Eli Apple is leaving the Big Apple for the Crescent City in a deal that sees New Orleans ship off a fourth and seventh round pick to pick up the troubled, but highly talented cornerback. NFL Analyst Mike Detillier says Apple is a remarkably gifted athlete, but comes with some serious questions about his temperament.
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Apple has played in five games this year, where he’s defended five passes but has yet to nab an interception.

LSU Football Coach Ed Orgeron calls Devin White’s first-half suspension for targeting unfair, but they have to move forward. He says guard Garrett Brumfield is still at 60-percent as he comes back from an injury suffered a month ago.

The Pelicans didn’t play their best game last night, but they still defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 116 to 109 at the Smoothie King Center. The Pels shot just 43-percent from the field, 6-of-24 from three point territory, but played better defense in the second half. Anthony Davis had 34 points, while Elfird Payton had 20 points and his three-pointer with 52 seconds left, sealed the victory…
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The Pelicans will announce today that it’s G-League team will begin play next season in Birmingham, Alabama.

TCU has dismissed former Neville football star Kavontae Turpin from the team after he allegedly assaulted a woman. The victim says Turpin grabbed her and dragged her across a parking lot and slammed her to the ground during an argument.

Former LSU Quarterback Justin McMillan will get the start Saturday for Tulane as the Green Wave visits Tulsa. The Greenies are just 2-and-5 on the season.