Former Saints Kicker Morten Andersen along with ex-LSU stars Kevin Mawae and Alan Faneca are among the 15 finalists that could be named to the Pro Football Hall of Fame this year. It’s the fourth time Andersen has been a finalist, while Faneca and Mawae were among the best offensive lineman during their long careers in the NFL.

LSU says All-American Safety Jamal Adams will announce Friday at 10 AM on whether he’ll enter the NFL draft or come back for his senior season. If he decides to go pro, he could be a Top 15 pick in the first round.

Dunkin Donuts will have a bigger presence in Louisiana thanks to Saints quarterback Drew Brees. Marketing manager with Dunkin’ Donuts in Louisiana, Erin Sheeran, says with Brees backing, nearly 70 Dunkin Donut shops will open in the coming months…
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Brees’ other business endeavors include being a Jimmy John’s franchisee and co-owning Walk-On’s Enterprises.

LSU Baseball Coach Paul Mainieri announced that pitching coach Alan Dunn has been promoted to associate head coach. Dunn is entering his sixth season in the Tigers dugout and has produced 14 LSU pitchers that were selected in the Major League Draft. Mainieri has also announced that former Tiger pitcher Nate Fury has been named coordinator of baseball operations.

In basketball….the Atlanta Hawks will reportedly retire “Pistol” Pete Maravaich’s number 44 jersey that he wore for the NBA team from 1970-74. The Hawks franchise has also retired the jersey of another LSU legend, Bob Petit’s number nine hangs from their arena’s rafters.

The LSU men’s basketball team visits Missouri at 8 PM tonight. The Tigers will try to end a two-game losing streak. In those two losses against Wake Forest and Vanderbilt, each team hit 16 three-pointers and the Tigers allowed 110 and 96 points respectively. Mizzou is a bad basketball team as they have a five and seven record.