The Kansas City Chiefs are Super Bowl champions for the first time in 40 years as they came back from a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat San Francisco 31-20. Former LSU Tiger Tyrann Mathieu had six tackles.

In other football news, Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas has been named the Associated Press NFL Offensive Player of the Year. Thomas set an NFL record with 149 receptions for 1,725 yards and nine touchdowns.

LSU Coach Ed Orgeron has announced linebacker Donte Starks from John Ehret High School has been suspended for a violation of team rules.

The Pelicans turned it over 23 times and lost to Houston 117 to 109 at the Toyota Center yesterday. Brandon Ingram had 28 points but didn’t score in the fourth quarter. Zion Williamson had 21 points, but Coach Alvin Gentry is upset he didn’t get the ball more in the fourth quarter.

LSU basketball is 8-and-0 in the SEC for the first time since 1981 after a 73-63 win over Ole Miss. The Tigers have won 10 in a row, but Coach Will Wade says there are still areas to work on…
cut 19 (20) “…get better”
The Tigers are at Vanderbilt on Wednesday.

Louisiana Tech is tied for first place in Conference USA after a three-point win over Old Dominion. The Dunkin Dogs are at Western Kentucky Thursday and Coach Eric Konkol expects they’ll get the Hilltoppers best shot…
cut 17 (19) “….contested games”