Training camp begins today for the Saints who are required to report to the team’s facility in West Virginia. The team is ready to put behind last season’s disappointing 7-and-9 campaign. NFL analyst Mike Detillier says the Saints spent the offseason trying to improve their offensive and defensive lines and that’s where you’ll find your big training camp battles…

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Detillier says it will be interesting to see if the Saints top draft pick, offensive tackle Andrus Peat, can perform well enough to earn a starting spot.

The Saints have released veteran defensive tackle Broderick Buckley after he failed a physical. Safety Jairus Byrd, wide receiver Marques Colston, and defensive lineman Glenn Foster have each been declared physically unable to perform. As soon as those players are healthy, they will be able to return to the field.

LSU men’s basketball coach Johnny Jones announces he’s hired Brendan Suhr as an assistant coach. Suhr won a pair of NBA titles as an assistant for Chuck Daly, who guided the Detroit Pistons to world championships in 1989 and 1990. Suhr has also spent time as an assistant for the Toronto Raptors, Orlando Magic and New York Knicks. He’s most recently been an assistant at Central Florida and the New Jersey native has been busy with his speaking and consulting firm known as Off the Court.

The Ragin Cajuns have announced that baseball coach Tony Robichaux has signed a new five-year contract keeping him in the UL Lafayette dugout through the 2020 season. The deal will pay Robichaux a base salary of 155-thousand dollars a year. He can also receive bonuses for winning Sun Belt championships and appearing in the NCAA Tournament.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has upheld New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady’s four-game suspension for his role in the “Deflategate” scandal. Brady and the Patriots are accused to using underinflated footballs during January’s AFC Championship game.