Former ULM Quarterback and Calvary Baptist Head Coach Doug Pederson has led the Philadelphia Eagles to their third appearance in the Super Bowl. Pederson’s Eagles easily beat the Minnesota Vikings 38-7 to reach Super Bowl 52, where they’ll play the New England Patriots, the defending Super Bowl champs.

ESPN’s Mel Kiper’s mock draft does have a single team taking LSU edge rusher Arden Key in the first round. But draft analyst Mike Detillier believes Key will be a first-round selection, because he could be a huge asset for 3-4 defense…
cut 18 (15) “…scary good”
Detillier says some NFL teams may stay away from Key, because he dealt with injuries last season and off the field issues.

Former LSU quarterback Lindsey Scott plans to continue his college career at another SEC school. Scott says he’ll sign with Missouri after helping East Mississippi to a fourth national junior college championship. Scott left LSU last August after a standout prep career at Zachary.

Louisiana Tech and North Carolina State have agreed to play each other in football in 2021, 2024 and 2025. The Wolfpack will visit the Bulldogs in 2025.

NBA….the Bulls visit the Pelicans tonight at the Smoothie King Center. The Pels have won 5 of their last seven, while Chicago has won 15 of its last 23, since starting with a 3-20 record.

In college baseball…Tiger Rag Magazine Reports Sean Ochinko will serve as the team’s hitting coach, because last year’s hitting coach, Micah Gibbs, suffered a bad knee injury while playing pickup basketball. Ragin Cajuns pitcher Gunner Leger has decided to redshirt this season, after undergoing elbow surgery.

Former Calvary Baptist Head Football Coach Doug Pederson has guided the Philadelphia Eagles to their third Super Bowl appearance. The Eagles won easily over the Vikings 38-7 in the NFC Championship game. In the A-F-C title game, former LSU standout Leonard Fournette rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown, but it wasn’t enough as the Jaguars lost to New England 24-20.

ESPN’s Mel Kiper’s does not have former Tiger Arden Key being taken in the first round in his first mock draft. But draft analyst Mike Detillier believes Key will be selected in the middle of the first round…
cut 17 (20) “…look at him”

Former LSU offensive coordinator Matt Canada is reportedly close to finding a new job. ESPN says the University of Maryland is working on a deal to make Canada their next offensive coordinator.

And former LSU running back Derius Guice has signed with Top Dawg Entertainment to represent him. Musician Kendrick Lamar runs the agency that already represents several musicians. Guice is the first athlete to be represented by the agency.

Tiger Rag-dot-com reports Sean Ochinko will be LSU’s hitting coach this year and last year’s hitting coach, Micah Gibbs, will take a role off-the-field because of a knee injury that he suffered while playing pickup basketball. Ochinko served as LSU’s undergraduate assistant and first base coach last season.

Ragin Cajuns pitcher Gunner Leger will not pitch this season. The 2017 Sun Belt Conference Pitcher of the Year will redshirt after undergoing surgery on his elbow.

In the NBA….the Pelicans host the Chicago Bulls tonight.

ESPN’s Mel Kiper doesn’t think any NFL teams will select an LSU player in the first round of the draft. But analyst Mike Detillier can see former Tigers running back Derrius Guice being taken anywhere between the 9th and 16th selection…:
Cut 16 (21) “for LSU”
Detillier also believes former LSU Tiger Arden Key will be selected in the middle of the first round. The 2018 NFL Draft begins April 26th.

The Eagles picked up the NFC title in a dominating 38-7 victory over the Minnesota Vikings to punch their ticket to the Super Bowl. It’s Philadelphia’s first Super Bowl appearance since 2005..against the team that beat them then, AFC champion New England.

In the AFC Championship on Sunday, Tom Brady and the Patriots rallied to punch yet another ticket to the Super Bowl with a 24-20 comeback victory over Jacksonville. Playing for the Jags now, former LSU Tiger Leonard Fournette was spotted showing emotion walking into the locker room after the game, while being consoled by his teammates. Fournette rushed 24 times for 76 yards and the touchdown, which was his fourth in postseason play.

In the NBA, the Pelicans rolled over Memphis 111-104. Jrue Holiday was on fire scoring 13 of his 27 points in the 4th quarter. DeMarcus Cousins had 24 points and 10 rebounds, while Anthony Davis added 21 points and 12 rebounds. The Pels will take on the Bulls tonight inside the Smoothie King Center.

In college hoops, LSU fell to Vanderbilt on Saturday 77-71. The Tigers will take on Texas A&M tomorrow in the PMAC.

It is championship Sunday in the NFL. In the A-F-C title game, it’s New England versus Leonard Fournette and the Jacksonville Jaguars and then the N-F-C championship game has Philadelphia hosting Minnesota. Former ULM Q-B and Calvary Baptist Head Coach, Doug Pederson, is trying to guide the Eagles to the Super Bowl, even though starting quarterback Carson Wentz is sidelined because of a knee injury. Pederson has confidence backup Nick Foles can get the job done against one of the best defenses in the NFL…
cut 19 (12) “….in him”

In college football, Southeastern Louisiana Head Coach Ron Roberts is leaving the Lions to become the defensive coordinator of U-L Lafayette. Roberts had a record of 42-29 in five seasons as the head coach of the Lions and led them to two Southland conference championships.

The LSU men’s basketball team will take on Vanderbilt at high noon on Saturday. The Fighting Tigers have lost two straight and they are 2-3 in the SEC. But those two victories came on the road. The Commodres have really struggled this season as they are just 6-and-12.

The Ragin Cajuns will look to stay unbeaten in the Sun Belt when they visit Texas State at 4:30. U-L lafayette is averaging 85 points a game. The Bobcats are 6-1 in the league and only allowing 63 points a game.

ULM who lost to Texas State on Thursday is at U-T Arlington.

Louisiana Tech looks to keep climbing up the Conference USA Standings as the Bulldogs host Rice on Saturday night. The Owls are just 4-15.

Tulane and S-M-U will face each other at 5:00. Both teams are 3-3 in the American Conference.

Elsewhere…Northwestern State is at Southeastern Louisiana and Grambling visits Jackson State, who is undefeated in the SWAC.

The Pelicans host Memphis Saturday night in the Smoothie King Center.

There’s still plenty for Louisiana football fans to be pulling in this weekend in the NFL Conference Championships. In the AFC, former LSU star running back Leonard Fournette and the Jacksonville Jaguars take on the Patriots. Last week Fournette was spotted wearing his purple and gold shoulder pads which he later said are too comfy to put away…:
Cut 17 (15) “LSU fans”

In the NFC, Eagles Coach Doug Pederson is a former ULM quarterback and high school coach at Calvary Baptist in Shreveport. He talks about his reputation of being a player’s coach…:
Cut 18 (15) “Doug Pederson”

The New Orleans Pelicans will be well represented in the starting lineup for the 2018 NBA All-Star Game. The league announced Thursday that Anthony Davis and DeMarcus Cousins were among the five starters from the Western Conference in this year’s game. This is Davis’ 5th consecutive All-Star appearance and second as a starter. Cousins is making his four consecutive All-Star appearance and first as a starter. This is the first time in franchise history that the Pelicans have two starters in an All-Star game. New Orleans will face the Grizzlies tomorrow in the Smoothie King Center.

In college hoops, UL-Lafayette overcame a 14-point deficit in the first half to claim a 77-65 win over UT Arlington in Sun Belt Conference action Thursday on the road. The Ragin Cajuns are now 6-0 in the SBC and off to their best start since the early 70s. They’ll face Texas State tomorrow.

What a win by Louisiana Tech. The Bulldogs lost their last five games by four points or less but did not let that happen last night. Tech walked away with a 66-65 victory over North Texas. They’ll face Rice tomorrow.

LSU nose tackle Greg Gilmore has been added to the Senior Bowl. He’ll be one of four Tigers in the game on January 27th in Mobile. Defensive lineman Christian LaCouture, running back Darrel Williams and receiver DJ Chark have also received invitations.

And former LSU standouts Russell Gage and Frank Herron will play in the N-F-L-P-A Collegiate Bowl on Saturday in the Rose Bowl in Pasedena.

The Ragin Cajuns put their 5-0 Sun Belt record on the line tonight against U-T Arlington. UL Lafayette Coach Bob Marlin on tonight’s game in the Lone Star state….
cut 29 (26) “….play well”
Also in the Sun Belt, ULM is at Texas State.

Louisiana Tech hosts North Texas tonight at the Thomas Assembly Center. The Bulldogs can use a win. They are 10-9 overall, 1-and-5 in Conference USA. Bulldogs Coach Eric Konkol says the North Texas is a balanced team…
cut 30 (23) “…four spots”
Starting tonight, Tech will be home for seven of its next nine games.

After beating the best team in the Eastern Conference on Tuesday, the Pelicans turned around and lost to the worst team in the East on Wednesday. New Orleans fell to the Hawks 94-93, despite having a 19-point lead in the second quarter. Both Anthony Davis and DeMarcus Cousins missed free throws down the stretch. New Orleans is back on home on Saturday to host Memphis. The Grizzlies are just 15-28 on the season.

The Ragin Cajuns are in first place in the Sun Belt and 5-0. They visit UT Arlington tonight. The Mavericks were picked to win the Sun Belt this season. Frank Bartley leads UL-Lafayette in scoring, averaging 16 points a game. But Coach Bob Marlin says the senior from Baton Rouge is more than a scorer…
cut 19 (09) “…better team”
Tip-off is at 7:15. ULM is at Texas State. The Warhawks are 1-and-4 in the Sun Belt.

Louisiana Tech hopes they can start putting some victories together as they play the next seven of their nine at home, starting tonight against North Texas. Eric Konkol’s team is 1-and-4 in Conference USA and he says they need to take better care of the basketball….
cut 30 (14) “…help us”
Tip-off is at 6:30.

Last night, Southeastern Louisiana beat Houston Baptist 85-69 and Northwestern State fell to 0-6 in the Southland after the Demons lost to Sam Houston State 75-52.

Saints punter Thomas Morstead will travel back to Minneapolis and present the Children’s Minnesota Child Life Program with 150-thousand dollars. Vikings fans have been donating to Morstead’s foundation, What You Give Will Grow. They were impressed Morstead was the first to return to the field for the extra point Minnesota had to kick after the Vikings scored the game-winning touchdown on the final play.

The Ragin Cajuns put their perfect 5-0 Sun Belt record on the line tonight when they visit U-T Arlington — the preseason favorite to win the league. In four of U-L Lafayette’s conference wins, they’ve allowed 64 points or less. Coach Bob Marlin says that’s been key…:
Cut 18 (17) “help us win”
The Mavericks are 3-3 in the Sun Belt, but have won three of their last four.

In college hoops last night, Southeastern topped Houston Baptist 85-69. UNO fell to Central Arkansas 81-57. Tulane held off the Houston Cougars 81-72 in New Orleans, with the help of Cameron Reynolds who scored 22 points and made back-to-back 3-point jumpers.

Louisiana Tech is in last place in Conference USA with a 1-and-5 record. But they play the next seven of nine at the Thomas Assembly Center. The Bulldogs host North Texas tonight and Coach Eric Konkol says his team has lost some close games and he knows why…:
Cut 20 (10) “the stretch”
Tipoff is at 6:30pm.

Northwestern State football will open the 2018 season at Texas A&M before hosting SWAC champion Grambling to kick off a five game home schedule. The Demons will then face Nicholls, Sam Houston State, Houston Baptist and McNeese. Coach Brad Laird announced the schedule Wednesday.

Fresh off an upset win in Boston, the Pelicans then blew a lead in a 94-93 loss to the Hawks Wednesday night. The Celtics have the best record in the east, while Atlanta has the worst in the league. Star forward Anthony Davis only, who has had back to back 40 plus games, only had 8 last night. The loss drops the Pels from 6th to 7th in western conference standings.

Quarterback Drew Brees says he’ll stay in New Orleans as long as the Saints want him. The 39-year-old will be an unrestricted free agent in March. He says one of the reasons why he wants to be back is that the franchise took a chance on him in 2006 when Sean Payton would not…
cut 18 (14) “….Sean Payton’
It’s possible right tackle Zach Strief will not be back as he’s thinking about retiring. Strief missed most of the season with a torn A-C-L and M-C-L and the 34-year-old may have lost his starting spot to rookie Ryan Ramczyk.

Lance Guidry will remain the head coach at McNeese State. New Florida State head coach Willie Taggart and Guidry talked about becoming an assisant for the Seminoles, but Guidry says it didn’t work out for either party.

Anthony Davis put together another dominating performance last night as he scored 45 points to help the Pelicans beat the Celtics 116 to 113 in overtime. A-D also had 16 rebounds for New Orleans, while DeMarcous Cousins posted 19 points and 15 boards and Jrue Holliday chipped in with 23 points. Let’s see if the Pelicans can give that same type of effort tonight against the Atlanta Hawks.

LSU lost its third straight SEC home game last night as Georgia’s Yante Maten hit a bucket in the lane with five seconds to go to give the Bulldogs a 61-60 win over the tigers. Maten had 21 points. Brandon Sampson led LSU with 17 points, but the Tigers could hold on to a 10-point halftime lead.

Nicholls won its fourth straight Southland game last night as the Colonels cruised past Texas A-and-M Corpus Christi 91-61. Tevon Saddler had 23 points and five assists.

Drew Brees’ contract is a huge question mark for the Saints this off-season. The quarterback turned 39 on Monday, and is a free agent in March. Brees and the Saints front office have been coy so far about contract negotiations, but the QB says he hopes to have a deal before the free agency begins. He says this young, talented team is a great incentive to stick around:
Cut 17 (16) “yes i do”
Brees says he intends to end his career in black and gold, and doesn’t want to play anywhere else.

In the NBA, Anthony Davis and the Pelicans continued stellar play to pick up their third straight win. The Pels beat the Celtics on the road last night 116-113 in overtime. Davis had 45 points and 16 rebounds. DeMarcus Cousins added 19 points and 15 rebounds. Jrue Holiday scored 23 points.

The LSU men’s basketball team still hasn’t wont an SEC game at home, after dropping a close 61-60 contest to Georgia last night in the PMAC. But the game was tied eight times and the lead changed hands 16 times. Also last night in college hoops, Nicholls dominated Texas A&M Corpus Christi, 91-61. Today, UNO is at Central Arkansas. Tulane hosts Houston. Southeastern hosts Houston Baptist.

Despite being linked to the Florida State Seminoles in reports over the last week, McNeese State head coach Lance Guidry will remain with the Cowboys. New FSU coach, Willie Taggart, and Guidry coached together at Western Kentucky. Guidry said while he’s grateful to Coach Taggart for his interest, it just didn’t workout for either party and he’s happy to stay at McNeese.

The LSU Baseball team is ranked No. 16 in the D1 Baseball Preseason Top 25, after the Tigers National Championship appearance at the College World Series in 2017. LSU is just over a week away from kicking off practice this spring in preparation for its 2018 season.