It will be the Saints and Titans on Sunday in Nashville. One of Tennessee’s best threats on offense is rookie wide receiver A-J Brown. The former Ole Miss standout has 47 catches for 893 yards and seven touchdowns. Coach Sean Payton says Brown is tough to defend…
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Kiko Alonso, Larry Warford and Vonn Bell have ruled out for Sunday’s game against the Titans.

Quarterback Joe Burrow received his Master’s Degree in Liberal Arts from LSU today. His high school, Athens High in Ohio, will rename its football stadium after Burrow. The Tigers leave for Atlanta on Sunday, where they’ll spend the next week getting ready for Oklahoma in the Peach Bowl.

Marquis Nowell hit three three-pointers in the final 35 seconds as Little Rock defeated ULM 73-72 last night in the Sun Belt opener for both teams. Nowell finished with 33 points. The Warhawks will try to snap a three-game losing streak tomorrow when they host Arkansas State. Little Rock is at U-L Lafayette tomorrow.

LSU is in Los Angeles. Tomorrow they’ll face U-S-C at the Staples Center in downtown L-A. The Tigers are coming off an awful loss to East Tennessee State at home.

The Pelicans are also on the West Coast tonight to face the Golden State Warriors, who have lost five in a row. New Orleans just snapped its record 13-game losing streak. Tip off is at 9:30.