ESPN is reporting the Saints are expected to release its all-time leading receiver Marques Colston and the move could become official in the coming days. Colston is 32-years-old and has 97-hundred receiving yards and caught 72 touchdown passes during his 10 year career.

Tonight the LSU men’s basketball team will visit the Bud Walton Arena where they’ll play the Arkansas Razorbacks. The Tigers are 16-11 overall, 9-5 in the SEC, while the Hogs are 13-and-14 overall, six and eight in league play. Coach Johnny Jones says handling the Razorbacks defensive pressure is a top priority…
cut 18 (17) “….make shots”
No Keith Hornsby tonight for LSU as he’ll miss the game with an injury.

After three games, Coach Paul Mainieri has already made a change to his starting line-up. Mainieri says Cole Freeman will be the Tigers starting shortstop for the foreseeable future in the place of freshman Trey Dawson. Dawson struggled in the field and at plate during the opening weekend series as he was 0-for-7 and five strikeouts. Mainieri says with Freeman starting short, O’ Neal Lochridge will start at third base. The Tigers are at Lamar tomorrow night.

Tonight…McNeese State visits ninth ranked Houston. The Cowboys took two of three from Southern Illinois this past weekend. The weather has washed out Northwestern State’s home game with Sacramento State. The teams will play tomorrow at 7. Louisiana Tech’s home opener against Little Rock has also been postponed. The Bulldogs will host 13th ranked UL Lafayette tomorrow night. And ULM’s game against Southern Miss has been re-scheduled for May 17th.

In the NBA…the Pelcians are at Washington. New Orleans is trying to improve its record to 3-0 since the All-Star break.