A four-star edge rusher from Tampa has committed to the LSU football program. Six foot five Jesse Harrold gave a verbal pledge to the Tigers after also considering Texas A-and-M, Auburn and Miami. On3’s industry rankings has Harrold ranked as the 15th best edge rusher in the country

But one of the state’s top high school prospects in the Class of 2025 has decommitted from the Tigers. Westgate’s Jaboree Antoine announced on Sunday he’s now also considering Miami and Florida State. He’s considered one of the top prospects in the country for 2025.

Angel Reese had 25 points and 16 rebounds as Reese and the Chicago Sky got the best of Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever 88 to 87 yesterday. That’s now a WNBA rookie record eight straight double-doubles.

Former LSU star Sha’Carri Richardson has qualified for the US Olympic team as she won the 100 meters at the U-S Track trials with a time of 10.71. That’s the fastest time for a woman in the world this year.

One of the top pitchers in the Southland Conference is transferring to LSU. Jacob Mayers had two outstanding seasons at Nicholls and the former St. Amant Gator announced his commitment to the Tigers over the weekend. The six-foot-five right-hander has a fastball that can get into the upper 90s.

Louisiana Tech baseball coach Lane Burroughs has signed a new five-year contract which extends his deal through 2029. The Bulldogs will look a lot different next year as eight of the nine offensive starters last season were seniors. Burroughs will also lose out on the team’s two best relief pitchers Sam Broderson and All-American Ethan Bates. Burroughs says they have several transfers coming in..
Cut 19 (17) “…for the spring.”
One of the new transfers is Zeb Ruddell from Monroe. Ruddell only got ten at-bats last season at LSU after a standout high school career at Neville.

Louisiana Tech has announced a five-year contract extension for Bulldogs baseball coach Lane Burroughs that will keep the Meridian, Mississippi, native in the Diamond Dogs dugout through the 2029 season. Burroughs just completed his eighth season in Ruston and led Tech to a 45-19 record and an NCAA Regional appearance. The Bulldogs have been to the NCAA Tournament three times in his eight years at Tech.

The Ragin Cajuns Kyle DeBarge was named a first-team All-American by Baseball America. The shortstop set school records with 21 home runs and 179 total bases as he hit .355 on the season.

LSU’s Griffin Herring is a second-team selection, while the Tigers Tommy White and Luke Holman were third team selections. Cajuns pitcher LP Langevin was also a third team selection and so is Louisiana Tech’s Ethan Bates as a utility palyer.

It appears former LSU pitcher Cam Johnson has committed to Oklahoma. Johnson was ranked as the 11th best overall prospect in the nation before coming to LSU, but had an ERA of 12 in his lone season with the Tigers.

The Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Induction ceremony is Saturday night in Natchitoches. Two legendary figures in Louisiana sports are going into the Hall, Saints quarterback Drew Brees and LSU women’s basketball great Seimone Augustus.

The 2024 class also features great coaches. Tulane men’s basketball coach Perry Clark, former high school football coach Frank Monica and legendary Grambling Coach Wilbert Ellis, who won 701 games in 26 seasons as a head coach…
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The Southwestern Athletic Conference has announced a contract extension for Commissioner Doctor Charles McClelland. McClelland became commissioner in 2018 and since then the league has increased its visibility through the broadcasting of conference football and basketball games on ESPN and HBCU-Go platforms.

Seimone Augusuts and Drew Brees along with seven former athletes and coaches will be inducted into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame in Natchitoches on Saturday night. Hall of Fame Foundation President Ronnie Rantz says Brees’ induction is a no-brainer…
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Augustus led LSU to three straight Final Fours and won four WNBA Championships. She says winning her first goal medal with the U-S Women’s Basketball team in 2008 was a huge accomplishment she shared with her father…
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State legislators passed a bill re-establishing a black bear season in Louisiana. Mel Bridges has the details.
Cut 16 (33) “…I’m Mel Bridges.”

In coaching news….Gerry Glasco has left as the head coach of U-L Lafayette softball and he’s now leading Texas Tech. Former Pelicans guard J-J Redick is the new head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers.

In college football…Oklahoma has given Brent Venables a new six-year contract. The LSU Tigers will host the Sooners in the regular season finale.

LSU has received a commitment from four-star offensive lineman Carius Curne. He’s ranked as the top player in Arkansas. ON-3 dot-com has Curne ranked as the fifth best interior offensive lineman in the country.

The Saints have signed a defensive back from New Orleans. Roderic Teamer played at Tulane and Brother Martin. He has appeared in 40 games in the NFL, making 11 starts with 103 tackles and an interception. Teamer went undrafted in 2019, but spent the last three seasons with the Raiders.

Gerry Glasco has left as the head softball coach at U-L Lafayette to be the new head coach at Texas Tech. Host of the Locked-on Sun Belt Podcast Dave Schultz says Glasco’s departure could also spur some players from the team to follow him to Lubbock…
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Glasco won 302 games in seven seasons in Lafayette and last year’s team hosted a Regional.

Governor Jeff Landry has signed into law a measure that re-establishes a black bear hunting season in Louisiana. That season will take place in December in a handful of parishes in northeast Louisiana. Only ten tags will be handed out and a lottery to obtain one of those tags has yet to be established…
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That’s LDWF Large Carnivore Program Manager John Hanks.

It’s induction ceremony weekend at the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame in Natchitoches. Headlining the 2024 class are Drew Brees and Seimone Augustus. Also going into the Hall, are MMA icon Daniel Cormeir, former Grambling baseball coach Wilbert Ellis, former high school football coach Frank Monica and former McNeese quarterback Kerry Joseph. Also going in is jockey Ray Sibille, who has over four-thousand career victories. Hall of Fame Foundation President Ronnie Rantz…
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Louisiana Public Broadcasting will be streaming the event on Saturday night.

After seven seasons as the head softball coach for the Cajuns, Gerry Glasco is leaving U-L Lafayette for Texas Tech. Glasco was 302-and-88 as the coach of the Cajuns and this past season U-L Lafayette won 45 games and hosted a regional. The school says a national search for the next head coach is underway and Dave Schultz, hosted of the Locked on Sun Belt podcast, says the Cajuns should have some good candidates who are looking to lead a very successful program…
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Glasco will take over a Texas Tech program that was 29 and 21 last season.

LSU has received a commitment from four-star offensive lineman Carius Curne. He’s ranked as the top player in Arkansas. ON-3 dot-com has Curne ranked as the fifth best interior offensive lineman in the country. He’s from Marion, Arkansas, and Curne is six-foot-four, 320 pounds.

The Saints have signed a defensive back from New Orleans. Roderic Teamer played at Tulane and Brother Martin. He has appeared in 40 games in the NFL, making 11 starts with 103 tackles and an interception. Teamer went undrafted in 2019, but he’s spent the last three seasons with the Raiders.

Former LSU women’s basketball star Angel Reese became the first WNBA rookie to record seven straight double-doubles. Reese had 16 points and 18 rebounds as the Chicago Sky defeated the Dallas Wings 83 to 72 to end a four-game losing streak.

The NCAA has presented plans to Division One conference commissioners that would expand the men’s and women’s basketball tournaments by four to eight teams or keep it at 68. If the tournament is expanded, it would mean the 10 through 12 seeds would be involved in play-in games.

U-L Lafayette has lost its softball coach to Texas Tech. Gerry Glasco has taken a job to be the softball coach for the Red Raiders after seven successful seasons leading the Cajuns program. U-L Lafayette was 45 and 19 this past season and hosted a Regional. They advanced to the Super Regionals in 2023. Locked on Sun Belt podcast host Dave Schultz expected Glasco to stick around for one more year, because next year’s team is loaded…
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Glasco’s departure means players on the team have 30-days to deicide if they want to enter the transfer portal.

LSU has received a commitment from four-star offensive lineman Carius Curne. He’s ranked as the top player in Arkansas. ON-3 dot-com has Curne ranked as the fifth best interior offensive lineman in the country. He’s from Marion, Arkansas, and Curne is six-foot-four, 320 pounds.

The Saints are reportedly signing a defensive back from New Orleans Roderic Teamer played at Tulane and Brother Martin. He has appeared in 40 games in the NFL, making 11 starts with 103 tackles and an interception. Teamer went undrafted in 2019, but he’s spent the last three seasons with the Raiders.

New regulations go into effect today when it comes to fishing red drum. The maximum daily catch per angler is four instead of five. Harvested red drum must be 18 to 27 inches long. The previous minimum was 16 inches. LDWF Director of Marine Fisheries Chris Shcieble says these limits are in place to get the population of red drum back up from overfishing.
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LDWF estimates the red drum population will recover in three to five years with these regulations in place.

LSU baseball is adding a power hitter to its roster through the transfer portal as first baseman Eddie Yamin has committed to the Tigers. Yamin is coming off a really good season with the Dayton Flyers, where he hit .342 with 13 home runs and 54 RBIs. Yamin can also play in the outfield and behind the plate as a catcher.

Texas A-and-M and Tennessee are the last two schools standing at the College World Series. The Vols will make their first appearance in the championship series of the C-W-S after eliminating Florida State seven to two. The Aggies blanked Florida six to nothing and A-and-M will attempt to win its first C-W-S title.

U-L Lafayette could lose its softball coach to Texas Tech. Gerry Glasco reportedly has an offer from the Big 12 school and an official announcement could come later today. Glasco just completed his seventh season with the Cajuns and has a record 302 and 88.

Former Pelicans head coach Monty Williams has been fired after one season in Detroit. The Pistons had the worst record in the NBA at 14 and 68 and Williams is receiving 65-million dollars not to coach in Detroit anymore.

Several new regulations go into effect today when it comes to fishing red drum in state waters. Mel Bridges has the details…
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LSU softball has received a commitment from former Ole Miss utility player Jalia Lassiter. Lassiter said on social media after two seasons in Oxford she’s heading to LSU. The Alabama native hit .314 with four home runs and 29 RBIs last season.

The LSU Baseball program has received a verbal commitment from a power hitter in the transfer portal. Eddie Yamin the Fourth says he’s coming to LSU after hitting .342 with 13 home runs and 54 RBIs for the Dayton Flyers in 2024. The New York Native has played catcher, first base and right field at Dayton.

At the College World Series today…Florida eliminated Kentucky today as the Gators defeated the Wildcats 15 to 4. Florida plays Texas A-and-M tonight. The Gators will need to beat the Aggies twice to advance to the championship round of the College World Series.

If Tennessee beats Florida State this afternoon, the Vols advance to the Championship series.

The Detroit Pistons announced the firing of Monte Williams today. The former Pelicans coach lasted just one season in Detroit and it was a miserable year. The Pistons had the NBA’s worst record at 14 and 68. Detroit is getting rid of Williams even though they will owe him 65-million dollars.

Attention anglers!!!. New red drum regulations go into effect tomorrow. There’s a four fish daily limit per angler. You can only keep red drum that measure between 18 to 27 inches in length. Keeping red drums over 27 inches is prohibited. The retention of red drum by captains or crew on charter or head boats while on a for-hire trip is prohibited. LDWF Director of Marine Fisheries Chris Schieble (sheeble…
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These limits are in place to get the population of red drum back up after LDWF found signs of overfishing, such as not enough juvenile fish making it back to spawning areas.

LSU baseball has received a commitment from an outfielder who has SEC experience. Chris Stanfield spent two seasons at Auburn and last year for the War Eagles, the Tallahassee, Florida native hit .276 with four home runs and 25 RBIs and nine stolen bases. Stanfield will compete in the Tigers outfield that will also include Jake Brown, Ashton Larson, Josh Pearson and Derek Curiel, an incoming freshman from California. Curiel has withdrawn his name from next month’s Major League Baseball draft.

At the College World Series, Florida State eliminated North Carolina nine to five. There will be three games today because last night’s Florida-Kentucky elimination game was postponed to 10 AM today because of storms in Omaha. After that game, F-S-U will play Tennessee at around 2 PM. The Seminoles will need to win twice to advance to the championship round. Texas A-and-M plays tonight against the winner of today’s game between the Gators and Wildcats.

The Catholic High Bears are national champs in high school baseball. MaxPreps ranked Catholic number one in its Final Top 25 ranking of the season on Tuesday. The Bears were 38-2 in 2024 and won the Division One select state championship game by blanking John Curtis five to nothing. Twelve players on this Catholic team have signed or committed to play in college, including LSU signee and potential first-round draft, pitcher William Schmidt. Outfielder Brooks Wright is a U-L Lafayette signee and left fielder Noah Lewis is a Ragin Cajuns commit for the Class of 2025.

Major League Baseball is mourning the death of a legendary player. Former San Francisco Giant great Willie Mays has passed away at the age of 93. Mays was named an M-L-B All-star 24 times and the Say Hey Kid won twelve Gold Gloves.

LSU Baseball has received a verbal pledge from former Auburn outfielder Chris Stanfield who entered the transfer portal after two seasons at Auburn. This past season on the Plains, Stanfield hit .276 with four home runs and 25 RBIs and he stole nine bases.

California high school outfielder Derek Curiel has announced he’s withdrawn from the 2024 MLB Draft and he’ll enroll at LSU this summer. Curiel is considered a plus-hitter from the left-side who has good speed and can play the field well. Curiel will be a draft eligible sophomore.

Former LSU pitcher Paul Skenes is now 4-0 after allowing one run in six innings in the Pirates four to one win over the Reds on Monday. Skenes struck out seven.

And the Washington Nationals have promoted Dylan Crews to Triple-A. The former LSU star was hitting .274 with 5 home runs and 38 RBIs at Harrisburg.

Former LSU football coach Les Miles is suing the university over vacating 37 of the coach’s wins preventing him from eligibility for College Football Hall of Fame Consideration.
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Sunday’s game between The Chicago Sky and the Indiana Fever, another rematch between Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark was the most watched WNBA game on any network in 23 years. The game peaked at three million viewers as the Fever defeated the Sky. The game featured a much talked about flagrant foul committed by Reese on Clark.