Two Saints players who joined the team as undrafted free agents are now heading toward induction into the team’s Hall of Fame. Lance Moore and Pierre Thomas were huge contributors on the 2009 Super Bowl team. But Moore was also there for the very difficult 2005 season, when the team was re-located to San Antonio because of Hurricane Katrina…
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Moore ranks fifth in team history for career catches, while Thomas ranks fifth in Saints history with 3,745 rushing yards.

The longtime spokesperson for the Superdome, Bill Curl, has passed away at the age of 77. The Ohio native spoke to the media regularly about Superdome events and improvements. In 2016, he told the Advocate The Superdome should be a National Historic Landmark. Curl also served as sports information director at Tulane.

At the US Open at Shinnecock Hills in New York, Shreveport native and former LSU golfer Sam Burns, didn’t play as well as he did yesterday. After shooting a 71 Thursdayday to finish two strokes off the lead, Burns carded a 76 today and is now six over for the tournament. Current LSU golfer Luis Gagne is at three over par and he’ll tee off later today. Former University High golfer and Masters winner Patrick Reed is also at 3 over after 18 holes. The current leader is Dustin Johnson at three under par.

In high school sports, Ouachita sophomore Abby Allen has been named the Class 5A Softball Most Valuable Player of the year. Allen hit .505 with 13 home runs and 48 RBIS for the Lions last season.

LSU signee Cade Beloso is the Class Five-A Most Valuable Player of the Year in Baseball. The John Curtis star hit .489 with 13 home runs and 37 RBIs as the Patriots won their second straight Division One state championship.