Kansas held off North Carolina, 72-69 to claim its fourth men’s basketball national championship last night, and the second for coach Bill Self. The Jayhawks trailed by 15 points at the half, but opened the second with a 31-9 run to take the lead. Kansas All-American Ochai Agbaji was named the Final Four’s Most Outstanding Player after scoring 33 points over two games. David McCormack led the Jayhawks with 15 points and 10 rebounds. Before last night, North Carolina had never lost a Final Four game in New Orleans, and Kansas had been 0-2 in championship games played in the Crescent City.

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The New Orleans Pelicans will take their second shot at securing a spot in the NBA’s Play-in tournament when they visit the Sacramento Kings to close out a four-game road trip. The Pels opened with wins over Portland and the Lakers before falling to the Clippers on Sunday. New Orleans is 1-2 against Sacramento this season and remains in ninth place in the West with four games left to play.

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On the diamond, UNO visits Southern, UL is at Louisiana Tech, Southeastern takes on South Alabama, and LSU hosts Grambling.

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The New Orleans Saints have shaken up the NFL Draft by making a trade with the Philadelphia Eagles that gives the Saints two picks in the first round and four in the top 100 selections. Locked on Saints podcast host Ross Jackson says whether this is the first or the last move the team makes, it’s a good deal for the Black and Gold.

Cut 15 (16) “…this year’s draft.”

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Former Saints quarterback Drew Brees was in New Orleans Monday to help bring awareness to pediatric cancer. The future Hall of Famer also gave his thoughts on Jameis Winston, Dennis Allen, and expectations for the Saints in year 2 A.D., After Drew.

Cut 18 (19) “…built this culture.”