The Tigers head to Gainesville this weekend to face 4-2 Florida. The Gators are led by former U-L Lafayette head coach Billy Napier. Florida’s two leading backs Montrell Johnson and Trevor Etienne are also transplants from the Bayou State, and Napier says all his Louisiana talents are looking forward to playing the Tigers this Saturday…
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Former LSU Tiger Alex Bregman hit a two run homer in the eighth inning to spark the Astros come from behind win to beat Seattle eight to seven in Game one of their American League Division Series. Yordan Alvarez capped off the rally with an electrifying three-run walk-off home run.

The defending Sun Belt Conference champion Ragin Cajuns look for their first conference win of the season tonight when U-L Lafayette visits Marshall. The two teams met in the New Orleans Bowl 10 months ago, and the Cajuns won 36-21. Coach Michael Desormeaux says the Thundering Herd defense is as strong as it was last year, but they’ve been inconsistent on offense just like the Cajuns…
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Ben Woolridge will start for the Cajuns at quarterback as Chandler Fields is injured.

The Pelicans face the Miami Heat in preseason action tonight. New Orleans forward Brandon Ingram has yet to play in the preseason because of a toe injury. A week from tonight, the NBA regular season starts for the Pels.

The Saints return to the practice field today to get ready for the Bengals. Both teams are two and three. Kick-off on Sunday is at noon.