11:40 LRN Sportscast January 7

The Saints will welcome back Philadelphia to the Superdome this Sunday for an NFL divisional round playoff game. The Eagles upset the Chicago Bears 16-15 yesterday as quarterback Nick Foles rebounded from two interceptions in the first half to throw two touchdowns in the second half.

The Eagles and Saints will meet for a second time this season at 3:40 on Sunday. New Orleans smashed Philly 48-7 in the Superdome in November. Eagles coach Doug Pederson expects a much closer contest this time…
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Philadelphia offensive tackle Jason Peters says the Black and Gold ran up the score on them the first time around and they wanted to play them again. The oddsmakers like the Saints to win big as the Black and Gold is a nine point favorite to advance to the NFC Championship game.

And for the fourth time in four years, Clemson and Alabama face off. Tonight it’s in the national championship game. The Crimson Tide beat the Tigers 24-6 in last year’s Sugar Bowl. Kick-off tonight is at 7:15.

The Pelicans have a chance to get on a winning streak this week as they’ll face three teams that have losing records. New Orleans, who is 18-22, will host 19-and-22 Memphis tonight at the Smoothie King Center. Wednesday, Cleveland, who has the worst record in the league, visits New Orleans. On Saturday, the Pels head to Minnesota, who just fired head coach Tom Thibodeau.

The LSU men’s basketball team will return to the hardwood tomorrow after an 11-day lay off. The Tigers will host Alabama in the SEC opener. The Crimson Tide started its conference schedule by upsetting 13th ranked Kentucky 75-73.

ULM is one of three teams to start Sun Belt play with a 2-0 record as the Warhawks defeated Arkansas State 85-75. Daishon Smith had 24 points. ULM is at Georgia Southern on Saturday.

Grambling and Southern both lost in their SWAC openers. They play again tonight. The Tigers are at Alabama A-and-M, while Southern hosts Texas Southern