The 2016 NFL draft is in the books, and one of the Saints’ picks had a very interesting route to the NFL. Defensive tackle David Onyemata (On-yeh-ma-tah), taken in the fourth round, grew up in Nigeria and played college football at the University of Manitoba in Canada. New Orleans traded up to select the six-foot-four, 300-pounder and General Manager Mickey Loomis is glad they did:
Cut 16 (20) “from him”

Five more LSU Tigers join the ranks of the NFL. Deion Jones was the first former Tiger selected in the 2nd round by the Atlanta Falcons. Jerald Hawkins was the next Tiger off the board in the fourth round to Pittsburgh. Jalen Mills, to Philadelphia and Vadal Alexander, to the Raiders, did not come off the board until the 7th round. San Francisco 49ers select Rashard Robinson in the 4th.

Ninth-ranked Ole Miss got the 8-2 win over No. 8 LSU at Swayze Field Saturday. Ole Miss improved to 33-12 overall and 12-9 in the SEC, while LSU dropped to 28-16 and 11-10.

The 14th-ranked UL-Lafayette baseball team posted a season-high hits and runs on Sunday as the Cajuns defeated UT Arlington 19-6 to claim the series on the road.

Louisiana Tech lost a heart breaker to UTSA in 11 innings, 5-4. Despite the loss, the Bulldogs won the series over the Roadrunners with two wins Saturday.

ULM fell to Georgia Southern 4-1 in the series finale on Sunday.

Nicholls State University and McNeese fought through a seven-hour weather delay and a series finale that spanned multiple days and multiple months as the Colonels complete the three-game sweep. After winning game one, 3-0, on Friday, Nicholls picked up a 6-5 victory over McNeese in game two and a 2-1 win in game three.

The rain that wreaked havoc on the Zurich Classic and Jazzfest had Tulane and Houston hanging around over 5 hours in New Orleans Sunday then the Green Wave eventually got the 10-4 win.