The New Orleans Saints wrapped up minicamp today, working indoors to avoid the heat. Coach Dennis Allen says it was a productive week and now he’s looking forward to training camp.

Cut 21 (22) “…2022 season.”

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The team will also debut a brand-new, alternative helmet for the 2022 season. In photos released today, defensive end Cam Jordan is seen modeling a black helmet with gold fleur-de-lis on both sides and a center stripe comprised of dozens of smaller fleur-de-lis. The Saints have not announced how many times or for which games they will wear the new lids. The last time the saints wore black helmets? The 1969 preseason, but those were scrapped because they weren’t cleared by the NFL.

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Louisiana Tech announced today that Baseball Coach Lane Burroughs has signed a contract extension that will keep him in Ruston through the 2026-27 season. Burroughs has spent the last six seasons coaching the Bulldogs, leading them to their most successful run in program history with back-to-back NCAA regional appearances and 85 wins as well as Conference USA regular-season and tournament championships over the last two years.  Terms of the contract have not been announced as it awaits approval by the Board of Supervisors.

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Six players from the USFL’s New Orleans Breakers have been named to the All-USFL team. Quarterback Kyle Sloter, the league’s leading passer, tight end Sal Cannella, center Jared Thomas, defensive end David Bellamy, linebacker Jerod Fernandez, and defensive tackle Reggie Howard were all chosen. The Breakers player their regular-season finale Sunday before opening the playoffs against Birmingham on June 25.

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And tonight is Game 6 of the NBA Finals. The Boston Celtics are at home facing elimination, with the Warriors up in the series 3 games to 2.