Saints Quarterback Drew Brees is on the cover of this week’s Sports Illustrated. The headline says its time to rethink Drew Brees and it also says please stop calling Brees an underdog. Writer Greg Bishop calls Brees one of the greatest quarterbacks, if not the greatest, who’s ever lived.

The Pelicans lost their fourth straight last night as they fell to Boston 124 to 107. New Orleans turned it over 22 times and that led to 32 points for the Celtics. Anthony Davis played with a bad hip, but still scored 27 points and 16 rebounds. New Orleans hosts Washington tomorrow night.

The LSU Tigers have dropped out of the Top 25 polls after losing two games in Orlando. The Tigers lost in overtime to Florida State and then fell to Oklahoma State 90-77 in the third place game of the AdvoCare Invitational . Coach Will Wade’s team returns to the court Saturday to host Grambling State.

Tonight….Northwestern State hosts longtime rival ULM. The Demons have won the last two games in this series.

LSU Football Coach Ed Orgeron believes the SEC will do the right thing regarding the postgame scuffle involving Texas A&M. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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Where will the LSU Tigers go bowling. Most of the projections have the Tigers either in the Peach Bowl in Atlanta or the Outback Bowl in Tampa. A new college football playoff ranking comes out tonight.

The Sun Belt announces the loser Saturday’s Championship game between the Cajuns and Appalachian State will play in the 2018 AutoNation Cure Bowl in Orlando on December 15.