39-year-old Saints Quarterback Drew Brees is not interested in playing for any other NFL team, even though he can become an unrestricted free agent in March. Despite the disappointing end to the season in Minnesota, Brees likes the potential of the Saints moving forward. NFL analyst Mike Detillier has said he expects the Saints to sign Brees to a two-year contract that will pay him around 25-million dollars a year.

Meanwhile, Saints offensive right tackle Zach Strief says he might retire after tearing his A-C-L and M-C-L in October. The 34-year-old Strief is under contract next season, but he lost his starting spot to first-rounder Ryan Raymczyk.

LSU Guard Garrett Brumfield says he’ll return for his senior season. That means three of LSU’s five starting offensive linemen for 2017 will be back in 2018.

LSU is ranked 16th in the D-1 baseball preseason poll. Florida, Arkansas, Kentucky, Ole Miss and Texas A-and-M are SEC teams ranked in the top 10.

Even though the LSU campus closed at 3 PM today because of the winter weather, the Tigers basketball team will host Georgia at 6 PM on ESPN-U. The Bayou Bengals are coming off a 74-66 loss to Alabama. The Crimson Tide out rebounded LSU 40-24 in that game. Coach Will Wade says they better clean the glass tonight tonight or they’ll get mauled by the Dawgs…
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Georgia has four starters over six-foot-six, including six-foot-eight senior forward Yante Maten (Yahn-tay May-tin), who is averaging 20 points a game.

Nicholls seeks its third straight win as they host Texas A-and-M Corpus Christi. The Pelicans are also shooting for their third straight win as they are in Boston tonight. The Celtics have won seven straight.