LSU is mourning the death of Billy Cannon, the school’s only Heisman Trophy winner died Sunday at age of 80. Cannon won the Heisman in 1959, the year before the Tigers went undefeated to win a national championship. In a 2015 interview with Tiger Rag President Jim Engster, Cannon was so confident they would win the SEC, he bought a bunch of tickets for his family and friends before the season started…
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Saints Owner Gayle Benson will bid on Wednesday at the NFL owners meeting for New Orleans to host a Super Bowl in 2024.
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That’s Jay Cicero, president of the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation, who says New Orleans is the only city that’s been asked to present a bid for that year.

Ohio State grad transfer quarterback Joe Burrow has made the decision to continue his college career at LSU. Is Burrow the answer to LSU’s problems at quarterback? Matt Mascona with ESPN Radio in Baton Rouge and New Orleans, says Coach Ed Orgeron is taking a calculated risk with Burrow…
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Burrow has spent the past three seasons at Ohio State as a back-up. He graduated, which allows him to play this fall and he has two years of eligibility left.

The LSU baseball team leaves today for the SEC Tournament in Hoover, Alabama. The Tigers will face Mississippi State at 4:30 tomorrow afternoon. LSU took two of three from State in the regular season, but the Bulldogs just swept top ranked Florida.