Ragin Cajuns Coach Tony Robichaux announced today that freshman right-hander Wyatt Marks will start tomorrow night in game one of the Super Regional series against LSU. Freshman left-hander Gunner Leger will start game two on Sunday.

Both teams met with the media today at Alex Box Stadium, after going through batting practice. Senior third baseman Tyler Girouard says there’s no bad blood between these two schools, even though the two fan bases have been going back and forth throughout the week…
cut 20 (25) “…having fun”
First pitch tomorrow night is at 7 PM.

There’s some bad news involving Saints pass rusher Junior Galette. He reportedly injured his pectoral muscle and may need surgery. If he undergoes surgery, Galette will not be be able to return until late in the season. Galette had ten sacks last season.

Many people in Louisiana watched last night’s Game One of the NBA Finals, which saw Golden State defeat Cleveland in overtime. There were an estimated 17.8 million viewers nationwide, which is the largest game one audience ever on ABC. But it’s likely that will be highest viewed game of the series, because the Cavs have announced Kyrie Irving is done for the finals after suffering a fractured kneecap.

Tickets are hard to come by for this weekend’s Super Regional series between LSU and UL Lafayette. The games are sold out, so you’re only option, if you want to get into Alex Box Stadium is the secondary ticket market. Stub-Hub’s Allison Salcedo says some of the best deals are right before gametime.

LSU and UL Lafayette will begin their best out of three super regional series tomorrow night at Alex Box Stadium. First pitch is set for 7 PM. The Tigers scored only four runs in the the final two games of the Baton Rouge Regional. LSU center fielder Andrew Stevenson says they want to provide their pitchers with more run support…
cut 18 (14) “…..we can do that’
UL Lafayette reached the Super Regionals last season, but lost to Ole Miss in the best of three series. Shortstop Blake Trahan says this super regional is a lot different than last year…
cut 19 (15) “…go fight”
Standing room tickets for the super regional series sold out in five minutes.

There’s some bad injury news invovling the New Orleans Saints. Pass rusher Junior Galette reportedly injured his pectoral muscle and may need surgery. If he undergoes surgery, he’ll miss a good portion of the season. Galette didn’t participate in yesterday’s O-T-A session and Anthony Spencer took most of the snaps as his replacement.

It’s day five of the competency hearing for Saints and Pelicans Owner Tom Benson. Benson’s right-hand man, Dennis Lauscha, testifies today. He’s a witness for Benson’s team of lawyers.

Andy Fox has been named the new director of basketball operations for Louisiana Tech. Fox has been at Tulane the five previous seasons as an assistant coach and director of operations.

And it’s a free fishing weekend, which means you don’t need a license to drop a line in one of Louisiana’s lakes, marshes or bayous. The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries hopes the weekend will introduce newcomers and people with rusty skills to one of Louisiana’s most popular sports.

Freshman Alex Lange will start on the mound for the LSU Tigers tomorrow night in game one of the super regional series against UL Lafayette. Lange is 11-0 with a 1.76 ERA. But LSU Coach Paul Mainieri will not be afraid to turn to his bullpen, even though they don’t have an established closer…

cut 17 (16) ” for us”

The Cajuns fell to Ole Miss in last year’s Super Regionals and are looking to return to Omaha for the first time since 2000. Saturday night’s game can be seen on ESPN2.

The LSU men’s golf team is back in Baton Rouge after winning the program’s first national championship in 60 years. The Tigers defeated USC in match-play to claim the title. Ben Taylor’s nine-foot par putt on 18 wrapped up LSU’s first men’s golf championship since 1955.

At Saints OTA, Coach Sean Payton talked about a simpler approach on defense. He says they are doing it to improve execution and reduce variables. Payton says it’s something they have to do, after giving up several big plays last season.

Also at Saints OTA, running back Mark Ingram didn’t participate. Payton says he’s resting a minor foot-slash-ankle injury.

Saints linebacker Junior Galette has suffered a pectoral injury that may require surgery. It is unclear how the injury occurred, but Galette is contemplating surgery that could sideline the five year veteran for part or all of next season.

Former LSU Tiger Trindon Holliday has inked a deal with the Oakland Raiders. Holliday played for three different teams in 2014, before being released by San Francisco 49ers.

The R-and-L Carriers New Orleans Bowl returns to primetime. This year’s game will be played on Saturday, December 19th at 8 PM in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Last year’s game, which featured UL-Lafayette for a third consecutive year, kicked-off at 10 A-M.

When you look at the seeds, the Fighting Tigers are the favorite in the Super Regional series. LSU is a national two seed in the NCAA Tournament, while the Ragin Cajuns were a three-seed in the Houston Regional. Coach Paul Mainieri says seeds don’t mean anything at this point, and they learned that lesson when Stony Brook, a fourth-seed, beat the Tigers in the Super Regionals in 2012…
cut 19 (19) “…meet that”
Mainieri has decided to send freshman Alex Lange to the mound for game one. Lange is 11-and-0 with a 1.76 ERA. No word on who will start game two for the Tigers.

UL Lafayette could start Gunner Leger in game. The freshman is 6-and-4 with 2.87 ERA.

At Saints OTA, Coach Sean Payton talked about a simpler approach on defense. Payton says they are doing it to improve execution and reduce variables. Payton says it’s something they have to do, after giving up several big plays last season.

Also at Saints OTA, running back Mark Ingram didn’t participate. Payton says he’s resting a minor foot-slash-ankle injury.

Former LSU Tiger Trindon Holliday has signed with the Oakland Raiders. Holliday played for three different teams in 2014, before he was released by San Francisco 49ers.

The LSU men’s golf team returned to Baton Rouge today after winning the program’s first national title in 60 years. The Tigers defeated USC in match-play to claim the championship trophy. Ben Taylor’s nine-foot par putt on 18 wrapped up LSU’s first men’s golf championship since 1955.

The R-and-L Carriers New Orleans Bowl is returning to a primetime kickoff. The game this year will be played on Saturday, December 19th at 8 PM in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Last year’s game, which featured the Ragin Cajuns for a third consecutive year, kicked-off at 10 A-M.

The LSU and U-L Lafayette rivalry is heated among the fan base, especially in the Acadiana area, where Tiger and Cajun fans live and work together. Coach Paul Mainieri says he has all the respect for UL Lafayette and its coaching staff heading into this Super Regional series against the Cajuns…
cut 18 (18) “…really well”
Alex Lange has been named the starter in the Game One of the Super Regional Series.

The LSU men’s golf team is back in Baton Rouge today after winning the program’s first national title in 60 years. The Tigers defeated USC in match-play to claim the championship trophy. Ben Taylor’s nine-foot par putt on 18 wrapped up LSU’s first men’s golf championship since 1955.

According to the Baton Rouge Advocate, Charles Hanagriff, Patrick Wright, Lyn Rollins, Pelicans announcer Sean Kelley and the voice of Northwestern State, Patrick Netherton, are among the finalists to replace Jim Hawthorne as LSU’s play-by-play man. The report also says there are some national candidates as well.

The R-and-L Carriers New Orleans Bowl is returning to a primetime kickoff. The game this year will be played on Saturday, December 19th at 8 PM in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Last year’s game, which featured the Ragin Cajuns for a third consecutive year, kicked-off at 10 A-M.

A four-star recruit from Destrehan High School has given his verbal pledge to play at LSU. Glen Logan is a six-foot-four, 300-pound defensive tackle, who also had scholarship offers from several SEC schools. Logan helped Destrehan reach the Class 5A championship game a year ago.

Former LSU Tiger Trindon Holliday has signed with the Oakland Raiders. Holliday played for three different teams in 2014, before he was released by San Francisco 49ers.

LSU’s Alex Lange, who was named Freshman Pitcher of the Year by Collegiate Baseball, will be the Tigers starting pitcher in Game One of the Super Regional Series against the Ragin Cajuns. Lange was oustanding in the regionals last weekend, throwing a complete game shutout and striking out 12. Lange knows the excitement level on Saturday will be through the roof….

cut 17 (13) ” this weekend”

The LSU and U-L Lafayette rivalry is heated among the fan base, especially in the Acadiana area, where Tiger and Cajun fans live and work together. Game One is scheduled for 7PM Saturday night.

The LSU men’s golf team won its fifth national championship and first in 60 years as the Tigers defeated U-S-C 4-to-1 in the match-play final in Bradenton. Florida. LSU’s previous golf championships happened in 1940, ’42, ’47, and ’55.

Four-star defensive tackle Glen Logan from Destrehan High School has given a verbal commitment to sign with the LSU Tigers following his senior season. Logan also received scholarship offers from Alabama and Arkansas. Logan is six-foot-four, 300 pounds and is LSU’s 11th commitment in the class of 2016.

It looks like former Pelicans head coach Monty Williams has landed a new job. It’s being reported that Williams has been hired to be the top assistant for new Oklahoma City head coach Billy Donovan. Meanwhile, the Pels have reportedly hired Darren Erman as the team’s associate head coach in charge of defense and New Orleans native Robert Pack as the backcourt specialist. Erman served as an assistant with the Celtics last season and Pack was with the Thunder.

The Girls Top 28 state basketball tournament is headed back to Hammond. That’s according to the result of a vote by the LHSAA Executive Committee, which also awarded the boys state basketball tournament to Lake Charles for two more years. Sulphur will continue to host the baseball tournament for another two seasons.

The UL Lafayette baseball team has an eight-game winning streak heading into the Super Regional series against LSU. They won three games in the Houston regional and only batted .200 in the three games. Cajuns Coach Tony Robichaux says the key for his young team this weekend will be to slow the game down…
cut 18 (19) “….with adrenaline”
Game one of the Super Regional series is at seven P-M. General admission tickets go on sale Friday morning, but the director of LSU’s ticket operations, anticipates only standing-room tickets to be available.

The LSU men’s golf team won its fifth national championship and in first in 60 years as the Tigers defeated U-S-C 4-to-1 in the match-play final in Bradenton. Florida.

A four-star defensive tackle from Destrehan High School has given a verbal commitment to sign with the LSU Tigers following his senior season. Glen Logan also had sscholarship offers from Alabama and Arkansas. Logan is six-foot-four, 300 pounds and he’s LSU’s 11th commitment in the class of 2016.

It looks like former Pelicans head coach Monty Williams has found a new job. Williams has reportedly been hired to be the top assistant for new Oklahoma City head coach Billy Donovan. Meanwhile, the Pels have reportedly hired Darren Erman as the team’s associate head coach in charge of defense and New Orleans native Robert Pack as the backcourt specialist. Erman served as an assistant with the Celtics last season and Pack was with Oklahoma City.

The Girls Top 28 state basketball tournament is headed back to Hammond. That’s the result of a vote by the LHSAA Executive Committee, which also awarded the boys state basketball tournament to Lake Charles for two more years and Sulphur retains the baseball tournament for another two seasons.

After coming out of the Houston Regional as a three-seed, the UL Lafayette baseball team will face one of the top teams in the country with a chance at going to Omaha for the College World Series. Cajuns Coach Tony Robichaux knows his players will not be intimidated going up against LSU…
cut 17 (20) “….to them”
Robichaux says the key for his young team this weekend will be to slow the game down.

The 2016 College Football Hall of Fame Ballot has been released. Former LSU quarterback Bert Jones, who finished fourth in the Heisman Trophy voting in 1972, is the ballot and so is former Louisiana Tech football coach Maxie Lambert, who led the Bulldogs to three consecutive Division Two national titles from 1972 to 74.

Saints defensive end Cam Jordan has a new five-year, 60-million contract, which will keep him in New Orleans through the 2020 season. Jordan had one more year left on his old contract, but NFL Analyst Mike Detillier says the Saints were wise to sign him to a long term deal…
cut 20 (14) “…to pay”

Legislation in the name of former Saint Steve Gleason that would help A-L-S patients is close to final legislative passage in Congress. The Steve Gleason Act, which would make speech generating devices and other technology more accessible for patients with ALS and other diseases. Team Gleason Associate Executive Director Clare Durrett…
cut 6 (08) “through the House”
The legislation awaits a vote of the full House.

The Ragin Cajuns will bring an eight game winning streak into Baton Rouge for their Super Regional series against the LSU Tigers. U-L Lafayette hasn’t lost since dropping the opening game of the Sun Belt Tournament. Coach Tony Robichaux likes how his team has been grinding out victories…

cut 16 (14) “to do”

UL Lafayette was a three-seed in the Houston Regional and they’ll face one of the top teams in the country with a trip to Omaha for the College World Series on the line. Game one of the best of three series is Saturday night at seven.

LSU Junior Shortstop Alex Bregman has been named one of four finalists for the 2015 Golden Spikes Award. The award is presented annually to the nation’s top amateur baseball player. The other finalists are Andrew Benintendi of Arkansas and Vanderbilt’s Carson Fulmer and Dansby Swanson. Fans can cast their vote at GoldenSpikesAward-dot-com through June 12th and the winner will be announced on the 23rd.

Defensive end Cam Jordan has signed a contract extension that will keep him with the Saints through the 2020 season. The new five-year contract will pay Jordan 60 million dollars with just over half of that money guaranteed. NFL analyst Mike Detillier says this was a smart move on behalf of the Black & Gold…

cut 24 (06) “in this league”

Jordan had 12.5 sacks in 2013, but last season his sack total dipped to seven and a half.

Former LSU quarterback Bert Jones is on the ballot to be inducted into the 2016 College Football Hall of Fame. Jones led the SEC in passing as a junior and as a senior he helped the Tigers win the Southeastern Conference title in 1970. Former Louisiana Tech football coach and athletic director Maxie Lambright is also on the ballot. Lambright coached the Bulldogs from 1967-78, leading Tech to three consecutive Division Two national titles. There are eight players on the ballot who played professional football with the New Orleans Saints, including kicker Morten Andersen.

The Saints have signed defensive end Cam Jordan to a five-year contract worth 60 million dollars. Just over half of the money will be guaranteed. NFL analyst Mike Detillier says the Saints made the right decision by locking up Jordan long-term….
cut 29 (11) “…to an injury”
Jordan had 12.5 sacks in 2013, but last season his sack total dipped to seven and a half.

Former LSU quarterback Bert Jones is on the ballot to be inducted into the 2016 College Football Hall of Fame. Jones led the SEC in passing as a junior and as a senior he helped the Tigers win the Southeastern Conference title in 1970. Former Louisiana Tech football coach and athletic director Maxie Lambright is also on the ballot. Lambright coached the Bulldogs from 167-78, leading Tech to three consecutive Division Two national titles.

The Super Regional Series between LSU and U-L Lafayette will begin on Saturday night at 7 PM. Game two will be played on Sunday at either five or six and if a third game is necessary, it would be played sometime on Monday. ESPN Two will televise Saturday night’s game and Tiger Rag Associate Editor James Moran is not surprised one of the main ESPN channels will televise the game…
cut 10 (08) “….itself apart”

The Tigers reached the Super Regionals, because of some excellent pitching. Alex Lange tossed a complete game shutout and Jared Poche was one out away from duplicating that effort on Monday. Coach Paul Mainieri says the entire pitching staff is ready for more low-scoring games this weekend…
cut 17 (18) “…pitch it that way’