Clemson’s thrilling 35-31 victory over Alabama in last night’s national championship game marked the end of another college football season. In the final AP Top 25 poll, LSU is ranked 13th, which is the Tigers highest finish since 2011 when they finished second. Also, LSU is the second highest ranked SEC team behind Alabama. The Bayou Bengals also finished the year fifth in scoring defense.

Louisiana Tech’s Trent Taylor led all FBS players in receiving yards with 1,803, while fellow Bulldog Carlos Henderson was fifth with 1,535 yards.

LSU wide receiver DJ Chark has announced he’s returning for his senior season. It’s still to be determined if the Tigers leading receiver in 2016, Malachi Dupre, will return.

And Carl Edwards is reportedly leaving NASCAR. An official announcement from the 37-year-old is expected tomorrow.

Anthony Davis had 40 points and 18 rebounds to help New Orleans beat the struggling New York Knicks 110-96. Davis only played 29 minutes as he was a victim of a flagrant foul that resulted in the MVP candidate being knocked into the front row of fans behind the baseline. X-rays on Davis were negative. New Orleans will stay in New York and take on the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday.

In college hoops…Grambling defeated Alcorn State 67-62. Avery Ugba led the way with 19 points, while Jackson State knocked off Southern 65-61.

WWE has announced that Wrestlemania will return to New Orleans in 2018. The Big Easy hosted the pay-per-view event in 2014 and 75-thousand people packed into the Superdome to watch best professional wrestlers in the world.

And FIFA announces the World Cup will expand to 48 teams in 2026. It’s the largest expansion since the marquee tournament went to 32 nations in 1998. The next World Cup event is 2018 in Russia.