Saints Quarterback Drew Brees is the NFL’s new all-time touchdown passing leader. Brees surpassed Peyton Manning’s mark of 539 TD passes by tossing four touchdown passes in a 34-7 win over the Colts. Brees says it was special to do it on a night the franchise honored the 2009 Super Bowl team
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Brees was nearly perfect on the night as he completed 29 of his 30 pass attempts. That’s the highest single-game completion percentage in N-F-L history.

LSU’s Ed Orgeron has been named Associated Press Coach of the Year. He’s the third coach in Tigers history to win the award. Louisiana tech star cornerback Ami Robertson announces he will enter the N-F-L and not return for his senior season. It’s unclear if he’ll play in the bowl game.

The Pelicans hope to snap a franchise-record 12 game losing streak tonight against the Nets at the Smoothie King Center. Injuries have piled up, but Locked on Pelicans podcast host Jake Madison says there are two major culprits for this season’s failure, starting with the second-worst defense in the league…
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The New York Times’ Marc Stein reports the Pelicans are open to trading team leader Jrue Holiday, but it would cost a significant amount back. And the Pels are reportedly reluctant to move 35-year-old shooting guard J-J Redick.

La Tech men’s basketball hosts North Carolina Central at 6:30. The Bulldogs have won 20 of their last 21 home games. LSU returns from final exams to host East Tennessee State tomorrow. LSU baseball is ranked 11th in the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper preseason poll. Louisville is ranked number one.