Sports Around the Pelican State – June 30, 2025
A roundup of Louisiana Sports news, stories, and topics curated from the local community.
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Three Tigers Receive All-America Honors from Baseball America
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LSU Women’s Golf Had Six Members Earn Academic Honors Listing From SEC
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Nine LSU Golfers Earn Honors On SEC Academic Teams
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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.
Baton Rouge Soccer Club advances to GCPL Finals
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BATON ROUGE – The Baton Rouge Soccer Club Capitals continued their undefeated season Saturday night.
The semi-pro soccer team beat LA Krewe Rush 4-1 on Saturday at Olympia Stadium to advance the Gulf Coast Premier League finals.
Final score for tonight’s semifinal playoff game! BRSC Capitals are advancing to the GCL2 Finals????#RepTheRedstick pic.twitter.com/hkjE1QCoLy
— BRSC Capitals (@BRSCCapitals) June 29, 2025
LSU quarterback Garrett Nussmeier among many college QBs at the 29th annual Manning Passing Academy
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THIBODAUX – Thousands of campers, camp counselors and their families filled the campus of Nicholls State University for the 29th annual Manning Passing Academy this week.
The event is hosted by NFL legends Archie, Peyton, Eli and Cooper Manning. This is the 20th year the camp is held at Nicholls, and this year brought in about 1,450 campers.
Along with the campers were over 100 high school coaches and nearly 50 college quarterbacks that served as camp counselors.
LSU quarterback, Garrett Nussmeier, was in attendance for the third year in a row mentoring the young athletes.
Nussmeier is entering his second year as the Tigers’ starting signal caller and he is looking to make a jump in improvement in 2025.
The senior recognizes his mistakes from the previous season and has spent a lot of time studying his own film in order to correct the problems he faced in 2024.
LSU starts their season on Aug. 30 when they take on Clemson. That game will air on WBRZ at 6:30 p.m.
Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame inducts 12 new members this weekend
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NATCHITOCHES – Three full days of fun have kicked off for the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Induction celebration.
On Thursday, they held a welcome reception for the inductees that were able to attend. They were able to receive their Hall of Fame jacket and say a few words about the honor.
The official induction ceremony will take place on Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Natchitoches Events Center.
Below are a list of the 2025 inductees:
April Burkholder – An LSU gymnast from 2003-2006.
Danny Broussard – St. Thomas More basketball head coach 1983-present.
Danny Granger – 10-year NBA veteran and New Orleans native.
Vickie Johnson – Louisiana Tech women’s basketball alumna and 13-year WNBA star.
Nick Saban – former LSU Football head coach from 2000-2004. Led LSU to their second national championship.
Joe Scheuermann – Delgado CC head baseball coach from 1990-present.
George “Bobby” Soileau – former Louisiana high school and LSU boxer.
Dale Weiner – former Catholic High football head coach from 1987-2016.
Andrew Whitworth – West Monroe High and LSU football player. 16-year NFL veteran.
Herb Vincent – Dave Dixon Louisiana Sports Leadership Award
Ed Daniels – Distinguished Service Award in Sports Journalism
Glenn Guilbeau – long time Louisiana journalist. Current editor of Tiger Rag.
You can find more details on all the inductees here.
Manning Passing Academy brings 1,450 young QBs to Thibodaux
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Campers got coaching from the Manning family — Archie, Peyton, and Eli — as well as 48 of the nation’s top college quarterbacks.
‘Heart of a Badger’ | Saints Tyrann Mathieu’s youth football camp hits year eight
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Tyrann Mathieu’s free skills camp for 300 local kids turned eight as he inspired young athletes and discussed the Saints’ offseason changes.
Jake Paul beats former middleweight champ Julio César Chávez Jr. by unanimous decision
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The YouTuber-turned-boxer dominated the early rounds Saturday night before holding on against Chávez’s late-round rally.
LSU’s Mikey Ryan transferring to NC State
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Former Archbishop Rummel and LSU infielder Mikey Ryan is transferring to NC State.
Standard-raising 2025 Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame class brought acclaim to the state in many different ways
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he lens through which much of the nation views Louisiana was on full display Saturday night inside the Natchitoches Events Center as the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame welcomed in its 12-person class of 2025.
Franklin Parish’s Dez Ellis commits to LSU
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LSU had only one football commitment for the 2026 class since March 22 — until today.
‘Heart of a Badger’ | Saints Tyrann Mathieu’s youth football camp hits year eight
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Tyrann Mathieu’s free skills camp for 300 local kids turned eight as he inspired young athletes and discussed the Saints’ offseason changes.
New Orleans Saints 2024 schedule
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Here’s who the Saints will play this season
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.
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).
J.T. Curtis to speak Wednesday at Life Resources Bottom Line Luncheon
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He has won more games on the field than any coach in the history of prep football in the United States.
J.T. Curtis to speak Wednesday at Life Resources Bottom Line Luncheon
Crescent City Sports takes home awards in LSWA contest
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Crescent City Sports contributors took home three first-place awards in the Louisiana Sports Writers Association’s annual writing and broadcasting contests.
LSU’s Mikey Ryan transferring to NC State
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Former Archbishop Rummel and LSU infielder Mikey Ryan is transferring to NC State.
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.
