I’ll have 300 burgers, please
Trump ready to welcome LSU champs
President Trump will welcome the Louisiana State University football team to the White House today after the Tigers defeated Clemson on Monday night in the college playoff final.
Before visiting the White House, the LSU team will tour the nearby National Museum of African American History and Culture, according to The Advocate newspaper in Baton Rouge.
Trump attended the national championship game in New Orleans, which LSU won 42-25. It’s unclear what could be on the menu for the team, but the president took much delight in serving last year’s champions hamburgers and pizza during the partial government shutdown.
SF GIANTS NAME WOMAN COACH
Alyssa Nakken made history Thursday when she was promoted to coach by the San Francisco Giants. Nakken, 29, will be the first woman to coach in the majors, joining the staff of new Giants manager Gabe
Kapler. The former college softball player started working with the team in 2014 in its baseball operations department.
The Giants also interviewed Rachel Balkovec for a coaching role, though she landed with the Yankees as a minor-league hitting instructor.
Nakken was announced alongside former Single-A manager Mark Hallberg to fill out Kapler’s roster. Only seven coaches are allowed in the dugout during games, but Nakken will travel with the team and suit up before games.
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LAMELO OUT FOR SEASON
LaMelo Ball’s bone bruise on his left foot is expected to keep him out of the Illawarra Hawks lineup for the remainder of the National Basketball League season in Australia.
The 18-year-old American, who joined Illawarra as part of the NBL’s Next Stars program, is expected to be a first-round pick in this year’s NBA draft.
Ball averaged 17 points, seven assists and seven rebounds in 12 games. He averaged 31 minutes of playing time a game for the last-place Hawks, but hasn’t played since sustaining the injury in early December. The regular season ends in mid-February.