Saints Coach Sean Payton made his first public comments regarding the signing of veteran running back Adrian Peterson on Tuesday. New Orleans needed someone to back up Mark Ingram following the loss of Tim Hightower, and Payton says the former Vikings RB will have a clear role with the Black and Gold…:
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Ingram said in a conference call that sharing the ball is nothing new to him. Peterson gets a 2 year deal worth $7 million dollars.

On the diamond, Tulane bounced back from a 6-4 deficit with a five run rally in the 7th inning last night to defeat No. 11 LSU 9-6 in New Orleans. The Green Wave improved to 21-21, while the Tigers dropped to 27-15 on the year.

The 20th ranked UL-Lafayette baseball team used a 6 run second inning to defeat Texas 8-1 last night to extend the Cajuns win streak to nine games. They are now 27-14-1 on the year.

It’ll be No. 27 in-state foe McNeese that now makes the trip down I-10 to take on UL-Lafayette tonight. The Cowboys are coming off their first Southland Conference series win at Northwestern State in 25 years.

Southeastern raced to a 21-3 win over Alcorn State Tuesday night in Hammond. The Lions racked up a season-high 18 hits, knocked five doubles, a pair of triples and a pair of home runs. SLU is now 25-15 on the year.

Also last night, Northwestern State got an early lead in an 11-1 win over Mississippi Valley State in Natchitoches. The Demons are now 14-25.

Thirteen UL-Lafayette football players are suspended indefinitely after being charged with criminal conspiracy to commit felony theft. In a news release, the university said, the Department of Athletics is being respectful of the judicial process and will not discuss the incident.