The Saints began two days of joint practices with the New England Patriots at their training camp facility in West Virginia. Head Coach Sean Payton says with training camp winding down, going up against another team comes at a good time…
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No fights broke out at this morning’s practice. It’s been reported that Payton told the players they would pack their bags if they started any fights. The coach did tell reporters that he wasn’t happy the NFL Network showed the melee between the Cowboys and Rams numerous times.

The New York Daily News is reporting that Giants quarterback and New Orleans native Eli Manning would like to receive a new contract that pays him about 21-million dollars, which is what Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers recently received.

LSU has its final two-a-day practice of fall camp today. The Tigers are getting ready for the second major scrimmage of the preseason, which will take place Saturday in Tiger Stadium. Linebacker Kendell Beckwith says so far camp has gone well….
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The Ragin Cajuns are off today after holding their second scrimmage of fall camp last night. Coach Mark Hudspeth says he was pleased with how his team performed. He says quarterbacks Brooks Haack, Jalen Nixon and Jordan Davis each threw touchdown passes.

The ESPN 30 for 30 short film on former Northwestern State two-sport All-American Joe Delaney is now available for on-demand access through espn.com and grantland.com. The film tells the story of Delany, who died in 1983 while trying to resuce three drowning children.