The Smoothie King Center should be rockin tonight as the Pelicans host Portland up two games to nothing. But Jake Madison, host of Locked on Pelicans podcast, says this series is far from over as the Trail Blazers still have a shot….
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Portland’s talented backcourt of Damian Lillard and C-J McCollum have missed a combined 29 shots. Tip-of is at 8 PM.

The Saints schedule comes out tonight. The Black and Gold will reportedly host Tampa in the season opener and the Falcons on Thanksgiving night and travel to Dallas for another Thursday night matchup.

The Saints are reportedly bringing back wide receiver Brandon Coleman for another season. Coleman saw a lot of playing time last season and caught 23 passes for 364 yards.

The Buccaneers have announced former LSU Tiger Kendell Beckweith suffered an ankle fracture in a single-vehicle car wreck last week and needed surgery to repair the injury. General Manager Jason Licht says the injury occurred in Louisiana and Beckwith was a passenger. No timetable on when he’ll return. The linebacker had a solid rookie campaign as he had 73 tackles and seven tackles for a loss last season.

Former UL-Lafayette and LSU football player Jeryl Brazil is facing a charge of third-degree rape. A police report says Brazil allegedly forced himself on a girl at a residence after night out with friends and roomates. Brazil who also rank track at UL Lafayette was considered a draft prospect after posting a 40-time of 4.35.