It’s likely Saturday will be LSU running back Leonard Fournette’s final game in Tiger Stadium. The junior from New Orleans is expected to be a Top Five pick in next spring’s NFL draft, but he admits it will be hard to leave college early…:
Cut 16 (10)” Coach O”
Fournette says the juniors on the team will meet with Coach Ed Orgeron after the season to determine whether they should return for their senior season.

In college hoops, LSU is now 2-0 following a 78-61 win last night over Southern Mississippi in the PMAC. Antonio Blakeney posted the ninth 20-plus point game of his LSU career, putting up 26 on the board.

In the NBA, the Pelicans face the Magic tonight in Orlando. It’s reported the Pels top two guards, Jrue Holiday and Tyreke Evans, have returned to practice. Won’t play tonight but New Orleans hopes it’s the last time they are listed out.

ULM takes a two-game winning streak to Appalachian State this Saturday. The Warhawks are coming off a 37-23 win over Georgia State on the road. Coach Matt Viator likes how his team is overcoming adversity…:
Cut 19 (15) “defensive football”
Another win for ULM on Saturday and they can improve their Sun Belt record to 4-3 and their overall mark to 5-6.

So what will the New Orleans Saints have to do to overcome a dominant Panthers defense tomorrow night? Wide receiver Willie Snead says they need to play perfect..:
CUT 1 (08) “game plan”

The Marlins’ Triple-A team, formerly known as the Zephyrs, has been renamed the New Orleans Baby Cakes. The new identity has many Mardi Gras themes with primary colors purple, green and gold.

The 16th ranked LSU Tigers are getting ready to host 21st ranked Florida for Senior Day on Saturday. The Tigers will honor 19 seniors before the game. Interim Head Coach Ed Orgeron says that’s one of the many reasons why they want to beat the Gators in a bad way…
cut 20 (17) “….ready to play”
Saturday could also mark Leonard Fournette’s final game inside Tiger Stadium. Fournette says he continues to get treatment on his injured ankle, but he’ll be ready to play this Saturday.

Grambling State Head Coach Broderick Fobbs is a finalist for the F-C-S Coach of the Year. Fobbs and the Tigers are 8-1, heading into Saturday’s game against Texas Southern.

Three Saints players did not practice today, offensive tackle Terron Armstead, cornerback Delvin Breaux and running back Daniel Lasco. New Orleans is at Carolina on Thursday.

UL Lafayette Football Coach Mark Hudspeth says his team will conduct one-thousand hours of community service as result of a viral video that shows four players in the locker room using vulgarity during an anti-Donald Trump rap song. Hudspeth says they’ll visit every middle school and high school in Acadiana…
cut 18 (20) “….social media”
The four players shown in the video have been or are facing punishment.

Tonight in college basketball…LSU hosts Southern Miss. Both teams are 1-0 on the season. Tigers forward Duop Reath had 23 points and 14 rebounds in the season opening victory over Wofford. In Lake Charles, McNeese State takes on Southern Miss.

For the second time this season, 16th ranked LSU is getting ready to play a game against the 21st ranked Florida Gators. The two schools were scheduled to play each other October 8th, but Hurricane Matthew postponed the contest. Florida is now 7-3, they lead the SEC East at 5-and-2 and they have one of the top defenses in the league. Tigers Coach Ed Orgeron…
Cut 19 (13) “lot of speed” (2x)
Florida comes into the game as a banged up football squad, with seven starters ruled out.

Louisiana Tech will play in the Conference USA title game on December 3rd and it’s their hope to play the game in Shreveport. For that to happen, the Bulldogs will have to beat Southern Miss in the regular season finale and Western Kentucky will have to beat Marshall.

UL Lafayette Football Coach Mark Hudspeth has announced plans on how to avoid another viral video coming out the locker room that has put the school in a very uncomfortable situation. The video shows four football players singing an anti-Donald Trump rap song and it’s filled vulgar language. He says they also have taken steps to ensure the locker room breeds an environment of discipline, relaxation and comfort….
cut 17 (18) “…head phones”
He says the team will also participate in one-thousand hours of community service by visiting every middle school and high school in Acadiana and talking with students about how social media can be used in the wrong way.

The Pelicans beat Boston 106 to 105 last night and they get Jrue Holiday back. He’s been with his wife who had surgery to remove a brain tumor.

For the second time this season, 16th ranked LSU is getting ready to play a game against the 21st ranked Florida Gators. Florida is now 7-3, they lead the SEC East at 5-and-2 and they have one of the top defenses in the league. Head Coach Ed Orgeron…:
Cut 19 (13) “lot of speed” (2x)
The Senior Day game kicks off at noon in Tiger Stadium Saturday. The SEC announced LSU and Texas A&M will kickoff at 6:30 p.m. Thanksgiving in College Station.

There are plenty of honors going out to college athletes in Louisiana this week. LSU running back Derrius Guice and offensive lineman Ethan Pocic have been named SEC Players of the Week. Guice ran for 252 yards and two touchdowns in the win over Arkansas. Pocic led the Tigers with 11 knockdown blocks.

Louisiana Tech kicker Carlos Henderson once again picked up the C-USA Special Teams Player of the Week after posting his second kickoff return for a touchdown this season in the win over Texas San Antonio.

In the Sun Belt, ULM running back Thomas Koufie is the Offensive Player of the Week after rushing for 5 touchdowns in the win over Georgia State.

This story has been making national headlines, and once again UL-Lafayette coach Mark Hudspeth is apologizing for the video showing some of his players dancing and singing to a profanity laced anti-Donald Trump rap song inside the locker room…:
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He said the players have been punished but didn’t say how.

In the NBA, the Pelicans have now won their second game of the season and their first at home. New Orleans slipped by the Celtics Monday night 106-105 in front of a thrilled crowd in the Smoothie King Center.

The NFL’s senior vice president of officiating says the blocked extra point by the Broncos was perfectly legal. Dean Blandino says Justin Simmons was able to leap over the line of scrimmage without using his hands or arms and didn’t land on a player, so the action is legal. Blandino says the move that pushed the snapper to the ground by a Broncos player was also leagal. And Blandino says it was too difficult to tell for sure if Will Parks stepped out of bounds as he was returning the ball for two points, so the call on the field stands.

The controversial play has resulted in a 4-5 record for the Saints and they now must get ready for the Carolina Panthers.

LSU is getting ready to play Florida this Saturday. It will be Senior Day. Tigers Coach Ed Orgeron is grateful for what these players have done, especially after the coaching change….
cut 30 (23) “….tremendous job”
LSU is listed as a two touchdown favorite to beat Florida. And Orgeron expects running back Leonard Fournette will be available for the game, despite limping off the field in the win over Arkansas.

It was a crushing defeat when just as the Saints were poised to pull ahead of Denver late in the game, a blocked extra point became a three-point swing, giving the Broncos the 25-23 victory. Quarterback Drew Brees touchdown pass to Brandin Cooks tied the game, but a jubilant Dome went silent when the blocked kick was returned for a score. Coach Sean Payton says they team will have to bounce back, with Carolina coming up Thursday
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The Saints committed four turnovers in the game and now fall to 4-5.
LSU dominated Arkansas in Razordback Stadium Saturday night and now the Golden Boot Trophy is back in Baton Rouge for the first time in two years. LSU had 390 yards rushing. Derrius Guice led the way with 252 yards on 21 carries and two touchdowns. Interim Coach Ed Orgeron says he still had faith in his offense after a tough performance against Alabama:
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The win improves LSU to 6-3 on the season, and a rise in the national football polls released Sunday. The Tigers are up to No. 14 in the Amway Coaches Poll, and No. 16 in the AP top 25.

Sunday’s game between the Saints and Seahawks marks the return of tight end Jimmy Graham to New Orleans. Graham was a huge part of the Saints offense during his five seasons in the Big Easy. He had 4,752 yards on 386 catches and 51 touchdowns. Saints Quarterback Drew Brees says it will be weird to see Graham in an opposing uniform…
cut 17 (19) “…love there”

Kick-off Sunday is at noon,

Last night in high school football…Jena beat Peabody 37-29. Minden knocked off North DeSoto 35-20, Ruston over Ouachita Parish 34-28, Sterlington beat Rayville 34-13, Tioga topped Franklin Parish 30-27 and Winnfield over Vidalia 27-17.

 
5-and-3 Louisiana Tech hosts 1-and-6 Rice in a Conference USA match-up. The Bulldogs are huge favorites, because Tech has a top-notch passing attack and the Owls have had trouble defending the pass. Kick-off in Ruston on tonight is at 6:00.

Also at six o’ clock tomorrow, ULM is at Arkansas State, McNeese hosts Abilene Christian and Northwestern State hosts Nicholls. The Demons have won the last two meetings in this series. The big game in the Southland Conference is Southeastern Louisiana hosting Central Arkansas. The Lions have won three in a row, while the 18th ranked Bears are 6-1 overall. Kickoff is at 2:30.

In other action, Tulane hosts SMU, Southern is at Alcorn State and Grambling looks to improve 6-1 with a win over Arkansas Pine-Bluff.

The Pelicans lost to the Golden state Warriors 114 to 122 last night and are now 0-2. Anthony Davis scored 45 points and had 17 rebounds in his 41 minutes of playing time.

The big story line for Sunday’s Saints-Seahawks game is the return of tight end Jimmy Graham to New Orleans. Graham became a huge star in the NFL because of his productivity with the Saints. He has not put up the same type of numbers in Seattle. New Orleans received center Max Unger in the trade for Graham and Quarterback Drew Brees says Unger has played better than he could have ever imagined…
cut 18 (18) “…in a captain”
Kick-off is at noon on Sunday.

It’s a perfect night for high school football as it is week nine of the regular season. The big rivalry game in the Acadiana area is Ascension Episcopal versus Lafayette Christian. North Desota against Minden is also a good one and Peabody against Jena should also be a good one.

5-and-3 Louisiana Tech hosts 1-and-6 Rice in a Conference USA match-up. The Bulldogs are huge favorites, because Tech has a top-notch passing attack and the Owls have had trouble defending the pass. Kick-off in Ruston on Saturday is at 6:00.

Also at six o’ clock tomorrow, ULM is at Arkansas State, McNeese hosts Abilene Christian and Northwestern State hosts Nicholls. The Demons have won the last two meetings in this series. The big game in the Southland Conference is Southeastern Louisiana hosting Central Arkansas. The Lions have won three in a row, while the 18th ranked Bears are 6-1 overall. Kickoff is at 2:30.

In other action, Tulane hosts SMU, Southern is at Alcorn State and Grambling looks to improve 6-1 with a win over Arkansas Pine-Bluff.

Tonight at the Smoothie King Center, the Pelicans host Golden state the defending champs in the Western Conference. Both teams lost their season openers. Tip-off is at 8:30.

Sunday’s game between the Saints and Seahawks marks the return of tight end Jimmy Graham to New Orleans. Graham was a huge part of the Saints offense during his five seasons in the Big Easy. He had 4,752 yards on 386 catches and 51 touchdowns. Saints Quarterback Drew Brees says it will be weird to see Graham in an opposing uniform…
cut 17 (19) “…love there”

Tomorrow night in Ruston, it will be Louisiana Tech hosting Rice. Tech has the third best passing offense in college football. Rice won its first game of the season last week. Owls quarterback Tyler Stehling threw for 407 yards and five touchdowns in the win over Prairie View.

So what will Anthony Davis do for Game two. Davis scored 50 points in a loss to Denver in the season opener. Tonight A-D and the Pelicans host the Golden State Warriors. The defending Western Conference champs also lost their season opener as they were blown out by San Antonio. Tip-off is at 8:30 tonight as ESPN will televise the contest.

In high school football…the defending champs in Class 1A has a big game tonight as Kentwood travels to Ascension Catholic. Ascension Episcopal visits Lafayette Christian and Amite hosts McDonogh 35 in another interesting non-district game.

The best game in the Southland Conference this week is in Hammond as Southeastern Louisiana hosts Central Arkansas. The 18th ranked Bears are 6-1 overall, 5-0 in the league. The Lions have won three in a row and they are 4-1 in the conference. Kickoff is at 2:30.

In other Southland action, Nicholls is at Northwestern State, McNeese hosts Abilene Christian. Both of those games are at 6 PM.

The Saints passing game faces a major test this Sunday against Seattle. The Seahawks have become one of the best teams in the league, because of how they defend the pass. New Orleans Quarterback Drew Brees says Seattle’s defense doesn’t have a weak link…:
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Sunday’s game also marks the return of tight end Jimmy Graham to the Mercedes Benz Superdome. The Seahawks tight end’s first five seasons in the NFL were in New Orleans where he caught 51 touchdown passes. Brees said it was surprising to see Graham go in the offseason of 2015, adding they were close but both understand that things like that happen in this league. He says he’s sure Graham will be excited to be back, and that the fan base will be happy to see him again, as they appreciate all he did for New Orleans. The FOX game kicks off at noon.

In college football around the state, the Southland Conference Game of the Week comes to Strawberry Stadium, as Southeastern Louisiana hosts No. 18/19 Central Arkansas for a huge 2:30 p.m. league contest Saturday.

McNeese State hosts Abilene Christian on Saturday.

Louisiana Tech takes on a big team too in Ruston as Rice comes to Joe Aillet Stadium in Conference USA action.

Arkansas Pinebluff visits Grambling. It’s homecoming week for the Tigers.

Northwestern State lines up against Nicholls on Saturday night in Turpin Stadium, and the Demons will be celebrating its annual “Military Appreciation Day.”

After dropping back-to-back games against American Athletic Conference foes, Tulane returns home to play its homecoming game against SMU.

In Sunbelt Conference play, Louisiana Monroe travels to take on Arkansas State. The Warhawks are 2-5 overall.

Anthony Davis made NBA history on Wednesday night, but the Pelicans didn’t win. They’ll give it another shot tonight as the Pels return to the Smoothie King Center to face the Golden State warriors at 8:30.