Saints safety Roman Harper and offensive guard Jahri Evans were selected in the same draft class, now they are heading into the Saints Hall of Fame together. The induction ceremonies will take place later this year. New Orleans selected Harper in the second round out of Alabama in 2006. He played in 124 games with the Saints, with 108 starts. Harper recorded 775 tackles, seven sacks, 53 passes defended, 13 forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries. Harper says the Saints have meant so much to his life…
cut 19 (17) “…to em”
Evans was drafted in the fourth round out of a small school in Pennsylvania called Bloomsburg University and he’s the only player in Saints history to be named first-team All-Pro four times.

The FBI says there will be no charges after a noose was found hanging in Bubba Wallace’s garage stall at Talladega Superspeedway. The U-S Attorney’s office says based on their investigation the noose was hanging in garage number four since November and nobody could have known Wallace would be assigned to garage number four last week. NASCAR says the noose turned out to be a rope to pull down the garage door.

Major League Baseball will be back with a 60-game regular season that will start either July 23rd or 24th. M-L-B and its players association signed off on safety and health protocols yesterday. The designated hitter will be universal in both leagues this year and extra innings will start with a runner at second base.

The LHSAA executive committee meets today. They’ll discuss plans for fall sports and how they may handle any COVID-related dealys or cancellations. Executive director Eddie Bonine says he remains optimistic that they can get the seasons started on time.