The Advocate reports the Saints will hold a couple of joint practices with the Chargers leading up to their preseason game on August 25th. With Sean Payton at the helm, the Saints usually hold joint practices with another team. In years past, it’s been against New England and Houston.

Tomorrow is a big day for the LSU program as the nation’s number one prospect according to Rivals-dot-com, Derek Stingley Junior, announces his college destination. The cornerback from Dunham High School in Baton Rouge is a former LSU commitment and the Tigers are one of three finalists. The other two schools are Florida and Texas. Stingley says he’ll announce his decision on Twitter at 1:30 PM and he’ll post a video message, explaining his decision. Stingley plans to be an early enrolle, which means he’ll arrive on a college campus in January.

The Houston Astros go after their 13th straight win when they host Tampa Bay tonight. Nine-game winner Justin Verlander is on the hill for the Stros.

Mississippi State is just one win away from reaching the championship series of the College World Series. It’s truly remarkable considering where the Bulldogs were at the beginning of the season, when they fired coach Andy Cannizaro. Today, they dominated North Carolina 12-2 as Konor Pilkington threw six solid innings. Freshman Jordan Westburg hit a grand slam in the second inning and ended up driving in seven runs on the afternoon. State doesn’t play again until Friday.

In other college baseball news, next year will be the last for Florida State head coach Mike Martin, who is the all-time winningest coach in college baseball history. It will be the 40th as a head coach for the 74-year-old who has won 1,987 games.

At the World Cup today, a couple more surprises….Senegal beat Poland two to one and Japan knocked off Columbia by that same score. And Russia moved to 2-0, with a 3-1 win over Egypt.