4:45 LRN Sportscast

The Saints ended a five game losing streak with a 30-9 win over the New York Jets yesterday. Alvin Kamara returned after missing the last four games with knee and hamstring issues. Kamara rushed for 120 yards and a touchdown, while Quarterback Taysom Hill rushed for two touchdowns.

The Saints defense did not allow a touchdown and only gave up 256 yards of total offense. Linebacker Demario Davis says they have been working on trying to get better…
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The Saints are now 6-7 and are in Tampa Bay this Sunday for a matchup with the Buccaneers, who beat the Bills in overtime yesterday.

The LSU men’s basketball team is now ranked 19th in the AP poll and 20th in the coaches poll. The Tigers defeated Georgia Tech on Saturday and Tari Eason had a career-high 23 points and was named SEC Player of the Week. Eason leads LSU in scoring, averaging 16 points a game and eight rebounds a contest. LSU hosts Northwestern State tomorrow night.

Nicholls hosts Blue Mountain College tonight at 6 PM. Colonels fifth-year guard Ty Gordon was named Southland Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week today. He scored 28 points in a win over Mississippi Valley State last Thursday and hit six three-pointers.

ULM has announced Matt Kubik has returned as the program’s offensive coordinator and quarterback’s coach. Kubik was at ULM from 2016 and 2019 and in 2019 ULM was one of five NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision programs to average at least 200 rushing yards and 250 passing yards per game. Coach Terry Bowden calls Kubit one of the top offensive minds in college football.