The NFL Network reports the Seahawks are not expected to re-sign tight end Jimmy Graham before free agency starts on March 14th. A source says the Saints would have some interest in bringing Graham back to New Orleans. The 31-year-old caught 10 touchdown passes this past season.

LSU’s Zack Hess has been named National Player of the Week by Collegiate Baseball Magazine. Hess struck out a career-high 13 in LSU’s victory over Toledo on Friday.

Louisiana Tech’s Matt Miller has been named as the Conference USA Pitcher of the Week. Miller pitched seven strong innings and gave up just one unearned run on five hits in the Bulldogs four to two victory over nationally ranked Texas A-and-M.

The Pelicans Anthony Davis has been named the Western Conference Player of the Week. A-D averaged 34 points a game last week as New Orleans is currently riding an eight-game winning streak, which has moved them into fourth place in the Western Conference Standings. New Orleans faces the Los Angeles Clippers tomorrow night.

Nicholls Richie Riley has been named the Southland Conference Coach of the Year. The Colonels were picked to finish 10th in the league this season, but Nicholls greatly surpassed all expectations by finishing with a 15-3 conference mark and sharing the Southland title with Southeastern Louisiana.

The Lions claimed a share of the Southland championship by beating the Colonels on Saturday. S-L-U faced adversity two weeks ago, when a couple of their players were involved in a shooting on campus. James Currington was wounded and Jabbar Singleton was arrested for allegedly firing a warning shot. Ladner says team chemistry helped them get past that rough patch…
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Southeastern Louisiana will be the top seed in the Southland tournment, while Nicholls is the second seed. They will not play until Friday.

After 12 seasons, Dave Simmons is out as head coach at McNeese State. The Cowboys missed the Southland Conference Tournament after finishing with a 8-10 league mark.