The Pelicans finished the regular season with a 122-98 win over San Antonio. Jrue (Drew) Holiday had 23 points, Anthony Davis had 22 and Nikola Mirotic (Knee-co-luh Mear-uh-tich) added 21 points. New Orleans record for the year is 48-34. And now the Pels will get ready for the playoffs. They will face the Trail Blazers in the first round. Game one will be in Portland this weekend.
Five-star forward Emmitt Williams has signed with the LSU Tigers, giving Coach Will Wade the third best recruiting class in the country according to 24-7 sports. Williams is considered an elite rebounder at six-foot-seven and he also gets to the line a lot.
In college baseball last night, the Ragin Cajuns outlasted Southeastern Louisiana 4-3 in 11 innings as Kennon Fontenot drove home the winning run with a two-out single. Nicholls scored 12 runs in the 1st inning and beat Alcorn State 18-0. Brady Bell homered and drove in four runs. And UNO defeated Southern seven to five.
The Saints are signing restricted free-agent wide receiver Cam Meredith. New Orleans offered him a two-year deal and the Chicago Bears, who control his rights, decided not to match the offer. Saints analyst Mike Detillier says Meredith gives the Black and Gold a big target in the red zone and on third downs
Cut 16 (16) “…Meredith is”
Curtis Johnson who coached him in Chicago is the Saints wide receivers coach. Meredith caught 66 passes with the Bears in 2016, but missed all of last season with a knee injury.
The Saints have announced their preseason opponents for the upcoming season. They will open the exhibition schedule by playing the Jaguars in Jacksonville and then return home to host Arizona. In week 3, they ‘ll visit the Los Angeles Chargers and they’ll end the preseason with a home game against the Los Angeles Rams.