LSU baseball departs for Corvallis, Oregon today as the Tigers will face San Diego State on Friday and possibly Oregon State on Saturday. West coast teams like to play small ball and Coach Paul Mainieri says his team has to be ready for bunts….
cut 30 (12) “…get an out”
Mainieri has yet to announce a starting pitcher for Friday’s game against the Aztecs.

LSU football has received a verbal commitment from Ponchatoula quarterback TJ Finley. He’s ranked as the 9th best pro-style quarterback for 2020 by 24-7 sports. Last season, Finley threw for nearly 2,000 yards and 14 touchdowns and he was intercepted six times.

And Tigers football coach Ed Orgeron says Ohio State transfer quarterback Joe Burrow will have the opportunity to earn the starting spot just like everybody else and he was not guaranteed the starting role.

Good news for LSU basketball, point guard Tremont Waters announces he’s returning for his sophomore season after putting his name in for the 2018 NBA draft. The deadline to withdraw from the draft is today. Waters reportedly worked out for the Thunder and Hawks, while also visiting the Celtics. Waters said on his Instagram account that he feels its best for him to return to LSU and continue to improve as a player.

Conference USA has announced a significant change to its men’s basketball schedule in an effort to make sure the best teams in the league play each other late in the season. The proposal is to help bubble teams get in the NCAA Tournament, if they do not win the conference tournament. During the first seven weeks of the conference schedule, the 14 schoosl will play each other once and their travel partner twice. Then for the final four games, the top five teams in the league will play each other .

SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey says there’s been ongoing dialog when it comes to repealing the SEC rule that prohibits alcohol sales inside stadiums. LSU has been seeking to change the rule for years.

LSU and Northwestern State will head to Corvallis, Oregon for NCAA Baseball regional action. The Tigers will take on San Diego State on Friday at 3 PM, while the Demons will play the number three seed nationally, Oregon State on Friday night. Northwestern Coach Bobby Barbier says it’s great LSU and Northwestern State are in the same regional…
cut 13 (09) “…pretty neat”
Louisiana Tech did not get in the NCAA Tournament, despite 39 wins.

The very popular Manning Passing Academy will hold for the first time a clinic for females, June 25th and 26th on the Nicholls State campus. Camp organizer Jeff Hawkins hopes the two-day event can help women get involved in the game and make a career out of it…
cut 9 (07) “…right up”
The camp is open to women of all ages and girls in grades 8 through 12 and the Hawkins says the clinic will offer females the opportunity to learn the game from the inside out.

LSU Quarterback Myles Brennan tells Crescent City Sports.com that he welecomes Graduate Transfer Quarterback Joe Burrow with open arms and looks forward to the competition. Brennan told Rene Nadeu that he didn’t blink at the signing of Burrow and the best quarterback will play in the season opener against Miami.

After visiting LSU this past weekend, kicker Cade York from Prosper, Texas gave his verbal commitment to play for head coach Ed Orgeron. He’s the 11th commitment for the 2019 class and is considered one of the top high school kickers in the country.

LSU-Eunice has advanced to the semi-finals of the Division Two national junior college championship series. The Bengals had 12 hits last night in a 10-6 victory over NOC-Enid. Hayden Mixon blasted a grand slam and the Bengals will have today off as they wait to play the winner of today’s game between NOC Enid and Sinclair.

LSU and Northwestern State are in the same NCAA Baseball regional as both teams will head to Corvaillis, Oregon. The Tigers are the two-seed, while the Demons are a four-seed. LSU’s first game is Friday against San Diego State. Coach Paul Mainieri says they knew they’d face tough competition….
cut 11 (13) “…get there”
Southland Tournament champion Northwestern will play Oregon State on Friday at 9:30 central time. Demons Coach Bobby Barbier…
cut 12 (12) “…competing ing”
The Demons are in an NCAA Regional for the first time since 2005.

And Louisiana Tech was left out of the Field of 64.

The LSU football program has received a verbal commitment from kicker Cade York, who is from Prosper, Texas. He’s considered the second best kicking prospect in next year’s class and also received offers from Wisconsin and Minnesota.

The Manning Passing Academy will host an inaugural football camp for women in Thibodaux next month. Connor Ferrill has the story…
Cut 1 (27) I”m Connor Ferrill“

And LSU Eunice has reached the semi-finals of the division two national junior college championship. Hayden Mixon hit a grand slam as the Bengals beat NOC Enid 10-6.

Thanks to a successful run in the SEC Tournament, the LSU Tigers will hear their name called when the NCAA Regional Brackets are unveiled today. The Tigers went 4-2 in Hoover, but it finished off in disappointing fashion with a 9-1 loss to Ole Miss in the SEC Tournament. But outfielder Daniel Cabrera says it was still a successful week…
cut 30 (19) “…for regionals”
The Tigers will not be hosting. The 16 regional sites were unveiled last night and LSU did not get one. So the Bayou Bengals will be on the road for a regional for the first time since 2010.

Will Louisiana Tech be in the NCAA Tournament. The Bulldogs went 1-and-2 in the Conference USA Tournament.

Northwestern State won its first ever Southland Conference Tournament Championship as the Demons defeated UNO on Saturday night in Sugar Land, Texas. David Fry hit a tie-breaking home run in the seventh inning. Demons Head Coach Bobby Barbier says Fry has been their leader all season….
cut 13 (12) “…few years”
Northwestern State is in the NCAA Tournament for the fourth time in program history.

Coastal Carolina won the Sun Belt Tournament in Lafayette. And Coastal is one of the 16 host sites.

Top-seeded LSU-Eunice defeated Brunswick Community College nine to nothing to begin play in the Division Two junior college national championship. Zach Hester threw a complete game and struck out 14. Mason Templet hit a three run homer. The Bengals play Northern Oklahoma College at 4 PM today.

After a rough go of it during the regular season, the LSU baseball team is having success in the SEC Tournament. They beat South Carolina 6-4 in 12 innings last night thanks to the heroic effort of Todd Peterson, who pitched five innings to get the win and then hit a two-run double in his first collegiate at-bat, which proved to be the winning runs. Coach Paul Mainieri is glad his guys are experiencing success…
cut 30 (20) “…for em”
LSU is 2-1 in the SEC Tournament and face Florida again tonight, who beat the Tigers on Wednesday. The loser goes home, the winner advances to the semifinals. Expect a late start as the rain is coming down hard in Hoover, Alabama.

Louisiana Tech and UL Lafayette are scheduled to play in elimination games tonight. The Bulldogs play F-A-U for the first time this season, after eliminating F-I-U last night. The Cajuns take on Texas State after losing to Troy 10-1 last night.

Nicholls State scored five runs in the ninth inning to upset Southeastern Louisiana seven to six. The Lions go 0-2 in the Southland and will likely not make the NCAA Tournament. Northwestern State and UNO are both 2-0 in this tournament.

The Saints completed their first week of O-T-As this week. Head Coach Sean Payton gave his thoughts on first round pick Marcus Davenport….
cut 29 (19) “…playing the run”

It was like a scene out of a movie. LSU’s Todd Peterson, who had not hit in a compeititive game since middle school, came up in the 12th inning of an SEC Tournament game against South Carolina, and belted a two-run double down the left field line. The shocking hit helped give the Tigers a 6-4 win over the Gamecocks. Peterson sounded like a confident man in the post game while Coach Paul Mainieri was still in disbelief…
cut 30 (14) happen again”
Peterson also threw five innings of relief for his first win of the season. The Tigers will play another elimination game tonight against either South Carolina or Florida. Those two teams are playing this morning. Matthew Beck will start on the mound for LSU and it’s scheduled to begin around 6:30.

Northwestern State and UNO are both 2-0 in the Southland Tournament. The Demons will play again at 4 PM against the winner of this morning’s game between Southeastern and Nicholls State.

The Ragin Cajuns faces Texas State in an elimination game tonight after losing 10-1 to Troy. Louisiana Tech has an elimination game at 4 PM today after beating F-I-U seven to five last night.

The Saints are getting a chance to see what they have with their rookies with O-T-A sessions. Coach Sean Payton says rookie Boston Scott from Louisiana Tech has done some good things…
cut 29 (20) “….in line runs”
Payton also said recently signed wide receiver Cameron Meredith is way ahead of schedule as he recovers from a major knee injury that cost him all of 2017.

What a performance from LSU’s Todd Peterson last night! Not only did he pitch five innings of relief for his first win of the season, but he also got a chance to bat in the 12th inning. Coach Paul Mainieri didn’t know it at the time, but it was Peterson’s first at-bat since middle school and he smoked a line drive down the left field line for a two-run double to cap a 6-4 win over South Carolina. It was the post game when the truth came out about Peterson’s hitting experience….
cut 30 (25) “….Mainieri laughing”
LSU faces another elimination game in the SEC Tournament tonight.

Louisiana Tech is still alive in the Conference USA Tournament after beating F-I-U seven to five last night in Biloxi. Hunter Wells had four hits.

The Ragin Cajuns lost 10-1 in a winner’s bracket contest against Troy. UL-Lafayette’s five-game winning streak is over and they take on Texas State in an elimination game tonight.

In the Southland, UNO and Northwestern State are 2-0, while Southeastern and Nicholls face off in an elimination game this morning.

Saints Coach Sean Payton believes the N-F-L’s new rules on kick-offs will be good for the game. The biggest changes are seeking to avoid the high-speed collisions between players.
cut 29 (18) “…time at it now”

Saints Coach Sean Payton said today that newly signed wide receiver Cam Meredith is ahead of schedule in his recovery from a knee injury that forced him to miss all of last season with the Chicago Bears. Meredith took part in O-T-A drills today. Mark Ingram was not at today’s O-T-A session, but Payton says he expects Ingram will attend the team’s mandatory minicamp next month.

LSU’s attendance for the 2017 season ranks as the sixth best in the country among F-B-S schools. That’s according to a report from the National Football Foundation. Michigan, Ohio State, Penn State, Alabama and Texas A-and-M ranked ahead of the Tigers.

Anthony Davis was named to the All-NBA First Team. Joining A-D on that Superstar squad are LeBron James, James Harden, Damian Lilliard and Kevin Durant. It’s the second year in a row that Davis has been named a first-teamer. And A-D is now eligible to sign a supermax contract extension next summer, which would pay him an estimated 230-million dollars.

A crazy college baseball game was completed today at the Sun Belt Tournament in Lafayette. It saw UL Lafayette beat Little Rock 19-16. Junior Hunter Kasuls tied a program and Sun Belt Record with 9 RBIs. He hit two home runs, including a grand slam. The 35 runs combined are a tournament record. The Cajuns will face third-seeded Troy in a winner’s bracket game tonight.

Louisiana Tech is in the losers bracket of the Conference USA Tournament after losing to Rice 6-2 in a game that had to be carried over from yesterday because of multiple lightning delays and postponements. The Bulldogs are set to play an elimination game tonight versus F-I-U.

At the Southland tournament, seventh seeded Nicholls State defeated sixth seeded McNeese State 10-4 in an elimination game. It’s the first postseason win for Nicholls since 2011. Cayden Hatcher was the winning pitcher as he gave up one earned run in eight innings. Joey Morales drove in four runs.

LSU is playing South Carolina in an elimination game at the SEC Tourney.

The LSU baseball team suffered a tough loss last night in the SEC Tournament as they fell 4-3 to top ranked Florida. The Tigers had a chance to take the lead in the 8th inning, when they had runners at second and third base. Jake Slaughter hit a sharp grounder, but Florida third baseman Jonathan India dove to his right to catch it and made a perfect throw to first to get the Gators out of the inning. Coach Paul Mainieri says it was a tough break….
cut 30 (11) “….can be”
The Tigers play an elimination game this afternoon in Hoover, Alabama against South Carolina. The Gamecocks lost last night to Arkansas.

At the Sun Belt tournament, a wild game that started last night between UL Lafayette and Troy finished this morning and the Cajuns came out on top 19-16. UL Lafayette scored 10 runs in the final three innings to secure the victory and they took advantage of six errors by Little Rock. The Cajuns will face Troy tonight at around 9 PM.

For Louisiana Tech to stay out of the Conference USA losers bracket, the Bulldogs will need a big rally to beat the Rice. Their game against the Owls was halted in the seventh inning with Tech trailing six to one. The game resumes this afternoon in Biloxi.

LSU could not hold on to a three run lead and lost 4-3 to the top ranked team in the country, the Florida Gators yesterday. The tough loss puts the Tigers in the losers bracket of the SEC Tournament. Florida committed four errors and LSU had two runners in scoring position in the eighth inning, but couldn’t cash in. Coach Paul Mainieri…
cut 30 (18) “…short today”
LSU will face South Carolina at 1:00 in an elimination game.

UL Lafayette and Little Rock will resume its game at 8:30 this morning. The game was suspended last night because of inclement weather in Lafayette. The Cajuns lead 8-7 in the fourth inning.

Louisiana Tech is down seven to one to Rice in the 7th inning will have their game resume in Biloxi at 12:30 today.

Big upset in the Southland Tournament yesterday as eighth seeded UNO knocked off top seeded Sam Houston four to three in ten innings. Beau Bratton tied the game in the eighth inning with a two-run triple and Cody Ducote drove in the winning run with a sacrifice fly. The Privateers face Houston Baptist tonight.

McNeese and Nicholls meet in an elimination game at 9 AM, while Southeastern Louisiana and Northwestern face each other at 4 PM in a winner’s bracket game.

Family and friends paid their final respects to LSU legend Bill Cannon yesterday. Former teammate and friend Jimmy Field spoke at Cannon’s funeral in the Maravich Center and he once asked the Heisman Trophy winner if had butterflies before fielding a punt. Cannon didn’t hesitate….
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Cannon died Sunday morning at the age of 80.

And there’s a lot of discussion about the NFL’s new National Anthem policy, which could lead to fines for players who do stand during the Star Spangled Banner.