The LSU Tigers have won 11 of their last 12 heading into tomorrow night’s highly anticipated matchup with Kentucky in Lexington. On Saturday, the Tigers defeated Auburn 83 to 78 as LSU beat up the War Eagles on the glass, collecting 22 offensive rebounds, which led to 29 second chance points. Coach Will Wade’s team leads the SEC in offensive rebounding percentage and effort is a big key in getting the job done …

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It will be LSU versus Kentucky tomorrow night at 6 PM.

The Pelicans also return to the court tomorrow as they’ll be in Orlando to face the Magic. The Pels lost to the Grizzlies 99-90 on Saturday and we can expect Anthony Davis will play again in Orlando tomorrow, even though he wants to be traded out of New Orleans.

At 12:45 this afternoon at Amite High School, we’ll find out where the state’s top two remaining uncommitted football players will sign. Ishmael Sophser is considered one of the nation’s top defensive tackles. He’s been recruited heavily by Alabama, LSU and Oregon. Wide receiver-slash-defensive back Devonta Lee will also make his decision known and Billy Embody of 24-7 sports expects Lee to stay in Louisiana…
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24-7 ranks LSU as having the sixth best recruiting class in the nation.

24-7 sports says the Ragin Cajuns will bring in the best recruiting class in the Sun Belt. UL-Lafayette just received a commitment from three star linebacker La’Kamion Franklin from Neville High School. ULM’s class is ranked as the 9th best in the Sun Belt.

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Saints rookie pass rusher Marcus Davenport is recovering from surgery. He posted a picture on social media that shows him in the hospital and his right foot his heavily bandaged. Davenport wrote he played through a season ending injury and promises to come back better. We do know that Davenport suffered a toe injury during the season, but wasn’t on the injury report during the final weeks of the regular season or postseason.

The Pelicans are in Chicago tonight and Anthony Davis’ injured finger is healthy enough to practice, but the team will reportedly have him sit on the bench tonight. The Pels are apparently not interested in playing him until after Thursday’s NBA trade deadline.

21st ranked LSU is at Mississippi State tonight. The Tigers have won four straight road games. Tip off is at 8 PM.

In the Southland…McNeese visits the first place Sam Houston State Bearkats. UNO is at Northwestern State. Southeastern Louisiana travels to Texas A-and-M Corpus Christi.

Since it appears the Pelicans are not interested in moving forward with any of the Lakers trade proposals for Anthony Davis, Los Angeles has reportedly put on hold it’s efforts to acquire A-D. There have been reports the Pelicans are seeking a huge return for their All-Star big man and may prefer to wait until the summer to see what other deals are out there.

Davis has missed the last several games with an injured finger, but the Chicago native is listed as questionable to play in tomorrow night’s game versus the Bulls. The NBA trade deadline is Thursday.

Tomorrow it’s national signing day in college football, LSU hopes the nation’s top defensive tackle Ishmael Sopsher will sign with the Tigers over Alabama. His teammate at Amite, Devonta Lee, could also sign with LSU tomorrow. LSU has six available spots to fill out their 2019 recruiting class.

21st ranked LSU looks to bounce back from its first SEC loss of the season on Saturday to Arkansas when they travel to Starkville to face Mississippi State on Wednesday night. Tigers Coach Will Wade says the Bulldogs do a lot of stuff well…
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LSU guard Tremont Waters is a semifinalist for the Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award. He’s averaging 19 points a game in SEC play and leads the conference in steals.

In Southland Conference action tomorrow night, McNeese visits the first place Sam Houston State Bearkats. UNO is at Northwestern State. The Privateers are 7-3 in league play, while the Demons are 3-and-6. Southeastern Louisiana is at Texas A-and-M Corpus Christi. The Lions are 5-4 in league play.

The short-handed Pelicans lost again last night, falling to Indiana 109-107. It’s the third straight defeat for New Orleans as they played once again without All-Star Anthony Davis. A-D has been cleared to practice, but management reportedly does not want him playing in any games. Davis has asked to be traded and the Pels are looking for a significant haul for the six-time All-Star. The Lakers have reportedly offered various trade scenarios to the Pels, but Los Angeles is growing pessimistic a deal can be done by Thursday’s trade deadline. There’s belief the Pels should wait until the summer to trade Davis, because they’ll get better offers.

The nation’s number one defensive tackle Ishmael Sopsher finally makes his choice known tomorrow on where he’ll attend college. LSU and Alabama have been after the five star prospect for several months. Amite’s Devonta Lee, who plays wide receiver and could possibly be a defensive back, will also sign his letter of intent tomorrow on national signing day.

LSU basketball has fallen two spots in the latest A-P poll to number 21. The Tigers are entering a tough stretch. After tomorrow night’s road game against Mississippi State, they host Auburn and then travel to Kentucky. Coach Will Wade says they’ve been able to beat teams with their talent, length and athleticsm, but they need to do more to beat these upcoming teams
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ESPN’s Joe Lunardi has LSU as a number five seed in his latest bracket projection.

The long time Voice of Louisiana Tech Dave Nitz is headed to the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame as he will receive the 2019 Distinguished Service Award in Sports Journalism. Nitz is in his 44th season as the radio voice of La Tech sports.

The Pelicans battled hard last night but came up short and fell to the Indiana Pacers 109-107. New Orleans struggled from three-point territory as they were 9-of-38. Another good game from the former number three overall pick Jahlil Okafor as he led all scorers with 25 points and 13 rebounds…
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All-Star Anthony Davis did not play again because of a finger injury, but Coach Alvin Gentry say A-D has been cleared to practice. But Gentry gave no timetable on when Davis will return to game action.

The NBA trade deadline is Thursday and the Lakers have reportedly upped their offer for Davis. There’s a belief New Orleans would receive better offers if they waited until the summer to trade Davis.

LSU moved down two spots to number 21 in the latest A-P poll. The Bayou Bengals 10-game winning streak was snapped over the weekend. The Tigers gave up 13 3-pointers and turned it over 21 times on Saturday in a 90-89 defeat to Arkansas. Tremont Waters committed a critical turn over in the final minute, with LSU up by one point. Coach Will Wade says the Tigers have to play smart in order to win close games…
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Waters is a finalist for the Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award. He’s averaging 19 points, six assists, four rebounds and 2.5 steals a game in SEC play. The Tigers are at Mississippi State tomorrow.

The long time Voice of Louisiana Tech Dave Nitz is headed to the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame as he will receive the 2019 Distinguished Service Award in Sports Journalism. Nitz is in his 44th season as the radio voice of La Tech sports.

Saints fans promised to boycott the Super Bowl and they followed through with that threat as the overnight television rating showed only a quarter of the TVs in the New Orleans market had the game on. The 26.1 rating is half of what the rating was for last year’s Super Bowl.

Dennis Allen is reportedly signing a three-year contract to stay as the defensive coordinator of the Saints. Cincinnati had interest in Allen, who took over a struggling Saints defense and improved it dramatically.

Junior college defensive end Soni Fonua has committed to LSU and is expected to sign with the Tigers on Wednesday. Fonua is from Utah and played the last two seasons at Mesa Community College in Arizona.

The long time Voice of Louisiana Tech Dave Nitz is headed to the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame. Nitz will receive the 2019 Distinguished Service Award in Sports Journalism and will be enshrined in the Hall this summer. Nitz is in his 44th season as the radio voice of La Tech sports.

New England’s uninteresting 13-3 win over Los Angeles denied veteran Rams offensive tackle Andrew Whitworth from winning a Super Bowl ring. But the former LSU and West Monroe star says he will not allow this loss to define him…
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Whitworth says he’s yet to decide if he’ll return for a 14th season.

LSU basketball fell two spots to number 21 in the AP Top 25 poll. The Tigers 10-game winning streak ended Saturday with a one-point loss to Arkansas. LSU is at Mississippi State on Wednesday.

The Pelicans host Indiana tonight. ESPN is reporting the Lakers have offered a new package to New Orleans for Anthony Davis. It reportedly includes multiple young players, draft picks and salary cap relief.

The Super Bowl. The overnight rating for the New Orleans market was a dismal 26.1, which is the lowest ever for the Big Easy and the lowest of any market in the country. There were second line parades, concerts and viewing parties to re-watch the Saints Super Bowl victory over the Colts, instead of watching the Patriots win their sixth Super Bowl title.

New England’s uninteresting 13-3 win over Los Angeles denied veteran Rams offensive tackle Andrew Whitworth from winning a Super Bowl ring. But the former LSU and West Monroe star says he will not allow this loss define him…
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Whitworth says he’s yet to decide if he’ll return for a 14th season.

Dennis Allen is reportedly signing a three-year contract today to remain as the defensive coordinator of the Saints. Cincinnati had interest in Allen, who has led the turn around of the Saints defense, which was one of the worst in the NFL, when New Orleans was going through three consecutive seven and nine seasons.

Junior college defensive end Soni Fonua has announced his commitment to the LSU football program and is expected to sign with the Tigers on national signing day this Wednesday. Fonua is from Utah and played the last two seasons at Mesa Community College in Arizona.

The LSU basketball team had its 10-game winning streak on Saturday with a one-point loss to Arkansas. The Tigers now face a tough stretch of games, starting Wednesday at 22nd ranked Mississippi State.

And Grambling State’s Shakyla Hill is the first Division One player to have two quadruple-doubles in a season. Hill had 21 points, 16 rebounds, 13 assists and 10 steals in Grambling’s 20 point win over Arkansas Pine-Bluff.

If you boycotted Sunday’s Super Bowl you picked a good game not to watch as the Patriots defeated the Rams 13-3 for New England’s sixth NFL championship. There were nearly as many as punts as points. Former Louisiana Tech standout Ryan Allen averaged 43 yards a punt and had three inside the 20 for New England. Pats wide receiver Julian Edelman was named the Super Bowl MVP.

Saturday was a big day for Louisiana football as three players with strong ties to the state were elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Former Desterehan star Ed Reed is a first ballot Hall of Famer, while former LSU Tigers Kevin Mawae and Johnny Robinson are the fourth and fifth LSU players to receive an invite into the Hall.

Dennis Allen is reportedly staying with the Saints to remain as the team’s defensive coordinator. The Cincinnati Bengals also reportedly had interest in Allen, whose contract expired at the end of the season.

Wednesday is national signing day for college football, the LSU Tigers received a commitment from the nation’s number six junior college strong side defensive end. Soni Funua had 114 tackles and 4.5 sacks over the last two seasons at Mesa Community College.

The 19th ranked LSU men’s basketball team is no longer tied for first place in the SEC. The Bayou Bengals 10-game winning streak ended on Saturday with a 90-89 loss to Arkansas. The Razorbacks hit 13, 3-pointers. LSU is at Mississippi State on Wednesday night. The Bulldogs are 4-4 in league play and coming off a win over Ole Miss.

On Saturday, La Tech, ULM and UL-Lafayette all lost. UNO won its third straight as the Privateers defeated Incarnate Word 89-72. UNO is 7-3 in the Southland. Southeastern is 5-4 after a 91-70 win over the Colonels. Nicholls has lost five straight.

All-Star Anthony Davis has explained why he asked for a trade out of New Orleans. Davis says he’s given all he can to the Pelicans and the time is right for him to play elsewhere…
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The NBA trade deadline is Thursday. Davis said he did not give a timetable on when he would like to be traded and didn’t provide any preferred destinations.

Saints Quarterback Drew Brees was a guest on several TV and radio shows in Atlanta on Friday and of course he was asked about the infamous blown pass interference call in the NFC Championship game. Brees said NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell should have said something sooner about the no call than waiting until this past Wednesday to address the controversy.

The Saints are reportedly making changes with their special teams coaches. Mike Westoff and his staff are being let go and New Orleans will reportedly bring in longtime Dolphins special teams coordinator Darren Rizzi.

The 19th ranked LSU Tigers take an 11-game winning streak into tomorrow’s game against Arkansas at 5:00 inside the P-MAC. Coach Will Wade says his team has a good away about themselves….
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LSU and Tennessee are the two teams in the SEC that are undefeated in conference play.

In West Monroe, they will be watching the Super Bowl and rooting for hometown hero Andrew Whitworth, the veteran offensive tackle for the Rams who also starred at LSU. State Senator Mike Walsworth says Whitworth is a real leader for the West Monroe community…
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Whitworth can become the 16th former LSU Tiger to have won both a national title and a Super Bowl.

We are expecting to hear from Pelicans All-Star Anthony Davis today for the first time since he demanded a trade out of New Orleans. But will he get traded to the Lakers first. Los Angeles has offered their entire roster, except for LeBron James in an effort to bring Davis to L-A.

In college hoops last night, ULM lost to Coastal Carolina 92-81. Appalachian State dribbled past UL-Lafayette 104-77. Florida Atlantic led from start to finish in its 61-51 win over Louisiana Tech.

Many Saints fans are not watching the Super Bowl, and even fewer are rooting for the Rams, but in North Louisiana that might not be the case as former West Monroe football standout and LSU star Andrew Whitworth is competing in the big game for Los Angeles. State Senator Mike Walsworth says many in West Monroe are rooting the 13-year veteran….
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A federal judge in New Orleans has rejected a lawsuit filed by two Saints fans who were seeking to force NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to implement a rule that could lead to a do over of the NFC Championship game, because of a missed pass interference call. It was a considered a legal long shot from the beginning.

The 19th ranked LSU Basketball team just completed its first undefeated January in nearly 40 years and now they’ll look to start February off on the right note when they host Arkansas on Saturday. The Tigers already brought down the Hogs earlier this season when they beat them in overtime in Fayetteville. Coach Will Wade on the rematch
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Tip off is at 5 PM.