The Super Bowl. The overnight rating for the New Orleans market was a dismal 26.1, which is the lowest ever for the Big Easy and the lowest of any market in the country. There were second line parades, concerts and viewing parties to re-watch the Saints Super Bowl victory over the Colts, instead of watching the Patriots win their sixth Super Bowl title.

New England’s uninteresting 13-3 win over Los Angeles denied veteran Rams offensive tackle Andrew Whitworth from winning a Super Bowl ring. But the former LSU and West Monroe star says he will not allow this loss define him…
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Whitworth says he’s yet to decide if he’ll return for a 14th season.

Dennis Allen is reportedly signing a three-year contract today to remain as the defensive coordinator of the Saints. Cincinnati had interest in Allen, who has led the turn around of the Saints defense, which was one of the worst in the NFL, when New Orleans was going through three consecutive seven and nine seasons.

Junior college defensive end Soni Fonua has announced his commitment to the LSU football program and is expected to sign with the Tigers on national signing day this Wednesday. Fonua is from Utah and played the last two seasons at Mesa Community College in Arizona.

The LSU basketball team had its 10-game winning streak on Saturday with a one-point loss to Arkansas. The Tigers now face a tough stretch of games, starting Wednesday at 22nd ranked Mississippi State.

And Grambling State’s Shakyla Hill is the first Division One player to have two quadruple-doubles in a season. Hill had 21 points, 16 rebounds, 13 assists and 10 steals in Grambling’s 20 point win over Arkansas Pine-Bluff.