LSU football coach Brian Kelly is disappointed linebacker Harold Perkins will miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL. Perkins suffered a devastating knee injury in last Saturday’s win over UCLA. Kelly says Perkins will be missed, but the defense will not lose its identity or fall apart…
LSU defensive end Bradyn Swinson was named SEC Defensive Player of the Week for the second consecutive week after picking up two more sacks against the Bruins.
Jayden Daniels had a sensational performance in the battle of former Heisman trophy-winning quarterbacks. Daniels completed an NFL rookie record 91 percent of his passes and had three total touchdowns in the Commanders 38-33 win over Joe Burrow and the Bengals.
Saints defensive end and fan favorite Cam Jordan only appeared in 20 snaps on Sunday as the 35-year-old has only one tackle this season. Coach Dennis Allen says they have younger defensive ends, Chase Young and Carl Granderson, who deserve to play more…
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The Saints have been accused of playing dirty in their loss to the Eagles. But Allen said his guys played extremely hard. And Saints linebacker Payton Turner denies that he spit on Devonta Smith when he was on the ground hurt.
The Pac-12 approached Tulane and several other schools in the American Athletic Conference to join a new look Pac-12. However, Tulane and the other schools in the A-A-C say they are committed to their current conference.
Aaron Nola won his 13th game last season to help the Phillies win their first N-L East Crown in 13 years. Nola allowed two runs over six innings in a win over the Cubs.