Pelicans point guard Jrue Holiday has officially signed his five-year, 126-million dollar contract. General Manager Dell Demps believes this kind of investment is worth it…
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The Pelicans begin NBA Summer League Action tonight in Las Vegas as they’ll face Toronto.

Former Pelican Langston Galloway has signed a free-agent deal with Detroit. The graduate of Christian Life Academy in Baton Rouge is 25 years old and averaged nearly eight points a game last season.

One of the nation’s best linebackers decommits from LSU. Adam Anderson from Rome, Georgia, announced last night that he is re-opening his recruitment process. He’s the third player to de-commit from LSU in the last three weeks. Anderson is considered by 24-7 sports as the best outside linebacker in the Class of 2018.

Sun Belt Football Media Day is Monday July 24th in New Orleans and the league announced who will be attending from each school. Ragin Cajuns senior offensive lineman Grant Horst and sophomore defensive back Tracy Walker will represent UL Lafayette. ULM will bring senior offensive lineman Frank Sutton and senior defensive end Caleb Tucker.

Nick Floyd is the new athletic director at ULM. He’s been the executive associate director of athletics for East Carolina since 2004.

Louisiana Tech Head Baseball Coach Lane Burroughs promotes assistant coach Travis Creel to hitting coach and recruiting coordinator. He was a volunteer assistant for the Diamond Dogs last season as he coached first base and worked with the hitters and infielders.