16:45 LRN Sportscast December 18

The Saints are 12-and-2 after beating Carolina 12-9 last night. It was another great performance for the Black and Gold defense as they recorded two turnovers and four sacks…
cut 4 (10) “….that 2013”
That’s NFL analyst Mike Detillier who says six different Saints have four or more sacks on the year.

The Saints will attempt to bring down Ben Roethlisberger this Sunday as the Pittsburgh Steelers visit the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. A win for New Orleans and they will lock up home field advantage throughout the N-F-C playoffs.

Linebacker Devin White has been named LSU’s M-V-P for the 2018 season. The Butkus Award winner led the Tigers in tackles and tackles for a loss. The offensive player of the year award went to three players, Joe Burrow, Nick Brossette and Justin Jefferson.

The first college baseball preseason poll is out and the Tigers are ranked number one. Collegiate Baseball newspaper has LSU ranked at the top of their poll. Vanderbilt is second, behind UCLA, Texas Tech, Stanford and then Florida. The Ragin Cajuns are ranked 38th, while Louisiana Tech, Tulane and Northwestern State are receiving votes.

In college basketball tonight….McNeese and UL-Lafayette meet for the 94th time. The Cajuns have won three straight in the series and they are looking to start a new winning streak, after seeing their five-game winning streak come to an end on Saturday in a loss to Louisiana Tech. The Cowboys are 3-and-7. The game tips at 6:30 and it will be televised by CST.

Also tonight, ULM hosts Nicholls State. The Colonels are 5-and-5, while the Warhawks are 5-and-4. And Northwestern State hosts Louisiana College.

Tomorrow, the Pelicans begin a four-game road trip at Milwaukee. The Bucks have the second best record in the Eastern Conference.