Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas was on the field as the Black and Gold held a mandatory minicamp yesterday. Thomas watched from the sidelines as he continues to rehab from ankle surgery. Running back Alvin Kamara who has had a tumultuous offseason, was suited up and practicing with his teammates. Kamara has an August first court date on a battery charge for an incident that occurred in Las Vegas. Coach Dennis Allen says everyone, healthy or not, was in attendance and ready for work…
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Saints kicker Will Lutz has been medically cleared to return after missing all of last season. Lutz had core muscle surgery before training camp last year and then complications developed. Allen says Saints defensive end Marcus Davenport continues to work back from shoulder and finger injuries.

With the stroke of a pen, Louisiana makes a move to remain competitive in the world of major college athletics. David Grubb has the story…
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A report emerged yesterday that Louisiana Tech’s Lane Burroughs had emerged as Baylor’s top option as its next baseball coach. But Burroughs tweeted last night that this train ain’t stopping. Get on board or get off the track…..hash-tag JYD23, which stands for Junk Yard Dogs 23.

LSU sophomore infielder Collier Cranford has entered the transfer portal. Cranford was a career .158 hitter at LSU and started nine games at third base this past season.