LSU men’s hoops faces one of the hottest teams in the SEC tonight when the Tigers host Alabama. LSU beat the Crimson Tide by two points in Tuscaloosa on January 26th, but since then Bama has won five of its last six. Coach Johnny Jones on what he sees from Alabama during its current four-game winning streak…
CUT 1 (12) “…on the road”
Tip-off is at 8 PM.

New Orleans Saints General Manager Mickey Loomis tells a radio show dedicated to the NFL that he hasn’t talked with quarterback Drew Brees’ agent about a contract extension, but he wants the star QB to finish his career with the Black and Gold. Brees is set to have a $30 million dollar cap charge in 2016 which could be reduced and benefit the Saints. But Loomis said it’s less the cap and more the fact that they want Brees to be the Saints quarterback for the foreseeable future.

LSU sophomore right-hander Alex Lange is named by USA Baseball to the 50-player preseason Golden Spikes Award Watch list. The list looks at the top amateur baseball player in the nation for the 2016 season. Lange posted a 12-0 record in 2015 and recorded 131 strikeouts.

The LSU football team is losing two more receivers. Highly recruited out of Barbe, Trey Quinn confirmed on Twitter that he’s transferring. Rising red-shirt junior Kevin Spears is leaving LSU as well.

LSU has received 20-thousand tickets to sell for the season opener against Wisconsin at Lambeau Field. Prices range from 91-dollars to 118-dollars. LSU’s spring game is April 16th and the first spring practice is March 7th.

A couple of former Saints were released Tuesday. The Chicago Bears said goodbye to offensive tackle Jermon Bushrod, while the Lions cut running back Joique Bell.