The LSU Tigers report for fall camp a week from today. LSU Quarterback Anthony Jennings and two other players remain suspended after they were arrested for an alleged break-in. Coach Les Miles spoke at the Baton Rouge Rotary Club and East Baton Rouge District Attorney Hillar Moore was in the audience….
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Moore says the charges against Jennings and his teammates, Maquedius Bain and Dwayne Thomas, will likely be dropped, because the alleged victim in this case does not want to pursue charges. The D-A says he’s still waiting on some additional paperwork, before making a final determination about the case.

The first training camp practice takes place tomorrow for the Saints, who are seeking to improve on last year’s seven and nine record. New Orleans defense struggled last year, but NFL analyst Mike Detillier likes the additions that have been made to the defensive secondary…
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For right now, Byrd is not healthy. He along with receiver Marques Colston and defensive tackle Glenn Foster are on the physically unable to perform list to begin training camp.

According to a poll of the league’s coaches, Sam Houston State has been picked to win the Southland Conference. The Bearkats received eight first-place votes. Southeastern Louisiana has been picked to finish second, McNeese State third, Northwestern State fifth and Nicholls State tenth in the eleven team league.

In major league baseball today….the Cubs beat the Rockies 3 to 2, Pittsurgh pounded the Twins 10-4, Cleveland clobbered Kansas City 12-1 and Detroit topped Tampa Bay 2-1.