Louisiana Tech won a thriller last night in Charlotte to remain in first place in Conference USA. The Bulldogs beat the 49ers 83-82 in overtime. Alex Hamilton led all scorers with 29 points, including four in the overtime period. Michale Kyser had a double-double, 12 points and 12 rebounds for the Bulldogs who have won four in a row.

U-L Lafayette easily defeated Texas State 64-42. The Cajuns went on a 16-4 run in the first half to pull away. Shawn Long had a solid game, 17 points and seven rebounds and the Bobcats shot 32-percent from the field.

Also last night…Central Florida beat Tulane 69-55.

In the NBA…the Pelicans have acquired point guard Norris Cole in a trade with Miami. Cole has averaged six points a game in his four-year NBA career. New Orleans also gets former LSU forward Justin Hamilton in the deal.

A Kenner woman has filed a civil lawsuit against Saints linebacker Junior Galette, claiming he was physically and emotionally abusive to her during their two-year relationship. Eric Gill reports…
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The expectation for rain on Sunday has led to changes with the weekend college baseball schedule. The LSU Tigers will play a doubleheader with Boston College today, starting at two P-M. U-L M will also play a doubleheader today as they host Stephen F Austin. Loisiana Tech also plays two against Arkansas Pine Bluff.

The second ranked LSU baseball team left 17 runners on base in a six to three loss to Nicholls State last night. The Colonels, who at one time led six to nothing in this game, improved to three and one on the season. LSU is also 3-and-1 following the upset loss.

The Ragin Cajuns erupted for four runs in the first inning and went on to beat Northwestern State seven to three last night. Gunner Leger was the winning pitcher as he allowed just two runs in five innings. Joe Robinson also had a home run and a career-high four RBIs for the Cajuns.

Louisiana Tech won its first game of the season yesterday as the Bulldogs defeated McNeese State 12 to 2. It’s the first win for new head coach Greg Goff. The loss drops McNeese’s record to four and one and they’ll host Bradley for three games this weekend.

Former LSU football player Ryan Clark has retired after a 13-year career in the NFL.

Louisiana Tech, who is in first place Conference USA, visits Charlotte tonight. The 49ers are 11-and-14 overall on the season, but Bulldogs coach Mike White calls Charlotte one of the more talented teams in the league…
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Louisiana Tech is coming off its 20th win of the season, a 75-42 victory over F-I-U.

The Ragin Cajuns are home tonight where they’ll take on Texas State. U-L Lafayette has lost seven of its last eleven and Coach Bob Marlin knows his team can play better…
cut 17 (16) “….two areas”
The Cajuns are 14-and-12 with just five regular season games left.

For the first time since 2009, Nicholls State has defeated LSU in baseball. The Colonels doubled up the second ranked Tigers six to three on a chilly night at Alex Box Stadium. LSU left 17 runners on base and committed four errors in the field. Colonels first baseman Seth Stevens had two hits and two RBIs for the 3-and-1 Colonels.

Elsewhere…U-L Lafayette scored four runs in the first inning and went on to beat Northwestern State seven to three. Centerfielder Joe Robbins hit a home run and tied a career-high with 4 RBI.

Louisiana Tech won its first game of the year as they pounded McNeese State 12 to 2. Centerfielder Bryce Stark hit a grand slam and Bre’shon Kimbell added a solo shot.

Tulane scored two runs in the top of the ninth to get past Southeastern Louisiana five to four. The Lions fall to four and one on the season. And U-N-O scored four runs in the second to hold off Southern Miss seven to six.

The Pelicans have announced Jrue Holiday will miss at least another three weeks with a stress reaction in his lower right leg. Holiday missed 48 games last year because of a very similiar injury. New Orleans is at Orlando tomorrow. Today is the NBA trade deadline.

The U-L Lafayette men’s basketball team hosts Texas State tonight at the Cajundome. The Cajuns are 8-and-7 in the Sun Belt and in fifth place in the league standings. Head Coach Bob Marlin says a victory is important tonight with the conference tournament right around the corner…
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The Ragin Cajuns have lost seven of their last eleven games.

Also tonight, Louisiana Tech is at Charlotte, and Tulane hosts Central Florida.

Tonight at Alex Box Stadium, LSU will host Nicholls State. Tigers Coach Paul Mainieri used three different line-ups during the weekend sweep of Kansas and the head coach plans to continue shuffling players in and out of the line-up to find out who he can count on…
cut 18 (10) “…right guys”
After tonight, LSU will host Boston College. Because of the likliehood of rainy weather on Sunday, the two teams have decided to play a split doubleheader on Friday, with game one at two o’ clock and game two at seven o’ clock. They’ll wrap up the series on Saturday with a three o’ clock game.

Louisiana Tech won its first game of the season today and it was the first win for new head coach Greg Goff as the Bulldogs crushed McNeese State 12-to-2. Byrce Stark hit a grand slam for Tech, while Phil Maton allowed one run over seven innings for the win. It was the first loss of the season for McNeese State.

The Pelicans announced today that guard Jrue Holiday will be out at least another three weeks after re-aggravating the stress reaction in his lower right leg. Holiday has missed the last 16 games with the injury. In 37 games. Holiday has averaged 15 points and seven assists a contest. New Orleans is at Orlando on Friday night and they hope to have Anthony Davis and Ryan Anderson back from injuries.

Baton Rouge based Marucci BodiTrak has developed what they call a smart fabric to help diagnose head injuries to football players during games. President Curtis Cruz says when an impact or collection of impacts registers hard enough into the fabric, a team official will automatically be notified via a mobile device…
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Cruz says they’ll try this technology out during LSU spring football and there will be pilot programs with several youth football organizations in the fall.

The fourth ranked LSU baseball team plays its first mid-week game of the season tonight as the Tigers host Nicholls State. Freshman right-hander Doug Norman will start on the mound for LSU, while the Colonels counter with a senior. Chalmette’s Ryan Deemes starts tonight after making a dozen starts last season. LSU Coach Paul Mainieri says tonight’s game should be a good challenge for his team…
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First pitch is at 6:30. In other college baseball action today, Louisiana Tech wraps up a mid-week series at McNeese State. The Cowboys are undefeated, while the Bulldogs are winless. U-L Lafayette is at Northwestern State and Southeastern Lousisiana hosts Tulane, the Lions beat Jackson State 19-10 last night.

The LSU men’s basketball team had an eight point lead with 12 minutes left, but couldn’t hold on as Texas A-and-M rallied to beat the Tigers 68-62. LSU missed its last seven shots as the Tigers fell to seven and six in conference play.

A Baton Rouge company has developed what they call a smart fabric to help diagnose head injuries to football players during games. Michelle Southern reports….
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LSU had an eight point lead with 12 minutes left in the game, but couldn’t hold on as Texas A&M rallied back to win last night 68-62. Jarell Martin lead the Tigers with 13 and Keith Hornsby added 11. The Aggie defense held Jordan Mickey to just 6 points and four rebounds for the night. The Tigers fall to 7-6 in league play with five league games left before the SEC Tournament.

The fourth ranked LSU baseball team looks to improve to 4-0 tonight when they host Nicholls State at 6:30. Tigers Coach Paul Mainieri is impressed that the Colonels took two of three from Stony Brook last weekend. Mainieri says they could have used a couple of wins against Stony Brook in the 2012 Super Regionals

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Freshman right-hander Doug Norman will start on the mound for the Tigers, while the Colonels will counter with senior, Chalmette’s Ryan Deemes.
Yesterday in college baseball …McNeese State stays undefeated at 4-0 on the season, while Louisiana Tech remains winless at 0-4 as the Cowboys doubled up the Bulldogs four to two. The same two teams will play again today at 1 PM.

And UL-Lafayette is at Northwestern State. Game time for this matchup has been moved up to 4 PM, because of expected cold temperatures in Natchitoches.

The top high school football prospect in the state announced that he plans on playing his college football at Ole Miss. Quarterback Shea Patterson, who has led Calvary Baptist to two straight championships, chose the Rebels over LSU and USC. Patterson has thrown for over five-thousand yards and 72 touchdowns during his career at Calvary.

ULM Football Coach Todd Berry announced today that Travis Niekamp and Adam Waugh will serve as the Warhawks co-defensive coordinators in 2015. Niekamp has been with ULM the last three seasons, coaching linebackers and special teams. Waugh is entering his sixth season and he’s been the program’s safeties coach.

The LSU men’s basketball team looks for its second straight win on the road when they visit Texas A-and-M tonight. The Tigers are coming off an 18-point win over Tennessee in Knoxville. LSU’s Jarell Martin says the team’s confidence is high…
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Martin enters the game averaging nearly 16 points and nine rebounds a game. Tip-off is at eight o’ clock.

The top high school football prospect in the state announced today that he plans on playing his college football at Ole Miss. Quarterback Shea Patterson, who has led Calvary Baptist to two straight championships, chose the Rebels over LSU and USC. Patterson has thrown for over five-thousand yards and 72 touchdowns during his career at Calvary.

ULM Football Coach Todd Berry announced today that Travis Niekamp and Adam Waugh will serve as the Warhawks co-defensive coordinators in 2015. Niekamp has been with ULM the last three seasons, coaching linebackers and special teams. Waugh is entering his sixth season and he’s been the program’s safeties coach.

The Daily Advertiser reports that Melvin Smith will be the new defensive coordinator for U-L Lafayette. Smith was at Auburn last season and coached the Tigers cornerbacks.

In Lake Charles today…McNeese State improved to 4-0 on the season, while Louisiana Tech fell to 0-4 as the Cowboys doubled up the Bulldogs four to two. The same two teams will play tomorrow afternoon at 1 PM.

Also tomorrow…LSU will host Nicholls State, and the Cajuns are at Northwestern State. Game time has been moved up to 4 PM, because of expected cold temperatures in Natchitoches.

The LSU men’s basketball team is at Texas A-and-M tonight and the Tigers have played well on the road. They are 4-2 in league games away from the PMAC and 6-2 in true road games overall. Sophomore guard Tim Quarterman says they have the mindset they can win on any team’s floor….
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The Tigers are coming off an 18 point victory over Tennessee on the Volunteers home floor.

In college basketball action last night….Zeek Woodley had 36 points as the Northwestern State beat Central Arkansas 86-70. Woodley was 12 of 16 from the floor and hit 10 of his 11 free throws. And McNeese State snapped a three-game losing streak by beating Southeastern Louisiana 74-69.

LSU pitcher Alex Lange has been named the SEC Freshman of the Week. Lange threw five scoreless innings against Kansas on Saturday afternoon. He also struck out seven, while allowing just two hits and a walk. The Tigers host Nicholls State on Wednesday.

The Colonels were scheduled to host Southern tonight. But because of the cold conditions that game has been postponed until May fifth.

Louisiana Tech looks for its first win of the season this afternoon when the Bulldogs visit McNeese State. It’s the start of a two game series between the two teams. The Cowboys started their season by sweeping Arkansas Pine Bluff.

And Southeastern Louisiana looks to improve to 4-and-0 when they visit Jackson State at four o’ clock today. Through three games this season, the Lions pitching staff has a team ERA of 1.67.

And tomorrow’s U-L Lafayette and Northwestern State baseball game has been moved up to four P-M, because of cold temperatures.

The LSU men’s basketball team is at Texas A-and-M looking to pick up another win on the road tonight. About a month ago, the Tigers hosted the Aggies and blew a double-digit lead and lost by three points to A-and-M. Sophomore guard Tim Quarterman they learned a tough lesson that day

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LSU has played well on the road. They are 4-2 in league games away from the PMAC and 6-2 in true road games overall.

Last night in the Southland Conference, Northwestern State blew past Central Arkansas 86-70, McNeese defeated Southeastern Louisiana 74-69, and UNO squeaked by Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 55-53.

In the SWAC, Southern downed Mississippi Valley State 68-56 and Grambling was trounced by Prairie View 95-44.

LSU right-hander Alex Lange has been named SEC freshman pitcher of the week. The Missouri native threw five shutout innings on Saturday, allowing just two hits and striking out seven in the Tigers victory over the Kansas Jayhawks. LSU will host Nicholls St. tomorrow night.

In high school football news…Calvary Baptist quarterback Shea Patterson will announce his verbal commitment today. Patterson is considered one of the best high school quarterbacks in the country as he heads into his senior season. It’s reported that he’s considering LSU, Ole Miss and USC. Patterson has led the Cavaliers to state championships the last two seasons.

The girls high school basketball playoff brackets came out yesterday. Here are your number one seeds in the seven classes, starting with Class C and heading on up. Summerfield, Florien, North Central, Pickering, U-High, Warren Easton and Ponchatoula. The state championship games will once again be played in Lake Charles during the first week of March.

LSU right-hander Alex Lange has been named SEC freshman pitcher of the week. The Missouri native threw five shutout innings on Saturday, allowing just two hits and striking out seven in a Tigers victory over Kansas.

In high school football news…Calvary Baptist quarterback Shea Patterson will announce his verbal committment tomorrow. Patterson is considered one of the best high school quarterbacks in the country as he heads into his senior season. He’s reportedly considering LSU, Ole Miss and USC. He’s led the Cavaliers to state championships the last two years.

The girls high school basketball playoff brackets came out today. Here are your number one seeds in the seven classes, starting with Class C and heading on up. Summerfield, Florien, North Central, Pickering, U-High, Warren Easton and Ponchatoula. The state championship games will once again be played in Lake Charles during the first week of March.

The LSU men’s basketball team leaves today for College Station, where they’ll play Texas A-and-M tomorrow night. The Tigers 18-and-7 overall. The braketologists have LSU in the NCAA Tournament, but sophomore forward Jarell Martin says he’s not paying attention to what the so-called experts are saying…
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LSU is listed anywhere from a nine seed to a 11-seed based on the various projections for the Field of 68.

In college basketball action tonight…Northwestern State hosts Central Arkansas, Southeastern Louisiana looks for its fourth straight win as they visit McNeese State. In the SWAC…Grambling hosts Prairie View and Southern is at Mississippi Valley State.

And with ULM’s win on Saturday over Appalachian State, the Warhawks have clinched a spot in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament.