ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that Saints defensive tackle David Onyemata has been suspended for the season opener against Houston because he was issued a misdemeanor summons for marijuana possession back in February. It’s unknown if Onyemata will appeal. A narcotics agent allegedly found small amounts of marijuana in his apartment.

The LSU Board of Supervisors voted quickly on a one-year contract extension for offensive coordinator Steve Ensminger. His 800-thousand dollar salary will also remain the same. The board also approved the long-form version of new athletic director Scott Woodward’s contract and a new contract for Deputy Athletic Director Verge Ausberry, who is seeing a significant increase in pay to 500-thousand dollars.

Louisiana Tech plans to demolish its tornado-damaged baseball, softball and soccer facilities this summer. Still no definite plans on where those teams will hold their home games next season.

At the U-S Senior Open in South Bend, Indiana, Shreveport golfer David Toms is three shots back of the leader, Steve Stricker. Stricker is at 14-under par, while Toms, who is the defending champ, is at 11-under par.

NBA Free Agency begins on Sunday. The Pelicans have about 30-million dollars to spend. Al Horford, Brook Lopez, Nikola Mirotic, Atlanta’s Dewayne Dedmon, Tobias Harris, and J-J Redick have been mentioned as possible targets for New Orleans.

NBA will reportedly give coaches one instant replay challenge per game next season. The coaches could challenge a personal foul, a called out of bounds violation, goaltending or basket interference. The rule is expected to be approved on July 9th.

Major League Baseball last night, former LSU standout Austin Nola hit his first major league home run last night for the Seattle Mariners. But Seattle lost to Houston 2-1 in 10 innings. Former LSU pitcher Will Harris got the win.

Ragin Cajuns baseball coach Tony Robicheaux will continue his recovery from open heart surgery at Oschner Health Center in New Orleans.

La Tech athletics director Tommy McClelland tells the News-Star that the Bulldog baseball, softball, and soccer teams will not play home games on campus next season, because of tornado damage done to their stadiums. McClelland says they are still working on a plan where baseball and softball will play their home games next season, while soccer is working with Ruston High and the Ruston Parks and Recreation Department.

The News-Star also reports that Oak Grove defensive tackle Keenan Caldwell has committed to Kansas. While Lafayette Christian wide receiver Errol Rogers has reportedly committed to U-L Lafayette.

Ragin Cajuns baseball coach Tony Robicheaux will continue his recovery from open heart surgery at Oschner Health Center in New Orleans.

Former LSU stars Alex Bregman and D-J LeMahieu will start for the American League in the All-Star game on July 9th in Cleveland. LeMahieu has the highest batting average in the A-L and Bregman leads Houston in home runs and RBIs.

LSU basketball coach Will Wade likes what he sees from his three freshmen. Wade calls five-star power forward Trendon Watford from Alabama a hard worker. There’s also James Bishop from Baltimore and Charles Manning from Fort Myers, Florida. Wade says Manning is a tremendous defender…
cut 17 (16) “…as a freshman”
Wade says he has a blue-collar, hard-working group.

UNO basketball coach Mark Slessinger has received a contract extension that keeps him on the Privateer sidelines through the 2025-26 season. Slessinger has led UNO to three consecutive postseason appearances.

NBA free agency begins Sunday and the Pelicans are a reported 31-million dollars under the salary cap.

The LSU Board of Supervisors is expected to approve today a one-year contract extension for offensive coordinator Steve Ensminger, who is entering is his second season as the team’s O-C. Last year, the Tigers offense averaged 32 points a game, which ranked 38th nationally.

NBA free agency begins Sunday and the Pelicans are a reported 31-million dollars under the salary cap. The Athletic reports the Pels are expected to pursue Tobias Harris, who averaged 20 points a game last season. Philadelphia is also looking to re-sign Harris.

The Pelicans have made it official, naming Antonio Daniels as the team’s new TV color analyst, replacing David Wesley. Daniels has been a studio analyst for Fox Sports Oklahoma and Fox Sports Southwest over the past four years.

And Anthony Davis will continue to wear number 23 in Los Angeles. LeBron James will go back to wearing number six, which he wore in Miami.

LSU basketball coach Will Wade likes what he sees from his three incoming freshman during offseason workouts. The group is highlighted by five-star power forward Trendon Watford from Alabama, who Wade calls a hard worker…
Cut 16 (25) “…does that”
The other two members of the class are guards, James Bishop from Baltimore and Charles Manning from Fort Myers, Florida.

Shreveport golfer David Toms is tied with Steve Stricker for the lead at the Senior Open in South Bend, Indiana. The former LSU standout shot a 62 yesterday.

And former LSU stars Alex Bregman and D-J LeMahieu have been voted as starters for the American League All-Star team.

LSU offensive coordinator Steve Ensminger is set to receive a one-year contract extension. It’s up for approval at tomorrow’s LSU Board of Supervisors meeting. Ensminger is entering his second season as the Tigers O-C. His 800-thousand dollar annual salary will remain the same. Tomorrow’s agenda also calls for contract extensions for offensive line coach James Cregg, special teams coach Greg McMahon and head strength coach Tommy Moffitt.

The Pelicans are reportedly declining the qualifying offer on Cheick Diallo, which means the 22-year-old big man will be an unrestricted free agent when free agency begins on Sunday. The former second-round pick averaged six points and five rebounds a game last season.

Tomorrow at two o’ clock, it’s the big Woman’s World Cup quarterfinal matchup between the U-S and France.

The Ragin Cajuns athletic department announced today that they’ll have fan friendly concession prices for the 2019-202 season. Several items will be available for as little as one or two dollars. Bottled water, hamburgers, pretzels, nachos, fountain soda, and 16-ounce domestic beer cans will all be available for three dollars.

In April, the Louisiana High School Athletic Association will hold state championships in bass fishing. There will be four large regional tournaments in March and a two-day state championship in early April. LHSAA Assistant Executive Director Adam MacDowell says based on the response from member schools, he expects the waters will be packed with students at the state tournaments next year…
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Two students from Northlake Christian recently won a national high school Fishing Championship event on Alabama’s Pickwick Lake.

LSU offensive coordinator Steve Ensminger is set to receive a one-year contract extension. It’s up for approval at tomorrow’s LSU Board of Supervisors meeting. Ensminger is entering his second season as the Tigers O-C. His 800-thousand dollar annual salary will remain the same. Tomorrow’s agenda also calls for contract extensions for offensive line coach James Cregg, special teams coach Greg McMahon and head strength coach Tommy Moffitt.

The Pelicans have reportedly declined to extend a qualifying offer on Cheick Diallo and Stanley Johnson. The 22-year-old Diallo averaged six points and five rebounds a game last season, but there’s apparently no space for him on the roster with the Pels drafting Zion Williamson and Jaxson Hayes, plus New Orleans exercised the team option on Jahlil Okafor’s contract.

NBA free agency begins on Sunday. The Pelicans reportedly have more than 30-million dollars to spend on acquiring new players.

Vanderbilt is the champs of college baseball. The Commodores defeated Michigan eight to two last night for their second national title in four College World Series appearances. Vandy won 59 games, an SEC record. Freshman pitcher Kumar Rocker was named the 2019 C-W-S, M-V-P.

Bass fishing has been OK’d as a trial sport for the Louisiana High School Athletics Association. Matt Doyle has the story.
Voicer 2 (30) “…I’m Matt Doyle.”

Vanderbilt is the champs of college baseball. The Commodores defeated Michigan eight to two last night for their second national title in four College World Series appearances. Vandy won 59 games, an SEC record. Freshman pitcher Kumar Rocker was named the 2019 C-W-S, M-V-P.

The NCAA is putting new transfer rules in place, which could make it tougher for student-athletes to gain immediate-elgibility once they move to another school. The revised guidelines will require more input from athletic directors from an athlete’s original school on whether the circumstances that led to the transfer should result in a player being able to play right away at their new school.

ESPN reports the NBA is looking at shortening its 82-game regular season. Fewer games would give the league an opportunity to have a new midseason cup-sytle tournament and possibly a postseason play-in tournament. These ideas could be put into place for the 2021-22 season.

NBA free agency begins on Sunday. The Pelicans reportedly have more than 30-million dollars to spend on acquiring new players.

Tomorrow at two o’ clock, it’s the big Woman’s World Cup quarterfinal matchup between the U-S and France.

Bass fishing has been accepted by the Louisiana High School Athletics Association as a trial sport, with 173 schools in Louisiana telling the organization that they’d like to see fishing made official. LHSAA Assistant Executive Director Adam MacDowell says prep-age fishing competition is already popular in the state, and this will give those kids a chance to use those skills while wearing school colors.
Cut 7 (10) “…opportunity.”
The sport won’t feature one on one competitions between rival schools, but four large regional tournaments in March, and a two-day state championship event April 3rd and 4th next year.

The hype is building for an improved LSU offense in 2019. The reason for the increased hype can be attributed to the hiring of 29-year-old Joe Brady in January. The former Saints assistant coach is bringing fresh ideas to an offense that’s struggled to be among one of the best in the SEC during this decade. Brady on what LSU fans will see this fall…
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Brady says the wide receiver group led by Justin Jefferson will lead the way for LSU’s offense in 2019.

Members of LSU’s freshmen class and the Tigers coaching staff had a chance to check out the governor’s mansion last night as they had dinner with the governor and first lady. Coach O hopes this will become an annual event.

Saints Quarterback Drew Brees is passing the torch to Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson. Brees sent a framed autographed Saints jersey to Williamson and a note that said passing the torch to you! The Saints Q-B also made Williamson know he’s a fan of his catchphrase “Let’s Dance”….
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That audio is from the Pelicans who released the video of Williamson receiving the gift.

The college baseball season comes to a close tonight as Michigan and Vanderbilt meet for a winner take all game in their best of three championship series. First pitch in Omaha is at 6 PM.

The NCAA has announced its changing some of its guidelines for student-athlete transfer waivers, which will make it more difficult to gain immediate eligibility at their new schools.

LSU allowed 35 sacks last season, tied with Texas A-and-M for most in the SEC. New passing game coordinator Joe Brady’s plan for next season is not to keep more blockers in the backfield, but for quarterback Joe Burrow to get rid of the ball quicker…
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Brady says fans can also expect to see the running backs catch passes and will be asked to block less.

Saints Quarterback Drew Brees is passing the torch to Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson. Brees sent an autographed Saints jersey in a frame to Williamson and a note included on the gift said passing the torch to you! The Pelicans released video of Williamson receiving the gift. Zion responded by saying he’s ready to take the torch.

Vanderbilt beat Michigan four to one last night, so that means the winner tonight will win the College World Series. Commodores pitcher Kumar Rocker struck out 11 and allowed just three hits in 6.1 innings. The deciding game three of their championship series is at 6 PM.

D-J LeMahieu’s solo home run in the 1st inning was the 28th straight game a member of the New York Yankees hit a home run, which is a new M-L-B record. The Yankees went on to beat the Blue Jays 4 to 3.

Alex Bregman hit his 22nd home run last night as the Astros started a six-game homestand with a five to one win over Pittsburgh. Houston leads the A-L West by 6.5 games.

The incoming freshman on the LSU football team hung out at the governor’s mansion on Tuesday. The visit gave players a chance to tour the mansion and learn some Louisiana history. LSU football’s official Twitter account posted a picture with the players, the governor and LSU coaches.

There is optimism again this offseason when it comes to LSU’s offense. The optimism is based on the hiring of passing game coordinator Joe Brady, who previously worked under Saints head coach Sean Payton. The 29-year-old Brady was hired in January to work with offensive coordinator Steve Ensminger on developing an offense that will contain more run-pass option schemes. Brady says the offense is now 100-percent implemented, but it’s not a finished product…
cut 17 (17) “…with that stuff”
Brady says for this offense to take off, the young group of receivers need to make plays. Receivers coach Mickey Joseph says incoming sophomore Terrace Marshall has shown the most improvement.

Saints Quarterback Drew Brees has given Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson a signed jersey and on the jersey, Brees left a message that said he’s passing the torch to Williamson. The gift to Williamson was caught on video and released by the Pelicans. Zion was shocked and says it’s his first signed jersey.

Todd Graffagnini has been named as the new radio play-by-play voice of the Pelicans. He’s been calling Tulane sporting events since 1992 and he’ll replace Sean Kelley, who will be doing more national broadcasts.

Vanderbilt has forced a winner take all game in the College World Series by beating Michigan four to one last night. Commodores pitcher Kumar Rocker struck out 11 and allowed just three hits in 6.1 innings in the Vandy victory. The deciding game three of their championship series is tonight in Omaha.

D-J LeMahieu’s solo home run in the 1st inning helped the Yankees make history last night as it’s the 28th straight game New York has hit a home run, which is a new M-L-B record. The Yankees went on to beat the Blue Jays 4 to 3.

At last night’s LSU Coaches Caravan Stop in Metairie, Coach Ed Orgeron said he’s impressed with the speed defensive back Marcel Brooks brings to the football field. Coach O says he’s been impressed with the entire freshman class…
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Trey Palmer is a four-star wide receiver prospect from Kentwood.

The Saints have announced their training camp dates. Rookies will report July 18th, while veterans will report to the team’s training facility on July 25th. The Black and Gold’s first preseason game is August 9th at home versus Minnesota.

Longtime UL-Lafayette baseball coach Tony Robichaux is in the hospital after suffering a heart attack. Ragin Cajuns athletics spokesperson Patrick Crawford says Robichaux underwent open heart surgery at Lafayette General and it was a successful medical procedure. He says the doctors expect Robichaux to make a full recovery…
cut 14 (06) “….that he’s recovering”
Crawford says it’s unclear when Robichaux will return to full-time duties.

The LSU baseball team’s schedule is set for their three days in Houston when they compete in the Shriners Hospitals for Children College Classic. The Tigers will face Texas on Friday, February 28th, Baylor on Saturday at 3 PM and Oklahoma at 11 AM on Sunday.

Michigan can win its first national championship in college baseball tonight with a win over Vanderbilt. The Wolverines defeated the Commodores seven to four last night in game one of the C-W-S Series.

And the Pelicans made it official today as they announced Todd Graffagnini as its new radio play-by-play announcer. Graffagnini has been the voice of the Tulane Green Wave for the last 12 years.