You can be sure there are plenty of fans in Louisiana who will be cheering on New Orleans native Peyton Manning and the Broncos in the Super Bowl this Sunday. Isidore Newman High School football coach Nelson Stewart played with Manning for the Greenies from 1991-1993. He’s not surprised the 39-year-old is playing for his fourth Super Bowl, even though it was a difficult season

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Some are wondering if this is going to be Manning’s last game of his hall of fame career. Sunday’s kickoff is scheduled for 5:30PM.

Saints quarterback Drew Brees was out and about in San Francisco yesterday, appearing as a guest on numerous national sport talk shows. Brees says he’s still resting his injured foot, he said there’s been no contract talks between him and the team, and he believes another window of opportunity is just opening for the Saints.

Kobe Bryant had 27 points and 12 rebounds as the Los Angeles Lakers upended the Pelicans 99-96. Bryant sank three clutch 3-pointers in the final six minutes to secure the win for the Lakers. The Pels’ Anthony Davis led all scorers with 39. The Pelicans hit the road to take on the Cleveland Cavaliers Saturday.

In college hoops last night, Alex Hamilton scored 31 as Louisiana Tech topped Rice 90-78 last night in Conference USA. Eric McCree and Dayon Griffin each added 15 as the Bulldogs find themselves on a four game winning streak. Tech currently sits in fourth place in the conference standings. They’ll take on North Texas Saturday afternoon.

Shawn Long’s 68th career double double led UL-Lafayette to an 87-76 win over Appalachian State. Long scored 19 points and pulled down 10 rebounds as the Ragin’ Cajuns have now won eight in a row. The Cajuns’ 9-3 league record have them currently sitting in second place in the Sun Belt Conference. UL-Lafayette has a bit of a break as they won’t hit the court again until next Thursday when they face Arkansas State.