LSU catcher Hayden Travinski will miss the remainder of the season as the Shreveport product had surgery today on a torn UCL in his throwing elbow. Coach Paul Mainieri on the injury.
Cut 20 (15) “the ligament”
Travinski has appeared in 29 games this season, hitting .271 with four home runs and 13 RBIs. Tomorrow, LSU begins a three-game series at Auburn. The first pitch is at 6:30 and the game can be seen on ESPN-U.

Tonight, ULM is at Jackson State. The Warhawks have won the last four games played between the two teams, including a matchup in Monroe that was won by ULM 18-6 earlier this season.

Southeastern Louisiana concludes a nine-game road trip tonight as the Lions visit 20th ranked Southern Miss.

An effort to increase hunting and fishing licenses in Louisiana has cleared its first legislative hurdle. Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Secretary Jack Montoucet says a Conversation Fund has helped keep license fees at the same level for 20 years, but that fund is nearly out of money and it’s come to a point where they need more dollars…
cut 10 (09) “…this bill”
The bill was approved by House Natural Resources, but still has a long way to go in the legislative process.

Lonzo Ball scored a career-high 33 points and the Pelicans defeated Golden State 108-103 last night. They were able to pull out the victory even though starters Brandon Ingram and Steven Adams left the game with injuries in the third quarter. New Orleans’ next game is Friday at Philadelphia.

La Tech announced today that longtime SID Malcolm Butler will replace Dave Nitz as the voice of the bulldogs for football and men’s basketball. Nitz has scaled back his duties to just calling Tech baseball games.

The Pelicans lost to Golden State on Monday but got some payback last night as they beat the Warriors 108-103.  Zion Williamson has 23 points and 12 rebounds for the Pels but it was Lonzo Ball who led the way, as he scored a career-high 33 points and bounced back after a poor performance on Monday.

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The LSU basketball team has landed a commitment from former Illinois guard Adam Miller.  Miller was a full time starter for the Fighting Illini this past season and averaged 8.3 points and 2.8 rebounds per game.  He is the third transfer player that LSU has added this off-season.  Also, Ragin Cajuns guard Mylik Wilson has entered the NCAA transfer portal. The former Rayville star has started 50 games at U-L Lafayette and last season averaged nearly 13 points and six rebounds a game as a sophomore.

The LSU baseball team will be without catcher Hayden Travinski for the remainder of the season.  Travinski will have surgery on a torn UCL in his thowing elbow.  Here’s coach Paul Mainieri on the injury.

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Travinski has started 12 games this season and he’s hitting .271 with four home runs and 13 RBIs.

In more baseball news, tonight, Southeastern Louisiana is at 20th ranked Southern Miss, ULM will be on the road against Jackson State and Nicholls State’s game against Prairie View A-and-M has been canceled.

Louisiana Tech has a new voice of the bulldogs.  Beginning July 1^st, Malcolm Butler will begin serving as the play-by-play voice for Bulldog football and men’s basketball.  Butler has been a member of Louisiana Tech’s athletic department and the university’s Associate Athletic Director in charge of athletic communications for 22 years.

After a flat performance and a loss on Monday to Golden State, the Pelicans played much better last night and defeated the Warriors 108-103 to move within two games of San Antonio for the final spot in the play-in tournament. Lonzo Ball was the key last night as he scored a career-high 33 points after a poor shooting performance on Monday…
cut 17 (15) “…that tonight”
Zion Williamson had 23 points and 12 rebounds. New Orleans is at Philadelphia on Friday.

Ragin Cajuns guard Mylik Wilson has entered the NCAA transfer portal. The former Rayville star has started 50 games at U-L Lafayette and last season averaged nearly 13 points and six rebounds a game as a sophomore. Reserve forward Chris Spenkuch is also in the portal.

New LSU Women’s Basketball head coach Kim Mulkey implored lawmakers to pass legislation allowing student-athletes to receive compensation for their name, image, and likeness. Mulkey says this legislation would allow those student-athletes to do things that are transformative in their lives.
Cut 6 (10) “…everybody’s life.”
Mulkey made the comments when she was given the opportunity to address the Louisiana House. The N-I-L bill has received approval from one Senate committee and is waiting to be heard by the Senate Finance committee.

LSU catcher Hayden Travinksi will miss the rest of the season as he needs surgery on his throwing elbow. Travinski has started 12 games this season and he’s hitting .271 with four home runs and 13 RBIs. The Tigers begin a series tomorrow at home against Auburn.

Tonight, Southeastern Louisiana is at 20th ranked Southern Miss, ULM visits Jackson State and Nicholls game against Prairie View A-and-M has been canceled.

Dylan Crews and Drew Bianco hit home runs as the LSU Tigers defeated Southern 10 to 2 last night. But the highlight of the night came from LSU pitcher Matthew Beck who has been hurt most of the year with an arm injury. Beck stepped up to the plate as a pinch hitter in the eighth inning and delivered a single in what is likely his last appearance in an LSU uniform. The Tigers begin an SEC series with Auburn on Thursday.

After sweeping a four-game series from Middle Tennessee, La Tech moved up four spots in the latest USA Today Coaches Poll to 14. The Bulldogs have won a school record 10 straight road games. Tech is at FIU this weekend.

Tulane’s record is up to 24-14 and the Green Wave are ranked 22nd by Perfect Game and 24th by Collegiate Baseball. The Green Wave are at 13th ranked East Carolina this weekend.

ULM’s Trace Henry has been named Sun Belt Baseball Player of the week after going 10 for 16 at the plate with seven runs scored and two RBIs. The Warhawks are at Jackson State tomorrow.

The Pelicans had another bad performance last night as the NBA’s leading scorer Stephen Curry had 41 points in Golden State’s 123 to 108 win over New Orleans at the Smoothie King Center. The Pels remain 2.5 games back of San Antonio for the final spot in the play-in tournament. The Pelicans and Warriors play each other again tonight in the Big Easy.

If you want to watch NFL football games on Thursday night in 2022, you’ll need to stream the games, as Amazon Prime Video will become the exclusive home of NFL’s Thursday Night Television Package. It’s the first time a streaming service has had the full rights to an NFL package.

In other NFL news…former LSU punter Zach Von Rosenberg has signed with the Vikings. Former Ragin Cajuns running backs, Elijah Mitchell and Trey Ragas, have also signed as undrafted rookies, Mitchell with the 49ers and Ragas with the Raiders.

LSU baseball scored in every inning but two and defeated the Southern Jaguars 10 to 2 last night. Dylan Crews clobbered his eleventh home run of the season, while Drew Bianco blasted his fourth home run a two-run shot in the fourth. That’s the second consecutive game he’s hit a home run. Eight different pitchers limited the Jaguars to three hits. LSU pitcher Matthew Beck who has been hurt most of the year with an arm injury had a pinch-hit single in what is likely his last appearance in an LSU uniform. The Tigers will return to the diamond on Thursday when they host Auburn.

After sweeping a four-game series from Middle Tennessee, Louisiana Tech moved up four spots in the latest USA Today Coaches Poll to 14. The Bulldogs are 32 and 11 and they’ve won a program-record 10 straight road games. Tech is back on the road this weekend at Florida International and then will visit LSU a week from today.

The Pelicans had another bad performance last night as the NBA’s leading scorer Stephen Curry had 41 points in Golden State’s 123 to 108 win over New Orleans at the Smoothie King Center. The Pels remain 2.5 games back of San Antonio for the final spot in the play-in tournament. The Pelicans and Warriors play each other again tonight in the Big Easy.

If you want to watch NFL football games on Thursday night in 2022, you’ll need to stream the games as Amazon Prime Video will become the exclusive home of NFL’s Thursday Night Television Package. It’s the first time a streaming service has had the full rights to an NFL package.

In other NFL news…former LSU punter Zach Von Rosenberg has signed with the Vikings. Former Ragin Cajuns running backs, Elijah Mitchell and Trey Ragas, have also signed as undrafted rookies, Mitchell with the 49ers and Ragas with the Raiders.

LSU baseball plays Southern tonight in a game that was originally scheduled for tomorrow but moved up to tonight, because of the threat of severe weather tomorrow. The Tigers are 7-and-14 in league play and they have three series left, none of the SEC teams left on their schedule are ranked. But Coach Paul Mainieri doesn’t see an easy road ahead…
cut 17 (24) “….about it”
That victory came Saturday night, a five-four win over number one ranked Arkansas.

After sweeping Middle Tennessee and extending its school-record road winning streak to ten games, Louisiana Tech is ranked 14th in the latest D-1 baseball poll.

The Saints first-round pick, Houston defensive end Payton Turner, is not generating a lot of excitement within Who Dat Nation. After the selection of Turner, New Orleans took Ohio State linebacker Pete Werner in the second round. Coach Sean Payton on how he sees those two players on defense…
cut 20 (25) “…inside linebacker”

The Pelicans host Golden State tonight at the Smoothie King Center. New Orleans is 2.5 games back of San Antonio for the final spot in the play-in tournament.

Former LSU golfer Sam Burns won his first PGA Tour tournament yesterday as he claimed victory at the Valspar Championship in Florida.

Taysom Hill and Jameis Winston will battle to replace Drew Brees as the Saints starting quarterback, but New Orleans has also added former Notre Dame signal caller Ian Book to the competition. The Saints selected Book in the fourth round. Coach Sean Payton likes that Book went 30-and-5 as a starter at Notre Dame…

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The Ragin Cajuns baseball team lost two out of three against Texas State in a weekend series.  Despite the tough weekend, the Cajuns are just one game back from Texas Arlington for first place in the Sun Belt west.

The 16^th ranked Louisiana Tech baseball team won a school record 1oth straight road game after they beat Middle Tennessee 6-1 yesterday.  Steele Netterville hit his 7^th homerun of the year.

The LSU baseball team dropped its series with number one ranked Arkansas, but finished out the weekend with a 5 to 4 win over the Razorbacks.  LSU will host Southern tonight and the final SEC three series are against teams not ranked in the Top 25. But coach Paul Mainieri doesn’t see an easy road ahead…

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Former LSU golfer Sam Burns won his first PGA Tour title yesterday as he claimed victory at the Valspar Championship in Palm Harbor, Florida by three shots.

Also, the Tulane baseball team split its weekend series against Houston 2 games to 2.  Their next series will be against East Carolina.

The 16th ranked La Tech baseball team won its school-record 10th straight road game yesterday beating Middle Tennessee six to one. Steele Netterville hit his seventh home run in a three-run first inning.

LSU dropped its series with number one ranked Arkansas, but finished out the weekend with a 5 to 4 win over the Razorbacks. Ma’Khail Hilliard made his first SEC start and threw five solid innings for his fourth win. Coach Paul Mainieri says the senior from Central threw the ball great…
Cut 16 (13) “…for a kid.”
LSU hosts Southern tonight.

The Cajuns dropped two of three to Texas State and they are one game back of Texas Arlington for first place in the Sun Belt West. ULM took two of three from Appalachian State, but remain in last place in the West.

The Saints added six draft picks to their roster. After taking Houston defensive end Payton Turner in the first round, New Orleans selected Ohio State linebacker Pete Werner in the second round, in the third round Stanford cornerback Paulson Adebo, Notre Dame Q-B Ian Book in the fourth round, Kentucky offensive tackle Landon Young in the sixth round, and in the seventh round South Alabama wide receiver Kawaan Baker. Coach Sean Payton feels good about the players they drafted…
cut 19 (19) “….inside linebacker”

Former LSU golfer Sam Burns won his first PGA Tour title yesterday as the 24-year-old from Shreveport won the Valspar Championship in Palm Harbor, Florida by three shots.

The Saints continue to focus on defense in the NFL draft as they selected two more players on that side of the ball. In the 2nd round. New Orleans picked Ohio State linebacker Pete Werner, who was a first-team All-Big ten performer in 2020. He led the Buckeyes in tackles and forced two fumbles.

In the third round, the Black and Gold traded up to take Stanford cornerback Paulson Adebo (Uh-dee-bo) with the 76th overall pick. He didn’t play in 2020 but in 2018 and 2019, the Texas native had eight interceptions in 21 starts.

The Saints still have four more draft picks available.

Only one LSU Tiger was selected last night as wide receiver Terrace Marshall Junior was picked by the Panthers in the 2nd round and he’ll rejoin former LSU passing game coordinator Joe Brady, who is the offensive coordinator in Carolina.

The fourth round of the draft will begin today at 11 AM.

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LSU mustered just three hits last night and were blanked by top ranked Arkansas seven to nothing. 63-hundred fans were in attendance for the first weekend of no restrictions on stadium capacity. Because of stormy weather on Sunday, the two teams will play a doubleheader today starting at 2 PM.

16th ranked Louisiana Tech jumped out to a 5-to-nothing lead and held on to beat Middle Tennessee nine to seven. The Bulldogs had 16 hits, three of them from lead off man Taylor Young.

In the Sun Belt, Texas State topped the Cajuns nine to three, Appalachian State ended ULM’s five-game winning streak with a six to four win over the Warhawks.

Tulane extended its winning streak to eleven games by blanking Houston three to nothing.

McNeese outscored UNO eight to six, Nicholls nipped Incarnate Word two to one and Northwestern State and Central Arkansas split a doubleheader. Grambling defeated Prairie View five to two.

The Pelicans have a chance at a win tonight as New Orleans is at Minnesota.

The Saints stayed put at 28 in the first round of the 2021 NFL draft and selected Houston defensive end Payton Turner, who played in 40 games for the Cougars, racking up 115 tackles and 10 sacks. Coach Sean Payton says Turner is a player they’ve had their eye on.
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Ja’Marr Chase will be a rich man soon after the Bengals used the fifth overall pick in the NFL draft to take the former LSU wide receiver, who is reuniting with Heisman Trophy winner Joe Burrow in Cincinnati. Chase says he was not sure which team would draft him, but he says Burrow gave him a hint…
cut 15 (10) “…ready bro”
Rounds two and three of the draft are tonight.

LSU hosts number one ranked Arkansas in baseball tonight. The Tigers are 6-and-12 in the SEC and in jeopardy of not making the SEC Tournament if they can not win a couple of series before the regular season ends. Right fielder Dylan Crews says they understand what’s at stake…
Cut 18 (16)”..for sure.”

16th ranked Louisiana Tech is at Middle Tennessee this weekend for a four-game series. Coach Lane Burroughs hopes cleanup hitter Steele Netterville is back in the line-up. He’s fourth on the team in RBIs with 30 but hasn’t played a full game in nearly a month because of an oblique strain. The coach says Netterville makes a difference in their line-up…
Cut 20 (20) “…work.”