Former Saints coach Sean Payton will interview with teams this week as he decides whether he wants to return to coaching. Payton is still under contract with the Saints and so if a team hires him, they will have to send draft picks to New Orleans. General Manager Mickey Loomis says they wish the best for Payton, but they also want to be compensated well…
Cut 16 (19) “…maximize that”
Four teams have received permission to speak with Payton, the Broncos, Cardinals, Texans, and the Panthers. Will the Chargers be looking for a new head coach? There’s a lot of speculation surrounding head coach Brandon Staley after Los Angeles blew a 27 point lead and lost to Jacksonville on Saturday 31-30 in an AFC Wildcard matchup.

On an afternoon that LSU unveiled a statue of former LSU women’s basketball great Seimone Augustus, the fifth ranked Lady Tigers went out and beat Auburn 84-54 in front of 11-thousand fans at the PMAC. Coach Kim Mulkey’s team is 18-0, 6-0 in the SEC, but she reminds fans it’s only January…
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Up next for LSU, a good Arkansas team comes into the PMAC on Thursday night.

The LSU men’s basketball team is home on Wednesday to host 21st ranked Auburn. Fourth ranked Alabama trounced the Tigers on Saturday 106-66.

The Ragin Cajuns have won four in a row and they are among six teams tied for first place in the Sun Belt with a four and two league record. ULM is one of those teams as the Warhawks topped Texas State 61-58 on Saturday and will travel to Georgia Southern. U-L Lafayette is at Arkansas State.