A disappointing Saints season came to a close yesterday with New Orleans losing to Carolina ten to seven. The Black and Gold finished with a record of seven and ten and a second straight non-playoff appearance. Saints safety Tyrann Mathieu hopes this season could serve as a lesson that will result in more victories next year…
cut 19 (18) “….believe in that”
It’s expected Dennis Allen will get a second season as the head coach. Houston has fired Lovie Smith, Arizona has let Kliff Kingsbury go and former Saints Coach Sean Payton will interview with Denver. The Broncos and Saints have reportedly worked out trade compensation if Payton takes the job in Denver.

The 7th-ranked LSU women’s basketball team defeated Kentucky 67-48 to improve to 16-0 yesterday, the best start in program history. Coach Kim Mulkey’s team led 31-17 at halftime to cruise to their fourth SEC win of the year…
Cut 20 (20) “..start a game”
Angel Reese had 26 points and 13 rebounds for her 16th straight double-double.

The Pelicans are in Washington tonight looking to snap a two-game losing streak as they face the Wizards. CJ McCollum and Larry Nance are expected to return after missing Saturday night’s loss in Dallas. Tip time is at 6 PM.

Tonight is the college football playoff championship game as Georgia looks to make it two in a row when they face TCU at 6:30 in Inglewood, California.