Sports Around the Pelican State – June 17, 2025
A roundup of Louisiana Sports news, stories, and topics curated from the local community.
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Gallery: Track & Field NCAA Outdoor Championship
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LSU Meets UCLA at 6 p.m. CT Monday in CWS Showdown
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Tigers Defeat Arkansas, 4-1, in CWS Opening Game
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Football: Louisiana, Liberty Announce Home-And-Home Gridiron Series
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The Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns and the Liberty Flames have finalized a future home-and-home football series, with the first matchup set for the 2028 season, both programs announced Wednesday.
Football: Sun Belt & ESPN Announce 2025 Primary Bowl Season Slate
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After pacing the non-autonomy conferences in Bowl Season representation for the third-straight year in 2024, the Sun Belt joins ESPN in announcing the dates, times and networks for its 2025 primary Bowl Season slate on Thursday.
Football: Louisiana Football Announces Four Start Times
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Start times and network designations for four games on the 2025 Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns Football Schedule, including the first three weeks of the season, were announced on Thursday by the Sun Belt Conference and ESPN.
College World Series: LSU baseball game moved to Tuesday morning after weather delays
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OMAHA – The LSU Tigers game against UCLA will resume Tuesday at 10:03 a.m. after a weather delay pushed the game well into the night Monday.
The game was delayed twice for severe weather moving south into the Omaha area as the game moved to the middle of fourth inning.
The Tigers answered the bell and Jared Jones got the monkey off his back as he belted a three-run home run in the first inning to push LSU in front of UCLA 4-3 after the Bruins started the game with four hits in the winners’ bracket game at the College World Series on Monday night.
LSU starter Anthony Eyanson was touched up in the first as the Bruins stacked singles on top of singles to jump out to an early 3-0 lead.
However the Tigers got the scoring started in the bottom of the frame as Jake Brown drove home Ethan Frey for LSU’s first run of the game.
With two runners on Jared Jones hit his 21st homer of the season and none bigger or possibly tougher as Jones’ shot to right-centerfield had to fight through a stiff wind blowing into the ballpark.
SPARE NOTES Anderson completes nice week of bowling with USBC All-Events lead
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BATON ROUGE - To say last week was a good week for PBA star Andrew Anderson might be an understatement.
On June 8, Anderson defeated EJ Tackett to win the PBA Tour Finals for his second title of the season – both against Tackett. Anderson swept Tackett in the Race-to-Two championship at Steel City Bowl & Brews in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. That was worth a check of $35,000 for the 30-year-old’s sixth PBA Tour title.
This past Friday and Saturday at the USBC Championships at the River Center, Anderson took the lead in the top all-events division knocking out Cassidy Schaub’s 2,158 for nine games which has stood since March 14.
It was the first lead change in the event since May 9 as Anderson posted 2,184.
“I’m coming straight off a win into our last team practice,” he said in a video interview with USBC. “So the confidence was definitely up there. Riding a wave of momentum and confidence for sure the entire year. It’s been a heck of a 2025 and this is a great way to cap it off. I’m not quite sure it’s enough, but I should hope so.”
Anderson made the most noise in the team event on Friday, shooting the highest series this year on the difficult pattern with games of 258-236-269 for 763.
Maybe more impressive was that after going 258 in the opening game, Anderson made a ball change.
“Most people don’t ball change there,” Anderson said. “I decided, given the scoring pace that we had, I felt like I needed to keep the momentum going, get more score. So I made a ball change that I normally wouldn’t to shoot 230 game two (236), where if I think I stay with the other ball (I was) kind of running out of room. So I think that kind of set the pace. You know, 763 team event, the way it felt on the lanes, that was some of the best bowling I’d possibly ever done. It’s definitely my best three game set at open championships, even better than when I won the (singles) eagle in 2021.”
Saturday, Anderson posted 754 (281-257-279) in doubles and with singles remaining, the chance to put up a number that would be untouchable was in sight.
Anderson posted 224 to start singles and then had opens in the sixth and ninth frame in a 199 second game, making a good number in the third and final game imperative.
“I think that when we were preparing for the event,” Anderson said, “I heard so much about doubles. I heard about how the lane starts at the fresh and how to attack them. I did not realize the transition that we were about to go through. So unfortunately, I definitely left some pins out there in singles, especially game two of singles.
“I told myself going to game three, that we have to take it one more notch because I didn’t really have a ball change to go to. I didn’t really feel comfortable on the lanes (1 and 2) and those last five shots were some of my best.”
Anderson struck in the seventh, eighth, ninth and first ball in the 10th before a 10-pin spare to shoot 244 and 667 to claim the AE lead.
“I knew what was at stake,” he said. Unfortunately, I’m a score watcher. I knew exactly what I needed and thankfully, I pulled it off. I just hope it’s enough. I’ve bowled this open championship enough now, and I know how many good bowlers come through these doors. Somebody’s going to see them equally as good as me, and it just depends on if they out bowl me or not. I felt like I left 50-or-60 (pins) out there in singles, but you cannot win unless you lead in the leaderboard. So now we get to sweat It out.”
Anderson’s team, Holly Lanes and Frie, finished fifth in the standings at 3,226. The leaders, Phat Kids Crew, rolled 3,300 to grab the lead in early April.
So far, some 8,000 teams have passed through the 54 lanes of the Raising Canes River Center since the tournament started what seems a long time ago on March 1. But that means some 3,000-plus teams are still to bowl between now the curtain coming down on the final team shift on July 27.
By the way, the estimated prize fund for the whole event has been listed and it appears some $7.7 million will be returned to the bowlers in cash prizes from this big event. As of the moment, the Phat Kids Crew, is in line for a return of $40,000 if the 3,300 score holds up.
Lots more to come next week, until then, good luck and good bowling,
Kent Lowe
Former LSU women’s hoops star and Southern Lab coach takes collegiate job
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BATON ROUGE – Southern University Laboratory School girls basketball coach Quianna Chaney is taking a job at the next level.
Chaney, who led the Kittens to three state titles over the last four seasons and two titles in a row, will become an assistant coach with the Grambling women’s basketball program.
Chaney is a former LSU women’s basketball player, helping the Tigers to four Final Four’s in a row from 2005-2008.
The Breakdown: Tiger fans leading Jell-O Shot Challenge in Omaha
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Each shot is five dollars and proceeds go to food banks in the hometown of each College World Series team and in Omaha.
LSU game against UCLA delayed in Omaha until Tuesday, officials say
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The game was delayed due to weather on Monday and has now been scheduled for Tuesday, June 17 at 10 a.m.
Nina Kuscsik, trailblazer in women’s running, has died
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She ran the Boston Marathon four times from 1968-71 — before women were officially welcomed — and then won the first official women’s race in 1972.
LSU-UCLA game in Omaha halted after three innings due to weather
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The game will resume at the beginning of the top of the fourth inning with LSU leading 5-3, and UCLA coming to bat.
LSU-UCLA game in Omaha halted after three innings due to weather
Four LSU standouts named NCBWA All-Americans
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Sophomore left-handed pitcher Kade Anderson and junior first baseman Jared Jones are First-Team All-Americans; and junior right-handed pitcher Anthony Eyanson and freshman right-handed pitcher Casan Evans are Second-Team All-Americans.
Vincent’s versatility, creative skill and affability among attributes earning his Dixon Award recognition
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You know, when Louisiana Sports and College Sports Communicators Hall of Famer Dan McDonald wrote the feature piece on Herb Vincent when our friend joined Dan in the CSC Hall of Fame in 2021, he opened with three simple words.
Saints sign RB Cam Akers to 1-year deal
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The 5-year NFL veteran and former No.1 ranked high school player in Mississippi played with the Texans and Vikings last season.
New Orleans Saints 2024 schedule
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Here’s who the Saints will play this season
4 Takeaways from Saints OTA’s: Early signs of Kellen Moore’s vision
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Here are four key takeaways from New Orleans Saints OTAs, including the quarterback battle, O-line setup, and a possible breakout defensive star.
Former Tulane Baseball coach dies at 88
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He won over 600 games and led the Green Wave to three Metro Conference tournament titles and seven NCAA regional appearances.
Defense dominates in Tulane Spring game
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Tulane’s Jon Sumrall has vowed that as long as he’s the head coach Uptown, the spring game will stay a tradition.
Brumbaugh’s brilliance and Woods’ last-second heroics seal Tulane win over Rice
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Brumbaugh had six rebounds and eight assists for the Green Wave (14-11, 8-4 American Athletic Conference).
Gulf Coast Lending Services defeats Ponstein’s, 7-1
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Mandeville-based Gulf Coast Lending Services downed Holy Cross-based Ponstein’s 7-1 at home Monday in Crescent City Sports Prep Summer League play.
Five CCS Summer League games rained out Monday
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Lutcher-based Cypress Physical Therapy and Archbishop Rummel-based Malcolm M. Dienes will make up their game on Thursday, June 26 at Raider Park.
River Ridge takes 10-0 win over Covington in CCS Summer League
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The John Curtis Christian-based River Ridge Patriots dismissed Covington 10-0 in a game shortened to five innings by the mercy rule Monday evening at Harahan Playground in the Crescent City Sports Prep Summer League.
River Ridge takes 10-0 win over Covington in CCS Summer League
Nick Saban’s open-door policy a factor in Alabama’s draft success
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NFL teams get great access to watching Alabama players all year, a practice that Nick Saban believes pays dividends to his program and beyond.
Scout’s Take: OLB Owen Pappoe to Auburn
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Owen Pappoe is a five-star prospect with off-the-charts athleticism to bolster Auburn’s defense.
Florida’s offense is on ‘right track’ with new staff
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Head coach Dan Mullen and QBs coach Brian Johnson have begun to install the new offense at Florida and the process of seeing what their QBs can do.
