06:45 Sportscast July 31, 2015

Saints quarterback Drew Brees is set to begin his 15th season in the NFL. There are some who say the 36-year-old’s best days are behind him, but Brees doesn’t pay attention to any of that talk…

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Training camp is once again in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia and Greenbrier County Convention and Visitors Bureau Spokesperson Kristi Godby says it’s not too late fans to come and check it out. She says they do have a local airport which puts you 10 minutes away from the Saints training camp location…

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The drive to White Sulphur Springs is 13 hours from New Orleans.

LSU Baseball Coach Paul Mainieri has finalized his incoming freshman class. Many of them will get a chance to play since the Tigers have to replace their entire infield and only one starting outfielder is back and that’s Jake Fraley. Mainieri says two kids from Lafayette Parish, Antoine Duplantis and Brennan Breaux could get a chance to start in the outfield

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Mainieri says as he gets ready for fall practice to begin in September, one thing they would like to do is develop a third and fourth starting pitcher.

UL-Lafayette star softball catcher Lexie Elkins is named the 2014-15 female winner of the James J. Corbett Award. The award is handed out annually to the state’s top male and female amateur athletes. Elkins’ school record and nation’s best 32 home runs helped the Cajuns softball team make it the super regionals for a third year in a row.