The Pelicans 2021-22 schedule has been released and year three of the Zion Williamson era will begin with New Orleans hosting the Philadelphia 76ers on October 20th. The Pels will make 15 appearances on national television, but they will not play on Christmas Day. Lebron James and the Lakers will make their only appearance in New Orleans on March 27th and the defending NBA champion Milwaukee Bucks will be in the Big Easy on December 17th.

An LSU basketball recruit is arriving on campus a year earlier than expected. Justice Williams has reclassified so that he can attend school this fall. He’s a six-foot-three combo guard from Philadelphia and spent his junior season at national powerhouse Montverde Academy in Florida. He was rated as the third-best shooting guard in the Class of 2022 by 24-7-sports-dot-com.

LSU is facing a lawsuit from former offensive line coach James Cregg, who was fired in June. The school claims he committed an NCAA violation, but Cregg says the NCAA has never said he did.

With Drew Brees gone, Saints linebacker DeMario Davis is now in charge of getting the team fired up when the players gather for a pre-game huddle on the field. Davis on how he approaches such a responsibility…
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The Saints’ lone home preseason game is Monday night against Jacksonville.

An all-star team out of Lafayette competes in the Little League World Series today. Coach Steven Menard’s squad has won its last four games by a combined score of 29-3…
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If they win today, they’ll play Sunday, a loss today and the Lafayette little leaguers have an elimination game tomorrow.