It was a big night of college baseball last night, 19th ranked LSU ended Southeastern Louisiana’s eight-game winning streak as the Tigers topped the Lions ten to seven. Cade Doughty stayed hot by hitting a three-run homer. Hayden Travinski also hit a three-run homer and drove in five runs.

After beating top-ranked Arkansas on Sunday, La Tech followed that up with a 13-1 win over fourth-ranked Ole Miss. Ruston native Cade Gibson made his first career start and allowed one earned run in 7.1 innings.

ULM upset 14th ranked Oklahoma State by defeating the Cowboys 13-6 in Arlington, Texas. Danny DeSimone hit his first home run and drove in three runs. The Cajuns snapped a four-game losing streak by beating Nicholls 9-8. Connor Kimple and Ben Fitzgerald homered for U-L Lafayette.

NBA, Portland rallied from 17 points down with six minutes left to beat the Pelicans 125-124 last night.

LSU Football Coach Ed Orgeron says Max Johnson got the first snaps as the Tigers kicked off spring practice yesterday…
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LSU will practice again on Thursday.

Saints Coach Sean Payton says Jameis Winston and Taysom Hill will compete for the starting quarterback job. Payton made that statement on the Dan Patrick Show and said the two players understand there will be competition to replace Drew Brees.

In other NFL news….the Saints are reportedly interested in cornerback Richard Sherman. While former Saint Janoris Jenkins has signed with the Titans. And wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders has signed with the Bills.

Jameis Winston will have the opportunity to replace Drew Brees as the Saints starting quarterback. Winston and the Black and Gold have agreed to a one-year deal that will pay the former number one pick as much as 12-million dollars. NFL analyst Mike Detillier has this advice for Winston…
cut 14 (13) “…his game”
2019 was the last time Winston was a starter and he threw 30 interceptions in his final season in Tampa.

The LSU men’s basketball team is in Indianapolis quarantining in a hotel room before their first-round match-up against St. Bonaventure on Saturday. The Tigers played well in the SEC Tournament, Coach Will Wade on what he saw from his team in Nashville…
cut 20 (10) “…cleared up”
The Tigers will practice tomorrow in Bloomington the site of their first round matchup with the Bonnies.

Spring football begins today for the LSU Tigers and it’s the start of a competitive battle for starting quarterback between Myles Brennan, TJ Finley and Max Johnson. Tiger Rag Assistant Editor William Weathers says there are also a lot of receivers pushing for playing time and the Tigers need to find a new starting tight end because Arik Gilbert transferred…
cut 18 (12) “…guys there”

Spring football also begins today for the Ragin Cajuns. Coach Billy Napier has named Tim Leger and Michael Desormeaux as his co-offensive coordinators. They will replace Rob Sale, who is now an offensive line coach with Giants.

Grambling Coach Broderick Fobbs says his offensive coordinator Mark Orlando has resigned. Grambling is off to an 0-2 start in this spring season and in Grambling’s last game they only scored 10 points in a 17-10 loss to Prairie View. This Saturday Grambling hosts Arkansas-Pine Bluff at noon.

Just one day after Drew Brees announced his retirement, the Saints have signed quarterback Jameis Winston to a one-year deal worth $12 million. Winston will battle with Taysom Hill for the opportunity to replace Drew Brees as the team’s signal-caller.

Defensive end Trey Hendrickson had a breakout season with the Saints last season with 13.5 sacks and now he’s getting paid. Cincinnati has reportedly signed the 26-year-old to a four-year, 60-million dollar contract.

LSU kicks off Spring Football today and one position battle that fans will be keeping an eye on is the quarterback position.  Myles Brennan. Max Johnson and TJ Finley started at quarterback and won football games last season. Tiger Rag Assistant Editor William Weathers says it will come down to who can run the new system the best.
Cut 16 (13) “…asked of them’
The LSU men’s basketball team is in Indianapolis preparing for its first-round NCAA Tournament matchup against St. Bonaventure on Saturday afternoon. The Tigers are coming off a good showing at the SEC Tournament and Forward Trendon Watford believes they can make another run in the Big Dance…
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The LSU baseball team will take on in-state opponent Southeastern Louisiana tonight at 6:30. Also, The ULM baseball team will play number 14-ranked Oklahoma State Cowboys at 6 p.m. in Arlington, TX. Louisiana Tech will host the number 4-ranked Ole Miss Rebels on the diamond in Ruston tonight at 6 p.m. Nicholls will host the Ragin Cajuns baseball team tonight at Didier Field. The Colonels are 7-7 on the young season.

Jameis Winston will have the opportunity to replace Drew Brees as the Saints starting quarterback. The team and Winston have agreed to a one-year deal, where he can earn up to 12-million dollars. Winston will battle with Taysom Hill for starting Q-B. But New Orleans has lost defensive end Trey Hendrickson, as he’s signed a four-year deal with Cincinnati.

Jameis Winston will be given an opportunity to be the Saints next starting quarterback. Winston has signed a one-year deal with the Black and Gold that could earn him up to 12-million dollars. Winston will battle with Taysom Hill for the opportunity to replace Drew Brees as the team’s signal-caller.

Defensive end Trey Hendrickson had a breakout season with the Saints last season with 13.5 sacks and now he’s getting paid. Cincinnati has reportedly signed the 26-year-old to a four-year, 60-million dollar contract. The Bengals were last in the NFL in sacks with 17.

Spring football gets underway today for LSU. Tiger Rag Assistant editor William Weathers says it’s an important stretch for the Tigers who have new offensive, defensive, and passing game coordinators…
cut 17 (15) “….schemes”
The spring game is April 17th.

LSU Athletic Director Scott Woodward said on WRKF’s Talk Louisiana that he “totally” agrees with LSU interim President Thomas Galligan’s decision to suspend two athletic department administrators for a month and three weeks as a result of the Husch Blackwell Report. Woodward on why they were not fired…
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Verge Ausberry and Miriam Segar’s failure to properly address sexual misconduct reports resulted in 30 and 21-day suspensions without pay respectively.

It’s big night for college baseball if the weather holds up. 19th ranked LSU hosts Southeastern Louisiana. The Lions have won eight in a row.

Louisiana Tech will host fourth-ranked Ole Miss after beating top-ranked Arkansas on Sunday and U-L-M is at 14th ranked Oklahoma State. The Warhawks are coming off a win over Ole Miss.

On the 15-year anniversary of the Saints signing Drew Brees as a free agent, the future Hall of Fame quarterback announced his retirement from professional football on Sunday, ending a stellar 20-year career. NFL analyst Mike Detillier says Brees helped turned around a losing franchise into a Super Bowl champion
Cut 13 (11) “…high level”
Brees played 20 seasons, setting 13 NFL records, winning seven NFC South Championships, led New Orleans to three conference championship games and winning a Super Bowl to complete a magical 2009 season.

It was a wild weekend at Alex Box Stadium as LSU swept a series from Texas-San Antonio. On Saturday and Sunday, the Tigers blew big leads only to rally and win a pair of extra-inning games. Louisiana Tech defeated number one ranked Arkansas two to nothing yesterday, ULM over fourth-ranked Ole Miss 8-3.

Despite nearly winning the SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament, LSU is an eight-seed in the NCAA Tourney and will play 16-and-4 St. Bonaventure on Saturday. Coach Will Wade says it will be a challenge to beat the Bonnies who won both the Atlantic Ten regular season and conference titles…
cut 16 (16) “…small ball four”
LSU gets an invite to the Big Dance after compiling an 18-9 record. They’ve won four of their last five and lost by one point to sixth-ranked Alabama in the SEC Tournament Championship game yesterday.

Louisiana Tech has received an invite to the N-I-T and the Bulldogs will face Ole Miss on Friday night in Frisco, Texas.

The Pelicans crushed the Clippers 135 to 115 last night as Zion Williamson had 27 points on 13 of 16 shooting.

The LSU men’s basketball team won its first SEC Tournament game since 2016 last night as the Tigers topped Ole Miss 76-73 to advance to the semi-finals. Trendon Watford played one of his best games of the season, scoring 24 points. Darius Days scored 20 points and finished with 12 rebounds. LSU will face Arkansas at 2:30 today.

Louisiana Tech was ousted from the Conference USA Tournament yesterday falling to North Texas 54-48. The Bulldogs shot just 32-percent from the field. 1991 was the last time Tech made it to the NCAA Tournament and that streak will continue.

Grambling lost in the SWAC Tournament last night to Prairie View A-and-M 75-63.

Nicholls advanced to tonight’s Southland Tournament Championship game as the Colonels knocked off Northwestern State 88-76. Nicholls will face Abilene Christian at 8:30. The winner gets an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament.

Jaden Hill returned to form and the LSU baseball team defeated Texas-San Antonio 3-1 last night. Hill recorded just one out last week, but against the Roadrunners, he threw 6.2 innings of shutout baseball. The Tigers scored two runs in the eighth inning to win. Gavin Dugas beat out what could have been a double-play ground out and two runs scored on the play.

Louisiana Tech nearly upset top-ranked Arkansas but the Bulldogs fell to the Hogs 9-7 in ten innings. Razorbacks shortstop Jalen Battles hit a two-run homer in the tenth inning to make sure Arkansas remained undefeated. Parker Bates and Ben Brantley each drove in two runs for the Bulldogs.

Elsewhere, the Cajuns gave up eight runs in the second inning and lost to Southern Miss 13-4. Fourth-ranked Ole Miss crushed ULM 10-1. McNeese, Southeastern Louisiana, UNO, Nicholls, and Northwestern State were all winners in Southland action.

The Pelicans crushed the Cavaliers 116 to 82 as Brandon Ingram had 28 points.

The Saints took a couple more steps towards getting under the salary cap. The Black and Gold reportedly restructured the contract of star wide receiver Michael Thomas, saving them a reported nine million dollars in cap space. And the team has reportedly released defensive tackle Malcolm Brown. By cutting Brown, the Saints save nearly five million dollars in cap space.

March Madness begins for the LSU men’s basketball team tonight as they face Ole Miss in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament. Because of the pandemic, sophomore forward Trendon Watford missed out on this experience last season…
cut 18 (16) “…looking forward to it”
This is a big game for the Rebels too. A win for Ole Miss and they could receive an invite to the NCAA Tournament. Tip-off will be around 8:30.

Grambling will look to advance to the SWAC Tournament championship game tonight when they face Prairie View A-and-M. The Panthers are 13-0 in SWAC play this season.

Nicholls and Northwestern State meet in the semifinals of the Southland Tournament. The Colonels went 14-2 in conference play and they have four players in double figures in scoring led by Ty Gordon, who is averaging 15 points a game. Nicholls Coach Austin Claunch says they’ve won games this year by playing team basketball…
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In the NBA, the Pelicans look to bounce back tonight against Cleveland after an awful loss to Minnesota last night.

In baseball, LSU hosts Texas-Arlington while Louisiana Tech takes on top ranked Arkansas in Ruston.

The latest salary-cap-related move for the Saints involves star receiver Michael Thomas.  Thomas has restructured his contract and converted his salary into a signing bonus to help free up $8.7 million in cap space as New Orleans inches closer to the salary cap.

Also, the Saints have now cut defensive tackle Malcolm Brown and are now just $12 million over the salary cap number.

LSU will begin SEC tournament play when they take on Ole Miss tonight.  The Tigers are the three seed and earned a double-bye in the tournament.  Coach Will Wade is still waiting for his team to play a complete game.

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Grambling beat Southern 72-67 in overtime in round 1 of the SWAC tournament.  The Tigers will take on Prairie View in the semifinals tonight at 8:30.

LSU two-sport athlete Maurice Hampton will no longer be part of the football and baseball programs as he’s entered his name in the transfer portal.

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The New Orleans Pelicans were blown out by the Timberwolves last night 135-105 in their first game since the All-Star break.

Nicholls is two wins away from earning an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament as the Colonels will play tonight in the semi-final round of the Southland Tournament. Nicholls Coach Austin Claunch has told his team they need to stay mentally sharp in order to win the Southland Tournament Championship…

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Louisiana Tech beat Florida Atlantic 75-69 in the Conference USA tournament behind Isaiah Crawford’s 21 points.  Tech will play North Texas in the semifinals at 2 p.m.

McNeese basketball coach and athletic director Heath Schroyer will step away from coaching duties to focus solely on the role of athletic director.  Effective immediately, associate head coach John Aiken will be promoted to head coach.

The Saints have reportedly released cornerback Janoris Jenkins. ESPN’s Adam Schefter says the move will save the team seven million dollars. Jenkins’s release comes on the heels of the team cutting Emmanuel Sanders and Kwon Alexander this week. New Orleans is still an estimated 22-million dollars above the salary cap.

LSU Safety Maurice Hampton has entered the NCAA transfer portal. Hampton also plays on the baseball team and it was coach Paul Mainieri who broke the news. Hampton started five football games last season and has appeared in five baseball games this year.

The Athletic’s Brody Miller reports LSU linebacker Micah Baskerville is not enrolled at school this spring, but according to the report, there’s a chance Baskerville can still return to the team.

Bad loss for the Pelicans last night as the worst team in the NBA, Minnesota, mauled New Orleans 135 to 105. Coach Stan Van Gundy called the performance embarrassing. The Pels host the Cavaliers tonight.

Louisiana Tech advanced in the Conference USA Tournament last night as Isaiah Crawford had 21 points to help the Bulldogs beat Florida Atlantic 75-69. La Tech was down three with a little over three minutes left but finished the game on an 11 to two-run. The Bulldogs will face North Texas at 2 PM today.

Trenton Massner had 20 points and Northwestern State defeated UNO 82-79 in the Southland Tournament and the Demons will face top-seeded Nicholls at 5 PM today. The Colonels swept the season series from Northwestern State.

Cam Christon had 26 points as Grambling defeated Southern 72-67 in the SWAC Tournament.

Ole Miss defeated South Carolina in last night’s SEC Tournament so the Tigers will take on the Rebels in the quarterfinals. LSU freshman guard Cam Thoms says Coach Wade’s message is to be excited and energetic for the possibility of making a postseason run…
cut 17 (12) “….can happen”
Tonight’s game will start at around 8:30 PM.

The Saints have reportedly released cornerback Janoris Jenkins. That’s according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter who says the move will save the team seven million dollars. The news of Jenkins’s release comes on the heels of the team cutting Emmanuel Sanders and Kwon Alexander this week. New Orleans is still an estimated 22-million dollars above the salary cap.

A former LSU tennis player who was allegedly raped by former running back Derius Guice spoke to lawmakers yesterday about how the school failed to take her claim seriously. Abby Owens said her Dad told tennis coach Julia Sell what happened, but Owens said Sell called her a liar and when the incident was reported to Associate A-D Miriam Seger it was never investigated.
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Guice is facing domestic violence charges in Virginia. He denies any wrongdoing while at LSU.

The Louisiana Tech men’s basketball team will face Florida Atlantic in a Conference USA Tournament quarterfinal match-up tonight. Tech is the number one West seed and needs to win three games to receive an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament. Coach Eric Konkol says his team will not worry abut the added pressure…
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Tip-off is at 8:30.

Tonight, Northwestern State will face UNO in a quarterfinal matchup in the Southland Tournament. The Privateers have won six of their last seven.

Southern and Grambling meet in a SWAC Tournament quarterfinal matchup at 8:30 in Birmingham. The teams split the regular-season series at one win apiece.

The Pelicans return from the All-Star Break tonight to host the Timberwolves. It was a year ago today when the NBA halted its season.