Pelicans Coach Alvin Gentry has agreed to a two-year contract extension that keeps him on the Pelicans sidelines through the 2020-21 season. Locked on Pelicans podcast publisher Jake Madison says the extension is warranted after Gentry kept the team together after the season-ending injury to DeMarcus Cousins…
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Now we wait to see if the Pelicans are able to re-sign Cousins and point guard Rajon Rondo. Both players have expressed interest in returning.

Saints defensive end Alex Okafor believes he’ll be healthy enough to participate in training camp after tearing his Achilles tendon last November. Okafor had four and half sacks and then the injury came. But New Orleans still re-signed him to a two-year, 10-million dollar deal in this offseason.

LSU Coach Paul Mainieri believes his incoming recruiting class could be ranked number one….
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The class features power arms in Landon Marceaux from Destrehan, Cole Henry and Jaden Hill. The Tigers also signed three players who can catch, C-J Willis, Brock Mathis and Saul Garza.

Conference USA has a new deal with ESPN which means the sports network will broadcast at least 175 more events on ESPN 3 and E-S-P-N-plus. Tech will have four of its football games on E-S-P-N-plus, which requires a monthly or annual subscription to watch.