The National Football Foundation released the 2027 ballot for the College Football Hall of Fame. LSU All-Americans Alan Faneca and Patrick Peterson represent the Tigers. Former Saints offensive lineman and current coach Jahri Evans joins head coach and former Boise State quarterback Kellen Moore on the ballot. Louisiana Tech coaching legend Maxie Lambright, quarterback Matt Dunigan and Biletnikoff Award-winning receiver Troy Edwards were also included.

The College Football Playoff announced its broadcast schedule for the upcoming season. The Allstate Sugar Bowl in New Orleans will serve as a semifinal matchup this year at 6:30 on January 15, the latest the bowl has ever been played. It will be broadcast on ABC and ESPN.

The LHSAA Boys’ Basketball State Championship is headed to Lafayette. After 12 years in Lake Charles, the CAJUNDOME will host “Marsh Madness” for the first time since 2011. The Powerlifting State Championships will move to the West Monroe Sports and Events Complex, and the State Wrestling Championships will depart Bossier City and return to New Orleans.

Saints Veteran wide receiver Chris Olave has been an active participant at voluntary OTAs despite ongoing contract negotiations over a possible extension. The All-Pro missed last year’s season finale with a blood clot found in his lung, but quarterback Tyler Shough says he hasn’t missed a beat.

Cut 18 (19) “…the whole year.”

Reports have swirled about changes coming to the Pelicans roster. Vice President Joe Dumars has said the team is open to trades, and Locked On Pelicans Podcast host Jake Madison reported the only two untouchables on the roster are All-Rookie team selections Jeremiah Fears and Derik Queen. Bill Simmons said on his podcast he expects to see forward Trey Murphy traded in the next three weeks. Murphy has been linked to the Celtics and Thunder.

The NCAA Regionals concluded last night with five winner-take-all finals and a delayed St. John’s win over Florida State. The Red Storm will join Little Rock as the first time two four-seeds advance to Super Regionals in tournament history. Troy will host the Trojans after waxing Florida in a 10-2 upset yesterday. St. John’s gets Alabama in Tuscaloosa.

There are two all-SEC Supers as Auburn hosts Ole Miss after surviving a scare from Milwaukee, and Georgia hosts Mississippi State.

It’s the second straight year both of the top two national seeds failed to advance after UCLA was shocked by St. Mary’s twice and Oklahoma eliminated Georgia Tech with a tenth-inning walk-off homer yesterday. The Sooners will take on Kansas in the Lawrence Super Regional, and Cal Poly advanced from the LA Regional to face West Virginia, who knocked out Kentucky in a tenth-inning walk-off.

USC upset Texas A&M last night in a 7-1 win to move on to the Chapel Hill Super Regional against UNC.

Texas will host Oregon after both schools cruised through their own regionals undefeated.

The Saints will be back on the practice field for Organized Team Activities tomorrow. New Orleans is missing veterans Cam Jordan, Demario Davis and Tyrann Mathieu, who were all around this time last year. Quarterback Tyler Shough says he’s focused on improving as the leader of the offense on and off the field in their absence, especially for a group of rookies in the same position as he was a season ago.

Cut 17 (19)  “…to prepare yourself.”

Running back Alvin Kamara has not been present at voluntary OTAs as he prepares for the season with his trainer in Miami. Despite the addition of Travis Etienne and question marks surrounding retirement and contract restructuring, Kamara’s agent, Brad Cicala (Sih-Kaluh), told NFL insider Mike Garafolo, “We plan on playing for the Saints in 2026.”

The college baseball and softball transfer portal window opened yesterday and five LSU Tigers have jumped in. The five that are looking to play elsewhere didn’t have a lot of success in 2026. They are Mavrick Rizy, DJ Primeaux, Daniel Harden, Trent Caraway, and Jaden Noot.

LSU softball is losing one of its top pitchers to the transfer portal. Jayden Heavener had the lowest ERA among the starters and won 13 games for the Tigers.

The NCAA Baseball Tournament continues to be unpredictable with Troy beating Florida ten to two. The Trojans will play Little Rock in the Super Regionals. St. John beat Florida State in the Tallahassee Regional Final to advance to play Alabama.

Oklahoma hit a walk-off home run to beat Georgia Tech eight to seven and the Sooners will advance to play Kansas.

Auburn will host Ole Miss in a Super Regional Series after beating Milwaukee eight to three last night, while U-S-C eliminated Texas A-and-M by beating the Aggies seven to one.

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The Saints completed their third day of organized team activities yesterday and will return to the field tomorrow and Thursday. Second year quarterback Tyler Shough says it’s been great a great offseason without any rookie responsibilities or an open QB battle.

`Cut 16 (17) “…specifically be better.”

Receiver Chris Olave has been a full participant in OTAs, while his agent tries to iron out a long-term deal with the Black and Gold. Olave is set to make 15-million dollars in his fifth and final year of a rookie deal.

Former LSU star Odell Beckham junior is back with the New York Giants. The 33-year-old was the 12^th overall pick by New York in 2014 and became a superstar player, but injuries and controversies led to him being traded to Cleveland in 2018. Beckham did not play in the NFL last season.

UL-Lafayette ended its season with a 19-5 loss to Mississippi State in the Starkville regional final last night. The Cajuns talented group of freshmen couldn’t keep their postseason magic alive, but head coach Matt Deggs says the future is bright.

Cut 7 (14) “…of season, man.”

While the first round of the NCAA baseball tournament is wrapping up. The college baseball transfer window officially opened today. Five Tigers have already entered the portal: third baseman Trent Carraway, right-handed pitcher Mavrick Rizy, left-hander D.J. Primeaux, righty Jaden Noot and outfielder Daniel Harden.

Northwestern State freshman left-hander Brody Trosclair also announced he’d be entering the portal. The Thibodaux native was named Southland Conference freshman of the year after going 5-and-1 with a 1.89 ERA and 55 strikeouts this season.

LSU softball ace Jayden Heavener announced she’d be transferring after leading the Tigers with 22 starts in 32 games this season. The sophomore posted a 2.81 ERA with 128 strikeouts and 22 walks. The former D1Softball Freshman All-American Second-Team selection also pitched 16 games and earned 2 saves.

Former LSU star and Super Bowl champion Odell Beckham Jr. signed with the Giants after working out with the team this morning. The 33-year-old was drafted by New York in 2014. Beckham did not play last season and has just 9 catches and 55 yards in 9 games with the Dolphins in 2024.

Cedar Creek junior left-handed pitcher and first baseman Kade Luker was named the Louisiana Gatorade Player of the Year and Class 1A MVP. He struck out 135 batters in 74 innings with a 1.04 ERA and hit .531 at the plate with five home runs, 36 RBI, 12 doubles, 7 triples and 28 stolen bags.

The UL-Lafayette baseball season came to an end last night after the Ragin’ Cajuns fell to Mississippi State 19-5. The depleted UL bullpen couldn’t keep up with the Bulldog batters who knocked 20 hits and nine runs in the final three innings. Cajuns head coach Matt Deggs didn’t make excuses after playing 11 games in 13 days.

Cut 16 (17) “…there yet.”

Mississippi State will advance to the Athens Super Regional against Georgia, the No. 3 national seed.

LSU scheduled a visit with the second-ranked safety prospect in Louisiana’s 2027 class, Jayden Anding. The Ruston High School four-star is ranked tenth in the state and is the brother of current Tiger cornerback Aidan Anding.

The final games of the NCAA Regionals will get underway this afternoon and this evening. St. John’s and Florida State are facing off in the first of two possible regional finals today at noon thanks to delays in the Tallahassee Regional over the weekend. The rest will be winner-take-all Regional finals. Oklahoma takes on 2^nd-ranked Georgia Tech at 3:00. At 6, Auburn will have a third run at Milwaukee, Florida will look to bounce back against Troy and Kentucky and West Virginia will face off in Morgantown. The final game of the night is between 19^th-ranked USC and tenth-ranked Texas A&M at 9 p.m.

The LSU Track and Field team advanced 11 tickets in both the men’s and women’s fields to the track and field championships in Eugene, Oregon, next week. The men are headlined by a trio of Malachi Austin, Grant Buckmiller and Amal Glasgow, who all qualified in the 400 meter. The Tiger Women also advanced a trio of sprinters in Tima Godbless, Athaleyha Hinckson and Shawnti Jackson in the 100-meter. Jackson will also run in the 200-meter.

The Ragin Cajuns made it to the Regional Finals of the Starkville Regional but Mississippi State was just too tough in the end as the Bulldogs defeated UL Lafayette 19 to 5, ending the Cajuns’ season.

Mississippi State hit seven home runs as they advance to the Super Regionals. Sawyer Pruitt from Live Oak High School gave up three solo home runs and was chased in the second inning.

The Cajuns got to the Regional Finals by beating Cincinnati earlier in the day eight to six. Donovan LaSalle from Barbe high school homered twice in the win.

LSU football hosted several five-star recruits over the weekend, including receivers Easton Royal from Brother Martin and Xavier Sabb from New Jersey.

Five-star defensive lineman Jalen Brewster, who is widely considered the top prospect in the Class of 2027 and is committed to Texas Tech, was also on campus and a video went viral that showed Ed Orgeron doing a defensive line drill with him.

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Could former LSU star Odell Beckham Junior return to the New York Giants? The free agent will reportedly work out for his former team today. Beckham was drafted by the Giants in 2014 and played five seasons for New York. During that time he became an NFL superstar. The 33-year-old did not play last season after only catching nine passes for the Dolphins in 2024.

For the second straight year, the top overall seed in the NCAA Baseball Tournament failed to make it out of the Regional. This year it was UCLA, last year it was Vanderbilt.

Cal Poly is advancing to the Super Regionals from the Los Angeles Regional.

Little Rock, the only team to beat LSU last year in the NCAA Tournament, is the winner of the Hattiesburg Regional.

Also headed to the Super Regionals, Ole Miss, Alabama Texas and there will be a Super Regional Series between Georgia and Mississippi State.

Not a good night for the Cajuns last night as Cincinnati clobbered U-L Lafayette 12 to 2 in the opening round of the Starkville Regional. The Cajuns scored an unearned run in the first inning and then it was all Bearkats the rest of the way. Tough outing for Cody Brasch, as he allowed seven earned runs in in four innings.

UL Lafayette will now have to come out of the Starkville Regional. The Cajuns will face Lipscomb at 2 PM today. The Bisons were defeated by Mississippi State ten to one.

It was a crazy day for the first day of the NCAA Tournament. Top seeded UCLA lost to St. Mary’s three to two.

Little Rock who gave LSU everything they wanted last year in the Regionals, defeated 9^th seeded Southern Miss seven to four.

Milwaukee, who LSU played in the opening series of the season, upset Auburn 13 to 8.

Tennessee also a loser, losing in 14 innings to Eastern Carolina seven to three.

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Arkansas and Mississippi State were eliminated from the Women’s Collete World Series yesterday. Texas blanked Mississippi State four to nothing, while Arkansas fell to UCLA eleven to nothing In five innings.

Today…Texas Tech takes on Tennessee and Alabama faces Nebraska.

Chalmette High School product Mitchell Robinson plans to return from pinky surgery for Game One of the NBA Finals. The Knicks center underwent successful surgery on his right pinky finger, which he injured off the court during New York’s Eastern Conference Finals Sweep of the Cavaliers. Robinson is a former five-star recruit out of Chalmette High and has spent eight seasons with the Knicks, who are making their first Finals appearance in 27 years.

Tonight it’s Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals as the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder face the San Antonio Spurs at 7 PM.

Final legislative passage has been given to the bill that would keep private the revenue share contracts between universities and athletes. The vote in the House was 92-to-2 on Friday.

The Saints ended the first two days of preseason Organized Team Activities yesterday. Head Coach Kellen Moore says eighth overall pick Jordyn Tyson, who battled injuries at Arizona State, has been limited through rookie minicamp and OTAs.

Cut 16 (11) “…lot of them.”

Also returning from injury are center Erik McCoy, safety Julian Blackmon and cornerback Martin Emerson Jr. McCoy has missed 10 games in each of the last two seasons and was sidelined by a bicep injury that required significant procedures to repair, but he says he feels 100% after extensive offseason rehab. Blackmon started week one at safety last year but missed almost the entire season with a torn labrum. He’s returned to his role as deep safety, shifting sophomore safety Jonas Sanker into the slot for the majority of first-team reps. Emerson was a full participant after recovering from a torn Achilles. The veteran corner signed with the Saints this offseason after three productive seasons with the Browns

UL-Lafayette will begin its NCAA Baseball tournament run tonight in game two of the Starkville Regional against Cincinnati. The Cajuns are coming off a hot end to the season, winning four out of five games against a then-ranked Coastal Carolina team and finishing the Sun Belt Championship as runner-up behind Southern Miss. They’ll face a Cincinnati team ranked 24^th in the country by D-1 Baseball and led by sophomore infielder Quinton Coats, whose 28 homers rank fourth in college baseball. The Bearcats won their last six conference series of the regular season and are 8-and-3 in May. First pitch between the Cajuns and Bearcats is at 6:00. The winner will go on to face host Mississippi State, while the loser takes on Lipscomb in an elimination game.

Chalmette High School product Mitchell Robinson plans to return from pinky surgery for Game One of the NBA Finals. The Knicks center underwent successful surgery on his right pinky finger, which he injured off the court during New York’s Eastern Conference Finals Sweep of the Cavaliers. Robinson is a former five-star recruit out of Chalmette High and has spent eight seasons with the Knicks, who are making their first Finals appearance in 27 years.

25^th-ranked UL-Lafayette will take on 24^th-ranked Cincinnati tonight in their first game of the Starkville Regional. The Ragin’ Cajuns are the only Louisiana team to make it to the NCAA tournament after posting a 39-and-23 record this season and finishing second in the Sun Belt Conference Championship. Cajuns junior right-hander Cody Brasch will get the start on the mound. Brasch is 6-and-2 this season with a  2.04 ERA and 77 strikeouts over 70.2 innings. For the Bearcats it will be Nate Taylor. The All-Big 12 honorable mention has a 6-and-3 record with 112 strikeouts and a 3.86 ERA through 84 innings. First pitch in Starkville is set for 6 p.m.

Two Tigers punched their tickets to the track and field championship in Eugene, Oregon last night. Junior javelin thrower Alexis Guillory hit a mark of 51.28 meters, and Kenyan freshman distance runner Abigael Chemnagei (chem-NAH-gay) ran the ten-thousand meters in a time of 33-minutes 15.21-seconds to qualify.

The Saints wrapped up their first two days of Organized Team Activity yesterday. Head Coach Kellen Moore says now that Tyler Shough is the solidified QB1 without a preseason position battle to navigate, he expects to see big development from the sophomore signal- caller.

Cut 17 (24)  “…build it together.”

The Saints resume OTAs Tuesday.

Former Chalmette High School star Mitchell Robinson will be ready for game one of the NBA Finals next week. Robinson underwent successful surgery on his right pinky earlier this week after injuring it in the Eastern Conference Finals. He has been a key defensive anchor off the bench, averaging 5.7 points and 8.8 boards per game while shooting over 72% from the floor.

The Saints have wrapped up their first two days of Organized Team Activities in Metairie. Coach Kellen Moore likes what he sees in his receivers.

Cut 15 (22) “…find the matchups.”

Moore announced that when training camp rolls around, the team will have joint practices with Jacksonville at the team’s training facility in Metairie. They will also have joint practices with the Rams and Cowboys at their training camp facilities.

The NBA has passed new anti-tanking rules. The bottom three teams will now have less of a chance of winning the number one overall pick than the teams that finish with the fourth to the tenth worst records.  _____________

The Ragin Cajuns will make their 20^th appearance in the NCAA postseason when they take on Cincinnati from the Big 12 at 6 PM in Starkville, Mississippi. The Cajuns are 39-23 and ranked 25^th by D-1 Baseball. Cody Brasch will start on the mound for U-L Lafayette. He’s 6-2 with a 2.04 ERA.

Cincinnati is 37-20 and ranked 24^th by D-1 Baseball. The Bearcats went 1-2 in the Knoxville Regional last year. Quinton Coats is fourth in the country with  28 home runs. Nate Taylor will start on the mound. He’s 6-3 with a 3.86 ERA and set a school record with 112 strikeouts this season.

The SEC says it opposes the idea of pooling media rights. Which would mean that the SEC, and the other power conferences, join together to secure a television broadcasting rights deal. It could be an option for college sports if the Protect College Sports Act gets approved.