Baton Rouge Police has told L-R-N that La’el Collins is not the father of Brenton Mills. Brenton lived for only one week after his mother was fatally shot while still pregnant. Investigators spoke with Collins earlier this week about what he knows about Brittany Mills murder and asked him to take a paternity test, which came back to conclude that Collins is not the father.

Meanwhile, NFL teams are apparently lining up to talk with Collins. He reportedly met with the Dallas Cowboys last night and is expected to leave Big D around midday. He’s a first round talent, but since he went undrafted, teams will not have to give him a huge signing bonus.

Yahoo sports Pat Forde is reporting that Louisiana Tech’s Michael White has emerged as the leading candidate to replace Billy Donovan at Florida. Forde says he’s learned that a meeting between White and Florida athletic director Jeremy Foley could take place today. White has led Tech to at least 27 victories in the last three seasons.

There’s been reports that the Pelicans may hire former McNeese State star and Detroit Piston Bad Boy Joe Dumars. Dumars is the former team president of the Pistons. Jake Madison, a writer for Bourbon Street Shots dot com says if Dumars joins the Pels, Dell Demps will likely remain as the general manager. He says Demps did a terrific job this past season, making a key trade to reshape the roster with enough talent to get into the playoffs…
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And the Pelicans announce guard Jrue Holiday underwent successful surgery to remove a screw from a previoussly placed rod in his lower right leg. A timetable on his return to basketball activities will be determined at a later date.