The Baltimore Ravens gave the Saints their third consecutive home loss last night as they defeated the Black & Gold 34-20 in Monday Night Football action. Ravens running back Justin Forsett rushed for 182 yards and two touchdowns as the Ravens improve to 7-4 on the season. Saints quarterback Drew Brees threw for 420 yards, three touchdowns, and one interception in a losing effort. The Saints drop to 4-7 on the season, but are still tied for first in the NFC South. This is the first time the Saints dropped three consecutive games at home since 2001.

LSU heads into Thursday night’s regular season finale against Texas A-and-M struggling on offense. So will true freshman quarterback Brandon Harris get some snaps against the Aggies. When asked. Coach Les Miles gave a non-committal answer…

cut 19 (14) “he’s improved”

LSU has won the two previous meetings against Texas A-and-M, since the Aggies joined the Southeastern Conference.

Louisiana Tech can win the West Division of Conference USA this Saturday. But the defending league champions stand in the Bulldogs way. The Rice Owls won ten games last year and were crowned the C-USA champs. This season Rice can win the West from Tech by beating the Bulldogs in Ruston this weekend. La Tech head coach Skip Holtz calls Rice a solid team

cut 17 (17) “been winning”

Last season, the Rice Owls embarrassed Louisiana Tech, beating them in Houston 52-14.

It was a tough night on the hardwood for Louisiana college basketball teams. LSU fell to Clemson 64-61, Milwaukee upended UL-Lafayette 56-52, Tennessee Tech defeated Southeastern Louisiana 81-62, and Ball State crushed Grambling 88-46.