Tigers were eliminated in the opening round of the NCAA tournament. New coach Matt McMahon will be building the program from the ground up…so far he has a trio of transfers, Justice Hill and Trae Hannibal, who have chosen to follow him to Baton Rouge from Murray State along with Northwestern State center Kendal Coleman, and one high school commit in center Corneilous Williams.

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LSU baseball took a loss last night, falling to Auburn 6-5 and ending the Tigers’ three-game win streak. The defense committed two errors, pushing the team’s total to 42 so far. Jay Johnson says the Tigers have to be able to overcome their miscues.

Cut 21 (09) “…better for it.”

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The New Orleans Pelicans can take another step closer to securing a spot in the NBA play-in tournament by completing a season sweep of the Lakers in Los Angeles tonight. A sweep could mean good things for New Orleans, which reached the postseason in the two previous seasons they pulled off the trick. The Pels have won four of five heading into the game, while the Lakers have dropped five straight to fall to 11^th in the West. Both LeBron James and Anthony Davis are expected to play for LA. Game time is set for 9:30 pm.

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The Pelicans are about to increase the number of Hall of Famers on the payroll to two. Assistant coach and former Louisiana Tech great Teresa Weatherspoon earned her induction back in 2019. She will now be joined by Swin Cash, the team’s vice president of basketball operations and team development. Cash, along with Manu Ginobili, Tim Hardaway, and Bob Huggins will be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame in September. Cash won two NCAA titles at UConn before a 15-year career in the WNBA where she won three more championships and earned a spot on the WNBA’s 20^th and 25th-anniversary teams.

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For the third time in as many series, LSU baseball dropped the opener against an SEC foe. Last night the Tigers lost 6-5 to Auburn, falling to 18-8 on the season. LSU led 2-0 until the visitors scored six runs off of starter Blake Money in the fifth inning.  Cade Doughty went 2-for-5 with two runs scored, and Brayden Jobert homered in his fourth consecutive game, giving him six home runs and 18 RBI during the streak. Game two of the series is tonight at 6:30.

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The New Orleans Pelicans square off against the Los Angeles Lakers tonight for the third and final time unless, of course, the two teams meet in the play-in tournament. LA has lost four in a row and is two games behind New Orleans in the West. A Pelicans victory would give them a sweep of the season series. New Orleans has made the postseason the last two times that’s happened.

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LSU basketball picked up its first signee for 2022 as 6-10 center Corneilous Williams announced he will be joining the program. Two other players, center Efton Reid and guard Eric Gaines are entering the transfer portal, bringing the total to nine.

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Conference USA co-leaders Louisiana Tech and Southern Miss face off in Hattiesburg starting tonight. Bulldogs coach Lane Burroughs says the Eagles’ pitching staff is as loaded as ever.

Cut 17 (17) “…anything’s gonna change.”

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Newly-signed Saints quarterback Andy Dalton met with the media on Thursday. Dalton has started 148 of the 152 games he’s appeared in but is the clear backup to Jameis Winston. He says he still brings plenty to the table in that role.

Cut 20 (18) “…I can do.”

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The LSU baseball team’s three game winning streak ended last night with a six to five loss to Auburn. Auburn scored all of its runs in the fifth inning off losing pitcher Blake Money. The Tigers hit three home runs, including a two-run shot from red-hot Brayden Jobert, but it was not enough. Game two fo the series is tonight at 6:30.

The top two teams in Conference USA meet in Hattiesburg this weekend as Louisiana Tech visits Southern Miss. These two rivals met 11 times last year, with Tech winning seven of the games including two in the conference tournament. Bulldogs Coach Lane Burroughs…
cut 18 (18) “…amped it up”
First pitch is at 6 PM.

Newly-signed Saints quarterback Andy Dalton met with the media on Thursday, and the 11-year veteran explained why New Orleans was the right place at this point in his career.
Cut 19 (16)_“…what’s been done.”
The 34-year-old will be Jameis Winston’s back-up in the 2022 season.

Kim Mulkey was named the Associated Press Coach of the Year after leading the Lady Tigers to a 26-6 record. It’s the third time she’s won the honor.

The LSU men’s basketball team has received a commitment from six-foot-ten center Conreilous Williams, who was committed to Murray State. Meanwhile, two more LSU players have entered the transfer portal, center Efton Reid and guard Eric Gaines.

And this weekend it’s the Final Four in New Orleans. Tomorrow night Kansas plays Villanova and then it’s North Carolina versus Duke.