The New Orleans Pelicans face the team with the best record in the NBA tonight the Boston Celtics at 6:30 PM. Boston is 29-12, while the Pels are 25-16 and in third place in the Western Conference. Herb Jones is listed as doubtful with a lower right back contusion after suffering a hard fall in Monday’s win at Washington.

LSU men’s basketball is on a three-game losing streak after failing to defend its home floor in a 67-56 loss to Florida. The Tigers shot a season-low 32-percent from the floor and turned it over 16 times, which led to 23 points for the Gators. Coach Matt McMahon not happy with the turnovers…
cut 17 (14) “…chance there”
LSU is at fourth ranked Alabama on Saturday.

Louisiana Tech men’s basketball has a big Conference USA matchup against North Texas tonight in Denton. The Bulldogs are 3-and-2 in league play, while the Mean Green are 4-and-1, a half game out of first place. Tech Coach Talvin Hester says every league game is a dogfight…
cut 18 (17) “….need to play”
Tip off tonight is at 7 PM.

The NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reports the Arizona Cardinals and the Houston Texans have received permission from the Saints to interview Sean Payton, who remains under contract with the Black and Gold. The Denver Broncos are also set to talk to Payton about their head coaching vacancy. A franchise that wants to hire Payton has to work out a trade with the Saints in order to get him.

The LSU men’s basketball team dropped its third straight game last night as they fell to the Florida Gators at home 67 to 56. The Tigers shot a season low 32-percent from the field as LSU drops to 1-and-3 in the SEC.

The Pelicans have a tough test tonight as they are in Boston to face the Celtics who have the best record in the NBA at 29 and 12. New Orleans is 25 and 16 and in third place in the Western Conference.

Louisiana Tech is at North Texas tonight. The Bulldogs are 3-and-2 in Conference USA . The Mean Green are 4-1 and rank third in the nation in scoring defense, allowing just 53 points per game. Bulldogs coach Talvin Hester says North Texas likes to play a slow pace…
Cut 16 (11) “…used to guarding.”
Tip off is at 7 Pm.

The LSU gymnastics team is increasing their security after a large group of teenage boys swarmed to see 20-year-old junior and social media star Olivia Dunne at a meet in Utah Friday night. Gymnastics coach Jay Clark fears the situation will only get worse after a reporter covering the competition posted a video of the incident.
Cut 10 (08) “…we go.”
Dunne is asking fans to be respectful of gymnasts.

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is stocking 17 sites across the state with adult-size Rainbow Trout as part of the department’s Get Out & Fish Program. Fish will be stocked at sites designed for bank fishing and LDWF Biologist Danica Williams says the program provides a unique opportunity…
Cut 29 (08) “…starts to rise.”
For more information go to the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries website.

The LSU men’s basketball team dropped its third straight game last night as they fell to the Florida Gators at home 67 to 56. Coach Matt McMahon says self inflicted errors cost them the game…
cut 20 (12) “…shooting standpoint”
The Tigers shot a season low 32-percent from the field as LSU drops to 12-and-4 overall, 1-and-3 in the SEC and they have a tough test on Saturday at fourth ranked Alabama.

The Pelicans have a tough test tonight as they are in Boston to face the Celtics who have the best record in the NBA at 29 and 12. New Orleans is 25 and 16 and in third place in the Western Conference. The Pels are 2.5 games back of Denver and Memphis for the best record in the West. Tip off is at 6:30.

LSU football finishes the 2022 season ranked 16th in the A-P Poll. Tulane is ranked ninth. Florida State is ranked 11th. The Tigers and Seminoles kick-off the 2023 campaign in Orlando during Labor Day Weekend.

Louisiana Tech has released its 2023 schedule. The Bulldogs will kick-off the season with a week zero matchup against FIU on August 26th at Joe Aillet Stadium. The non-conference games are against SMU, Northwestern State, North Texas and Nebraska on September 23rd.

La Tech men’s basketball is at North Texas tonight. The Bulldogs leading scorer is Cobe Williams at 18 points a game. Coach Talvin Hester likes how Dravon Mangum and Quandre Bullock have stepped up…
cut 17 (17) “….the next guy” (2x)
Tech is 3-and-2 in Conference USA Play, while North Texas is 4-and-1, a half game back of Florida Atlantic for first place.

The LSU men’s basketball team hopes to bounce back from a two-game losing streak tonight against Florida. After starting league play with an upset win over Arkansas, the Tigers lost a close game to Kentucky and were handled by Texas A&M. Florida is also 1-and-2 in the SEC and 8-and-7 overall. Tigers Coach Matt McMahon says the Gators have a tough veteran group…

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Tip-off in the P-MAC is tonight at 6:00

The 2022 college football season has officially come to a close after Georgia’s 65-7 national championship victory over TCU. The final AP Poll of the 2022 season was released, and LSU finished ranked 16^th in the nation. Tulane moved up 5 spots to finish their season ranked 9^th overall.

The Saints season is officially over, and players will be watching the playoffs at home this year after a 7-10 season. The Saints miss the playoffs for the second consecutive season and have their first losing season since 2016. New Orleans lost their 10^th overall pick in this year’s draft in a trade to the Eagles, but Head Coach Dennis Allen says the team is looking to get back to contending next year…

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The Pelicans snapped a two-game losing streak last night in a 132-112 win over the Wizards. After a tight first quarter, New Orleans pulled away in the second, outscoring the Wizards 33-19. The Pels were still without stars Brandon Ingram and Zion Williamson, but guard CJ McCollum led the team with 34 points. The win marks the first time the Pelicans have won in Washington D.C. since 2011. New Orleans returns to action tomorrow night in Boston against the league-leading Celtics.

Despite the team’s 7-and-10 finish to the 2022 campaign, Saints Coach Dennis Allen says he plans to be back next season. Allen says he understands 7-and-10 is not where they want to be, but they are not as far off as some might think. But Allen says no decisions have been made on offensive coordinator Pete Carmichael or anyone else on the staff…
Cut 17 (17) “…moving forward”
Allen says no decisions have also been made on wide receiver Michael Thomas’ future. The Saints have reworked his contract to make it easier financially to release the former All pro wide out. He’s only played in 12 games over the last three seasons and appeared in three games in 2022.

The Pelicans won in Washington D-C last night for the first time since 2011 as New Orleans defeated the Wizards 132 to 112 at Capital One arena. C-J McCollum looked fresh after sitting out Saturday’s loss at Dallas. McCollum had 34 points as the Pels improved to 8-and-11 on the road. They are at Boston tomorrow.

The LSU men’s basketball team looks to snap a two-game losing streak tonight when they host Florida. The Tigers are 1-and-2 in SEC play. After upsetting Arkansas, Coach Matt McMahon’s team lost back-to-back games to Kentucky and then Texas A&M on Saturday…
Cut 19 (18) “…on Saturday.”
Tip off is at 6 PM.

Just an absolute beat down in last night’s college football national championship game as Georgia trounced TCU 65-7 to win a second consecutive title. An SEC school has won the last four national championships.

For the second straight year, Saints players will watch the playoffs from their homes and once again injuries played a role in keeping the team out of the postseason. Michael Thomas, Jarvis Landry, Marshon Lattimore and Marcus Maye missed multiple games as the Black and Gold had to use 75 different players. Coach Dennis Allen…
Cut 18 (26) “…to play faster.”
Allen says rookie offensive tackle Trevor Penning will undergo surgery to repair his injured right foot.

The Pelicans won in Washington D-C last night for the first time since 2011 as New Orleans defeated the Wizards 132 to 112 at Capital One arena. C-J McCollum looked fresh after sitting out Saturday’s loss at Dallas. McCollum had 34 points as the Pels improved to 8-and-11 on the road. They are at Boston tomorrow.

The LSU men’s basketball team looks to snap a two-game losing streak tonight when they host Florida. The Tigers are 1-and-2 in SEC play. After upsetting Arkansas, Coach Matt McMahon’s team lost back-to-back games to Kentucky and then Texas A&M on Saturday…
Cut 19 (18) “…on Saturday.”
Tip off is at 6 PM.

A disappointing Saints season ended with a frustrating 10-7 loss to Carolina in the Superdome. New Orleans defensive end Cam Jordan says the game was a microcosm of the season…
Cut 16 (16) “…losing”
Saints Coach Dennis Allen says the indication he’s been given is that he’ll return next season as the head coach. But he says no decisions have been made on offensive coordinator Pete Carmichael or anyone else on the staff…
Cut 17 (17) “…moving forward”

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LSU needs help at the cornerback position and it looks like they are getting it from the transfer portal. The Tigers have received a commitment from Darian “Duce” Chestnut, who started the last two seasons at Syracuse. The former three-star recruit from New Jersey recorded 83 tackles and four interceptions in his two seasons for the Orange and has two more years of eligibility left.

Also former four-star recruit J-K Johnson also plans to play for the Tigers after playing every game this past season for Ohio State. He also started five games for the Buckeyes and allowed just 12 receptions according to Pro Football Focus.

In basketball, the Pelicans are in Washington looking to snap a two-game losing streak as they face Wizards. C-J McCollum and Larry Nance Junior did not play in the team’s loss at Dallas on Saturday, but they are expected to play tonight.

And tonight’s the College Football Playoff national championship game between Georgia and TCU.

A disappointing Saints season came to a close yesterday with New Orleans losing to Carolina ten to seven. The Black and Gold finished with a record of seven and ten and a second straight non-playoff appearance. Saints safety Tyrann Mathieu hopes this season could serve as a lesson that will result in more victories next year…
cut 19 (18) “….believe in that”
It’s expected Dennis Allen will get a second season as the head coach. Houston has fired Lovie Smith, Arizona has let Kliff Kingsbury go and former Saints Coach Sean Payton will interview with Denver. The Broncos and Saints have reportedly worked out trade compensation if Payton takes the job in Denver.

The 7th-ranked LSU women’s basketball team defeated Kentucky 67-48 to improve to 16-0 yesterday, the best start in program history. Coach Kim Mulkey’s team led 31-17 at halftime to cruise to their fourth SEC win of the year…
Cut 20 (20) “..start a game”
Angel Reese had 26 points and 13 rebounds for her 16th straight double-double.

The Pelicans are in Washington tonight looking to snap a two-game losing streak as they face the Wizards. CJ McCollum and Larry Nance are expected to return after missing Saturday night’s loss in Dallas. Tip time is at 6 PM.

Tonight is the college football playoff championship game as Georgia looks to make it two in a row when they face TCU at 6:30 in Inglewood, California.

The Saints wrapped up a disappointing season yesterday with a ten to seven loss to the Carolina Panthers. There were high hopes going into the year, but the Saints started the season two and five and could never really recover. It’s the second straight year, defensive end Cam Jordan and the Saints missed the playoffs…
Cut 17 (11) “…with a vengance.”
Once again the Saints have a bunch of unrestricted free agents going into the offseason. Coach Dennis Allen could not predict on how much of a roster turnover we will see…
Cut 18 (13) “…week or two”
Today is Black Monday in the NFL, a day we see a lot of coaching changes, but Allen is expected to get another season.

Tonight is the national championship game in college football as Georgia tries to repeat, while T-C-U looks to finish an improbable season by winning the school’s first national title since 1938. Kick-off is at 6:30 PM.

LSU needs help at the cornerback position and they have received a commitment from Darian “Duce” Chestnut, who started the last two seasons at Syracuse. The former three-star recruit from New Jersey recorded 83 tackles and four interceptions in his two seasons for the Orange and has two more years of eligibility left.

The Pelicans will look to snap a two-game losing streak tonight in Washington as they face the Wizards. New Orleans is 24-and-16 and in third place in the Western Conference.

The seventh ranked LSU women’s basketball team improved to 16-0 yesterday, the school’s best start to a season, by beating Kentucky 67-48 at Rupp Arena in Lexington. LSU has now won 24 straight regular season games dating back to last year.

Playing without the injured Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram, the Pelicans could not defeat one of the more talented teams in the NBA as New Orleans fell to the Brooklyn Nets 108-102 in front of a sold out crowd at the Smoothie King Center. Coach Willie Green liked the fight he saw from his team…
cut 16 (11) “…down the stretch”
C-J McCollum had 28 points to lead New Orleans and Naji (Nah-G) Marshall had a career high 23 points and nine rebounds. The Nets got 33 points from Kevin Durant. The Pels begin a five-game road trip tonight in Dallas.

LSU is in Bryan-College Station today to take on Texas A-and-M. The Tigers have won ten straight over the Aggies. LSU is 1-1 in SEC play, A-and-M is 1-0. Tip time is 5 PM.
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LSU offensive lineman Anthony Bradford has declared for the NFL draft. The former four-star recruit out of Michigan started the final games of this season. He’s six-foot-five, 345 pounds. Despite Bradford’s departure, LSU is still expected to return a majority of its starting offensive line next season.

The Saints will look to close out the regular season on a four-game winning streak when they host Carolina tomorrow. Offensive guard Andrus Peat and Paulson Adebo (Uh-dee-bo) have been ruled out because of injuries. Kick-off is at noon.

Back to college basketball, here are some other games on the schedule today…ULM, who is 3-and-0 in the Sun Belt, hosts Southern Miss, the Cajuns take on Georgia State, La Tech hosts UTEP and Nicholls is at Northwestern State.

LSU baseball is ranked number one in the Perfect Game preseason poll and Dylan Crews has been named Preseason player of the year