| Howdy y'all, We're approaching the end of basketball's regular season. The men's basketball team is traveling to Fayetteville tonight to take on No. 14 Arkansas and will return on Saturday to host No. 25 Alabama. Here's a little of what to know about the matchup. By the way, Tari Eason has been named a semifinalist for one of basketball's biggest awards. On the women's side, both Alexis Morris and Khayla Pointer are collecting SEC accolades for their season. As the No. 2 seed in the SEC tournament, the women will play at 6 p.m. on Friday. Here are things you should know about the team before then and where they could end up in the NCAA bracket. It'll be a big week for baseball as it hosts former LSU star Blake Dean and the UNO Privateers for a midweek game before it hits the road for Houston to play in the Shriner's Classic. Here's how to tune in and what to watch for if you aren't at the game. You can also learn how Alex Milazzo, and other members of the team, are improving their at-bats. The LSU Beach Volleyball team hosts the Tiger Beach Challenge this weekend starting at 11 a.m. on Saturday, where it will take on Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Texas A&M-Kingsville, Southern Miss, Loyola Marymount and Stephen F. Austin. The Tigers are coming off the Green Wave Invitational, where it defeated Tulane 4-1 and Spring Hill 5-0. Now at No. 6 in the AVCA rankings, the Tigers will take on some tough competition on Sunday at 10 a.m. when it hosts No. 4 Loyola Marymount. FINALLY: HERE’S A GREAT DEAL If you can’t tell from this newsletter, our sportswriters are the hardest-working folks in show business. They’ll keep you up to date on the latest news at LSU (and elsewhere). Support their work, and stay on top of everything. If you’re not a subscriber, come join us. Thank you for reading. Until next time, The Advocate beat team (Sheldon Mickles, Scott Rabalais, Wilson Alexander and Leah Vann) | 