Selecting a tight end was considered a need for the Saints heading into the NFL draft and the Black and Gold took Notre Dame’s Alize Mack in the seventh round. In 2015, he was rated as the number one tight end in the nation coming out of Las Vegas, but only caught four touchdown passes at Notre Dame. General Manager Mickey Loomis says they like Mack’s potential
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The Saints have also signed tight end Jake Powell from Monmouth College as an undrafted rookie. New Orleans will also give former Tigers Cole Tracy and John Battle a try out during rookie mini-camp.

The Patriots have signed former LSU running back Nick Brossette has an undrafted rookie. Former Northwestern State wide receiver Jazz Ferguson signs with Seattle.

After winning two of three from Alabama this past weekend, the LSU Tigers find themselves ranked 12th in the Baseball America poll and two games out of first place in the SEC West. On Sunday in Tuscaloosa, the Tigers took down the Crimson Tide five to four. The D-1 poll also has LSU ranked 12th.

Louisiana Tech has fallen out of the Collegiate Baseball Poll after getting swept by Rice. The Bulldogs lost in 10 innings yesterday for their fourth straight loss. Tech will travel to Natchitcohes to face Northwestern State on Tuesday. The Demons dropped two of three this past weekend to Stephen F Austin.

LSU football’s 2020 recruiting class ranks number one after the Tigers received a verbal commitment from five-star wide receiver Rakim Jarrett from Washington D-C. LSU, who has 13 commitments, is ranked ahead of Clemson, Alabama and Miami,

Longtime ULM sports information director Bob Anderson has passed away. He held the position from 1961 to 1994.

Saints General Manager Mickey Loomis is like every other NFL executive in that they like their draft class. New Orleans made five picks and highlighting the class is second round selection Erik McCoy, a center out of Texas A-and-M. Loomis says McCoy is the type of interior O-Lineman they were looking for…
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The Saints have a kicker in Will Lutz, but former LSU Tiger Cole Tracy will reportedly have a try out with New Orleans during their mini-camp. Tracy says he will also have a try out with the Packers.

Former LSU running back Nick Brossette has signed as a free agent with the Patriots. Former Northwestern State wide receiver Jazz Ferguson signs with Seattle. Nicholls State’s second all-time leading receiver Damion Jeanpierre signs with Carolina.

Saul Garza and Daniel Cabrera hit solo home runs and freshman pitcher Landon Marceaux shook off a shaky start as the 14th ranked LSU Tigers defeated Alabama 5-4 to win the rubber match of the weekend series in Tuscaloosa. LSU is now 13-8 in the SEC, two games back of Arkansas for first place in the west division.

It was a rough weekend for Louisiana Tech in Houston. Rice swept the Bulldogs and completed the sweep with a walk off victory in 10 innings yesterday. Tech falls to 12-9 in Conference USA play.

Southern defeated Grambling 15 to 3 in seven innings to salvage a game in their three-game set. Despite losing to A-and-M Corpus Christi five to three yesterday, Southeastern Louisiana remain tied for first place with Sam Houston for first place.

The Cajuns were swept by Texas State in a non-conference series and ULM has moved out of last lace in the Sun Belt West Division by taking two of three from Arkansas State.

Longtime ULM sports information director Bob Anderson has passed away. He held the position from 1961 to 1994.

The LSU Board of Supervisors approved the contract today for new athletics director Scott Woodward. He’s the first LSU AD to make over one-million dollars a year. But LSU Vice President for Legal Affairs Thomas Skinner says only $525,000 of it comes from taxpayer dollars.
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The board also approved the amended contract of basketball coach Will Wade. It takes away his bonuses from this past season.

The Saints finally get a chance to make a selection tonight in the NFL draft. They didn’t have a first-round pick last night, because of the trade they made last year to move up and get defensive end Marcus Davenport. Coach Sean Payton on what kind of player they’re looking for
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LSU freshman pitcher Cole Henry will not pitch this weekend when the 14th ranked Tigers visit Alabama. Coach Paul Mainieri says Henry has developed soreness in his pitching elbow. The coach says the plan was for Henry to start tonight and move Zack Hess back to the bullpen
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Mainieri says they don’t believe the injury to Henry is serious and an MRI on the elbow came back clean. First pitch tonight in Tuscaloosa is at 6 PM.

Louisiana Tech is in Houston for a weekend series at Rice. The Bulldogs baseball stadium suffered significant damage from an early Thursday morning tornado. Tech’s softball stadium and soccer complex were also severely damaged.

Some are surprised to see former LSU cornerback Greedy Williams still available after the first round of the NFL draft. Williams may have hurt his draft stock when he decided not to take any pre-draft visits. He is expected to go in the second round tonight and former Louisiana Tech defensive end Jaylon Ferguson is also a projected second round pick.

The Saints first pick of the 2019 draft will take place tonight, late in the second round. They only have one pick in the first four rounds and six overall. Coach Sean Payton says they can also strengthen their roster with undrafted free agents…
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The Saints have the 62nd pick overall.

LSU freshman pitcher Cole Henry will not pitch this weekend when the 14th ranked Tigers visit Alabama. Coach Paul Mainieri says Henry has developed soreness in his pitching elbow. The coach says the plan was for Henry to start tonight and move Zack Hess back to the bullpen
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Mainieri says they don’t believe the injury to Henry is serious and an MRI on the elbow came back clean. First pitch tonight in Tuscaloosa is at 6 PM.

Louisiana Tech is in Houston for a weekend series at Rice. The Bulldogs baseball stadium suffered significant damage from an early Thursday morning tornado. Tech’s softball stadium and soccer complex were also severely damaged. The softball team moved its series with Western Kentucky to ULM.

Former LSU linebacker Devin White is now a Tampa Bay Buccaneer. He was selected fifth overall in last night’s NFL draft. But his teammate at LSU, cornerback Greedy Williams, was not selected. His draft stock had fallen when he chose not to do any pre-draft visits with teams.

The Saints first pick of the 2019 draft will come late in the second round tonight. They only have one pick in the first four rounds and six overall, with two in the sixth and two in the seventh. Coach Sean Payton says they can also add to the roster through undrafted free agents…
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The Saints have the 62nd pick overall.

LSU freshman pitcher Cole Henry will not pitch in this weekend’s series against Alabama, because of elbow soreness. Coach Paul Mainieri is hopeful it’s not serious….
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Mainieri says the plan was for Henry to start tonight and put Zack Hess in the bullpen.

Louisiana Tech softball has moved its series with Western Kentucky to ULM because of damage to their softball stadium. The baseball team is at Rice and the Love Shack also received substantial damage. University President Les Guice described the softball and baseball stadiums as unusable.

The Louisiana Tech baseball and softball stadiums and the school’s soccer complex sustained significant damage from a powerful tornado that roared through Ruston early this morning. Louisiana Tech President Les Guice says the facilities are unusable.

No one on campus was severely injured and Guice says locals are helping in the cleanup effort, including legendary Bulldog basketball player, the mailman himself, Karl Malone…
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The softball team hosts Western Kentucky this weekend, but they can’t play in their stadium. School officials say the games could be moved to Ruston or Cedar Creek High School.

Tonight is the first round of the NFL draft, but the Saints do not have a pick, unless they trade up, which is unlikely.

Two former LSU players are expected to be selected in tonight’s first round of the NFL draft. Linebacker Devin White could be selected in the top five, while cornerback Greedy Williams could be a mid or late first round pick.

While he will not get drafted tonight, tight end Foster Moreau has seen his stock rise significantly since September. That might be a surprise to some, considering he only caught 52 passes in four collegiate years, but draft analyst Mike Detillier says NFL scouts realize the New Orleans native was used a lot as a blocker rather than a pass catcher…
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Detillier expects Moreau to go in the fourth round and he likes kicker Cole Tracey to go in the fifth and sixth round.

The 14th ranked LSU baseball will not have Cole Henry available for this weekend’s series against Alabama. Coach Paul Mainieri says Henry’s elbow is bothering him, but doesn’t think it’s too serious.

Tonight at 7PM it’s the NFL Draft and two former Tigers are expected to go in the first round. One of those is one of the most beloved players in LSU history, linebacker Devin White. NFL Draft analyst Mike Detillier says White enters as one of the best middle linebacker prospects in draft history.
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Detillier says Oakland could take White at number four and Tampa, who has the fifth pick, has also expressed interest in the Butkus Award winner. While former LSU cornerback Greedy Williams is expected to be a mid to late first round pick.

New LSU athletics director Scott Woodward has agreed to a six-year contract worth nearly eight million dollars. His deal will go into effect on May 6 and he’ll earn one-point-one million dollars in the first year.

Changes have been made to LSU basketball coach Will Wade’s contract based on media reports. Wade’s amended deal now gives LSU the power to fire him if he commits a Level One or Level Two NCAA violation or if the NCAA infractions committee issues a formal notice to LSU that Wade was involved in a Level One or Leve Two violation. He also will not receive his bonus for the Tigers winning the SEC and making the the Sweet 16.

Also assistant coach Tony Benford, who served as interim head coach while Wade was suspended, has reportedly left LSU for an assistant’s job at TCU.

College baseball last night, Tyler Smith hit a school-record tying three home runs in a 10-7 upset win over sixth ranked Arkansas. It’s the first time the Demons have won in an SEC ballpark since 2011.

McNeese rallied from a three nothing deficit, to beat Louisiana Tech five to three. Carson Maxwell mashed a three-run homer in the eighth inning to give the Cowboys the lead.

Nicholls blanked L-S-U Alexandria three to nothing. Parker White tossed six shutout innings for the win.

Southern Miss blasted UNO 15-to 2.

New LSU athletics director Scott Woodward’s contract is reportedly six years long and his annual pay will start at one-point-one million dollars and grow over the course of the deal. He’ll make a million and a half in the final two years of the contract. The LSU alum is also set to receive a 250-thousand dollar signing bonus. The LSU Board of Supervisors will have to approve the deal at their next meeting.

Multiple media outlets are reporting the Saints will pick up defensive tackle Sheldon Rankins fifth-year option. Rankins had a career-high eight sacks and 12 tackles for a loss last season, but tore his Achilles tendon in the playoff win over Philadelphia. He’s expected to start the season on the physcially unable to perform list, but the team must believe he’ll make a full recovery from that injury.

Tomorrow night is the first round of the NFL draft. The Saints don’t have a pick until the second round, but former LSU Tigers Devin White and Greedy Williams are expected to be first round selections.

LSU freshman Drew Bianco’s three-run homer was the difference in the Fighting Tigers five to three win over Lamar at Alex Box Stadium last night. It was Bianco’s second home run of the season and this first since February 17th. LSU opens a three game series on Friday night against Alabama.

For the second time this season, Louisiana Tech second baseman Hunter Wells hit a walk off homer. Wells blast lifted the Bulldogs to a five-four win over Little Rock. La Tech Tech is at McNeese tonight. Tech beat the Cowboys 10-4 in Ruston earlier this month. McNeese is 20-and-20 on the year, while the Bulldogs are 27-and-2. First pitch is at 6 Pm in Lake Charles.

Also tonight, Nicholls is at Jackson State and UNO is at Southern Miss. The Golden Eagles scored four runs in the ninth inning last night to beat the Ragin Cajuns seven to six.

Tiger Rag dot com reports Marlon Taylor becomes the sixth LSU underclassman to declare for the NBA draft. The six-foot-six junior averaged seven points and four rebounds a game last season. He will have the option to return next season.

New LSU athletics director Scott Woodward is expected to be a busy man over the next several weeks as he settles into his new job. Woodward was asked during his introductory press conference about managing the Will Wade situation, who has returned to leading the men’s basketball program after a five week long suspension. Woodward admitted he doesn’t have all of the facts on what happened…
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Another player from LSU’s SEC Championship team has added his name to the list of early entry candidates for the 2019 NBA draft. Tiger Rag dot com reports Marlon Taylor becomes the sixth LSU underclassman to declare for the draft. The six-foot-six junior averaged seven points and four rebounds a game last season. The six LSU players may declare for the NBA and even retain an agent while still maintaining NCAA eligibility.

LSU won its first midweek baseball game since April 3rd by beating Lamar five to three last night. A three-run homer by Drew Bianco was the difference in the game. Freshman Landon Marceaux pitched three shutout innings to get the win.

Hunter Wells walk off homer in the ninth inning gave 18th ranked Louisiana Tech a five to four win over Little Rock. The Bulldogs are now 11 and 2 in the month of April.

The Ragin Cajuns gave up four runs in the ninth inning and lost to Southern Miss seven to six. Both games between these two teams this season ended in walk off fashion.

An effort to legalize sports betting at the state’s 15 licensed riverboat casinos, four racetracks and New Orleans land-based casino received approval from a Senate committee today. Metairie Senator Danny Martiny says this legislation could raise up to 60-million dollars a year for the state and against this bill will not keep addicts from betting…
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The measure heads to the Senate floor for more discussion.

State Police is discussing how they can provide better protection for the governor’s mansion after an intruder was able to get inside John Bel Edwards home and fall asleep on the couch. Security expert Joshua Nicholson says this will force State Police to look at their protocols…
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The intruder was arrested after he allegedly assaulted two officers in the mansion.

The state senate unanimously approves a truth in labeling law for ag products. Brooke Thorington tells us what this mean…
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Legislation to reinstate sales tax holidays is heading to the Senate after the proposal received overwhelming support in the House. Legislators inadvertently suspended sales tax holidays for seven years when they approved a tax deal last June. Monroe Representative Jay Morris says tax holidays should not have been halted…
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The three separate sales tax holidays would be for back to school shopping, hurricane preparedness and hunting supplies, including guns.