Restricted free agent cornerback Malcolm Butler is in New Orleans today to meet with the Saints. Based on reports, the Black and Gold are interested in signing the 27-year-old, who intercepted four passes last season. The Saints have an estimated 12.5 million dollars left in salary cap space and they still have to sign their draft picks. NFL analyst Mike Detillier anticipates New Orleans will be creative, if they are able to sign Butler to a longterm deal….
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The Pelicans lost to the Miami Heat 120-112 last night. New Orleans is now 5.5 games back of Denver for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference and there’s only 14 games left. Since DeMarcus Cousins arrives, the Pels are 4-7 and now 27-41 for the season.

It was a long game at Alex Box Stadium and for the second time this season UNO defeated LSU. The Privateers upset the Tigers seven to four in 15 innings. LSU had just ten hits on the night and committed to four errors. For the Privateers, Samuel Capielano was 4-for-8 with two runs scored and Dakota Dean had three hits and scored twice. It’s the first time since the 2008 season that UNO has defeated LSU twice in one season.

Louisiana Tech and the Ragin Cajuns when 13 innings, before the Bulldogs won six to five. Chaase Lunceford was the hero with a two-out walk-off single.

Tulane and Nicholls also went extras last night and it was the Green Wave who edged the Colonels three to two. Jerret DeHart’s home run in the tenth inning was the difference. Grant Witherspoon struck out the side in the 10th to earn his first save.

ULM stranded nine runners on base and the Warhawks were blanked by Jackson State two to nothing.

In college hoops…Indiana has fired head coach Tom Crean. Tiger Rag Editor Cody Worsham says Crean should be in the mix for the LSU job.