The Saints report to training camp at The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, in ten days. NFL analyst Mike Detillier says a big question mark heading into the season is the defensive line, which didn’t play nearly as well as it did two years ago…

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Detillier says there’s also question marks on the Saints offensive line.  The Saints first pre-season game is August 13 at Baltimore.

The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Preseason Poll has been released and UL-Lafayette is picked to finish second overall in the league.  The Ragin Cajuns will kick off their season August 5th by traveling to Lexington to take on SEC foe Kentucky.

In NBA Summer League play, the Pelicans five game winning streak ended in the tournament semi-final round as they lost to the Phoenix Suns 93-87.  The Suns’ first-round draft pick Devin Booker lead all scorers with 31-points.  Bryce Dejean-Jones led the Pels with 25, followed by Seth Curry’s 21.  This is the first time the Pelicans have ever advanced to the semi-final round of the NBA Summer League Tournament.

Bill Arnsparger, who guided the LSU Tigers to an SEC title in football in 1986, has passed away at his home in Alabama. Arnsparger was the head coach of the Fightning Tigers from 1984 to 1986, compiling a record of 28-8-and-2. Arnsparger also had a great run as an assistant coach in the NFL as his teams made the Super Bowl six times. Arnsparger was 88-years-old.

Former LSU all-american Aaron Nola will make his Major League debute tomorrow as the Philadelphia Phillies take on the Tampa Bay Rays. Philadelphia picked Nola in the first round last year and he’s quickly moved up the Phillies minor league system.