Saints and Pelicans owner Tom Benson has reached a settlement with his heirs when it comes to future control of the professional franchises and his other business interests. The terms of the settlement will remain sealed from the public, but the NFL and the NBA have been provided details. Benson sought to make sure his wife Gayle had control of the teams when he dies, not his daughter and grandchildren. But his heirs claimed he was not mentally competent to make such a business decision.

The Greg Goff era at Louisiana Tech is done after two seasons. Goff, who led the Bulldogs to the NCAA Baseball Tournament, was introduced as the head coach of Alabama today. Goff helped Tech win 42 games this past season. He takes over for Mitch Gaspard.

Tigerrag.com reports LSU relief pitcher Parker Bugg has signed with the Miami Marlins. The major league club selected the right-hander in the 27th round of last week’s MLB draft.

Paul Maineri remains the head coach of LSU after a reportedly brief flirtation with Texas. Mainieri is making 750-thousand dollars a year, but Tiger Rag Associate Editor James Moran says after meeting with Alleva on Thursday, Mainieri could see his annual pay reach seven figures…
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Mainieri just completed his 10th season at LSU.

The NBA Draft is next week and there are reports the 76ers, who have the number one pick, had a one-on-one interview with former LSU star Ben Simmons, who is considered the best player in the draft. Based on a report, Philadelphia came away from the meeting impressed with the 20 pounds of muscle Simmons has added since the college basketball season ended.