The Sugar Bowl is scheduled to take place at 3 PM today after it was postponed because of a terrorist attack on Bourbon Street that killed at least 15 people.

A couple of former Louisiana high school football players are among the people who died. Episcopal’s Kareem Badawi graduated from the Baton Rouge school last May and former St. Thomas More football star Tiger Bech died several hours after he was hit by the terror suspect’s truck.

Just like all of New Orleans, the Saints felt the impact of the New Year’s morning terrorist attack on Bourbon Street. Interim head coach Darren Rizzi says hearing the news brought back painful memories. Rizzi lost two high school football teammates during the 9-11 attacks…

Cut 17 (17)  “…in our country.” 

The Saints will conclude the regular season on Sunday against Tampa Bay.

The Pelicans lost their 11^th straight last night despite 34 points from Trey Murphy. Miami got off to a fast start and New Orleans could not come back and fell to the Heat 119 to 108.  The Pels will host an equally bad team in the Washington Wizards on Friday.

The sixth ranked LSU Lady Tigers tip off SEC play tonight by taking on Arkansas. LSU is 15-and-0 and sophomore guard Mikaylah Williams says they are ready…

Cut 30 (18) “…for that”

Arkansas struggled in non-conference play, as they are 7-and-8, but they have the SEC’s leading scorer in Izzy Higginbottom, who is averaging 24 points a game.

The Lady Techsters open Conference USA play by UTEP, while the Men are at El Paso. The Bulldogs are 11 and 2 off to their best start since 2015.

Also tonight. ULM is at Georgia Southern, while the Cajuns are Coastal Carolina.

Due to the terrorist attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans this morning, tonight’s Sugar Bowl matchup, between Georgia and Notre Dame has been postponed. Sugar Bowl CEO Jeff Hundley made the announcement…

Cut 20 (20) “…24 hours

But after further discussion, they decided to kick the game off at 3 PM on Thursday.

Fifteen people were killed when a Texas resident drove at a high rate of speed down Bourbon Street shortly after three A-M this morning. One of the people killed is Tiger Bech, who was a football player at St. Thomas More. Bech graduating from the Lafayette school in 2015. He went on to play at Princeton. His brother Jack Bech played at LSU for two seasons before transferring to TCU

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The Saints returned to practice today to get ready for the team’s regular season finale against Tampa Bay on Sunday. It was not easy, as the coaches and players woke up to the horrific news that a terrorist attack in the French Quarter killed 15 people celebrating the New Year’s holiday. Interim head coach Darren Rizzi….

Cut 18 (18) “…hits home”

Derek Carr, Alvin Kamara, Kendre Miller, Payton Turner and Pete Werner did not practice today as they are injured.

The Pelicans are at Miami tonight. New Orleans will look to snap a ten-game losing streak.

The sixth ranked LSU women’s basketball team will tip-off SEC play tomorrow by visiting Arkansas. The Lady Tigers are undefeated,

Louisiana Tech men’s basketball begins Conference USA play tomorrow night at Texas El Paso.

The LSU Tigers finished off 2024 with a 44 to 31 win over the Baylor Bears in the Texas Bowl. Quarterback Garrett Nussmeier threw for 304 yards and three touchdowns to finish with over four-thousand yards passing on the season.

Aaron Anderson had eight catches for 91 yards, Chris Hilton caught four passes for 113 yards and a touchdown and freshman tight end Trey’Dez Green caught six passes for 53 yards and two touchdowns.

Green wasn’t the only freshman who had a big game. Coach Brian Kelly praised the freshmen who contributed on defense, including Tylen Singleton,  Dashawn Spears and Javien Toviano….

Cut 14 (16) “…a healthy roster.”

Linebacker Whit Weeks went down with a gruesome ankle injury, but Kelly said after the surgery, Weeks should be ready for spring ball.

A couple of SEC Teams who made their case to be in the College Football Playoff lost yesterday in regular bowl games. Michigan held on to beat 11^th ranked Alabama 19 to 13 in the Reliaquest Bowl in Tampa.

And 15^th ranked South Carolina lost to 20^th ranked Illinois 21 to 17 in the Citrus Bowl.

Tonight it is the Sugar Bowl, a quarterfinal playoff game as Georgia takes on Notre Dame. Bulldogs Coach Kirby Smart on the matchup in New Orleans…

Cut 30 (35) “…hosting us”

Kick off is at 7:45.

LSU looks to cap off its 2024 season with a win today in Houston against the Baylor Bears in the Texas Bowl. Linebacker Greg Penn  it’s good to celebrate a winning season with a trip to a bowl game, even if it’s not the College Football Playoff, but the mission is not to merely play in the bowl game, it’s to win.

Cut 17 (11)  “…there and competing.” 

Kickoff from N-R-G Stadium is at 2:30 this afternoon.

Tomorrow night in the Superdome, it’s a College Football Playoff semifinal game as Georgia battles Notre Dame. The Bulldogs will start Gunner Stockton at quarterback for the injured Carson Beck. Georgia Coach Kirby Smart has confidence Gunner will get the job done…

Cut 16 (16) “…those traits”

Kick off is at 7:45.

The Saints have one more game left and they are looking at their worst record since 2005, the Katrina season. That year New Orleans split its home games between Baton Rouge and San Antonio because the Superdome was destroyed by Katrina’s fierce winds. The Saints had several injuries this year that destroyed their chances of getting back to the playoffs, but defensive lineman Cam Jordan says…

Cut 18 (15)   “…deserved more.”

New Orleans will conclude the regular season on Sunday against Tampa Bay. A win for the Buccaneers and they’ll capture the NFC South Title.

The Pelicans just can’t win a game. They were up by 14 points over the Clippers but Los Angeles came back in the final minutes to win 116 to 113.

McNeese started fast last night in Lake Charles and easily defeated Southeastern Louisiana 79 to 51 to improve to 2-and-0 in the Southland. The Lions are 0-and-2 in the Southland.

Nicholls rallied late to beat Seattle 71 to 69 as Byron Ireland scored the winning bucket in the final seconds.

The LSU football team wraps up its season this afternoon in Houston against Baylor in the Texas Bowl. It will mark the end of collegiate careers for the Tigers’ seniors, including linebacker Greg Penn…

Cut 16 (16) “…what I start.”

Most of LSU’s starting defense in 2024 will play in this game, but the Tigers will be without starting safeties Sage Ryan and Major Burns. LSU’s offensive line will also look much different as starting tackles Will Campbell and Emery Jones will not play. Kyren Lacy, CJ Daniels and Mason Taylor will also be missing from the passing game.

The Pelicans lost their 10ths straight last night falling to the Clippers 116 to 113. McNeese men’s basketball defeated Southeastern 79 to 51.

Was Sunday’s loss to the Raiders, the final game for Cam Jordan in a Saints uniform in the Superdome. Jordan will be 36 years-old next season and heading into the final game of this year, he has four sacks on the season. Jordan says he has more fuel in the tank….

Cut 19 (09) “…in the future”

The Saints conclude the regular season on Sunday at Tampa Bay.

Tomorrow night it’s the Sugar Bowl as Georgia will take on Notre Dame in a College Football Playoff game. The Fighting Irish’s offensive coordinator is Mike Denbrock, who spent two seasons as the O-C at LSU for Brian Kelly. Notre Dame Coach Marcus Freeman helped convince Denbrock to leave LSU last January…

Cut 20 (20) “…Mike Denbrock”

The Saints wanted to give their fans something to cheer about, but other than a nice trick play that resulted in a touchdown, there was not much to cheer about Sunday in a 25 to 10 loss to the Raiders. Interim head coach Darren Rizzi says the third down stat tells the story, the Saints only converted once on third down, while Las Vegas was 10-of-18 on third down…

Cut 18 (12)   “…like turnovers.”

The Saints will close out the regular season this Sunday at Tampa Bay. A win for the Buccaneers and they win the NFC South.

The Washington Commanders are in the NFC playoffs for the first time since 2020 and former LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels is a big reason why. Daniels led the Commanders on a game-winning touchdown drive last night to beat Atlanta. Daniels has now thrown a touchdown pass in the last 30 seconds of five different games this season, which is an NFL record.

It was a great season for U-L Lafayette football, but the Cajuns had a couple of ugly postseason games. U-L Lafayette followed up a blowout loss in the Sun Belt Championship game with another blowout loss on Saturday. T-C-U trounced the Cajuns 34 to 3 in the New Mexico Bowl. Coach Michael Desormeaux’s team was playing without several starters who left the program for the transfer portal…

Cut 16 (20) “…going to compete.”

Not much competition in the PMAC last night as the LSU men’s basketball team finished off non-conference play with a 110 to 45 win over Mississippi Valley State. Cam Carter had 23 points.

The LSU women’s basketball team is 15-and-0 for the third time in program history as the Lady Tigers defeated Albany 83 to 61.

The Saints season started with so much hope, a 47-10 win over the Carolina Panthers in the Superdome. It will end with the Saints losing at least 11 games as they fell to 5-and-11 yesterday with a 25 to 10 loss to the Raiders, who won their fourth game of the season.

Rookie Spencer Rattler started at quarterback and looked good in the first half, but the offense could do nothing in the second half. Rattler finished 20 of 36 for 219 yards. He threw one touchdown pass, but he was intercepted twice and sacked three times…

Cut 19 (12) “…in the second half.”

The Saints conclude the regular season this Sunday at Tampa Bay.

Former LSU quarterbacks Joe Burrow and Jayden Daniels led their respective teams to overtime victories over weekend. Daniels helped Washington clinch its first playoff berth since 2020.

Both of Louisiana’s college football teams who played in bowl games on Saturday were blown out. The Ragin Cajuns lost 34 to 3 to TCU in the New Mexico Bowl as U-L Lafayette ends the season with a 10-and-4 record and Coach Michael Desormeaux is excited about 2025…

Cut 17 (17) :….going to do”

Louisiana Tech lost to nationally ranked Army 27 to 6. Bulldogs quarterback Evan Bullock threw for 169 yards and he was intercepted once, but Coach Sonny Cumbie is expecting big things from Bullock next season with new offensive coordinator Tony Franklin…

Cut 30 (15) “…his leadership”

The Bulldogs finish the season averaging just 21 points a game.

The Ragin Cajuns will face TCU in the New Mexico Bowl in Albuquerque on Saturday at 1:15 central time. U-L Lafayette is in a bowl game for a seventh straight year, and they are 10-and-3 on the season, while the Horned Frogs are 8-and-4. Cajuns Coach Michael Desormeaux says the team that makes the fewest mistakes will win….

Cut 16 (12) “…going to win.”

It’s the first ever meeting between the two schools on the football field.

Louisiana Tech is a big underdog heading into Independence Bowl matchup against Army on Saturday night in Shreveport. Linebacker Zach Zimos says they will be challenged by the Black Knights offense…

Cut 15 (12) “,…how to play”

Kick off is at 8:15.

LSU is getting a big name and some experience back at linebacker next season. Junior linebacker Harold Perkins Jr. announced he’s coming back to LSU for the 2025 season. Perkins, who had 13 career sacks, and 164 tackles announced his return on Instagram. In the 2024 season opener against USC, he led LSU in tackles but tore his ACL in the game again UCLA and only played 4 games in the 2024 season.

The Saints will host the Raiders on Sunday in a game that features two teams not going to the playoffs. New Orleans interim head coach Darren Rizzi says starting center Erik McCoy is likely done for the season with an elbow injury, but Rizzi says there’s still a chance receiver Chris Olave will return after suffering multiple concussions this season…

Cut 18 (13) “….with that”

Kick off on Sunday is at noon.

This Sunday is the Saints’ final home game of the year as they host the Las Vegas Raiders. Interim head coach Darren Rizzi says it would be great if they could give Who Dat Nation something to cheer about…

Cut 17 (17)  “…in sync.” 

Kick off is at noon.

It’s basically a home game for Louisiana Tech on Saturday night as the Bulldogs face off against 22^nd ranked Army in the Radiance Technologies Bowl in Shreveport. The Black Knights are led by quarterback Bryson Dailey, who finished sixth in the Heisman Trophy voting. Tech Coach Sonny Cumbie says not only does Army have a great Q-B, but their offensive line is outstanding…

Cut 14 (07) “….their offensive line”

Kick off is at 8:15. Earlier in the day…U-L Lafayette will take on T-C-U in the New Mexico Bowl.

Cecilia football coach Dennis Skains was named the Class 4A Coach of the Year by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association. Skains led the Bulldogs to their first state title since 1985, but gives a lot of the credit to the seniors…

Cut 20 (12) “…this program”

Cecilia defeated Franklinton in the Division Two non-select state title game.

Leesville running back Xavier Ford has been named the Class Four-A offensive player of the year. Ford rushed for a state record 3,647 yards and 52 touchdowns this past season. Iowa’s Cohen Charles is the defensive player of the year in Class 4A as the senior had 159 tackles, four forced fumbles and four interceptions.

The LSU gymnastics squad begins defense of its national title next week, but they will be without their best gymnast. All-American Haleigh Bryant has an injured elbow and could miss several meets. The Tigers first meet is week from tonight against Iowa State.

Pelicans fans expressed their displeasure last night as New Orleans lost its eighth straight as they fell to the Houston Rockets 128 to 111 in the Smoothie King Center. The Pels were outscored by 17 in the first quarter and missed their first ten three pointers. Head Coach Willie Green…

Cut 30 (07) “….start to finish”

The Pelicans are now 5-and-26 and will host Memphis tonight.

The Saints have been eliminated from playoff contention and still have two more regular-season games left. Interim head coach Darren Rizzi says the players have not checked out and want to add to their win total…

Cut 16 (14) “…this Sunday.”

The Saints host the Raiders on Sunday in the final home game of the year.

The LSU Tigers will take on the Baylor Bears in the Texas Bowl on New Year’s Eve day. The Bears defense is led by linebacker Keaton Thomas, who has 107 tackles on the season. Zach Smith who covers Baylor for the Waco Tribune-Herald tells us about Thomas…

Cut 28 (28) infected the defense”

Kick off on Tuesday is at 2:30.

Leesville running back Xavier Ford has been named the Class Four-A offensive player of the year. Ford rushed for a state record 3.647 yards and 52 touchdowns this past season. Iowa’s Cohen Charles is the defensive player of the year in Class 4A as the senior had 159 tackles, four forced fumbles and four interceptions. Cecilia’s Dennis Skains is the coach of the year after leading the Bulldogs to their first state championship since 1995.