The Saints franchise is getting ready to welcome back Drew Brees back to the Caesars Superdome when New Orleans hosts Buffalo for the Thanksgiving night game against the Bills. Brees will be broadcasting the game alongside Mike Tirico for NBC and at halftime, fans will have the opportunity to thank Drew and his family for his 15 years as a New Orleans Saint.

Many are wondering what is the motivation level for the LSU Tigers as for the second straight regular-season they will not finish with a winning record. The Tigers host ULM on Saturday night before wrapping up the regular season by hosting Texas A-and-M. LSU linebacker Damone Clark on his motivation…
Cut 18 (19) “..you are”
Kick-off this Saturday is at 8 PM,

Southeastern Louisiana can claim at least a share of the Southland Conference Championship with a win over Nicholls tomorrow night in the River Bell Classic. A win for S-L-U could also result in a home playoff game in the FCS playoffs. The Lions outscored the Colonels 58-48 on October ninth, but Southeastern Coach Frank Scelfo says the matchup is different this time around…
Cut 20 (23) “..last time.”
Kick-off tomorrow in Hammond is at 6 PM.

The Pelicans say Zion Williamson has been cleared to do contact drills in practice. Still no word on when he’ll play in a game. New Orleans is at Miami tonight. The Pels are two and 13, while Miami is 9-and-5.

The Saints return to the practice field to get ready for this Sunday’s game against Philadelphia. The versatile Taysom Hill could appear on the injury report later today as Coach Sean Payton said on his radio show that Hill got nicked up in the loss to Tennessee.

The LSU Tigers are 29 point favorites to beat ULM as they look to snap a three-game losing streak on Saturday night when they host the Warhawks. Center Liam Shanahan…
cut 19 (20) “…this weekend”
Oklahoma Coach Lincoln Riley downplayed reports that he’s a candidate to be the next head coach at LSU.

Broderick Fobbs told NBC Six News in Shreveport that he understands when you don’t win games, your job is at risk. Fobbs has been fired after eight seasons at Grambling.

Southeastern Louisiana can claim at least a share of the Southland Conference Championship with a win over Nicholls tomorrow night in the River Bell Classic. A win for S-L-U could also result in a home playoff game in the FCS playoffs. The Lions outscored the Colonels 58-48 on October ninth, but Southeastern Coach Frank Scelfo says the matchup is different this time around…
Cut 20 (23) “..last time.”
Kick-off tomorrow in Hammond is at 6 PM.

The Pelicans say Zion Williamson has been cleared to do contact drills in practice. Still no word on when he’ll play in a game. New Orleans is at Miami tonight.

In college hoops, ULM beat Champion Christian College 114 to 59.

LSU Coach Ed Orgeron was once again critical of the play calling following Saturday night’s loss to the Hogs. Coach O was asked on Monday if he regretted hiring offensive coordinator Jake Peetz and passing game coordinator DJ Mangas, who are calling plays for the first time…
Cut 17 (20) “ this job”
LSU is 4-and-6 and needs to win the final two games of the regular season for a chance to play in a bowl game.

Grambling State has decided to fire head football coach Broderick Fobbs less than two weeks before the Bayou Classic. Fobbs has led Grambling to two SWAC championships and a national championship in 2016. But Grambling didn’t win a game during the shortened spring season and is 3-and-7 this year.
The Saints suffered a gut-wrenching loss Sunday to Tennessee as the Titans held on for a 23-21 victory. New Orleans made too many mistakes, but Coach Sean Payton says there were some positives…
cut 19 (19) “…struggled”
Brian Johnson missed two extra points and Deonte Harris fumbled the opening kick-off of the second half and the Titans scored a touchdown five plays later. New Orleans is 5-and-4 and will visit the Eagles this Sunday. Philadelphia improved to 4-and-6 with a win over the Broncos.

The Pelicans led by 19 points in the second half, but the Washington Wizards made that lead disappear last night as New Orleans lost in the nation’s capital 105 to 100.

LSU men’s basketball coach Will Wade was hit with a technical foul last night and then the Tigers went on a 27-6 run to put out the Liberty Flames 74-56. La Tech topped Jarvis Christian 91-61.

LSU Football Coach Ed Orgeron says Max Johnson will start at quarterback against ULM. Johnson started in the loss to Arkansas, but freshman Garrett Nussmeier played most of the game. Orgeron says Nussmeier showed flashes but the Tigers still lost…
cut 16 (20) “…red-shirt”
If Nussmeier plays in another game this season, he will lose the ability to declare this a red-shirt season and lose a year of eligibility.

LSU men’s basketball coach Will Wade was hit with a technical foul last night and then the Tigers went on a 27-6 run to put out the Liberty Flames 74-56. La Tech topped Jarvis Christian 91-61 and eighth-ranked Baylor beat Nicholls 89-60.

The Pelicans led by 19 points in the second half, but the Washington Wizards made that lead disappear last night as New Orleans lost in the nation’s capital 105 to 100. The Pels only scored 42 points in the second half. Josh Hart and Nickeil Alexander-Walker combined to go 4 for 19 from the floor.

After a big win at home against NFC South leader Tampa Bay, the Saints have lost two consecutive tight ball games. Coach Sean Payton…
Cut 20 (20) “..that’s important.”
The Saints are at Philadelphia this Sunday.

Broderick Fobbs is out as head football coach of the Grambling State Tigers. Fobbs led the Tigers to two SWAC championships but after failing to win a game in the spring, Grambling is 3-and-7 this season.

LSU Football Coach Ed Orgeron said today that Max Johnson will start again at quarterback this Saturday. Garrett Nussmeier took a majority of the snaps in Saturday’s loss to Arkansas and threw two interceptions and his average yards per attempt was just below six yards.

Orgeron is not happy with the play calling including an ill-timed decision to have Ty Davis Price line up at quarterback when LSU drove inside the red zone and the play resulted in a turnover when Davis couldn’t handle the snap
Cut 28 (23) “..do that.”
LSU will host ULM this Saturday. Both teams have a four and six record.

The Saints suffered a gut-wrenching loss yesterday to Tennessee as the Titans held on for a 23-21 victory. New Orleans made too many mistakes, but Coach Sean Payton says there were some positives…
cut 19 (19) “…struggled”
Brian Johnson missed two extra points and Deonte Harris fumbled the opening kick-off of the second half and the Titans scored a touchdown five plays later. New Orleans is now 5-and-4 and will visit the Eagles this Sunday. Philadelphia improved to 4-and-6 with a win over the Broncos.

The LSU men’s basketball team will host Liberty tonight at the PMAC. The Flames are a mid-major power out of the Atlantic Sun Conference.

Nicholls took on the defending national champs, the Baylor Bears, and lost in Waco 89-60. Ty Gordon had 20 points in a losing effort.

La Tech hosts Jarvis Christian tonight at 6:30.

For the second straight week, the Saints nearly pulled off another great comeback but came up two points short in a 23-21 loss to Tennessee. The difference in this game was two missed extra points. Coach Sean Payton says it was a disappointing loss…
Cut 19 (15) ” hard-fought game.”

LSU football will finish in last place in the SEC West after losing to Arkansas 16-13 in overtime on Saturday. It’s the second straight game the Tigers had multiple chances to win but couldn’t get over the hump. Coach Ed Orgeron…
Cut 16 (15) “..don’t score again”
LSU hosts ULM this Saturday.

The Ragin Cajuns have moved up two spots in the latest A-P Top 25 poll to 22 after a 35-21 road victory over Troy on Saturday. It’s the ninth straight win for U-L Lafayette, a school record and the Cajuns also clinched home-field advantage for the Sun Belt Championship game which will be played on December 4th at 2:30. U-L is at Liberty this Saturday.

Tonight, the LSU hosts the Liberty men’s basketball team at 6 PM. Liberty has won the last three Atlantic Sun Conference regular-season and tournament titles and went 23 and six last season. E-S-P-N U will televise the game.

In other college hoops action…Nicholls is off to a 3-and-0 start, they will be challenged today when they visit eighth-ranked Baylor. Louisiana Tech hosts Jarvis Christian at 6:30. McNeese faces Champion Christian College and Northwestern State is at SMU.

The Lady Tigers basketball team lost to Florida Gulf Coast 88-74 yesterday and the LSU women’s soccer team was eliminated from the NCAA Tournament with a 3-0 loss to Memphis.

A frustrating loss for the Saints yesterday as they came up short in Tennessee in a 23-21 loss to the Titans. Just too many mistakes, including two missed extra points and Deonte Harris fumbled the second-half kickoff. Plus New Orleans was shot-handed as star running back Alvin Kamara and offensive tackle Terron Armstead did not play. Quarterback Trevor Siemian says they can’t use injuries as an excuse…
cut 20 (15) “…get it fixed”
New Orleans is on the road again this Sunday as they face Philadelphia, who looked good beating the Broncos 30-13.

In the NFC South yesterday, Washington upset Tampa Bay 29-19, Carolina crushed the Cardinals 34-10 and Dallas dominated Atlanta 43-3.

The LSU Tigers spoiled another great performance by the defense in a 16-13 overtime loss to Arkansas. Freshman Quarterback Garrett Nussmeier played most of the game and threw for 179 yards and a touchdown, but he was also intercepted twice…
cut 17 (15) “….keep fighting”
The loss means LSU will finish in last place in the SEC West and the Tigers need to win their final two games to be bowl eligible. They host ULM this Saturday.

ULM also needs to win its final two games in order to be bowl eligible, they lost to Arkansas State 27-24 on Saturday as the Red Wolves snapped an eight-game losing streak.

La Tech snapped a five-game losing streak with a 42-32 win against Charlotte, while the Cajuns won a school-record ninth straight game as U-L beat Troy 35-21. Levi Lewis threw for three TDs and ran for another.

The Saints will visit the Tennessee Titans on Sunday and the Black and Gold will be without running back Alvin Kamara. He’s been ruled out of Sunday’s game because of a knee injury. New Orleans will also be missing starting offensive tackle Terron Armstead and defensive back C-J Gardner Johnson.

At least the weather looks good for the game with temperatures in the mid-50s and no chance of rain. But Coach Sean Payton says the Titans’ home stadium is known for footing issues, so the players have been told what kind of spikes they should wear…
cut 30 (15) “…a ton”
The kick-off is at noon.

LSU will be without its starting guards for Saturday night’s game against Arkansas. Chasen Hines is out for the season, while Ed Ingram will not play after taking a hard blow to the head in practice this week. The Tigers will face the Razorbacks without 13 players who have started multiple games this year.

ULM is a three-point favorite on Saturday when they host Arkansas State. The Red Wolves have won just one game this season, but Warhawks Coach Terry Bowden says they can’t take them lightly….
cut 20 (21) “….passing games”
The kick-off is at 4 PM.

The Ragin Cajuns are 6.5 point favorites as they visit Troy seeking their ninth win in a row. Louisiana Tech is looking to snap a five-game losing streak and they host Charlotte. The Bulldogs are a touchdown favorite.

Southeastern Louisiana hosts Northwestern State, McNeese is at Houston Baptist, Nicholls hosts UIW. UIW announced its leaving the Southland for the WAC.

The Saints could be without running back Alvin Kamara for Sunday’s game at Tennessee. Karma has not practiced the last two days because of a knee injury. 31-year-old Mark Ingram says he’s ready for a full workload…
Cut 17 (15) “ daily.”
Ingram had nine carries for 43 yards last Sunday. He’s 20 yards away from breaking the Saints career rushing yards record, which is currently held by Deuce McCallister.

ULM looks to snap a two-game losing streak on Saturday when they host Arkansas State for the Warhawks’ final home game of the season. After not scoring a touchdown in the second half in a loss to Texas State last Saturday, ULM Coach Terry Bowden wants to see more big plays from his offense…
Cut 19 (13) ” the football.”
Arkansas State is just one and eight on the season.

The Ragin Cajuns have won eight in a row and they are at Troy, while Louisiana Tech has lost five straight and host Charlotte.

Instead of returning to Louisiana, receiver Odell Beckham is heading to L-A as the New Orleans native and former LSU star has signed a one-year deal with the Rams.

Cam Newton is back with the Panthers. Carolina signed their former number one pick to a one-year contract. The Panthers are thin at the quarterback position as starter Sam Darnold has an injured shoulder blade.

Saints running back Alvin Kamara missed practice for a second straight day yesterday and his status for Sunday’s game at Tennessee is in doubt. Mark Ingram could see more carries and he’s 20 yards away from surpassing Deuce McAllister as the franchise’s all-time leading rusher…
cut 18 (21) “….this point”

The high school football playoffs are underway. Five games were played last night. East Ascension defeated Southside. Huntington trounced Tioga 68-27, Lincoln Prep pounded Delhi 46-6 and Curtis and Shaw advanced in the Division one bracket. 92 more games will be played this weekend.

And the high school volleyball champions are taking place at the Cajundome in Lafayette. Five title games will take place tomorrow.

Tomorrow night, LSU hosts 25th ranked Arkansas. Coach Ed Orgeron plans to play both Max Johnson and Garrett Nussmeier at quarterback. Orgeron says after watching the two Q-B’s compete this week, Johnson has the edge.

In other action on Saturday, the Ragin Cajuns are at Troy, ULM hosts Arkansas State. Louisiana Tech clashes with Charlotte in Ruston. Tulane takes on Tulsa at Yulman Stadium, Southeastern Louisiana hosts Northwestern State, McNeese is at Houston Baptist, Nicholls hosts UIW, Grambling faces Bethune-Cookman, and Jackson State is at Southern.