The LSU Gymnastics team can win its first national title in program history this weekend as they compete in the NCAA Championships in St. Louis. Head Coach D.D. Breaux says if everyone brings their A game, they will come home with a trophy…:
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Breaux is in her 40th year and LSU just won its first SEC Championship since 1981.

Last night in LSU baseball, Greg Deichmann nailed his second career grand slam to make it 14-0 in the 6th inning on the way to the Tigers 15-2 clobbering of Ole Miss. Chris Blair had the call on the LSU sports radio network…:
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LSU will retire the jersey of former second baseman Todd Walker tonight in Game 2 at Alex Box Stadium.

UL-Lafayette blanked Arkansas State last night 8-0 in the series opener at M.L. “Tigue” Moore Field at Russo Park. Ragin’ Cajuns got another stellar performance on the mound from left-hander Gunner Leger, and the team is now in a tie for having the most shutouts on the year with 7.

Also in the Sun Belt, ULM rallied in the 9th on their way to a comeback 6-5 victory over Texas State. Anthony Herrera came up with the go-ahead, two-run single — the 21st save of his career and the senior becomes ULM program’s new all-time saves leader.

In the Southland, Northwestern State was shutdown by Southeastern as the Lions’ Mac Sceroler (Sarolla) struck out a career-high 12 batters.

McNeese State blanked UNO 5-0, and the Cowboys’ Austin Sanders tossed his first career complete game shutout.

Nicholls State earned a 4-1 series-opening win over Incarnate Word with help from Senior Cole Stapler who scattered just five hits and one run while striking out six.

Grambling scored big last night in its 15-4 domination of Southern. Tulane ran over Connecticut 8-3.

Three former LSU Tigers are confirmed to attend the NFL draft. They are of course, running back Leonard Fournette and safety Jamal Adams, along with cornerback Tre’Davious White.

Alex Lange is on the hill tonight for LSU as they begin a three-game series against Ole Miss. The Tigers have scored three runs in Lange’s last three starts. In an effort to help LSU’s struggling bats, Nick Coomes could be the starting first basemen tonight. He’s hitting .364 on the season in limited action. The Baton Rouge native says he’s been aggressive at the plate…
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First pitch is at 6:30. Tomorrow night, LSU will retire the jersey of all-American second baseman Todd Walker.

Because of the Easter holiday, the Cajuns begin a three-game series against Arkansas State tonight in Lafayette and the Big series in the Southland this weekend is UNO at McNeese. Northwestern also faces Southeastern.

The Pelicans ended the regular season last night with a 103 to 100 win over Portland. It snaps a five-game losing streak for New Orleans. Cheick Diallo had 12 points and 16 rebounds. The second round pick has shuffled back and forh this season between the Pels and the NBA’s Development League.

Six-foot-ten power forward Mayan Kiir has signed a national letter of intent with the Tigers. He becomes the first signee for new head coach Will Wade. Coach Wade says Kiir has good range, is an outstanding rebounder and is terrific defensively.

Louisiana Tech has signed junior college forward Harrison Currey, who spent last season at Pensacola State. The six-foot-seven stretch forward averaged nearly 15 points and hit 37-percent from three-point land last season for the Pirates.

Northwestern State has added Swingman Vontay Ott to its roster. He averaged 16 points and 12 rebounds last season for his high school in California.

LSU returns to SEC play tonight as the Tigers host Ole Miss for the start of a three-game series. Who will start at first base? Regular starter Jake Slaughter has been struggling with the bat, so Coach Paul Mainieri might turn to Nick Coomes, who got the start there on Tuesday night and had two hits…:
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The Tigers are 7-5 in SEC play, one game behind Western Division leaders Arkansas, Auburn and Mississippi State.

UL-Lafayette will face its first Sun-Belt West Division opponent this weekend hosting Arkansas State in a three-game series beginning tonight. The Ragin Cajuns come into the series a half game back of UT Arlington in the west division standings.

Elsewhere in college baseball, Nicholls State hosts a three-game series against Incarnate Word in Thibodaux starting today. McNeese State, who are just half-game behind Sam Houston State in Southland standings, welcome UNO for three games in Lake Charles. Southeastern hosts Northwestern State in a Southland Series. ULM is at Texas STate and Tulane hosts Connecticut. Southern heads to take on rival Grambling State.

LSU head coach Will Wade has added former Wichita State assistant coach Greg Heiar (higher) to the 2017 Tigers basketball staff. With the Shockers Heiar went to a Final Four in 2012-13, and helped coach two All-Americans.

The popular LSU gymnastics team is off to the NCAA Championships which begin tomorrow in St. Louis. The program is ranked No. 2 in the country and is seeking its first national title.

The New Orleans Pelicans end a disappointing season last night with a 103-100 win over Portland.

Former Vikings running back Adrian Peterson and the Saints are reportedly talking about a contract. Peterson visited with the Saints yesterday. He reportedly did not workout for team officials, like he did when he visited New England. The 32-year-old has played in 20 games over the last three seasons because of injuries.

New LSU men’s basketball coach Will Wade will reportedly hire Wichita State assistant Greg Heiar. The 41-year-old has been the top assistant for the Shockers since 2011. Wichita State has made seven straight NCAA Tournaments.

As expected, LSU’s top scorer from last season has entered the NBA draft. Antonio Blakeney averaged 17 points a game and shot 46-from the field as a sophomore.

But the Tigers are expected to sign four-star prospect Mayan Kiir, who is six-foot-10, 220 pounds. He originally signed at VCU, but received his release from his signed letter of intent when Wade took the job at LSU.

The LSU baseball team held on for a three-to-two victory over the Cajuns for its third straight win. The Tigers scored all of their runs in the fourth inning, highlighted by a two-run single by Kramer Robertson. The Cajuns scored two in the fifth, but the Tigers preserved the lead the rest of the way. Zack Hess struck out four in an inning and two thirds.

Elsewhere….Louisiana Tech and ULM’s game was suspended by rain in the fifth inning with the Bulldogs leading four to one. A potential make-up date has not been announced. Tulane hit four home runs in a nine to three win over Nicholls and Lamar outslugged Grambling 11 to 2.

Last night the Pelicans lost to the Lakers 108-96. The regular season comes to an end tonight against Portland.

No. 8 LSU picked up a hard fought 3-2 win over UL-Lafayette last night in the annual Wally Pontiff Jr Classic in Metairie in front of a record crowd of 9,963. Tiger Senior shortstop Kramer Robertson collected two RBI and played stellar defense to earn the victory. LSU improved 23-11. The Ragin’ Cajuns are 18-14-1.

Nicholls State dropped a 9-3 decision to Tulane last night in New Orleans. The Green Wave slugged four homers in the win, and improve to 15-18. UNO fell to South Alabama 9-6. Grambling was trounced by Lamar 11-2.

Last night’s ULM/Louisiana Tech baseball game in Monroe was postponed due to weather, and a make-up date not announced. The game was stopped in the fifth when the Bulldogs were up 4-1. McNeese’s game against Alcorn State last night was also canceled due to weather and won’t be made up.

The New Orleans Pelicans dropped to 0-3 on its season-closing road trip, which concludes today at Portland, when last night they fell to the Lakers 108-96.

LSU’s new men’s basketball coach Will Wade got some good news Tuesday as power forward Mayan Kiir (My-in Keer) committed to the Tigers. The signing period begins today and sources say the four-star prospect will officially become a Tiger this morning.

Meanwhile LSU sophomore guard Antonio Blakeney announced on Twitter Tuesday that he will enter the 2017 NBA draft. The top scorer says he appreciates the opportunity LSU gave him and that leaving is “bittersweet.”

Veteran NFL running back Adriane Peterson visited with the Saints on Tuesday, and left the meeting without a contract. According to sources, the two sides will continue talks about a potential deal, but it will likely be on hold until after the draft.

Tom Benson, who made millions of dollars in the auto sales business before buying the New Orleans Saints, is adding to his dealership empire. It was announced Tuesday that Benson is buying Cadillac of New Orleans.

Grammy, Emmy award-winning entertainer and New Orleans native Harry Connick Jr. will sing the national anthem at the Kentucky Derby next month.

The LSU baseball team renews its rivalry tonight with the Ragin Cajuns as the two teams square off at the Wally Pontiff Junior Classic in Metairie. LSU will start freshman right-hander Matthew Beck, but Coach Paul Mainieri plans to use a lot of pitchers. Freshman right-hander Jeff Burk will start for UL Lafayette. He’s been very good, 2-3 with a 2.23 ERA. The Cajuns are 18-13-and-1 and they’ve struggled at the plate. As a team they are hitting just .272. First pitch is at seven o’ clock.

Another big rivalry game takes place in Ouachita Parish as ULM hosts Louisiana Tech. It will be the 179th meeting between the two teams. The Bulldogs beat the Warhawks 12-3 earlier this season.

Also tonight, Nicholls is at Tulane. The Green Wave defeated the Colonels three to two in 10 innings earlier this season in Thibodaux. Alcorn at McNeese has been cancelled because of rain.

The Pelicans are at the Lakers tonight. L-A has won four in a row.

Former Rams and Saints linebacker James Laurinaitis has announced his retirement. The 30-year-old played in five games with New Orleans last season after spending his first seven years in the NFL in St. Louis.

Former LSU track star Cyril Grayson has signed with the Seattle Seahawks, even though he hasn’t played in a football game since 2011. Grayson is a four-time NCAA track champion and participated in LSU pro day last week. He impressed Seattle enough that the Seahawks decided to sign him to a standard rookie deal.

Saints and Pelicans owner Tom Benson announced today he’s buying Cadillac of New Orleans in Metairie. Benson also owns Best Chevrolet in Kenner and Mercedes-Benz of New Orleans in Metairie.

Louisiana Tech football coach Skip Holtz is getting a pay raise. Holtz has agreed to a five-year, three-point-five million dollar contract extension. He’s led the Bulldogs to three straight bowl victories.

After taking two of three from Arkansas, LSU is once again back in the top ten in three major college baseball polls heading into tonight’s matchup against UL Lafayette. The Tigers are 22-11 overall, 7-5 in the SEC. Coach Paul Mainieri admits the team has its faults, but he believes in his guys…:
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LSU has been getting great starting pitching from Eric Walker. The freshman from Texas was named SEC Pitcher of the Week Monday. He threw a complete game shutout in the Tigers 2-0 win over the Hogs Sunday. LSU plays UL-Lafayette in Metairie tonight.

Louisiana Tech head coach Skip Holtz has agreed in principle to a five year, $3.5 million dollar contract extension, according to athletic officials. The past year, Holtz was named Conference USA Coach of the Year after guiding the Bulldogs to a 9-5 overall record, and a C-USA division title. The new long-term contract is pending approval from the UL-System Board of Supervisors.

New LSU head basketball coach Will Wade got some rough news this week. One of his targets for the spring signing period which begins tomorrow has decided to go to the University of Houston instead of joining the Tigers. Former Lafayette High standout Corey Davis was believed to have been one of the first players Wade offered after taking the LSU job.

In the NBA, the Pelicans travel to Los Angeles to face the Lakers at 9:30. New Orleans has posted the league’s worst net rating over the past four games, ranking 21st..and have the NBA’s 10th worst record.

The Chicago Bears have waived former New Orleans Saints star Tracy Porter. The Port Allen native is best known for his interception that helped New Orleans seal its 31-28 win over Indianapolis in the Super Bowl.

Former Saints pass-rusher Junior Galette was arrested in Mississippi amid allegations of disorderly conduct in an argument with cops after a fight at a concert, according to reports. Two years ago Galette was booked in Kenner on domestic battery charges.

The Saints preseason schedule was released today. New Orleans first two exhibition games will take place  on the road. Week 1 the Black and Gold will visit the Browns and then week two, the Saints visit the Los Angeles Chargers. New Orleans two home games are against Houston and Baltimore.

It was also announced today the Saints and Dolphins will play October 1st at London’s Wembley Stadium. Kick-off will be 8:30 AM central time.

LSU freshman right-hander Eric Walker was named SEC Pitcher of the Week today. Walker threw a complete game shuout in the Tigers 2-0 win over Arkansas yesterday. He’s now 4-0 with a 2.45 ERA.

Louisiana Tech’s Nate Harris was named Conference USA pitcher of the week. Harris earned the save in a win over Rice on Friday and then tossed a complete game shout in a win over the Owls on Sunday. Harris leads the league in both saves and complete games.

Spring football is over for Louisiana Tech. A feel good moment for the Bulldogs was the return of Jaqwis Dancy. He was on the field for the spring game after being diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma in October and had a 24-yard reception. Bulldogs Coach Skip Holtz says it was great to see Jaqwis back in pads…
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Head coach Mark Hudspeth has named Jordan Davis his starting quarterback as the Ragin Cajuns have completed spring football. Davis was 11-of-14 for 174 yards and a touchdown in the Red-White Spring Game.

After taking two of three from Arkansas in Fayetteville, LSU has moved up four spots to number nine in the D-1 baseball poll. The Tigers blanked Arkansas two to nothing yesterday as freshman right-hander Eric Walker tossed a complete game shutout. Walker has now thrown 16 scoreless innings.

The Ragin Cajuns completed their series with Coastal Carolina with a seven-seven tie. So UL Lafayette is a half-game back of UT Arlington for first place in the western division of the Sun Belt. ULM is in last place after losing to South Alabama eight to three yesterday.

In the Southland…McNeese State is 13-2 in the league and in second place after they beat Abilene Christian eight to five yesterday. Southeastern is in fourth place with an 8-7 league record. The Lions defeated Texas A-and-M Corpus Christi eight to five yesterday.

Louisaina Tech took two of three from Rice as the Bulldogs blanked the Owls six to nothing. Nate Harris tossed a complete game shutout.

Louisiana Tech wrapped up spring football over the weekend and will now look ahead to its season opener on September 2nd against Northwestern State. Bulldogs Head Coach Skip Holtz says developing consistency will be key when the team begins fall camp in August…
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Spring football is also in the books for the Cajuns, who will begin the 2017 season by hosting Southeastern Louisiana. Coach Mark Hudspeth says he liked the development of his defensive backs during spring…
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It’s been a crazy LSU baseball season, but one thing you can count on is a good outing from freshman pitcher Eric Walker. The right-hander had his best start of his Tiger career as he tossed a complete game shutout in a 2-0 nothing win over Arkansas. It’s LSU’s 6th consecutive SEC series win over the Hogs, and the Tigers are now 7-5 in the SEC.

UL-Lafayette had a wild game Sunday as the rubber match of the series against Coastal Carolina ended in a 7-7 tie. The Ragin Cajuns are 7-4-1 in the Sun Belt. ULM fell to South Alabama, 8-3. Louisiana Tech shutout Rice 6-0

Southeastern got the final 6 runs of the game to prevail over Texas A&M Corpus Christi to stop the Islanders from sweeping the series. Nicholls State fell to Sam Houston 11-2. Stephen F Austin rallied in the 9th to get past Northwestern State 3-2 as the Lumberjacks take the series. McNeese State gets by Abilene Christian 8-5. Tulane was trounced by Cincinnati 11-1.

UL-Lafayette head coach Mark Hudspeth has named Jordan Davis his starting quarterback as the Ragin Cajuns have completed spring football. Davis was 11-of-14 for 174 yards and a touchdown in the Red-White Spring Game. Hudspeth says Davis looked sharp in the spring and has a great grasp of the offense…:
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The Cajuns will begin the 2017 season by hosting Southeastern Louisiana.

Louisiana Tech also wrapped up spring practice over the weekend. Quarterback J’Mar (Jay-Mar) Smith threw for over 300 yards and a touchdown. Bulldogs head coach Skip Holtz says Smith has the makings of a really dangerous quarterback for opponents…:
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The Bulldogs will open the season on September 2nd at home against Northwestern State.