The Saints hold the 12th overall pick in round one of tonight’s NFL draft. Barring any trades, New Orleans will make five more selections on Friday and Saturday. When asked about his team’s draftboard based on the depth of certain positions in this draft class, Saints General Manager Mickey Loomis says it varies,…
cut 16 (18) “….for every team”
The Saints are expected to select more defensive players, because the team finished 31st in total yards given up in the NFL last season.

Round one of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans gets underway this morning at TPC Louisiana in Avondale. The 156-man field features three of the world’s top 10 players, Jason Day, Rickie Fowler and Justin Rose.

The LSU baseball Tigers begin a three-game series against Ole Miss at Swayze Field in Oxford. Before leaving for Ole Miss, Coach Paul Mainieri addressed the comments he made following last Saturday’s loss, where he blamed first baseman Greg Deichmann, because he didn’t keep his foot on the bag on a putout. The coach says he was transparent about his disappointment, but it wasn’t meant to signal out Deichmann…
cut 19 (21) “….of baseball”
Manieri says Deichmann might not start at first base tonight, because he’s mired in a 1-for-16 hitting slump.

Last night, Louisiana Tech doubled up UL Lafayette six to three. The win gives the Bulldogs a sweep in the season series over the Cajuns. And Northwestern State blanked Mississippi Valley State 10-0.