The Saints could not finish the season on a five-game winning streak, as they fell to the Atlanta Falcons 19 -17. The Dirty Birds swept the season series and forced a three-way tie for first place in the NFC South. Based on the tiebreaker, Carolina wins the division.

Rookie quarterback Tyler Shough threw for 259 yards and a touchdown, and he also ran for a score. But threw a critical interception in the fourth quarter when New Orleans had a chance to take the lead…

Cut 17 (12) “…encouraging.”

The Saints finish the season with a 6-11 record. New Orleans will have the eighth overall pick in the NFL draft.

Former Cincinnati Quarterback Brendan Sorsby has chosen Texas Tech over LSU after visiting both schools. But former Arizona State Q-B Sam Leavitt will reportedly be on LSU’s campus Monday morning.

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The fifth-ranked LSU women’s basketball team is off to an 0-2 start in SEC play for the first time under head coach Kim Mulkey. The Lady Tigers followed up a two-point loss to 11th-ranked Kentucky with a 65-61 loss to 12th-ranked Vanderbilt. In both games, LSU could not hold on to a seven-point fourth-quarter lead. Coach Kim Mulkey has questioned her team’s toughness after both losses…

Cut 19 (10) “…different times”

LSU’s next game is Thursday against 15-1 Georgia.

Louisiana Tech men’s basketball rallied back from a 15-point second-half deficit to Sam Houston, only to lose to Western Kentucky 66 to 61 to fall to 1-and-2 in Conference USA play.

And former Louisiana Tech star football player, Jacob Fields, has committed to TCU. Fields was the Conference USA co-defensive player of the year.