The Saints are 1-and-3 heading into Sunday’s match-up with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. New Orleans running back Pierre Thomas says there’s no reason to panic as there’s plenty of games left to turn the season around…:
CUT 18 (18) “hand on us”
The team is asking the Who Dat Nation to have faith they can turn things around.

The New Orleans Pelicans announced Wednesday they’ve added former Memphis star DJ Stephens to the roster. He’s 6’5 and was not taken in last year’s draft. Stephens started his career as a pro in Greece in 2013. Training camp is underway for the Pels and they play their first preseason game Saturday against Miami in Louisville.

Louisiana Tech looks to break a two-game losing streak when they host Conference USA foe UTEP on Saturday. The Bulldogs are coming off losses against Northwestern State and Auburn. Tech Head Coach Skip Holtz says the team is not happy about their recent losses, so the only way to make things better is to get a win this Saturday…:
CUT 16 (21) “get there”
Saturday marks seven straight conference games for Tech to end the regular season.

The NFL has expanded its contract with DirecTV to carry the Sunday Ticket package that allows customers to watch out-of-market games. The deal expands the satellite provider’s rights to stream the package live on mobile devices and online.