Saints running back Alvin Kamara pleaded no contest to a lesser misdemeanor charge of breach of peace for an incident that took place in Las Vegas in 2022. Kamara along with three others pleaded not guilty to initial felony and misdemeanor charges of conspiracy to commit battery and substantial bodily harm and faced a trial set for July 31st. With the amended plea deal, Kamara will have to complete 30 hours of community service and pay over $100,000 to the victim, Darnell Greene, for past due medical expenses. Kamara also will be fined $500. Greene’s attorney Tony Buzbee announced the civil suit Kamara faced in Louisiana has also been settled on confidential terms. The NFL is still investigating the incident and the running back is still subject to punishment under the league’s personal-conduct policy. Host of the locked-on Saints podcast Ross Jackson says Kamara will most likely face suspension

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Tigers are flying off the board on the final day of the MLB draft. Right-hander Garret Edwards was selected by the Tampa Bay Rays in the 11th round. 

Right-handed pitcher Blake Money was selected by the Orioles in the 12th round.

Outfielder Brayden Jobert was selected in the 12th round by the St. Louis Cardinals The Slidell native made an impact for the Tiger’s offense the past two years, leading the team with three home runs in the CWS.

Left-handed pitcher Riley Cooper will be joining Blake Money in Baltimore after being selected in the 13th round by the Orioles. 

Shortstop Jordan Thompson is homeward bound after being selected in the 15th round by the LA Dodgers. The Cali native has spent three seasons as the starting shortstop for the Tigers with a .260 career batting average. 

Left-hander Javen Coleman will be joining Thompson in LA after being selected in the 16th round with the 490th overall pick by the Dodgers.

McNeese junior starting pitcher Grant Rogers was selected in the 11th round by the Toronto Blue Jays. The 2023 consensus All-American becomes the 20th player to be drafted or signed under skipper Justin Hill.

Cajuns pitcher Jackson Nezuh was selected with the 343rd overall pick in the 14th round by Houston. He becomes the third Cajun to be picked in the MLB draft

Two more LSU Tigers were selected during the second day of the Major League Baseball Draft. In the third round, Tampa Bay took three-year starter Tre Morgan and in the sixth round, the Washington Nationals selected second baseman Gavin Dugas.

In other LSU baseball news, former assistant Terry Rooney is returning as Jay Johnson has hired Rooney as the director of recruiting and player development according to D-1 Baseball dot-com. Rooney was at LSU in 2007 and 2008 and helped build a team that won a national title in 2009.

And LSU is reportedly getting another arm from UCLA. D-1 Baseball reports left-hander Gage Jump is transferring to the Tigers after missing the 2023 season because of Tommy John Surgery. In 2022 Gage was 1-and-1 with two saves and a 3.86 ERA for the Bruins. Last year, Thatcher Hurd transferred from UCLA to LSU.

Ragin Cajuns catcher Julian Brock was selected in the eighth round by the Texas Rangers. Brock hit .315 with a team-high 11 home runs and 65 RBIs last season and was a second-team All Sun Belt pick.

Also in the eighth round, the New York Yankees took ULM pitcher Nicholas Judice. The Baton Rouge product had a 3-and-3 record and two saves with a 3.74 ERA over 53 innings. He struck out 66. Judice is the first Warhawk selected in the first ten rounds since Matt Green was taken in the second round in 2005.

And in the tenth round the Pirates picked Louisiana Tech right-hander Landon Tomkins. This past season, Tomkins was six and two with a 3.62 ERA and struck out 75 in 76.2 innings.

SEC Football Media Days are next week in Nashville. LSU says Coach Brian Kelly will be joined by quarterback Jayden Daniels, defensive tackle Mekhi Wingo and running back Josh Williams. They will talk with reporters on Monday.

Paul Skenes is the first LSU player to be selected number one in the Major League Baseball draft since Ben McDonald in 1989. The Pittsburgh Pirates used their top overall pick on Skenes and his 100-mile-an-hour fastball. Skenes is surprised and humbled…:
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Skenes and teammate Dylan Crews are the first high school or college teammates to be selected 1 and 2 in the MLB draft. Crews was taken by the Washington Nationals. The Nats have also selected LSU second baseman Gavin Dugas. He was taken in the sixth round. Former LSU pitchers Cole Henry and Todd Petersen are also in the Nationals organization.

Also drafted today in the third round, the Tamp Bay Rays selected LSU star Tre Morgan.

Ragin Cajuns star outfielder Carson Roccarforte was selected in the second round by the Kansas City Royals.

SEC Football Media Days begin next Monday. LSU announced today that Coach Brian Kelly will be joined by quarterback Jayden Daniels, defensive tackle Mekhi Wingo and running back Josh Williams. LSU will be joined on day one by Missouri and Texas A-and-M. SEC Football Media Days this year will be held in Nashville.

Former Louisiana Tech running back Kenneth Dixon will be inducted into the Conference USA Hall of Fame. Dixon had 87 touchdowns during his career at Tech which spanned 2012 to 15. The 87 TDs are the second most in FBS history.

Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame inductee Lee Hedges has passed away at the age of 93. He coached NFL Hall of Famer Terry Bradshaw at Woodlawn High School in Shreveport. Hedges also led Captain Shreve to its lone state championship in 1973.

The Pelicans are 1-and-1 in NBA Summer League Action after beating the Warriors 94-86 in Las Vegas last night. New Orleans next game is tomorrow against the Suns.

Paul Skenes is the first LSU player to be selected number one in the Major League Baseball draft since Ben McDonald in 1989. The Pittsburgh Pirates used their top overall pick on Skenes, who features a 100-mile per hour fastball and a wipe out slider
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The Washington Nationals selected LSU center fielder Dylan Crews with the second overall pick. Crews says he watched the Nats as a kid as he followed former number one overall pick Bryce Harper…
Cut 5 (11) “…as him.”
It’s the first time high school or college teammates were selected one-two in the Major League Baseball draft.

Rounds three through ten of the Major League Baseball Draft will get underway at 1 PM today. Last night in the second round, the Kansas City Royals took Ragin Cajuns outfielder Carson Roccaforte. Roccaforte had a .325 career batting average in three seasons at U-L Lafayette.

The Royals also took LSU’s top baseball signee, catcher Blake Mitchell, went in the first round with the eighth overall pick.

Legendary Louisiana high school football coach Lee Hedges has passed away at the age of 93. He coached NFL Hall of Famer Terry Bradshaw at Woodlawn High School in Shreveport. Hedges also led Captain Shreve to its lone state championship in 1973.

Former Louisiana Tech running back Kenneth Dixon will be inducted into the Conference USA Hall of Fame.

SEC Football Media Days begin next Monday. LSU announced today that Coach Brian Kelly will be joined by quarterback Jayden Daniels, defensive tackle Mekhi Wingo and running back Josh Williams.

History was made in last night’s Major League Baseball draft as for the first time two teammates were selected with the first two picks. Pittsburgh selected LSU pitcher Paul Skenes with the first pick and Washington took Tigers center fielder Dylan Crews with the second pick. Skenes 100-mile per hour fastball and wipe out slider could put him in the major leagues soon….
cut 20 (17) “…as soon as possible”
Four LSU Tigers were selected last night. The Cincinnati Reds used the 38th overall pick to take right-handed pitcher Ty Floyd and in the second round the Chicago White Sox selected right-handed pitcher Grant Taylor, who did not pitch this past season because of an injury.

Rounds three through ten of the Major League Baseball Draft will get underway at 1 PM today. Last night in the second round, the Kansas City Royals took Ragin Cajuns outfielder Carson Roccaforte. Roccaforte had a .325 career batting average in three seasons at U-L Lafayette.

The Royals also took LSU’s top baseball signee, catcher Blake Mitchell, went in the first round with the eighth overall pick.

Nicholls baseball coach Mike Silva has a received a contract extension that attempts to keep him in the Colonels dugout through 2029. Silvia just led the Colonels to their first NCAA Tournament berth since 1998.

Legendary Louisiana high school football coach Lee Hedges has passed away at the age of 93. He coached NFL Hall of Famer Terry Bradshaw at Woodlawn High School in Shreveport. Hedges also led Captain Shreve to its lone state championship in 1973.

The Pelicans beat the Warriors 94-86 in NBA Summer League Action in Las Vegas. Dyson Daniels had 17 points, 15 rebounds and eight assists. North Carolina State product Dereon Sebron had a team high 25 points. New Orleans is 1-and-1 in the Summer League and will play the Suns tomorrow night.

The Major League Baseball Draft begins Sunday night and two LSU Tigers could be the first two picks, Dylan Crews and Paul Skenes. The Pittsburgh Pirates have the first pick and D-1 Baseball-dot-com’s Kendall Rogers says he would take Crews….
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Baseball America Prospect writer Geoff Pontes says the Pirates could probably save some cash and draft high school prospect Max Clark an outfielder from Indiana…
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The draft gets underway at 6 PM on Sunday.

The state’s Wildlife and Fisheries Commission approves stricter catch limits on redfish in an effort to reverse the decline on stocks. The new state plan would reduce catch limits from five redfish per day, per angler to three. Also the minimum size allowed would increase from 16 to 18 inches while bull reds would be off limits to anglers. Commissioner Joe McPherson says the changes could go into effect in early December, if an oversight committee of the state legislature does not step in…
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The plan will undergo a public comment period that will last until October 5th.

The Sun Belt announces that the NFL Network will televise ULM’s season opener against Army on September 2nd. The game is scheduled to kick off at six PM in Monroe.

Former Saints running back Mark Ingram has joined Fox Sports as a college football analyst.

The first round of the Major League Baseball draft is Sunday night and LSU’s Dylan Crews and Paul Skenes are considered the top two players in the draft, but that doesn’t mean Pittsburgh, who holds the number one pick, will select Crews or Skenes. Baseball America prospect writer Geoff Pontes says M-L-B teams only have so many bonus dollars to spend on drafted players, so the Pirates could draft someone else that may not cost as much…
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The SEC has announced Crews as its male athlete of the year. He lead the league with a .429 batting average and lead the nation in walks and runs scored.

The Pelicans have officially announced the re-signing of Herb Jones to a mulit-year contract. The 2021 second round pick is known for his defense and he also averaged 10 points a game last season. New Orleans has also officially added free agent center Cody Zeller. The six-foot-eleven big man averaged seven points and four rebounds a game as a reserve for the Miami Heat last season. And the Pels have signed former second round pick E-J Liddell. The forward from Ohio State missed what would have been his rookie season last year after tearing his A-C-L.

The Pels begin action in the Summer League this afternoon. The oldest player on the roster is 29-year-old Frank Bartley, who is a Baton Rouge native and also starred for the Ragin Cajuns for two seasons from 2016 to 2018.

LSU gymnast Livvy Dunne has created the Livvy Fund to help LSU female athletes secure NIL deals and funds. Dunne is the highest -paid female college athlete in the country, making seven figures. A link to the fund can be found on the Bayou Traditions website.

LSU’s Dylan Crews was named the SEC Male Player of the Year. Crews just led the Tigers to their seventh national championship in baseball and he also received the Golden Spikes Award, which goes to the top amateur baseball player in the United States. Crews led the SEC in batting average at 426 and reached base 75 straight games, including all 71 games in the 2023 season.

Crews was also named hitter of the year by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association. LSU’s Paul Skenes is the Pitcher of the Year, Tigers third baseman Tommy White is the newcomer of the year, Jay Johnson the coach of the Year and Nicholls pitcher Jacob Mayers is the freshman of the year.

LSU gymnast Livvy Dunne has created the Livvy Fund to help LSU female athletes secure NIL deals and funds. Dunne is the highest -paid female college athlete in the country, making seven figures.

The Pelicans have released 37-year-old Garrett Temple. It might be the end of an NBA career for the Baton Rouge native and former LSU star. Temple has played for 11 NBA teams and appeared in 84 games for the Pels over the last two seasons. This past season he only averaged two points a game.

ESPN is reporting the NBA will have an in-season tournament that will take place on December seventh and ninth in Las Vegas. Full details will be announced on Saturday.

The Pelicans will begin play in the Summer League tomorrow afternoon in in Las Vegas. New Orleans will take on the Timberwolves in a game that can be seen on NBA TV.

LSU star Angel Reese scored 12 points and grabbed 14 rebounds in a 106 to 44 win over Cuba. Reese is playing for USA basketball at the FIBA Americup. The United States went three and one in pool play and is advancing in the quarterfinals.

The Pelicans have released 37-year-old Garrett Temple. It might be the end of an NBA career for the Baton Rouge native and former LSU star. Temple has played for 11 NBA teams and appeared in 84 games for the Pels over the last two seasons. This past season he only averaged two points a game.

ESPN is reporting the NBA will have an in-season tournament that will take place on December seventh and ninth in Las Vegas. Full details will be announced on Saturday.

The Pelicans will begin play in the Summer League tomorrow afternoon in in Las Vegas. New Orleans will take on the Timberwolves in a game that can be seen on NBA TV.

LSU star Angel Reese scored 12 points and grabbed 14 rebounds in a 106 to 44 win over Cuba. Reese is playing for USA basketball at the FIBA Americup. The United States went three and one in pool play and is advancing in the quarterfinals.

Yesterday was Brayden Jobert Day in St. Tammany Parish. The Slidell native just helped the LSU Tigers win its seventh national championship in baseball. Jobert had 14 home runs on the season. His last dinger of the year came in the championship game victory over Florida.

In major league baseball….the Astros are one of the hottest teams i the American League as they’ve won seven of their last eight. Yesterday, Houston held off Colorado six to four. The Stros trail the Rangers by two games for first place in the A-L West. Houston begins a four-game series against Seattle tonight, while the Rangers finish off a series in Boston tonight.

Former LSU All-American and Toronto Blue Jays Pitcher Kevin Gausman was named to the American League All-Star team. Gausman has a 3.04 ERA and leads the American League in strikeouts with 146. It will be the second all-star appearance of his 11-year career after making the 2021 All-star game as a member of the Giants.

More accolades coming in for the 2023 National Champion LSU Baseball team. It’s another one that doesn’t come as a surprise as Tiger junior centerfielder Dylan Crews has been named one of three outfielders on this year’s American Baseball Coaches Association Gold Glove team for NCAA Division I. Crews finished the season with a perfect fielding percentage committing no errors in 171 chances.

Saints tight end Foster Moreau announced Monday on Twitter that his cancer is in full remission. This comes some three months after he was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma following a physical with the Saints while he was visiting the team in free agency. That’s when he found out. Moreau says it was a tumultuous few months, but this news is a blessing, and he thanks everyone who sent their thoughts and prayers.

The Pelicans will tip-off their summer league stint in Vegas this Friday against the Timberwolves. The pels summer league team will feature two veterans from last year’s squad Dyson daniels and EJ Liddell. Daniels was the number 8 pick in the 2022 draft and averaged 18 minutes a game over 59 appearances last year. Liddel, the 41st pick out of Ohio St. showed promise in the off-season before suffering a season ending ACL injury in last year’s summer league tournament. Also headlining the group is this year’s 14th overall pick Jordan Hawkins. Hawkins won a national championship with UCONN this year and will help the pels improve as one of the best shooters in this year’s draft. New Orleans will play at least 5 games with a chance at a 6th if they were to make the tournament finals.

New Orleans has been one of several teams to call Portland about Damian Lillard. The pels’ young roster and war chest of future draft picks give the team enough ammunition to trade for the all-star, but reports say Dame only wants to play for Miami. Lillard doesn’t have a trade clause in his contract but he’s unlikely to go anywhere else. After the pelicans signed Cody Zeller, however, they passed the salary tax threshold and could be looking to make a trade to cut costs. Insiders are reporting there are a number of teams looking to be a part of a three team trade with the Heat and Trailblazers and the Pelicans could be one of them.