The LSU Tigers host Northwestern State tonight. Last night the Bayou Bengals belted UNO 11-2 as Chris Sciambra had three hits and drove in four runs. The senior from Catholic High in Baton Rouge is now hitting .370 on the season….
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Tonight’s game against the Demons gets underway at 6:30.

In other action tonight…the Ragin Cajuns, who had a walk-off win over 22nd ranked Houston last night, will face Southern University. Louisiana Tech hosts Arkansas Little Rock and McNeese State is at U-L-M.

In softball…number one ranked LSU is at Mississippi State, while ULM is at Louisiana Tech.

The Pelicans look to follow up last night’s win over Golden State, with another one tonight as they take on the Memphis Grizzlies. New Orleans moved past Oklahoma City last night into the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference. There’s just five games left and the Pels own the tie breaker over Thunder in case the two teams finish with identical records.

The NFL has its first-ever full-time female official. Here name is Sarah Thomas and she’ll work as a line-judge. Thomas has been a high school official in Mississippi and became the first female to officiate an NCAA game in 2007 and has been working as a Conference USA official.

LSU defensive back Jalen Mills’ will not have to go to trial on his simple battery charge. That’s because he’s enrolled in a one-year pretrial diversion program. Prosecutors say Mills has to perform 30 hours of community service and can’t get arrested or do drugs. The charge stemmed from a woman who claimed Mills punched her last May, which resulted in the female needing four stitches.