The New England Patriots beat the New Orleans Saints 34-22 on Thursday night — and they did it without Tom Brady — he was excused by the team to attend memorial services for a family member. Saints running back Mark Ingram had an early fumble, but also had two 1-yard touchdown runs in an extended night that saw him play most of the first half. Trey Flowers added a 17-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown in the fourth quarter, scooping up the loose ball created by his sack of Luke McCown.

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Gymnast Simone Biles is considered one of the best of all time as she showed an effortless time on beam, amazing performance on the floor – complete ease and now an Olympic champion. She soared to the all-around title Thursday.

In swimming, Michael Phelps blew away long time rival Ryan Lochte and everyone else to win his fourth gold medal in Rio and his 22nd overall.

Sophomore wideout Tyron Johnson is transferring from LSU, he announced on Twitter Thursday afternoon. A former five-star prospect and the No. 2 receiver in the 2015 signing class, Johnson grabbed nine passes for 150 yards and two scores as a freshman, including a 5 catch, 83 yard performance against Ole Miss late in the year.

LSU Coach Les Miles spoke about the widely circulated video by TMZ purporting to be running back Leonard Fournette and Garrett Brumfield “fighting” in the parking lot behind Football Ops. Miles characterized it as two college kids shadowboxing. He revealed a tidbit about his youth…:
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Miles finally got to talk about the return of Travonte Valentine after the defensive tackle was dismissed. Miles says they are very optimistic that bringing him back was the right thing to do.