Saints running back Mark Ingram is back with his teammates for a three-day minicamp after not participating in O-T-As. Ingram says reports indicating he’s staying away from the club’s offseason workouts, because he wants a new contract are false….
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Ingram is entering the final year of his current deal and he’s suspended for the first four games for violating the league’s P-E-D Policy.

FIFA announced that the United States, Mexico and Canada will co-host the 2026 World Cup and games will be played at 10 locations in the United States. New Orleans is not a finalist to be a host city, but Dallas and Houston are. And the 2018 World Cup kicks off tomorrow in Russia.

The Pelicans will begin summer league action on July 6th in Las Vegas against the Toronto Raptors. New Orleans also has scheduled games against Miami and Detroit to complete pool play. The Pels will play a minimum of five games, featuring a roster of first and second-year players.

LSU men’s basketball team’s non-conference schedule is out and it features a contest versus St. Mary’s and the game will be played in Las Vegas on December 15th. Coach Will Wade’s team will also visit the Cougars in Houston on December 12th and they could take on the defending national champs, Villanova while playing in a tournament outside of Orlando. Louisiana Tech, ULM, Southeastern and Grambling are in the in-state schools that will play at LSU in the Maravich Center.

And in college football….the Daily Advertiser reports kicker Stevie Artigue and tight end Chase Rogers’ status for the upcoming season is uncertain because of injuries. A school spokesperson says they will be re-evaluated in the fall.