Tiger Rag Magazine

LSU transfer senior guard Max Mackinnon was one of the few bright spots last season for the Tigers. (LSU photo). By KACE KIEISCHNICK, Tiger Rag Staff Reporter Four former Tigers are slated to suit up in the NBA Summer League, which tips off in Las Vegas Thursday.

Ruston High safety Jayden Anding will be deciding between LSU and Ole Miss. (Social media photo). By KACE KIESCHNICK, Tiger Rag Staff Reporter Four-star LSU target Jayden Anding, a safety from Ruston High School, is set to announce his commitment live on Rivals’ YouTube channel at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday.

LSU football sports information director Michael Bonnette appeared on Talk Louisiana Monday morning on WRKF and the Louisiana Radio Network. (Tiger Rag photo by Jonathathan Mailhes). By GLENN GUILBEAU, Tiger Rag Editor LSU associate athletic director for communications Michael Bonnette will enter his 27th season on September 5 as the Tigers’ football sports information director.

Texas Rangers pitcher Jacob Latz threw for the Tigers in the 2016 season. (Major League Baseball photo). TIGER RAG NEWS SERVICES Texas Rangers left-handed pitcher Jacob Latz, who pitched for LSU in the 2016 season, has been selected to the American League roster for the 2026 Major League Baseball All-Star Game that will be played on July 14 (7 p.m., FOX) in Philadelphia. A fifth round pick in 2017, Latz, 30, is an All-Star for the first time.

Guard Garrett Temple helped lead the 2005-06 LSU Tigers to the Final Four. (Houston Rockets photo). TIGER RAG NEWS SERVICES Guard Garrett Temple, a hero of LSU’s last Final Four team in the 2005-06 season, has retired from the NBA after 17 seasons that saw him play for 12 teams. Temple, 40, will be an assistant coach for the NBA Dallas Mavericks under newly named head coach Dusty May.

Former LSU pitcher Paul Skenes of the Pittsburgh Pirates, shown here pitching at Houston on June 3, started the last two All-Star games. (Tiger Rag photo by Michael Bacigalupi). TIGER RAG NEWS SERVICES Former LSU baseball All-American and national champion pitcher Paul Skenes of the Pittsburgh Pirates has been named to the National League roster for the Major League Baseball All-Star game on Tuesday, July 14, at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia (7 p.m., FOX).

LSU baseball coach Jay Johnson has lost a commitment to UCLA, but he still has 22 in his recruiting class for 2026. (Tiger Rag photo by Michael Bacigalupi). TIGER RAG NEWS SERVICES LSU baseball coach Jay Johnson has lost shortstop/second baseman commitment CJ Weinstein to UCLA, dropping his class of 2027 to 22 players.

Former LSU baseball coach and athletic director Skip Bertman (left), here with LSU baseball coach Jay Johnson, and his daughters Jodi and Lori were unharmed from a major storm Sunday afternoon, but a fallen tree damaged his garage and vehicle. (LSU photo).

By TODD HORNE, EXECUTIVE EDITOR There is a moment in every public‐ finance story when the words themselves betray a shift in power. At first, the jargon is reassuring—economic development, public‐private partnership, infrastructure, catalytic investment, sports tourism, campus transformation—phrases carefully chosen to promise progress without winners and losers, growth without cost, frictionless motion.

Former LSU pitcher Paul Skenes, shown here pitching at Houston on June 3, has lost his last six decisions and has not won in his last nine starts. (Tiger Rag photo by Michael Bacigalupi). By GLENN GUILBEAU, Tiger Rag Editor Paul Skenes has hit the skids. As unbelievable as it sounds, it is true.