4:45 LRN Sportscast January 25

Sean Payton officially stepped down as head coach of the New Orleans Saints Tuesday afternoon. The franchise’s all-time winningest coach, helped take the Saints from the despair of the post-Katrina rebuild to the glory of a Super Bowl title. After 16 years with the organization, Payton simply said it’s time…

Cut 10 (20) “…time was right.”

Payton’s departure means there are now nine head coaching vacancies in the NFL and the Saints are getting a relatively late start, but Canal Street Chronicles Editor in Chief Ross Jackson says New Orleans is an attractive job opening…

Cut 14 (10) “…on the other side.”

The LSU men’s basketball team looks to snap a three-game losing streak Wednesday when the Tigers host Texas A-and-M at 8 PM. LSU Coach Will Wade the Aggies present another difficult challenge for his team…

Cut 16 (20) “…under control.”

Tiger Rag Magazine reports that Sharon Lewis, who filed a $50 million Title IX lawsuit against LSU in April of 2021 is no longer with the University. Lewis’ attorneys released a statement to Tiger Rag through Delta Media confirming that she had been fired as the school’s associate athletic director of football recruiting and alumni relations by AD Scott Woodward. Lewis’ legal team said in the statement that they believe the termination to be an act of retaliation for the reporting of violations within the athletic department.