Tenth ranked LSU leaves for the Blue Grass today as they will face the Kentucky Wildcats tomorrow night in Lexington. The Tigers rank third nationally in total offense and have done a better job the last couple of games with pass protection. But starting center Braelin Moore says they can be more consistent…

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Good chance for rain tomorrow night as the remnants of Hurricane Isaias could produce locally heavy rainfall.

The LSU men’s basketball team won its exhibition game over McNeese 63 to 60 in Lake Charles last night. Seven-foot-freshman center Michael Ruzic from Croatia had 11 points and 16 rebounds. Coach Will Wade said Ruzic is going to be a phenomenal player.

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The Saints offense will face a big test on Sunday at the Dome as they take on undefeated Minnesota. The Vikings are the NFL’s top scoring defense. Defensive coordinator Brian Flores loves to bring pressure. New Orleans Q-B Tyler shough says he’s never faced a team that blitzes that much…

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Kick-off in Superdome is at noon.

In high school football…A lot of scoring in Sterlington last night as the two-time defending champion Panthers beat Loyola 66 to 46. It’s the second highest scoring game in Sterlington history.

Elsewhere…Destrehan topped Thibodaux 32 to 20, Edna Karr beat John Curtis 40 to 28, Huntington over Byrd 33 to 28 and St. Charles Catholic defeated St. James 28 to 20 in a battle between the top two teams in Three-A.