The Les Miles to Michigan rumors can start up again as the Wolverines have fired head coach Brady Hoke after a four-year run at the Ann Arbor school. Michigan was five and seven this past season. They’ve pursued Miles twice before, once in 2007 and again in 2010. Miles was asked last week about the possibility of the Michigan job opening up and here’s what he said….
cut 20 (16) “….very best”

In other college football news…UAB has announced its dropping football program, because of financial concerns. With UAB gone, could UL Lafayette fill their spot in C-USA. Stay tuned on that one.

Louisiana Tech plays this Saturday against Marshall in the Conference USA Championship game. Jerry Palm of cbs-sports-dot-com, says if the Bulldogs win, they could play in the Heart of Dallas Bowl against a team from the Big Ten….
cut 19 (13) “….Conference USA games”

In college hoops tonight…Louisiana Tech visits Northwestern State in what should be spirited game. The Demons are 3-and-3 on the year, while the Bulldogs are five and one.

LSU hosts UMASS at the PMAC for a six o ‘clock tip. The Minutemen beat the Tigers 92-90 last season.

NBA…the Pelicans will host Oklahoma city. Thunder star Kevin Durant will make his season debut tonight. Durant has been out because of a foot injury. Tip-off is at seven o’ clock.

Pelicans star Anthony Davis graces this week’s issue of Sports Illustrated. The title on the popular sports magazine says “Time to Really Fear the Brow.” Davis and the Pels are in action tonight against Oklahoma City. New Orleans has lost three in a row, despite outstanding play by Davis.

The LSU men’s basketball team hosts UMASS tonight. These two teams played in the season opener last year and the Minutemen won 92-90. This year the Tigers bring a 4-2 record into the game, while UMASS is 5-2.

In other action tonight….Louisiana Tech is at Northwestern State. The home team has won this match-up five straight times. Southeastern Louisiana is on the road as the Lions visit 8th ranked Gonzaga. S-L-U is two and five and Gonzaga is 6-0.

And Northwestern State’s Zeek Woodley has been named the Southland Conference basketball player of the week. For the season, he’s averaging 23 points a game.

An official announcement regarding U-L Lafayette’s bowl destination is expected soon. Jerry Palm of cbs-sports-dot-com expects the Cajuns to go to the New Orleans Bowl for a fourth consecutive season…
cut 18 (17) “….projected here”
UL Lafayette finished second in the Sun Belt. Georgia Southern won the league, but are not eligible for a bowl, because they are a new F-B-S team, but Georiga Southern is seeking a waiver.

LSU’s Leonard Fournette has been named the SEC Freshman of the Week. The New orleans native rushed for a career-high 146 yards in the Tigers 23-17 win over Texas A-and-M.

And Saints Quarterback Drew Brees says there is no “validity” to the report that New Orleans look to draft a quarterback early in the draft next year as a possible replacement to Brees.

Three Louisiana college football teams are eligible to go bowling this year. LSU, UL Lafayette and Louisiana Tech will find out their bowl destination this weekend, if not earlier. Louisiana Tech plays this Saturday against Marshall in the Conference USA Championship game. Jerry Palm, with C-B-S-sports-dot-com, says if the Bulldogs win, they could play in the Heart of Dallas Bowl against a team from the Big Ten…

Cut 19 (13) “Conference USA games”

He expects LSU to play the Texas Longhorns in the Texas Bowl and the Ragin’ Cajuns to make a fourth straght trip to the New Orleans Bowl.

The Southern University Jaguars will take on Alcorn State this Saturday at N-R-G Stadium in Houston for the SWAC football Championship. Alcorn beat Southern 56-16 back on September 27th. However, the Jags have not lost since, racking up seven victories in a row coming into this weekend’s matchup.

In college hoops…LSU’s Jordan Mickey has been named the Louisiana Sports Writers Association’s player of the month for November. Mickey is averaging nearly 18 points a game and ten rebounds. Mickey and the Tigers take on UMASS tonight.

Also tonight, Northwestern State hosts Louisiana Tech and Southeastern Louisiana travels to Spokane, Washington to take on ninth ranked Gonzaga.

In the NBA, the Pelicans host the Oklahoma City Thunder tonight in the Smoothie King Center. The Pels are looking to climb back to .500 on the season with a win tonight.

4 state football champioms will be crowned Friday as The Allstate Sugar Bowl LHSAA Prep Classic gets underway in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. In Division IV, Southern Lab will face Ouachita Christian. Division III sees Catholic of New Iberia take on Calvary Baptist. In the Division II final University Lab will lock horns with Parkview Baptist. And John Curtis will play Jesuit in the Division I final.

The Saints hope yesterday’s 35-32 victory over Pittsburgh is the start of something good for a team that has underachieved all season. New Orleans played one of its better games of the season in the Steel City. The Black and Gold are back home this Sunday to take on the Carolina Panthers, who are in a tailspin and lost to Minnesota yesterday.

The Saints are still tied with the Falcons for first place in the NFC South. That’s because Atlanta beat Arizona 29-18 yesterday. In that game, former LSU star Tyrann Mathieu fractured his thumb and could miss the next three weeks of the season for the Cardinals.

Former LSU star quarterback Zach Mettenberger injured his shoulder in a loss to Houston. But Mettenberger hopes to play this Sunday for the Titans, who will host the New York Giants.

LSU is number 23 in the latest A-P poll. They now wait on a bowl invite, the most likely choices are the Taxslayer-dot-com bowl in Jacksonville and the Texas Bowl in Houston.

Louisiana Tech will take on Marshall this Saturday in the Conference USA Championship game, which will kick-off in Huntington, West Virginia. Marshall is 11-and-1, with its one loss coming on Friday against Western Kentucky. Bulldogs Coach Skip Holtz says it should be a great football game…
cut 18 (12) “….should be”

Southern is also in a conference championship game. The Jaguars will play Alcorn State this Saturday at N-R-G Stadium in Houston. Alcorn beat Southern 56-16 back on September 27th.

The Ragin Cajuns are waiting to find out if they’ll once again go to the New Orleans Bowl. It would be a fourth straight apperance in the game.

In college hoops…LSU’s Jordan Mickey has been named the Louisiana Sports Writers Association’s player of the month for November. Mickey is averaging nearly 18 points a game and ten rebounds. Mickey and the Tigers take on UMASS tomorrow night.

Saints Quarterback Drew Brees threw five touchdown passes to five different receivers as New Orleans defeated Pittsburgh 35-32. Afterwards, Coach Sean Payton had to address a report that a fued between himself and defensive coordinator Rob Ryan had reached a point there was hate between the two of them. Payton says that’s not the case…
cut 20 (09) “….outstanding job’
The Saints will face a struggling Carolina football team this Sunday. The Panthers dropped to 3-8-and-1 on the season with a 31-13 loss to Minnesota.

Altanta beat Arizona 29-18 as Julio Jones had 189 receiving yards and a touchdown for the Falcons, who remain tied with the Saints for first place in the NFC South.

And former LSU quarterback Zach Mettenberger injured his shoulder as his Titans lost to the Texans 45-21.

The Ragin Cajuns wrapped up an 8-and-4 regular season on Saturday with a 42-23 win over the Troy Trojans. UL Lafayette rushed for 344 yards as Elijan McGuire and Alonzo Harris combined to gain 255 yards on the ground and five touchdowns. Coach Mark Hudspeth on his top two running backs…
cut 16 (19) “…pretty effective”
The Cajuns are expected to get another invite from the New Orleans Bowl, but nothing official yet.

LSU is at number 23 in the latest AP poll. Reports say the Texas Bowl in Houston or the Taxslayer-dot-com bowl in Jacksonville are the likely destinations for the Tigers.

Louisiana Tech and Southern are preparing to play in conference championship games.

The Saints continue to do the unexpected. Lose games when you expect them to win, but win games when you think they’ll get beat. New Orleans went into Pittsburgh yesterday and beat the Steelers 35-32. Quarterback Drew Brees threw five touchdown passes to five different receivers, Mark Ingram rushed for 122 yards and the defense forced two turnovers. Coach Sean Payton says it feels good to beat a good team on the road…

cut 19 (08) “3rd down”

The Saints remain tied for first in the NFC South with Atlanta, who upset the Arizona Cardinals yesterday 29-18. Also in the division, Cincinnati defeated Tampa Bay 14-13 and Carolina fell to Minnesota 31-13.

In college basketball action yesterday, Southeastern Louisiana bested Langston 92-80, UNO fell to Denver 79-60, and Tulane has now won five out of its first six as they defeated Tennessee Tech 73-68.

Louisiana Tech will play this Saturday in the Conference USA Championship game against Marshall after routing Rice 76-31 on Saturday at Joe Aillet Stadium. The Bulldogs amassed 677 total yards as quarterback Cody Sokol threw for 387 yards and four touchdowns. Head Coach Skip Holtz on his explosive offense

cut 17 (15) “went into it”

Tech will take on the Thundering Herd in the league title game this Saturday at 11 AM in Huntington, West Virginia and it can be seen on ESPN2.

In other college football action from the weekend, UL-Lafayette finished their regular season at 8-4 with a 42-23 win over Troy. It was Georgia Southern over ULM 22-16, Southeastern Louisiana fell to Sam Houston State in the first round of the FCS Playoffs 21-17, and Southern defeating Grambling in the Bayou Classic 52-45, and will take on Alcorn State for the SWAC Championship this Saturday.

The LSU football team capped off an up and down regular season with a 23-17 win over Texas A&M last night. Leonard Fournette rushed for 146 yards to help LSU win its 8th game of the year. Coach Les Miles says he’s proud of what his team accomplished…
cut 11 (12) “….to do”
The Tigers will now wait to find out which bowl game they’ll play in.

The Saints are trying to win the NFC South. They’ll be at Pittsburgh on Sunday. Running back Khiry Robinson has been ruled out, so that’s now six straight games he’s missed, because of a forearm injury. But veteran wide receiver Robert Meachem is expected to play after missing the last three games with an ankle injury.

The high school football playoffs resume tonight with some great match-ups. In Class Five-A…top seeded Byrd is at ninth seeded West Monroe. The number one seed in Two-A is also on the road as Many visits St. James. The LHSAA Game of the Week will feature the number one seed in Division One, John Curtis, facing fifth seeded Brother Martin.

In college football tomorrow…Southeastern Louisiana will face Sam Houston State in the first round of the F-C-S playoffs. The Lions beat the Bearkats in the quarterfinals last year. Southern and Grambling meet in the Bayou Classic on Saturday. The winner is the SWAC Western Division Champion and Louisiana Tech can win a Conference USA West crown with a win over Rice tomorrow afternoon.

In the NBA tonight…the Pelicans are in Atlanta to take on the Hawks. Anthony Davis is averaging 24 points a game, while the Hawks top scorer Jeff Teague, who is averaging 18 a contest. Tip-off from Phillips Arena is at 6:30.

After only putting up 123 yards of total offense in a loss to Arkansas, LSU found its powerful running game again in a 23-17 win over Texas A-and-M last night. The Tigers rushed for 384 yards, the most ever in an SEC game since 1997. Freshman running back Leonard Fournette led the Tigers ground attack as he rushed for 146 yards.
cut 10 (12) “…your hand”
LSU ends the regular season with an 8-4 record.

Tomorrow in college football…Louisiana Tech looks to win the Conference USA West Division, but to do so they have to beat Rice. The Ragin Cajuns are still in position to win a share of the Sun Belt Conference, but they’ll need to beat Troy and hope ULM upsets Georgia Southern.

Saturday is the Bayou Classic between Grambling State and Southern. The winner claims the SWAC western division championship as both teams are 7-and-1 in the league. Grambling Coach Broderick Fobbs has a lot of respect for Jaguars Head Coach Dawson Odums…
cut 13 (10) “…technically sound”
Kick-off Saturday is at 1:30 in the Mercedes Benz Superdome.

The Saints are getting ready to play the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday. New Orleans still has a great opportunity to win the NFC South, despite its 4-and-7 record. Quarterback Drew Brees says the opportunity to make the playoffs is great motivation…
cut 15 (11) “….positive thing”
The weather forecast on Sunday in Pittsburgh calls for high temperatures in the mid 50s and a 40-percent chance of rain.

LSU finishes their regular season on a high note as they defeated Texas A&M last night 23-17. Freshman running back Leonard Fournette rushed for 146 yards and one touchdown as the Tigers racked up 384 rushing yards on the game, the most in an SEC game since 1997. LSU finishes the regular season with an 8-4 overall record, 4-4 in the conference.

One of the best stories in college football this season will get national attention Saturday when the Grambling State Tigers try to complete their remarkable turnaround, by beating Southern in the Bayou Classic. With a win, the Tigers can win the SWAC Western Division after winning just two games in 2012 and 2013. First-year Coach Broderick Fobbs says despite some recent dark days at Grambling, the winning tradition never left the school…

cut 12 (12) “the challenge”

The winner of Saturday’s game will represent the western division in the SWAC Championship.

The Saints will look to snap their three-game losing streak on Sunday when they travel to Pittsburgh to take on the Steelers. Quarterback Drew Brees remains positive even though they haven’t won a game since October 30th

cut 14 (10) “first one first”

The Saints are tied with Atlanta for first in the NFC South, despite a 4-7 record.

The high school football playoffs resume tonight. In Class Four-A, top seeded Plaquemine will host ninth seeded South Terrebonne in a quarterfinal matchup. Both teams come to the game with one loss. And in the Division Two Semi-finals…Catholic High of New Iberia hosts Isidore Newman and Riverside takes on Calvary Baptist.

In the NBA, the Pelicans are at Atlanta tonight. New Orleans is 7-and-6 on the season, while the Hawks are 7-and-5. Former Louisiana Tech star Paul Millsap is averaging nearly 17 points a game for Atlanta.

In college hoops…Louisiana Tech concludes a four-game homestand by taking on Samford and Tulane, who is off to a 3-and-1 start, will host Southeastern Louisiana.

LSU is playing on Thanksgiving Day for the first time 31 years as they face Texas A-and-M in the regular season finale. Both of these teams enter tonight’s contest with identical records, seven and four overall, 3-and-4 in the SEC. LSU Head Coach Les Miles says it will be a challenge for his team to go to Kyle Field and play well…
cut 10 (12) “football team”
The Tigers are looking to avoid ending the regular season on a three-game losing streak.

The high school football playoffs resume tomorrow night. In Class Four-A…top seeded Plaquemine will host ninth seeded South Terrebonne in a quarterfinal matchup. Both teams have one loss. And in the Division Two Semi-finals…Catholic High of New Iberia hosts Isidore Newman and Riverside takes on Calvary Baptist.

The Saints will look to snap their three-game losing streak on Sunday when they travel to Pittsburgh to take on the Steelers. Quarterback Drew Brees remains positive even though they haven’t won a game since October 30th…
cut 14 (10) “…first one first”
The Saints are tied with Atlanta for first in the NFC South, despite a four and seven record.

In the NBA…the Pelicans are at Atlanta tomorrow night. New Orleans is 7-and-6 on the season, while the Hawks are 7-and-5. Former Louisiana Tech star Paul Millsap is averaging nearly 17 points a game for Atlanta.

In college hoops…Louisiana Tech concludes a four-game homestand by taking on Samford tomorrow night. Tulane, who is off to a 3-and-1 start, will host Southeastern Louisiana tomorrow. The Lions won their first game of the season last night, beating Tennessee Tech 86-65.