Pelicans forward Zion Williamson officially signed his multi-year contract extension on his 22nd birthday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but he was eligible to sign a five-year deal worth 181 million dollars. Williamson was the number one pick in the 2019 draft, but he’s only made 85 career starts and missed all of last season with a foot injury. While he was rehabbing his injury, speculation ran wild that he didn’t want to play in New Orleans, which he says was not true…:
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By keeping Williamson, the Pelicans now have three All-Star caliber players with Brandon Ingram and C-J McCollum also on the roster.

Changes made by the legislature this year to Louisiana’s name, image and likeness regulations have now been signed into law. This means schools, its employees and boosters can now directly or indirectly facilitate NIL deals for college athletes. Taylor Jacobs, the head of LSU’s NIL Department, says previously the university was not allowed to put players in touch with an interested business owner…:
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Jacobs says the broadening of the NIL program now puts LSU on a level playing field with its SEC rivals.

The New Orleans Saints will now get to face Baker Mayfield. The Cleveland Browns traded the 27-year-old quarterback to the Carolina Panthers on Wednesday in exchange for a 2024 conditional fifth-round pick, pending a physical, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.

Former LSU All American golfer B.R. “Mac” McLendon, a three-time Southeastern Conference champion, died Monday in Birmingham, Alabama. He was 76.