May 9: Angel Reese's superstar week; Kim Mulkey's retooled team

Advocate columnist Scott Rabalais and LSU beat writer Reed Darcey joins sports editor Perryn Keys to recap what has already been a busy week for Angel Reese (with the regular season yet to come!), as well as next year's LSU roster; potential LSU Olympians and the baseball team's weekend trip to Alabama. Last Friday, Angel played her WNBA preseason opener without a TV audience, prompting a fan to livestream the game from her seat — drawing nearly 200,000 viewers in real time and almost 1 million since the upload. Angel later flew out for the Met Gala on Monday and returned in time to score 13 points in 19 minutes of the Chicago Sky's final exhibition. The guys discuss how this will be the new normal — for international celebrities like Reese, but also perhaps for women's basketball. And Rab notes that perhaps e double-standard has existed for women, as fans rarely criticize male athletes for dabbling into show business. Reed then goes through LSU's five new additions to the 2024-25 women's basketball roster and whether the Tigers might have a more complete team (barring injuries). Rab then takes us through the LSU athletes who have already qualified for the Summer Olympics, as well as who's up next. We also break down the Tigers' final six baseball games and whether they can sneak into the NCAA tournament for a surprise run. Subscribe to our YouTube channel! Subscribe to The Advocate: theadvocate.com/subscribe Sign up for the LSU Sports Insider newsletter: theadvocate.com/lsunewsletter 0:00-Intro 4:00-Angel Reese in the big leagues ... and on the red carpet 29:00-Kim Mulkey's new-ish krewe: who plays point guard? 37:00-Looking ahead to the Summer Games in Paris 47:00-LSU baseball with another crucial weekend at Alabama