The LSU men’s basketball team notched its first SEC win last night as the Tigers topped the Arkansas Razorbacks 78 to 74. LSU shot 40-percent from the field, but they were 26 of 28 from the free throw line. Cam Carter led all scorers with 27 points and talked about attacking the rim….

Cut 30 (17) “…cause of it”

LSU is now 1-and-3 in the SEC.

The Pelicans beat the Bulls in Chicago last night 119 to 113. Trey Murphy had 32 points as he made all 12 of his free throws. Zion Williamson nearly had a triple double, 21 points, nine assists and seven rebounds. New Orleans hosts Dallas tonight, who was blown out last night by the Denver Nuggets 118 to 99.

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The NFL Network is reporting the Saints plan to speak with former Cowboys and Packers head coach Mike McCarthy early next week. Before winning a Super Bowl in Green Bay and winning a bunch of games in Dallas, McCarthy was an offensive coordinator in New Orleans for five seasons from 2000 to 2004. The 2000 team won the franchise’s first playoff game.

But before McCarthy meets with New Orleans, he’ll reportedly interview with the Bears today.

Host of the Dattitude podcast for NOLA.com, Jerry Derry, says McCarthy and Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn are likely the Saints top two choices and a possible wild card is Bills offensive coordinator Joe Brady…

Cut 18 (12) “…an interesting situation”

The Bills have a divisional playoff game against Baltimore Sunday night.