Drew Brees’ contract is a huge question mark for the Saints this off-season. The quarterback turned 39 on Monday, and is a free agent in March. Brees and the Saints front office have been coy so far about contract negotiations, but the QB says he hopes to have a deal before the free agency begins. He says this young, talented team is a great incentive to stick around:
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Brees says he intends to end his career in black and gold, and doesn’t want to play anywhere else.

In the NBA, Anthony Davis and the Pelicans continued stellar play to pick up their third straight win. The Pels beat the Celtics on the road last night 116-113 in overtime. Davis had 45 points and 16 rebounds. DeMarcus Cousins added 19 points and 15 rebounds. Jrue Holiday scored 23 points.

The LSU men’s basketball team still hasn’t wont an SEC game at home, after dropping a close 61-60 contest to Georgia last night in the PMAC. But the game was tied eight times and the lead changed hands 16 times. Also last night in college hoops, Nicholls dominated Texas A&M Corpus Christi, 91-61. Today, UNO is at Central Arkansas. Tulane hosts Houston. Southeastern hosts Houston Baptist.

Despite being linked to the Florida State Seminoles in reports over the last week, McNeese State head coach Lance Guidry will remain with the Cowboys. New FSU coach, Willie Taggart, and Guidry coached together at Western Kentucky. Guidry said while he’s grateful to Coach Taggart for his interest, it just didn’t workout for either party and he’s happy to stay at McNeese.

The LSU Baseball team is ranked No. 16 in the D1 Baseball Preseason Top 25, after the Tigers National Championship appearance at the College World Series in 2017. LSU is just over a week away from kicking off practice this spring in preparation for its 2018 season.