Ole Miss filed lawsuits against two LSU football players for nearly one-million-dollars. Kace Kieschnick has more.
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A large clinical trial led in part by LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center has shown that specialized treatments for kids and teens with obesity can be delivered at their primary care doctor’s office. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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Ole Miss is suing LSU players Princewill Umanmielen and Devin Harper for nearly one-million-dollars. Ole Miss says the former Rebels have not paid the buyout clause of the revenue-sharing agreement they signed with the school before leaving for LSU. Sam Hutchens with the Clarion-Ledger broke the news and says Ole Miss AD Keith Carter told him the Rebels have paid similar buyouts for transfers.
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Hutchens notes he does not know how much those previous Ole Miss buyouts were. Umanmielen’s is 550-thousand-dollars and Harper’s buyout is 400-thousand-dollars.
LSU has declined to comment, but Hutchens says, according to an Ole Miss timeline, the university declined to make the payment on the player’s behalf in March, arguing LSU is not party to the contract.
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If LSU were to pay the buyout for its players, it would count against its 21.3-million-dollar revenue-share cap. Hutchens says despite any reluctance from the university or players, it’s hard to imagine someone wearing purple and gold does not fork over the money.
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Both lawsuits were filed in Lafayette County in Mississippi with different judges presiding. Judge John Kelly Luther attended Ole Miss for both his undergrad and law school. Judge Kent E. Smith received his undergrad degree from Northeast Louisiana and his J.D. from LSU.
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A large clinical trial led by researchers at LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center and others has shown that specialized treatments for kids and teens with obesity can be delivered at their primary care doctor’s office. Dr. Amanda Staiano, the director of the pediatric obesity and health behavior laboratory at Pennington, says the findings are from a study involving more than 700 children across four states and 41 primary care practices.
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The program involves teaching kids and parents how to cook healthy meals, helping with grocery shopping, devising physical activity strategies and managing stress. Dr. Staiano says it’s a short program that has long-lasting impacts.
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Staiano says the program sets kids and teens up for healthy lives as they get older.
The findings were published in the July 27th issue of JAMA Pediatrics.
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The Saints hit the field for the first practice of training camp today. Defensive end Cameron Jordan returned to finish his career in New Orleans after testing free agency for the first time this offseason. He says the team feels more optimistic than it has in recent years.
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Running back Alvin Kamara also returned after the Saints signed free agent Travis Etienne. Kamara says he always planned to be back and is looking forward to sharing the backfield with Etienne.
Quarterback Tyler Shough’s development will be the focal point of the preseason. He says he stepped up as a leader on the team this offseason and is looking forward to building chemistry with eighth overall pick Jordyn Tyson, a receiver from Arizona State.
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Fourth-year defensive tackle Bryan Bresee left practice early with a knee injury feared to be a season-ending torn ACL. It’s a heavy blow for a budding star on the interior of the Saints defensive front.