The LSU baseball team hosts Northwestern State in a non-conference match-up tonight. After the game against the Demons, LSU will have three more games left with number one ranked Florida. The Tigers enter the final week of the regular season with a 17-9 record in the SEC, and coach Paul Maineiri says that’s pretty darn good…:
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The Tigers are currently tied with Ole Miss for third place in the SEC West, but Mainieri says the team still has a chance to move up in the league standings.

No. 19 UL-Lafayette will close out its five-game road swing today as the Ragin Cajuns hosts UNO. This is a contest that was originally scheduled for April but was moved because of inclement weather. UL-Lafayette will then host ULM for the final series of the season beginning Thursday. The Warhawks play Southern Miss on the road tonight.

Nicholls State takes on No. 11 Tulane in New Orleans.

New Orleans Pelicans Coach Alvin Gentry is headed to New York today as he represents the team at the NBA Draft lottery. The position reveal will air on ESPN beginning at 7pm. The Pels finished with the 6th worst record in the NBA, so they’ll have the 6th spot in the draft lottery tonight.

The Arizona Cardinals are reportedly in negotiations with former LSU star Tyrann Mathieu which would make him among one of, if not the highest-paid safety in the NFL. The Honey Badger is entering the final year of his current four-year deal with the Cards. He is set to make roughly $1.5 million in 2016.

Saints and Pelicans owner Tom Benson won yet another round in his dispute with his estranged heirs over eventual ownership of the franchises. A federal judge on Monday said Benson does have the power to substitute assets previously established for the heirs. This battle however is not over.

The General Manager of the Louisiana Ice Gators says the team will suspend operations for the 2016-2017 hockey season due to renovations to the Cajundome.

Scientists are in the Gulf of Mexico studying the effects of the 88-thousand gallon oil spill from a Shell platform. Florida State University Oceanographer, Dr. Ian MacDonald says the leak is contained, but oil remains on the surface…:
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He says they are working find out what impacts the oil will have on marine life once it starts to decompose.

The State Capitol and a nearby casino were evacuated Monday evening following apparent bomb threats, but was cleared about two hours later after no explosive devices were found. State Police said they had taken an unidentified man into custody in connection with the incident, but no arrest has been made at this time. The House had just convened for the day and there were only a few people were inside at the time. The investigation is ongoing.

The medical marijuana expansion bill is heading to the governor’s desk to be signed into law. The measure by St. Martin Parish Senator Fred Mills says those with cancer, epilepsy or HIV/AIDS will benefit from this measure…:
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Governor Edwards is expected to sign the bill, but Mills says it will probably be another year or two before the public has access to medical marijuana.

Crews who were cutting the lawn in the median if I-10 in Ascension Parish discovered a body Monday, according to State Police. They did not identify the body as male or female, but they did say it appears to be a case of a hit and run crash.

The LSU Baseball Tigers are taking an eight game winning streak into the final week of the regular season. The Bayou Bengals completed a sweep of Tennessee by beating the Volunteers 10 to 7 yesterday. In the baseball rankings that came out today, LSU is ranked eighth by Baseball America and 10th by D-One-Baseball-dot-com. The Tigers host Northwestern State tomorrow night and then conclude the regular season by hosting number one ranked Florida on Thursday night.

In the Sun Belt, UL Lafayette is two games out of first place after taking two of three from league leader South Alabama. The Cajuns conclude the regular season at home with a three-game series against ULM. The Warhawks are in 9th place in the league and one game back of Arkansas State who occupies the final spot in the Sun Belt Tournament.

Grambling begins the SWAC Tournament on Wednesday. The Tigers finished second in the West Division and they’ll play Alcorn State in New Orleans on Wednesday.

The Arizona Cardinals are reportedly interested in making former LSU star Tyrann Mathieu the highest paid safety in the NFL, even though his season was shortened last year because of a torn ACL. The 24-year-old has become the anchor of the Cardinals defense after just three seasons in the league.

One other NFL note, the Titans released former LSU Quarterback Zach Mettenberger after two seasons in Tennessee. Mettenberger started 10 games for the Titans.

Tomorrow night is the NBA Draft Lottery and Head Coach Alvin Gentry will represent the team in New York in the hopes the team can receive a top three pick. If the Pels lottery ball doesn’t come up, the team will likely pick sixth in the June NBA Draft. New Orleans has a six-percent chance to get the number one pick.

The Barbe Buccaneers are now three-time defending state baseball champs in Class Five-A. Barbe added to their trophy case yesterday by beating Byrd five to two.

For a second straight game, LSU baseball scored in double digits and for the third straight day they beat Tennessee. Sunday’s final was 10-7 as Bryce Jordan and Antoine Duplantis each homered. Heading into the last week of the regular season, LSU has an RPI of 12 and they are tied for third in the SEC West.

UL Lafayette is two games back of South Alabama for first place in the Sun Belt. The 21st ranked Cajuns doubled up 23rd ranked South Alabama six to three. UL Lafayette has won eight straight series.

In Conference USA, Louisiana Tech dropped two of three to first place Southern Miss. The Bulldogs are in fifth place heading into the final regular season series against Rice.

In the Southland, Southeastern Louisiana’s lead for first place is down to one game after nearly getting swept by UNO. Northwestern State is tied for third after sweeping Nicholls.

The NFL Network reports the Cardinals are preparing to make former LSU defensive back Tyrann Mathieu the highest paid safety in the league, even though he is coming of an ACL injury. The Chiefs Eric Berry is currently the highest paid safety as his annual salary is just shy of 11-million dollars.

The Saints have signed four players following this weekend’s rookie minicamp. New Orleans added offensive tackle Tyrus Thompson, who was a sixth-round pick by Minnesota last year, and they also signed former San Jose State cornerback Jimmy Pruitt, former Ferris State wide receiver Jake Lampman and former Air Force tight end and long snapper Garrett Griffin.

LSU and UL Lafayette will both host NCAA Softball regionals this weekend. McNeese is heading to the Baton Rouge regional.

The LSU baseball team had another big weekend. After scoring 11 runs on Saturday to clinch a series victory over Tennessee, the Tigers scored in double digits again on Sunday as they won 10-7 to complete a sweep of the Volunteers. The Tigers hit two home runs, one in the top of the 6th by Bryce Jordan, the other was by Antoine Duplantis in the 8th…:
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LSU hosts Northwestern State on Tuesday and then number one ranked Florida travels to Baton Rouge to begin a three-game series on Thursday.

No. 21 UL-Lafayette defeated No. 23 South Alabama 6-3 to claim the team’s 8th straight series of the year and 11th of the season. The win moves the Ragin Cajuns two games back of the Jaguars for first place in the Sun Belt. They’ll host ULM in a three-game series starting Thursday. The Warhawks dropped a 7-6 decision to Little Rock Sunday.

Back to college baseball: Louisiana Tech dropped the series finale Sunday to No. 16 Southern Miss by a score of 2-0. Despite the Conference USA series loss, the Bulldogs will compete in the league championship, as they secured their spot in the tournament Friday night with a 7-5 win over the Golden Eagles.

Southeastern Louisiana dodged a sweep attempted by UNO Sunday as The Lions claimed a 4-3 victory Sunday over the Privateers. SLU can clinch a Southland regular season title and the No 1 seed at the conference tournament with two wins against Central Arkansas next weekend.

McNeese State kept their postseason hopes alive with a 6-4 victory over Central Arkansas Sunday to clinch their final Southland Conference series of the regular season in Lake Charles.

Northwestern State completed a three game series sweep over Nicholls State over the weekend. The Demons picked up the 6-3 win on Sunday in Thibodaux.

The SEC tournament champs LSU softball team learned last night that they are the 10th seeded team nationally and The Lady Tigers will play Long Island in the opening round of the NCAA tournament at the Baton Rouge regional Friday. Also in the regional at Tiger Park this weekend is McNeese State. The 14th seeded UL-Lafayette softball team will host in the regional round and play Boston U Friday.

LSU Sophomore right-hander Alex Lange limited Tennessee to one run through 8 innings last night in Knoxville, as the 11th ranked Tigers edged the Vols 2-1. Shortstop Kramer Robertson provided the game winning RBI. Chris Blair on the call on the LSU Sports Radio Network…:
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LSU increased its win streak to six games. The two teams meet in game 2 of the series this afternoon at 1pm. The contest will be televised on the SEC Network.

21st ranked UL-Lafayette fell 3-2 in a pitcher’s duel to South Alabama on the road. The loss moves the Ragin’ Cajuns four games behind the 23rd ranked Jaguars for first place in the league. All three South Alabama runs in the contest were unearned as Louisiana committed the only two errors on the night. The two teams meet again today at 6:30.

Louisiana Tech defeated the top-ranked team in Conference USA with a 7-5 win over No. 16 Southern Miss last night on the road. The series-opening victory officially clinched a spot for The Bulldogs in the 2016 C-USA Baseball Championship.

The McNeese baseball team fell in an extra inning contest with Central Arkansas as the Bears squeaked by with a 5-4 victory over the Cowboys in Lake Charles.

Nicholls State dropped a 13-4 decision to in-state rival Northwestern State in Thibodaux. The teams will meet for game two at 6 p.m. today.

ULM picked up a 4-1 victory over Little Rock last night in Monroe for the Warhawks third consecutive win.

UNO scored 6 in the 10th inning to topple Southeastern 15-9. Tulane held on to first place in the American Athletic Conference, beating Memphis 1-0 Friday.

The No. 12 LSU softball team advanced in the 2016 SEC Tournament following a 3-1 win over Tennessee in 8 innings to send the team to its first tournament championship game since 2010. The Tigers will now face Auburn at 4pm today.

The LSU baseball team begins a three-game series tonight in Knoxville against the Tennessee Volunteers. The Tigers are looking to improve on their 14-10 league record, while the Vols are just 7-17 in the SEC. LSU Coach Paul Mainieri is surprised by Tennessee’s record…
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LSU brings a five-game winning streak into tonight’s game.
Louisiana Tech has won six in a row and 15-of its last 17 heading into the start of a three-game series against Southern Miss. The Golden Eages are tied for first in the Conference USA standings and they are also the top hitting team in the league.

Southeastern Louisiana leads the Southland and they host UNO in Hammond for a weekend series.

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UL Lafayette and South Alabama meet in Mobile, Alabama, in a battle of leaders in the Sun Belt. The Cajuns will face one of the top pitchers in the nation tonight. Senior right-hander Kevin Hill is an eight-game winner and Coach Tony Robichaux says the Cajuns will need some timely hits tonight…
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The Cajuns begin the series three games back of the Jaguars. ULM is at Arkansas Little Rock. The warhawks need some wins if they want to make the Sun Belt Tourney.

At the state baseball tournament in Sulphur…St. Charles Catholic and St. Thomas Aquinas have advanced to the Class Two-A state championship game. They’ll play each other tomorrow afternoon.

The LSU baseball Tigers open a three-game series against Tennessee tonight in Knoxville. The Tigers are 14-10 in the SEC, while the Volunteers are just 7-17, but LSU Coach Paul Mainieri says his fielders will need to be on their toes this weekend…
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First pitch is at 5 PM.

Louisiana Tech begins a huge series with 16th ranked Southern Miss tonight. The Bulldogs are in fifth place in the Conference USA standings, while the Golden Eagles are tied first place with Rice. Tech is playing really well, they’ve won six in a row and 15 of its last 17. Southern Miss enters today’s action leading CUSA with a team batting average of .306.

Rookie minicamp begins today for the Saints. New Orleans has two-dozen rookies that will participate in five practices over a three-day period. In last year’s rookie minicamp, cornerback Delvin Breaux and wide receiver Willie Snead turned enough heads that they ended up playing significant roles on the 2015 team.

It’s day two of the state baseball tournament in Sulphur and there’s plenty of semi-final action. The highest seed left is Acadiana and the 15th seeded Wrecking Rams will face 11th seeded Byrd in a Class Five-A semi-final contest. The other semi-final has two-time defending champion Barbe taking on Catholic. In the One-A semis…it’s Vermilion Catholic against Oak Grove and top-seeded Central Catholic faves fifth seeded Hanson Memorial.

In yesterday’s action….West Ouachita and Teurlings Catholic advanced to the Class Four-A championship game. In Class B…Fairview is in the title game for a third consecutive year as they defeated Glenmora 14-9. The Panthers will play Grace Christian on Saturday at noon. The Warriors are looking for their first state title in baseball.

Rookie minicamp begins today for the Saints. New Orleans has two-dozen rookies that will participate in five practices over a three-day period. In last year’s rookie minicamp, cornerback Delvin Breaux and wide receiver Willie Snead turned enough heads that they ended up playing significant roles on the 2015 team.

CBS-sports-dot-com says LSU running back Leonard Fournette and his family have paid for two ten-million dollar insurance policies in the event he suffers a career-ending injury during his junior season with the Tigers. The story goes on to say premiums for these polices cost about eight-thousand dollars for every one-million dollars of coverage.

At the state baseball tournament in Sulphur….West Ouachita and Teurlings Catholic advance to the Class Four-A state championship game. Fairview, Grace Christian, Claiborne Christian and Downsville were also winners. Today, it’s the Five-A semifinals…Acadiana faces Byrd and two-time defending champ Barbe takes on Catholic High.

The LSU baseball team begins a three-game series against Tennessee tonight. The Tigers are in fourth place in the SEC West with a 14-10 league record, while the Volunteers are in last place in the East, with a 7-and-17 mark. First pitch is at 5 PM.

UL Lafayette is at South Alabama in a battle of leaders in the Sun Belt Conference. The Ragin Cajuns are three games back of the Jaguars. The two teams lead the league in pitching and UL Lafayette Coach Tony Robichaux says South Al is a pesky team at the plate….
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Louisiana Tech also has a big series this weekend. The Bulldogs are in Hattiesburg to take on 16th ranked Southern Miss.

The Rally Possum must have been in South Bend on Wednesday to help LSU sweep Notre Dame in a doubleheader. The Tigers took game one, one to nothing on Jake Fraley’s solo blast over the wall. LSU won the nightcap 3-2 as Bryce Jordan delivered a two-run single in the 7th. The Rally Possum and the Tigers are in Knoxville for the start of a three-game series tomorrow night.

There’s a couple of other big weekend series in college baseball. U-L Lafayette is at South Alabama. The Jaguars are 19-5 in the Sun Belt and in first place, while the Cajuns are 16-8. Both teams feature outstanding pitching staffs, as UL Lafayette leads the league with a 3.31 ERA and South Al’s is not far behind.

After sweeping a midweek series from Northwestern State, Louisiana Tech visits Southern Miss on Saturday. Tech is three-games back of the Golden Eagles for first place.

The state baseball tournament is underway in Sulphur. Tonight at seven o’ clock….Simpson takes on Downsville Charter in a Class C semifinal match-up. In Class B tonight, it’s Anacoco against Grace Christian and the Class 4A semifinal contest tonight matches up two Acadiana rivals….Breaux Bridge versus top-seeded Teurlings Catholic.