6:45 LRN Sportscast

The second ranked LSU baseball team suffered its second loss of the season last night falling to Northeastern 13 to 10. At one point the Huskies led 10 to nothing as Cooper Williams and Zac Cowan had rough outings on the mound. The bats were also quiet once again for most of the game. The Tigers also committed four errors. Coach Jay Johnson’s team has played 13 games since February 13th and it’s showing

Cut 26 (15) “…this experience”

LSU visits the 8-and-3 Cajuns tomorrow.

College basketball..McNeese dribbled past Nicholls 75 to 65, Northwestern lost 74 to 62 to UTRGV and Southeastern Louisiana upset UNO 82 to 78, but the Lions still miss the Southland Tournament.

 

The ULM baseball team is riding a six-game winning streak, and the Warhawks look to make it seven straight tonight when they host Southeastern at six p.m. ULM scored 34 runs in its three-game sweep over Western Illinois. Coach Ford Pemberton says he likes how his team executed in the batter’s box.

Cut 16 (13) “…miss a beat.”

The Louisiana Tech baseball team looks to bounce back against Arkansas State tonight after being swept by 10th ranked Southern Miss. Coach Lane Burroughs says his team has to forget about the sloppy weekend.

Cut 18 (15)  “…keep getting better.”

First pitch versus the Red Wolves is at 6 PM.

11:40 LRN Sportscast

The LSU baseball team improved to 11-and-1 yesterday afternoon with a three to nothing win over Dartmouth. William Schmidt was dominant on the mound as he threw a career-high seven and a third innings, striking out nine, allowing four hits and no walks. Schmidt has better command of his pitches this season and he explained why following yesterday’s start…

Cut 17 (12)  “…throwing more strikes.”

Tough weekend for Louisiana Tech as the Bulldogs were swept by 12th ranked Southern Miss. Tech lost all three games by a combined score of 25-5. Coach Lane Burroughs is not hitting the panic button…

Cut 20 (13) “…late into the summer.”

La Tech will host Arkansas State for a two-game midweek series starting tomorrow night.

 

The Cajuns won two of three from U-C San Diego over the weekend. Nice job by U-L Lafayette’s bullpen as Cody Brasch earned his second save by retiring five of the seven hitters he faced.  UL-Lafayette hosts LSU Wednesday night.

ULM swept a series from Western Illinois. The Warhawks have won six in a row and in their last five games they’ve scored double-digit runs. ULM begins a two-game midweek series against Southeastern Louisiana on Tuesday.

The Lions are coming off a series victory over Northwestern State. The Demons won yesterday on Colton Harrison’s two-run home run in the eighth inning.

Nicholls salvage the final game of its series with McNeese as the Colonels defeated the Cowboys three to two yesterday.

Nicholls and McNeese will meet on the hardwood tonight. Tipoff is at 6:30. The Colonels need a win for a chance at getting a first round bye in next week’s Southland Conference Tournament.

6:45 LRN Sportscast

The second-ranked LSU baseball team blanked Dartmouth three to nothing yesterday behind a sensational start from William Schmidt as he struck out nine over seven and a third innings. But the bats were quiet and they were quiet all weekend, only scoring 11 runs over the last three games. Tigers right fielder Jake Brown homered yesterday and says he’s not too worried about the offensive slump…

Cut 18 (16) “…back to it”

LSU is right back at it tonight as they host Northeastern.

The sixth-ranked LSU women’s basketball team concluded the regular season yesterday with a 72-63 win over Mississippi State. Mikayla Williams had her third-straight double-double, 26 points and 15 boards. LSU is the four seed in the SEC tournament and will play on Friday.

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The Ragin Cajuns seven game winning streak was snapped on Friday, but U-L Lafayette won on Saturday and Sunday to take the three-game series against UC San Diego. The Cajuns held on for a four-to-three victory yesterday after taking a three-to-nothing lead into the sixth inning. Coach Matt Deggs wishes they could have made it easier on themselves…

Cut 19 (17) “…finish line.”

 

Tough weekend for Louisiana Tech as the Bulldogs were swept by 12th ranked Southern Miss. The Golden Eagles outscored Tech 25 to 5.

ULM completed a sweep of Western Illinois by beating the Leathernecks 11 to seven. Dayne Wray homered for the third straight game for the Warhawks.

McNeese took two out of three from Nicholls and Southeastern took two out of three from Northwestern State.

7:30 LRN Sportscast

The second-ranked LSU baseball team didn’t play its best game last night but it was good enough to beat Dartmouth 5 to 2. Derek Curiel had a two-run single and Jake Brown had an RBI double, but the Tigers only had five hits on the night. Coach Jay Johnson says they didn’t swing the bats well…

Cut 29 (19) ‘…win games”

Gavin Guidry won his third game of the season as he allowed just one hit and struck out five over the final three and two-thirds innings. Today the Tigers play Northeastern at 2 PM.

Louisiana Tech fell to 12th-ranked Southern Miss eight to three, the Cajuns seven game winning streak came to a halt with a seven-to-three loss to U-C San Diego. ULM upended Western Illinois 12 to five.

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Ragin Cajuns men’s basketball finished the regular season last night with an 81 to 58 loss to Arkansas State. U-L Lafayette will be the 12 seed in the Sun Belt Tournament next week and they’ll play Georgia State on Tuesday.

ULM finished Sun Belt play with a 1-and-17 record as they lost to Troy 80 to 65. The Warhawks will play Old Dominion in the opening round of the Sun Belt tourney.

LSU men’s basketball looks for its second straight win as the Tigers host Oklahoma at 5 PM. LSU is 3-and-12 in the SEC, while the Sooners are 4-and-11.

In other action today, Louisiana Tech hosts F-I-U at 2 PM.

Southern hosts the best team in the SWAC, Bethune-Cookman at 2:30. Grambling is also home today as the Tigers take on Florida A-and-M.

One of the best games of the day happens in New Orleans, as UNO hosts McNeese. Southeastern Louisiana is at Nicholls. Northwestern State visits Texas A-and-M Corpus Christi.

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A little bit of a slow start, but the fifth-ranked LSU women’s basketball team eventually got it going and defeated Tennessee 89 to 73 to clinch a double bye in next week’s SEC Tournament. It was also the final regular-season home game for Flau’Jae Johnson, who had ten points. Johnson is looking forward to seeing what this team can do in March…

Cut 20 (14) “…Coach Mulkey”

One regular season game left and that’s Sunday versus Mississippi State.

Louisiana Tech’s DJ Dudley had 27 points as the Bulldogs edged Missouri State 72 to 70. Will Allen had 13 points and scored the winning basket as he followed up a missed shot with a layup with eight seconds left.

The Pelicans defeated the tanking Utah Jazz 129 to 118. Saddiq Bey had 42 points!

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The second-ranked LSU baseball team looks to bounce back tonight against Dartmouth after suffering its first loss of the season to McNeese on Tuesday. Coach Jay Johnson gave an injury update on senior left fielder Chris Stanfield.

Cut 17 (17)  “…to the table.”

Johnson also said sophomore catcher Cade Arrambide, who exited Tuesday’s game with a foot injury, is fine and will play this weekend.

The Ragin Cajuns have won seven in a row, and they host U-C San Diego. The 8-and-1 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs welcome 12th-ranked Southern Miss to J-C Love Field for a three-game series. ULM, which is 5-and-5, will host Western Illinois.

Southland play begins this weekend…McNeese is at Nicholls, while Northwestern hosts Southeastern.

11:40 LRN Sportscast

Tonight is the final home regular season game for the Lady Tigers, which means its senior night and LSU will honor Flau’jae Johnson, one of the best women’s basketball players in the school’s history. Coach Kim Mulkey calls Johnson one of her hardest workers…

Cut 20 (17) “…routine for her”

LSU versus Tennessee will tip off at 5 PM.

At the NFL draft Combine, former LSU cornerback Mansoor Delane is considered a first round pick. WWL Radio’s Mike Detillier…

Cut 18 (12) “….one of one”

 

The Ragin Cajuns baseball team had hits third walk-off win since last Friday as Drew Markle hit a home run in the 11th inning to beat Kansas State, sweeping a two-game midweek series at Tigue Moore Field. U-L Lafayette has won seven in a row.

The LSU men’s basketball team ended its five game losing streak with a double overtime win over Ole Miss, 106 to 99. Afterwards the president and CEO of FMOL Health, EJ Kuiper, said coach Matt McMahon deserves another season. Kuiper is an influential booster of LSU athletics.

Governor Jeff Landry announced on his “X” account today that A-T-and-T is investing 45-million dollars to upgrade the network inside Tiger Stadium before the 2026 season. LSU President Wade Rousse joined Landry for the announcement. Rousse says when you have over 100-thousand people in one place, you need service that works…

Cut 9 (08)  “…first resonders.”

6:45 LRN Sportscast

LSU took a five-game losing streak into last night’s game against Ole Miss, while the Rebels had lost nine in a row. And it was the Tigers who came out on top in double overtime, outlasting Ole Miss 106 to 99. Max Mackinnon had a season high 33 points.

ULM lost its sixth in a row as the Warhawks lost to South Alabama 89 to 54.

Tonight the sixth ranked LSU women’s basketball team hosts Tennessee for senior night. Final home regular season game for Flau’jae Johnson, one of the best players in the Lady Tigers history. Coach Kim Mulkey says it will be an emotional night…

Cut 19 (20) “…SEC opponent”

Tip off is at 5 PM.

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The Ragin Cajuns had their third walk-off in five days as U-L Lafayette defeated Kansas State three to two in 11 innings. Drew Markle sent everyone home happy with a solo home run. The Cajuns have won seven in a row.

ULM blanked Alcorn State 12 to nothing. Jackson Landry hit a grand slam and Seaver Sheets threw five scoreless innings for the win.

NFL combine workouts begin today, and there are several LSU players looking to boost their draft stocks. Among them is quarterback Garrett Nussmeier. Mike Detillier of WWL Radio believes Nussmeier will be the third quarterback off the board if he has an impressive week in Indianapolis.

Cut 16 (20) “…of round two.”

11:40 LRN Sportscast

The top ranked LSU Tigers suffered their first loss of the season as McNeese grabbed a seven to two lead last night and held on for a seven to six victory. LSU pitchers struggled with their command early in this game and for the contest they ended up walking six hitters and hitting five others. Starting pitcher, freshman Marcos Paz, was charged with the loss as he gave up four runs. He walked two and hit another batter. Coach Jay Johnson says these are struggles you get with young pitchers sometimes…

Cut 26 (09) “…some point”

Meanwhile for McNeese, freshman left-hander Jairus Miller, threw three shutout innings and struck out five for the win.

Freshman Sawyer Pruitt combined with two relievers on a three-hit shutout as the Cajuns defeated Kansas State 1 to 0 for the Cajuns sixth straight victory. Mark Collins solo home run in the third inning was the only run.

Louisiana Tech improved to 8-and-1 as the Bulldogs beat Northwestern State eight to five. Tech is off to its best start to a season since 1984.

ULM thumped Grambling 19 to 9. Today, the Warhawks host Alcorn State at 1 PM.

Dejounte Murray returned to the court last night for the first time since rupturing his achilles tendon last January and the Pelicans beat Golden State 113 to 109.  Murray had 13 points in 24 minutes. Zion Williamson led the way for the Pels with 26 points.

The Ragin Cajuns lost to Troy 78 to 59.

Tonight, ULM is at South Alabama and LSU visits Ole Miss.

The Louisiana Tech women’s basketball team is the regular season champions of Conference USA. Head coach Brooke Stoehr (“store”) said winning the team’s 38th conference title is a huge accomplishment.

Cut 16 (15) “…for our team.”

The Lady Techsters have won 14 in a row and the lone team they’ve lost to in Conference USA, Sam Houston, they play again this Saturday in Huntsville.

6:45 LRN Sportscast

The McNeese Cowboys handed top ranked LSU its first loss of the season as the Pokes held on for a seven to six win at Alex Box Stadium. LSU is now 8-and-1 on the year. Too many free base runners was the story in this one. Coach Jay Johnson saw his pitchers walk six hitters and hit five others…

Cut 26 (15) “…to win”

McNeese improved to 3-5 on the season. Danny Barbero (Bar-bear-oh) drove in two runs and freshman left-hander Jairus (Jy-rus) Miller struck out five over three innings for the win.

Elsewhere…the Cajuns blanked Kansas State 1-to nothing, ULM outscored Grambling 19 to nine, Louisiana Tech topped Northwestern State five to two and South Alabama outscored Southeastern Louisiana nine to seven.

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The Pelicans won their second straight game last night as they held off Golden State 107 to 104. Zion Williamson had 26 points and Dejounte Murray had 13 points in his first game since tearing his Achilles tendon about 13 months ago.

In college hoops….The Cajuns fell to 7-and-10 in the Sun Belt with a 78-59 loss to Troy.

The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs men’s basketball team is coming off a tough 58-55 loss to Kennesaw State Saturday. Head coach Talvin Hester says despite the defeat, he was impressed with freshman guard Jaylen Fenner, who stepped in for the injured graduate student Scooter Williams.

Cut 18 (19)  “…the same time.”

Tech will play its last two home games of the year this week, as the Bulldogs host Missouri State Thursday and F-I-U Saturday.

11:40 LRN Sportscast

The top ranked LSU baseball team returns to Alex Box Stadium tonight as the Tigers will host McNeese. The Tigers are 8-and-0 and they are led at the plate by Jake Brown, who is hitting .459 with four home runs and 16 RBIs. McNeese is 2-and-5 after getting swept by Kansas.

The Ragin Cajuns are coming off a sweep over Maryland. Coach Matt Deggs likes how his bullpen is performing…

Cut 28 (17) “….coachable
U-L begins a two-game midweek series against Kansas State at 6 PM tonight.

Also tonight….Northwestern State visits Louisiana Tech, ULM hosts Grambling. Southeastern Louisiana takes on South Alabama in Hammond.

 

Sophomore Kailin Chio is becoming the next great female athlete at LSU. The All-American from Nevada became the first gymnast this year to score two perfect 10s at the same meet, as she accomplished the feat last Friday against top-ranked Oklahoma. Chio had a perfect score on beam and vault, but she believes she’s had better vaults this season.

Cut 10 (13) “…the other ones.”

LSU has another meet on Friday night as the second ranked Tigers host third ranked Alabama.

In college basketball last night…UNO ended Stephen F Austin’s 13 game winning streak as the Privateers upset the Lumberjacks 77 to 73.

McNeese is now a game back of first place S-F-A as the Cowboys defeated UTRGV 75 to 68 as McNeese completes an unbeaten home season.

 

Trae English’s layup with one second left gave Nicholls a 53 to 52 win over Lamar in Beaumont. English had 18 points.