LSU Football Coach Ed Orgeron announces freshman quarterback Peter Parrish has been indefinitely suspended from the team for a violation of team rules. Parrish is battling to be the Tigers number two quarterback in 2020, but now freshmen T-J Finley and Max Johnson have a leg up in that battle. Orgeron has also hired former defensive tackle Bennie Logan from Coushatta as a defensive analyst and former receiver Eddie Kennison is the new director of player development.

In college basketball, Southern advanced to the semi-finals of the SWAC Tournament with a 67-53 win over Alabama State. The Jaguars will face Texas Southern in the semis, who eliminated Grambling State 75-62.

The Southland Tournament gets underway today in Katy, Texas as Northwestern State hosts Corpus Christi. McNeese will face Lamar. The Cowboys just beat the Cardinals on Saturday to get int he tourney. Nicholls will play tomorrow night.

The Pelicans continue their four-game road trip tonight as they visit Sacramento. The two teams share identical records and are 3.5 games back of Memphis for the final playoff spot in the West. The tip-off is at 9:30.

In college baseball action last night…eighth-ranked Ole Miss doubled up ULM six to three. The same two teams today at 4 PM. The Cajuns blanked McNeese seven to nothing. Louisiana Tech trounced Southeastern Louisiana 14 to 3. Northwestern State upended Grambling four to one, Nicholls blanked Mississippi Valley 14 to 0 and 20th ranked Tulane outscored Lamar 14-12.

19th ranked LSU hosts South Alabama tonight before it begins SEC play. We’ll see if sophomore Gavin Dugas is back in the line-up tonight. The Houma native hit two home runs on Sunday in a come from behind win over U-Mass Lowell
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The first pitch is at 6:30.

LSU Senior guard Skylar Mays has been named first-team All-SEC by the coaches. Mays leads the Tigers in scoring at 17 points per game. The Baton Rouge product is also the league’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year as he owns a 3.9 GPA. LSU’s Trendon Watford is on the All-SEC Freshman team. Watford averages 14 points and seven rebounds a game. The Tigers will play Friday night in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament in Nashville against either Vanderbilt, Arkansas or South Carolina.

The SWAC Tournament is tonight with games on campuses. Southern is a two-seed and will host Alabama State. Gambling is the sixth seed and the Tigers are at Texas Southern.

The Cajuns season ended last night with an 82-81 loss at Georgia Southern in the second round of the Sun Belt Tournament.

La Tech’s Kaleb Kedoux has been named as the Conference USA Sixth Man of the Year. The redshirt junior is averaging nearly 12 points off the bench.

Marsh Madness continues tonight in Lake Charles with boys basketball semi-final action. Tonight is the Class C semi-final contest between Simpson and Hicks.

In select action in Division Four…St. Mary’s Natchitoches is at Crescent City, while Hamilton Christian hosts Calvary Baptist. In Division Three. Lafayette Christian hosts Episcopal and in Division Two, St. Louis Catholic is at St. Thomas More.

In college baseball…ULM hosts eighth-ranked Ole Miss for a two-game mid-week series at Warhawk Field. The Rebels, who open SEC play against LSU this weekend, is 14-and-1 on the season. The Warhawks are also playing well, as they are 12-and-3. The first pitch tonight is at six o’clock.

McNeese lost two of three to ULM this past weekend. Tonight, the Cowboys host the Ragin Cajuns. Before the game, they’ll rename the Pokes bullpen after the late Tony Robichaux, who coached for both teams.

Also tonight, Louisiana Tech hosts Southeastern Louisiana at Ruston High, Nicholls hosts Mississippi Valley, Northwestern State is at Grambling.

LSU Senior guard Skylar Mays has been named to the coaches’ first-team All-SEC team. Mays leads the Tigers in scoring averaging 17 points a game and second on the team in assists. Mays has also been named Scholar-Athlete of the Year as he owns a 3.9 GPA while studying to be a doctor. LSU’s Trendon Watford is on the All-SEC Freshman team. Watford averages 14 points and seven rebounds a game.

The Tigers leave tomorrow for the SEC Tournament in Nashville, even though they will not play until Friday night against either Vanderbilt, Arkansas or South Carolina. The league office says they expect to play the tourney as scheduled despite concerns over the coronavirus.

The SWAC Tournament starts today with games at campus sites. Southern is a two-seed and will host Alabama State. Gambling is the sixth seed and the Tigers are at Texas Southern.

The Cajuns season ended last night with an 82-81 loss to Georgia Southern in the second round of the Sun Belt Tournament.

Louisiana Tech is the three-seed in the Conference USA Tournament and the Bulldogs will play either Marshall or UTEP in Frisco, Texas on Thursday. The Thundering Herd have won six of their last eight, while the Miners have won four in a row. Marshall and UTEP play on Wednesday.

In college baseball…ULM hosts eighth-ranked Ole Miss for a two-game mid-week series at Warhawk Field. The Rebels, who open SEC play against LSU this weekend, is 14-and-1 on the season. The Warhawks are also playing well, as they are 12-and-3. First pitch tonight is at six o’clock.

McNeese lost two of three to ULM this past weekend. Tonight, the Cowboys host the Ragin Cajuns. Before the game, they’ll rename the Pokes bullpen after the late Tony Robichaux, who coached for both teams.

Also tonight, Louisiana Tech hosts Southeastern Louisiana at Ruston High, Nicholls hosts Mississippi Valley, Northwestern State is at Grambling.

Tough ending to the season for the Ragin Cajuns men’s basketball team as U-L Lafayette could not hold on to a ten-point lead with 6:44 left and lost to Georgia Southern 82 to 81 in the second round of the Sun Belt Tournament. Jalen Johnson had 21 points in a losing effort. The Cajuns end the season with a 14-and-19 record.

The SEC Tournament starts tomorrow in Nashville and the league office says their focus and expectation is to play the tourney as scheduled despite concerns over the coronavirus. The league says it will have hand sanitizers throughout the arena, the locker rooms, team benches, and even the basketball will be sanitized.

LSU senior Skylar Mays has been named to the Academic All-America team by the College Sports Information Directors of America for a third straight year. While preparing to be a doctor, Mays leads the team in scoring and holds a 3.9 GPA. Mays and the Tigers play in the SEC Tourney on Friday.

The NFL Players Association is giving its members a couple of extra days to vote on a new collective bargaining agreement that calls for a 17-game schedule. The voting window has been extended from Thursday night to Saturday at 10:59 PM central time. Also, there have players who reportedly want to change their vote but have been told they can’t.

The SWAC men’s basketball tournament starts today with quarterfinal action with games on campus. Southern will host Alabama State. The Jaguars have won seven in a row. Grambling will visit Texas Southern.

Louisiana Tech is the three-seed in the Conference USA Tournament and the Bulldogs will play either Marshall or UTEP in Frisco, Texas on Thursday. The Thundering Herd have won six of their last eight, while the Miners have won four in a row. Marshall and UTEP play on Wednesday.

In college baseball, ULM hosts Ole Miss tonight at 6 pm for the start of a two-game midweek series. The Ragin Cajuns are at McNeese, Louisiana Tech hosts Southeastern Louisiana at Ruston High School.

LSU’s Gavin Dugas hit two home runs yesterday to help the Tigers complete the sweep of U-Mass Lowell six to four. Dugas was in the line-up because the regular designated hitter Saul (saw-OOL) Garza did not play because of a strained muscle in his back. Coach Paul Mainieri is not sure when Garza will return. He also says freshman outfielder Maurice Hampton has a stress reaction in his back and he’s expected to be out for quite a while. The Tigers host South Alabama on Wednesday.

In the NBA, Jrue Holiday had 37 points as the Pelicans defeated the Timberwolves 120 to 107 to start a four-game road trip. Zion Williamson had 23 points and guard Lonzo Ball hit four more three-pointers and finished with 18 points, five rebounds and eight assists. New Orleans is in Sacramento on Wednesday.

And the NFL Players Association is giving its members a couple of extra days to vote on a new collective bargaining agreement that calls for a 17-game schedule. The voting window has been extended from Thursday night to Saturday at 10:59 PM central time.

The LSU men’s basketball team finished the regular season with a 94-64 win over Georgia to finish in a tie for second place with Auburn. Senior Marlon Taylor had 30 points, while fellow senior Skylar Mays had 19 points. Sophomore guard Javonte Smart had 13 points and 10 assists. After the game, Coach Will Wade went on of his classic rants against those who do not think Smart is a good point guard…
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LSU will play again on Friday night in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament. They’ll face either Vanderbilt, Arkansas or South Carolina.

Tonight in Sun Belt Tournament action, the Ragin Cajuns will take on Georgia Southern in Statesboro. The Eagles beat U-L Lafayette twice in the regular season.

Jrue Holiday had 37 points and Zion Williamson had 23 points as New Orleans took care of Minnesota 120 to 107 last night to start a four-game road trip. The victory keeps New Orleans within four games of Memphis for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference. Up next for the Pels, a road game at Sacramento, then Utah and a contest versus the Clippers.

Two weeks after getting hit in the head, Gavin Dugas belted two home runs to help the Tigers defeat U-Mass Lowell six to four and complete a three-game sweep. Dugas drove in four runs. Giovanni DiGiacomo had two hits and had seven hits for the weekend.

Louisiana Tech came back from an eight-run deficit but still lost to Wichita State 10-9 as the Shockers completed the three-game sweep.

The Ragin Cajuns won two of three in Pensacola. Yesterday, UL-Lafayette defeated Troy eight to four. McNeese avoided a sweep as they defeated ULM three to one. Reid Bourque’s two-run homer was the difference.

It’s tournament week for Louisiana college basketball teams. Tonight, the Ragin Cajuns face Georgia Southern in a Sun Belt Tournament second-round game. LSU has a double-bye in the SEC Tournament and the Tigers will play the late game on Friday night the quarterfinals.

Louisiana Tech men’s basketball finished in a two-way tie for second place in Conference USA and the Bulldogs will play in the conference tournament on Thursday night in Frisco, Texas against either against Marshall or UTEP. Bulldogs Coach Eric Konkol on their preparation for postseason play…
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Kalob LeDoux was named Conference USA Men’s basketball player of the week as he averaged 17 points in two victories last week.

LSU begins spring drills tomorrow and All-American wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase will be wearing the coveted number seven jersey for the national champs. Chase was the nation’s top receiver last season, setting SEC records for touchdowns and receiving yards. Also at the LSU Board of Supervisors meeting today, Coach Ed Orgeron’s new six-year nearly seven-million dollar contract is up for approval.

The Pelicans are back home tonight facing the Miami Heat. New Orleans will look to snap a three-game losing streak and then they’ll hit the road for the next four games.

LSU basketball hosts Georgia in the final regular season game of the year on Saturday. The Tigers can finish as high as second place in the league standings. They will also recognize senior Skylar Mays, who is averaging 17 points a game. It would have been Wayde Sims’ senior day, if he was not fatally shot in October 2018.

Also tomororw the Cajuns will host Arkansas State in a Sun Belt Tournament game.
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The 20th ranked LSU baseball team begins a three game series tonight against U-Mass Lowell at 7 PM. Coach Paul Mainieri says since getting no-hit on Sunday in Houston, the coaching staff has spent a lot of time talking with their young hitters about hitting the ball the other way…
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LSU enters the weekend last in the SEC in hitting and second to last in slugging and on-base percentage.
Two of the top hitting teams in the country will face off this weekend in Lake Charles as the Cowboys host ULM.

McNeese is third in the country in hitting, while the Warhawks are fifth. Both teams have won four of their last five.

Also in Lake Charles, it’s the girls state basketball championships this weekend. Public schools will crown seven champions over the next two days.

The Pelicans lost in O-T last night 127 to 123 to Dallas to fall five games back of Memphis for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference with 20 games left. Mavericks guard Luka Doncic had 30 points, 17 rebounds, and 10 assists. Lonzo Ball had seven three-pointers for a second straight game and Zion Williamson had 21 points, his 13th straight 20-plus point performance.

Skylar Mays had 28 points, but LSU struggled again on defense losing to Arkansas 99 to 90. So the Tigers are now in a three-way tie for second place with Auburn and Florida with one game left in the regular season.

Louisiana Tech is also tied for second place in Conference USA after beating F-I-U 76 to 73 in a wild contest. Amorie Archibald had 18 points and Kalob Ledoux had 16 points.

LSU Football Coach Ed Orgeron says Myles Brennan will take all of the snaps as the first-team quarterback when the Tigers kick-off spring practice on Saturday. Brennan has big shoes to fill in trying to replace Heisman Trophy winner Joe Burrow. But Orgeron believes Brennan is up for the challenge…
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Spring practice begins Saturday, but redshirt freshman offensive tackle Dare Rosenthal will not be there. Orgeron says he’s left the team for personal reasons.

In other college hoops action….Northwestern State defeated UNO 95-73, Nicholls thumped McNeese 80-56 and Southeastern Louisiana falls to Central Arkansas 69-65.