According to sources, the Saints are expected to meet with Tennessee running back Alvin Kamara next week. Kamara averaged 5.8 yards per carry last season in Knoxville. He scored nine touchdowns and caught 40 passes out of the backfield.

Patriots restricted free agent Malcolm Butler met with the Saints Thursday. NFL analyst Mike Detillier says Butler would give the Saints a quality starting cornerback to go along with Delvin Breaux….
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But Detillier doesn’t see the Saints giving up their 11th pick in the first round for Butler.

In the NBA the Pelicans return home for a 7pm tipoff against the Houston Rockets tonight. New Orleans is now 5.5 games back of Denver for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference and they are just 4-and-7 since acquiring DeMarcus Cousins in a trade with Sacramento.

The LSU baseball team begins SEC play tonight as they host Georgia, but the Tigers go into league action without its closer. Senior right hander Hunter Newman is out with a bad back and could miss at least a couple of weeks. Coach Paul Mainieri says other pitchers will have to step up…:
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Alex Lange will start on the mound tonight for the Tigers and then Saturday it will be Jared Poche.

ULM will open up Sun Belt Conference action this weekend with a three-game series at Arkansas State. Josh Leone will likely start ont he mound for the Warhawks. Southeastern hosts Lamar for three games in Southland action. Lions fans are encouraged to wear green for St. Patrick’s Day. Louisiana Tech begins C-USA play hosting the Golden Eagles of Southern Miss. The Bulldogs are coming off a 6-5 win over UL-Lafayette. The 14th-ranked Ragin’ Cajuns Cajuns open conference action against Appalachian State. Louisiana has won all three of its series this year.