The Saints were active on the first day of the NFL free agency period. The two biggest additions were running back Travis Etienne and veteran offensive guard David Edwards. Matt Paras of The Advocate says both players help address the issues with the run game..
Cut 13 (11) “…Saints this offseason.”
The Saints also signed Noah Fant, who caught 34 passes with the Bengals last season.
In basketball news…UNO and Nicholls were eliminated from the Southland Tournament yesterday. McNeese is the two seed and they will play UTRGV tonight at 8:30 in Lake Charles.
Grambling beat Mississippi Valley state 77 to 52 to advance in the SWAC Tournament. The Tigers will play Jackson State tonight.
ULM has fired men’s basketball coach Phil Cunningham after one season, while Brooke Stoehr has been named Conference USA women’s basketball coach of the year.
The 13th ranked LSU baseball team is back in action tonight, trying to break out of an offensive slump. The Tigers team batting average of .291 is third worst in the SEC. Coach Jay Johnson says LSU’s hitters need to get back to the plate discline that helped them start the season winning their first eight games…
Cut 17 (12) “…you need baserunners”
LSU hosts Creighton at 6:30.
The UL-Lafayette baseball team is coming off a series win against Dallas Baptist. The Cajuns will play five games at home this week, starting with Texas Rio Grande Valley tonight. Head Coach Matt Deggs says his team has to do these things to remain successful.
Cut 18 (18) “…three-run game.”
U-L Lafayette is ranked 12th in the RPI.