A short handed Pelicans team fell to the Philadelphia 76ers last night 96-81. Anthony Davis sat out the game with a left toe sprain and Jrue Holiday missed his second straight game with ankle inflammation. Eric Gordon and Alexis Ajinca both had a team high 16 as the Pels fall back below .500 to 19-20. New Orleans heads to Toronto for a Sunday afternoon matchup against the Raptors.

LSU head football coach Les Miles held a press conference to recognize six underclassmen who have decided to return for their senior seasons. One of those players is linebacker Lamar Lewis who says he’s excited to get a chance to play for new defensive coordinator Kevin Steele…

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Defensive back Jalen Mills and offensive linemen Gerald Hawkins and Vadal Alexander are also coming back for another year in college.

Sunday is Championship Sunday in the NFL. The NFC title game has Seattle versus Green Bay. Houma native and former Louisiana Tech standout Tramon Williams won a Super Bowl with the Packers in 2011 and the veteran cornerback says the key to getting back to the Super Bowl will be tackling Seahawk running back Marshawn Lynch…

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The AFC Championship game is New England versus Indianapolis.

In college basketball, the LSU Tigers get an early start to their day as they have an 11AM tip off this morning against Texas A&M. The Tigers are coming off of a 4-point road win over Ole Miss.

Louisiana Tech hosts Middle Tennessee at 3PM. The Bulldogs are hoping for a sold out Thomas Assembly Center. Tech is tied for first place in Conference USA with Western Kentucky.

The Warhawks and Ragin Cajuns are also home. UL-Lafayette takes on South Alabama while ULM hosts Arkansas-Little Rock.