New Saints Coach Kellen Moore is in New Orleans with his family and he’ll meet with the media tomorrow. New Orleans dot football’s Mike Triplett spent some time with Moore during Super Bowl week and came away learning Moore loves talking offensive football…

Cut 19 (21) “….really cool”

What Moore will do with quarterback Derek Carr is a big question? If New Orleans releases Carr that would cost the Saints 50-million dollars in dead money and only one million dollars in salary cap relief according to the Advocate.

The LSU men’s basketball team is at Arkansas tonight. The Tigers are 1-and-9 in league play and that one win came against the Razorbacks. The Hogs are 3-and-7 in league play. Tip off is at 8 PM.

LSU junior first baseman Jared Jones is on the 2025 Golden Spikes Award Preseason Watch list. He’s also ranked by D-1 Baseball-dot-com as the top first baseman in the country. Jones belted 28 home runs last year, drove in 59 runs and hit .301. Coach Jay Johnson expecting big things from Jones this year…

Cut 27 (17) “…really really excited”

LHSAA director Eddie Bonine has this message for parents and fans attending high school games….

Cut 7 (07) “…it’s done”

Last week during a girls basketball game between Mansfield and Red River, a parent of a player on Red River’s team came out of the stands and verbally assaulted a referee after her daughter was whistled for a flagrant foul.

Kellen Moore is the new head coach of the Saints after helping the Philadelphia Eagles win their second Super Bowl. Moore was the Eagles offensive coordinator and he’s been an offensive coordinator for six seasons in the NFL. Moore also spent six years in the NFL as a quarterback and he was a record-setting Q-B at Boise State. Mike Triplett with New Orleans-dot-Football says Moore brings a good resume to the Saints…

Cut 18 (14) “…different teams’

Moore will be introduced as the Saints head coach on Thursday. It’s rumored that Eagles quarterbacks coach Doug Nussmeier could be the Saints offensive coordinator and former Chargers head coach Brandon Staley as the defensive coordinator.

127.7 million people watched the Super Bowl and Fox Sports says it’s the most watched Super Bowl ever. Governor Jeff Landry says New Orleans should host the Super Bowl every five years.

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The LSU men’s basketball team will try to snap its six-game losing streak when it visits Arkansas tonight. The Tigers are 1-and-9 in SEC play and that one win was against the Razorbacks in Baton Rouge. The Hogs are 3-and-7 in league play.

The Pelicans host the Kings tonight in the first of a back-to-back before the All-Star break. Herb Tyler is out for the year with a shoulder injury.

A new college baseball season starts in two days and Coach Jay Johnson has a deep and talented team that will take some time to sort out everyone’s roles…

Cut 21 (15) “….best spot”

Johnson says Steven Milam will start at shortstop and Michael Braswell will move from short to third. The coach says he also wants to find at-bats for infielder Tanner Reaves, who has shown the ability to get on base.

The NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport is reporting Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore has agreed to be the Saints next head coach. The 36-year-old is leaving Philadelphia after helping the Eagles win their second Super Bowl in franchise history. An official announcement is expected soon.

In high school football coaching news…Jimmy Zachery is leaving his alma mater Opelousas to be the next head coach at Liberty Magnet High School in Baton rouge. Zachery guided Opelousas to its first state championship in football in 2023 and a quarterfinal appearance last season. Zachery told the Advocate he wants to coach at the 5A level and he takes over a program that’s won just six games over the last three seasons.

College basketball last night…Southern lost its first SWAC game, Northwestern State rallied from a 12-point deficit to beat Nicholls 72 to 60 in Thibodaux. McNeese’s Christian Shumate had 19 points and 14 rebounds as the Cowboys defeated East Texas A-and-M 67 to 51. Southeastern won its fourth straight by beating Houston Christian 69 to 60.

This weekend is the opening weekend for college baseball and LSU has a stacked outfield in 2025. Coach Jay Johnson says he has as many as eight guys who can start in the outfield including sophomore Jake Brown, who hit .264 during his freshman campaign…

Cut 18 (18)  “…with that.”\

U-L Lafayette returns freshman All-American pitcher Chase Morgan, who is the Sun Belt Preseason Pitcher of the Year. Coach Matt Deggs says Morgan has excellent stuff…

Cut 17 (08)  “…with it.”

The Ragin Cajuns open the season with a weekend series against San Jose State.

The Pelicans took on the team with the best record in the NBA last night and it was not much of a game as expected. Oklahoma City made a team-record 27 three pointers on its way to a 137 to 101 win over New Orleans. The Pelicans have lost nine in a row and will host Sacramento tomorrow night

In college basketball last night…McNeese improved to 13 and 1 in the Southland with a 67 to 51 win over East Texas A-and-M. Christian Shumate had 19 points and 14 rebounds.

Northwestern State snapped Nicholls four-game winning streak by beating the Colonels 72 to 60.

Jakevion Buckley had 35 points as Southeastern Louisiana defeated Houston Christian 69 to 60.

Southern suffered its first loss in SWAC play losing to Alabama State 82 to 81. Grambling upended Alabama A-and-M 72 to 61.

LSU women’s hoops is fifth in the latest AP Top 25 poll and will visit third ranked Texas on Sunday.

Opening day of the college baseball season is Friday and LSU Coach Jay Johnson says he has as many as eight outfielders that could start for the Tigers. Jake Brown is hoping to be LSU’s regular right fielder, but he’ll do what it takes to win…

Cut 19 (22) “…for us”

The Ragin Cajuns are looking to repeat as Sun Belt regular season champs. U-L Lafayette returns freshman All-American pitcher Chase Morgan, who is the Sun Belt Preseason Pitcher of the Year. Coach Matt Deggs says Morgan has excellent stuff…

Cut 17 (08)  “…with it.”

The Eagles defense put together one of the greatest Super Bowl performances of all time as they kept Kansas City out of the end zone until late in the third quarter in a 40 to 22 win over the Chiefs. Former Saint Zack Baun returned to his old stomping grounds and intercepted a Patrick Mahomes pass late in the 2nd quarter to set up a touchdown that put the Eagles up 24-nothing at halftime.

Cut 13 (05)  “…the smart choice.”

Mahomes threw another interception that was returned for a touchdown. The man behind the Eagles game plan is defensive coordinator Vic Fangio. Fangio was the Saints linebackers coach for the famed Dome Patrol in the 1980s and 1990s. It was Fangio’s first Super Bowl title as a coordinator.

Philadelphia offensive coordinator Kellen Moore is expected to be the next Saints head coach. It’s unclear when an official announcement will take place. Philadelphia head coach Nick Sirianni wants Moore to stay and be part of the repeat effort, but Moore is still expected to take the Saints head coaching job.

Kailyn Gilbert scored 23 points as the LSU women’s basketball team defeated Tennessee for a second time this season, beating the Lady Vols 89 to 87. Gilbert entered the game in a shooting slump, making only eight of her last 53 shots. Gilbert says the extra time she spent in the gym paid off…

Cut 27 (10) “….start of something”

The Lady Tigers are now 10-and-1 in SEC Play, tied for first place with South Carolina and Texas. Texas beat South Carolina yesterday, ending the Gamecocks 57-game SEC winning streak. LSU will visit Texas on Sunday.

Tonight…Nicholls, who has won four in a row, will host Northwestern State at 6:30.

The Pelicans are at Oklahoma City tonight in the biggest mismatch of the night in the NBA.

Louisiana Tech 2025 football schedule is out. First conference game is September 13^th as the Bulldogs will host New Mexico State.

A new NFL champion was crowned at the Superdome last night. Andrew Greenstein reports from the site of Super Bowl 59.

Cut 3 (38) “…I’m Andrew Greenstein.”

Now we wait and see if Kellen Moore will be named the new head coach of the Saints. Reports indicated that the Eagles offensive coordinator was the team’s choice to be their new head coach.

The fifth ranked LSU women’s basketball team is now in a three-way tie for first place in the Southeastern Conference after beating Tennessee for a second time this season. 82 to 77 was the final score yesterday in the PMAC. The Lady Tigers improve to 10-and-1 in the SEC and are tied with Texas and South Carolina. The Longhorns defeated the Gamecocks yesterday and LSU visits Texas this Sunday.

In men’s hoops, LSU’s season went from bad to worse on Saturday night as Coach Matt McMahon’s team coughed up an 11 point lead with three minutes to go and lost to Ole Miss 72 to 70. McMahon’s Tigers have lost six straight…

Cut 20 (19) certainly”

LSU is at Arkansas Wednesday night.

Tonight…Nicholls, who has won four in a row, will host Northwestern State at 6:30.

Super Bowl 59 was a one-sided affair as the Philadelphia Eagles crushed the Kansas City Chiefs 40 to 22. The game’s MVP, Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts, overcame an early interception to throw for 221 yards and two touchdowns. He also rushed for 72 yards and a touchdown.

Coach Nick Siriani led the Eagles to their second Super Bowl since 2018 and is proud his team overcame adversity…

Cut 15 (13) “…we went through”

Philadelphia’s defense manhandled K-C’s offense led by Patrick Mahomes, who was sacked six times and intercepted twice….

Cut 17 (02)“…my standard”

Mahomes is now 3-and-2 in Super Bowls.

Now we wait to see if Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore will be the next head coach of the Saints.

There’s a three-way tie for first place in SEC women’s basketball. LSU improved to 10-and-1 in league play with an 82 to 77 win over Tennessee on Sunday. And second ranked South Carolina’s 57-game SEC winning streak is over as fourth ranked Texas defeated the Gamecocks 66 to 62. Texas, South Carolina and LSU are tied for first. LSU is at Texas next Sunday.

The big game is almost here as the Chiefs and Eagles will face off in Super Bowl 59 on Sunday in the Caesars Superdome at 5:30 PM. Kansas City is seeking its fourth Super Bowl title in six years. Quarterback Patrick Mahomes always plays his best when it matters the most. He explains why that is…

Cut 18 (17) “…best moments”

One of the best attractions in New Orleans this weekend is the Super Bowl Experience, which is an NFL theme park located at the Morial Convention Center. This woman at the Super Bowl Experience said she expects the Chiefs to win their third Super Bowl title in a row, which would be a record…

Cut 5 (05) “…to them’
Philadelphia is looking for its second Super Bowl title in franchise history.

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The LSU men’s basketball team will look to snap its five-game losing streak on Saturday night when they host 25^th ranked Ole Miss. These two teams played in Oxford earlier this season and the Rebels won by a dozen points. Tip-off on Saturday night is at 7:30.

Louisiana Tech will try again for its first conference road victory of the season when they take on F-I-U. The Bulldogs three game were outplayed by Liberty on Thursday night, falling 73 to 57.

The Ragin Cajuns take a break from Sun Belt play to take on Northern Illinois in Dekalb.

The big game in the Southland Conference on Saturday, will happen in Lake Charles as McNeese hosts Northwestern State. The Demons are 7-and-5 in league play, while the Cowboys are 11-and-1.

Southern will try to stay undefeated in the SWAC as they visit Alabama A-and-M.

The sixth-ranked LSU women’s basketball team has a big game in the P-MAC as they host 19th-ranked Tennessee. Tip-off on Super Bowl Sunday is at 3 PM.

Can the Eagles dethrone the two-time defending champion Chiefs? For Philadelphia to win they’ll need to handle Kansas City defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo’s blitz packages. Philadelphia quarterback Jalen Hurts…

Cut 16 (12) “…for us.”

Our own Andrew Greenstein is at the NFL Super Bowl Experience at the Convention Center and found several people who like the Eagles to win by double digits…

Cut 4 (07) “…by ten”

No one is surprised to see Jayden Daniels win the AP Offensive Rookie of Year Award. He took home that award at the NFL Honors Award show last night in New Orleans. He also won the award for Most Memorable Moment. His hail mary pass to beat the Chicago Bears in Week 8.

Joe Burrow won the Comeback Player of the Year Award for a second time in his career.

The sixth ranked LSU women’s basketball team defeated Missouri 71 to 60 last night to improve to 9-and-1 in the SEC. Coach Kim Mulkey says it was not an easy win…

Cut 22 (11) “…hung there”

The Lady Techsters rallied late to beat Liberty 67 to 66 as Paris Bradley made the winning shot with two seconds left.

A decorated Army veteran from South Dakota returns to New Orleans for the first time today since performing clean-up work following Hurricane Katrina and she will get to go to the Super Bowl. Staff Sergeant Kim Hubers is one of a few disabled military veterans that have received tickets to the game, and she can’t believe it…

Cut 28 (08)  “…in shock.”

USAA teamed up with former LSU star and Vikings receiver Justin Jefferson to award Hubers a trip to the Super Bowl and game tickets. Jefferson is her favorite player.

Commanders quarterback and LSU star Jayden Daniels is the Offensive Rookie of the Year. Daniels received the award last night at the NFL Honors Award Show in New Orleans. Jay Kid received all but one first place vote. And for the second time in his career, quarterback Joe Burrow was named NFL Comeback Player of the Year. Burrow returned from a wrist injury to have his best season of his career.

New Orleans native Eli Manning will have to wait another year to get into the NFL Hall of Fame. He is not part of the 2025 class that features Jared Allen, Sterling Sharpe, Eric Allen and Antonio Gates. Allen spent three seasons in New Orleans in the mid-90s.

In basketball last night…Louisiana Tech men lost to Liberty 77 to 53, ninth ranked LSU women’s basketball downed Missouri 71 to 60 as Flau’Jae Johnson scored 19 points and the Lady Techsters rallied to beat Liberty 67 to 66. Paris Bradley hit the game winning shot and finished with 19 points.

Sunday is the Super Bowl and Kansas City is trying to become the first NFL team to win three consecutive Super Bowls. Chiefs Safety Justin Reid from Prairieville says it would be an amazing accomplishment…

Cut 17 (17)  “…done before.”

LSU has officially announced former Florida State offensive coordinator Alex Atkins as the Tigers tight ends coach and run game coordinator. Atkins has a history of improving run games in his previous stops. Coach Brian Kelly says Atkins is a good addition…

Cut 20 (22) “…great need”