The Saints visit the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday. It begins a stretch of four straight games against teams with winning records. The Ravens are 4-2, tied with Cincinnati for first place in the AFC North. 33-year-old Joe Flacco is averaging a career-high 298 passing yards a game. Coach Sean Payton on why the Baltimore Q-B is so effective…
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Baltimore’s leading receiver is former Saint Willie Snead, who has caught 30 passes in six games. Kick off is at 3:05.

Saints fans, who are hoping to acquire seven-time Pro Bowl cornerback Patrick Peterson can quit dreaming. Arizona Cardinals president Michael Bidwell says there are no plans to trade the former LSU Tiger.

Louisiana Tech will host winless UTEP for homecoming on Saturday. But the Miners have lost their last three games by a combined 19 points. Bulldogs Coach Skip Holtz says Texas-El Paso is playing hard, even though wins have been hard to come by….
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Louisiana Tech is a 23.5 point favorite to win.

The Pelicans began their season last night beating one of the favorites to win the Western Conference. New Orleans trounced the Rockets 131 to 112. Anthony Davis had 32 points, while last year’s MVP James Harden had just 18 points. New Orleans home opener is tomorrow night against Sacramento.