We’re getting closer to the big game between 2nd ranked LSU and 4th ranked Alabama. The play of the offensive line will have a big say on who wins this game as the Tigers will look to establish Heisman trophy candidate Leonard Fournette. Starting guard Will Clapp says they’re ready…:
Cut 20 (08) “fall in”
Jim Page, President and CEO of the Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama, says LSU fans have already started arriving and the businesses in Tuscaloosa are loving it…:
CUT 13 (10) “about that”
The SEC Showdown in Bryant Denny Stadium kicks off at 7pm.

Former LSU baseball standout JaCoby Jones, who was playing in the Arizona Fall League, was reportedly suspended 50 days by Major League Baseball for failing a drug test.

The Saints take a three-game winning streak into Sunday’s game against the Titans, who have lost six in a row. Quarterback Drew Brees is coming off one of his best performances, as he threw for a career-high 511 yards and seven touchdowns in a wild 52-49 win over Giants. Brees says it will be hard to duplicate that performance again…:
Cut 17 (20) “to happen”

The city of New Orleans is thrilled they’ve been chosen to host the College Football National Championship in 2020. Executive Director of the New Orleans Host Committee for the CFP Championship Jeff Hundley says the Sugar Bowl committee was very generous with the bid:
CUT 1 (09) “Sugar Bowl Committee”

The Saints are now on a three-game win streak as they head into Sunday’s game against the Titans who have lost six in a row. In the last three games, New Orleans has scored 110 points. Saints Quarterback Drew Brees gives credit to a maturing group of young wide receivers…:
Cut 18 (20) “the table”

Excitement is building in Tuscaloosa ahead of the SEC showdown between NO. 4 LSU and No. 7 Alabama Saturday night. Jim Page is the President and CEO of the Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama…:
CUT 12 (12) “no different”
The big contest kicks off at 7pm.

The city of New Orleans is thrilled they’ve been chosen to host the College Football National Championship in 2020. Jeff Palermo reports…:
Cut 2 (30) “I’m Jeff Palermo”

In college basketball news…an ESPN report says LSU freshman Antonio Blakeney has been cleared to play this season. The NCAA was apparently looking to see if he violated any rules by appearing in a workout video with a trainer.

We’re getting closer to the big game between 2nd ranked LSU and 4th ranked Alabama. Starting center Ethan Pocic says he’s trying to keep his emotions in check as the team continues preparations…

cut 19 (18) “be ready”

The play of the offensive line will have a big say on who wins this game as the Tigers will look to establish Heisman trophy candidate Leonard Fournette.

In college basketball news…an ESPN report says LSU freshman Antonio Blakeney has been cleared to play this season. The NCAA was apparently looking to see if he violated any rules by appearing in a workout video with a trainer.

Louisiana Tech announces that transfer LeAntwan Luckett has been ruled eligible to play this upcoming season for the Bulldogs. The fifth year senior scored over 14-hundred points at Alcorn State.

The Saints take a three-game winning streak into Sunday’s game against the Titans, who have lost six in a row. Quarterback Drew Brees is coming off one of his best performances, as he threw for a career-high 511 yards and seven touchdowns in a wild 52-49 win over Giants. Brees says it will be hard to duplicate that performance again..

cut 17 (20) “to happen”

The Saints are 4-4 on the season while the Titans are 1-7.

The city of New Orleans will host the College Football National Championship game in 2020. Atlanta will host the championship game in 2018 and the title game will be played in Santa Clara, California in January 2019.

New Orleans has been selected to host the college football national championship game in January 2020.Executive director of the CFP, Bill Hancock, says there are a lot of reasons why they wanted to crown a future champion in the Big Easy…
cut 14 (07) “…downtown area”
Hancock also announced that Atlanta will host the championship game in 2018 and Santa Clara will host the title game in January 2019.

Saturday’s game between LSU and Alabama features two of the best running backs in college football. The Tigers have Heisman front-runner Leonard Fournette, and the Crimson Tide have Derrick Henry who has rushed for over 1,000 yards and has 14 touchdowns. Coach Nick Saban says Henry has had a fantastic year…
cut 18 (20) “…has played’
Kickoff on Saturday is at 7 PM.

Louisiana Tech is a 30-point favorite on Saturday as they host North Texas. who has just one win on the season. But Bulldogs quarterback Jeff Driskel says they are not changing their approach…
cut 20 (15) “…every other week”

ULM has just one win on the year and they’ll visit Troy on Saturday. The Warhawks are coming off a tough loss to the Ragin Cajuns. UL Lafayette is at Georgia State on Saturday. The Cajuns are looking to improve to 3-1 in Sun Belt play.

In college basketball news…an ESPN report says freshman Antonio Blakeney has been clared to play this season. The NCAA was apparently looking to see if he violated any rules by appearing in a workout video with a trainer.

Louisiana Tech announces that transfer LeAntwan Luckett has been ruled eligible to play this upcoming season for the Bulldogs. The fifth year senior scored over 14-hundred points at Alcorn State.

The first college football playoff rankings are out and LSU is ranked second, while Alabama is ranked fourth. The two teams with national championship hopes will meet on Saturday night in Tuscaloosa. Crimson Tide Head Coach Nick Saban says with so much at stake, you can’t be conservative…
cut 17 (16) “…in this game”
And there’s good news on the injury front….Coach Les Miles said today that cornerback Tredavious White, defensive tackle Christian LaCouture and fullback JD Moore are practicing ahead of the Alabama game.

The Saints are getting to play the Titans on Sunday. ESPN is reporting rookie cornerback Damian Swann is not expected to play after suffering his second concussion of the season.

Louisiana Tech has a 6-3 record, 4-and-1 in Conference USA, heading into Saturday’s homecoming matchup with North Texas. Quarterback Jeff Driskel is a big reason for the Bulldogs success. He’s thrown for 27-hundred yards, 19 touchdowns and 4 interceptions. The former Florida quarterback says he’s enjoyed his time in Ruston…
cut 19 (18) “to go”
Tech is coming off a big 42-17 win over Rice.

In college basketball….LSU guard Keith Hornbsy will miss the start of the season after undergoing surgery in New Orleans. It’s expected he’ll miss at least a couple of weeks of the regular season.

And the Pelicans fell to 0-4 on the season as they lost to Orlando 103-94.

Quarterback play could determine Saturday’s SEC showdown between 4th ranked LSU and 7th ranked Alabama. The Crimson Tide have started Jacob Coker for much of the season and he’s thrown for 16-hundred yards and eleven touchdowns. LSU’s Brandon Harris has thrown for nearly 11 hundred yards, nine touchdowns and zero interceptions. Bama Coach Nick Saban likes what he’s seen from Harris…

cut 16 (13) “extremely well”

In the first College Football Playoff ranking, LSU ranks number two while ‘Bama comes in at number four..

The jersey worn by LSU running back Leonard Fournette in LSU’s win over South Carolina will be auctioned off beginning Saturday. Fournette’s autographed jersey will be packaged with a Steve Spurrier autographed South Carolina helmet and a LSU helmet signed by Les Miles. Opening bid for the group of three items is set at $7,000. You can place bids at LSUauction-dot-com. All proceeds will go to aid South Carolina flood victims.

Louisiana Tech has a 6-3 record, 4-and-1 in Conference USA, heading into Saturday’s homecoming matchup with North Texas. Quarterback Jeff Driskel is a big reason for the Bulldogs success. He’s thrown for 27-hundred yards, 19 touchdowns and 4 interceptions. The former Florida quarterback says he’s enjoyed his time in Ruston…

cut 19 (18) “to go”

Tech is coming off a big 42-17 win over Rice.

The Orlando Magic led by 11 after the first quarter and never looked back as they beat the Pelicans 103-94 last night at the Smoothie King Center. Orlando forward Evan Fournier led all scorers with 30. Eric Gordon led the Pels with 21 followed by Anthony Davis with 14. New Orleans will host the Atlanta Hawks Friday night. The Pelicans are winless on the season, Atlanta has won their last four.

The first college football playoff rankings for 2015 come out at six PM tonight. LSU is expected to be in the top four, but for them to stay in the top four they’ll need to beat Alabama on Saturday. In big games like this, mistakes can cost you. LSU leads the SEC in penalty yards per game and Coach Les Miles hopes his team doesn’t see too many flags this Saturday…
cut 19 (18) “…can be”
Kick-off on Saturday is at 7 PM.

LSU men’s basketball coach Johnny Jones announced today that senior guard Keith Hornsby will miss the start of the 2015-16 basketball season after underoing surgery today for a minor injury. Hornsby is the Tigers top returning scorer.

The Pelicans go after their first win of the season tonight as they host the Orlando Magic at the Smoothie King Center. The Magic are also winless, as they’ve lost their three games by five points or less. Meanwhile, New Orleans has allowed at least 111 points in its three defeats. Tip-off is just after 7 PM.

The Saints did not make any moves prior to the three PM trade deadline. New Orleans will host Tennessee this Sunday. The Titans announced earlier today that they’ve fired Ken Whisenhunt, who went 3-and-20 at the helm in Tennessee. Mike Mularky was named interim head coach.

In other NFL news…former Saint Reggie Bush was placed on injured reserve by the 49ers after tearing his ACL last Sunday. San Francisco has reportedly signed another former Saint, Pierre Thomas, to take Bush’s spot on the roster.

No changes atop the rankings in the high school football polls. Rummel, Neville, University, Notre Dame and St. Mary’s are all ranked number one.

The Saints opponent this Sunday is Tennessee, who announced today that they’ve fired head coach Ken Whisenhunt, who was 3-and-20 as the head coach for the Titans. Former Falcons offensive coordinator Mike Mularkey has been named the interim head coach for the rest of the season.

After a record breaking performance against the Giants, Saints quarterback Drew Brees is up for a couple of weekly awards that fans can vote on. Brees is one of three nominees for the FedEx Air Player of the Week and Brees is one of five nominees for the Castrol edge Clutch Performer of the Week. Winners will be announced on Thursday.

And in other NFL news…there are reports former Saints running back Pierre Thomas has signed with the 49ers.

The Pelicans are looking for their first win tonight as they host Orlando at the Smoothie King Center. The Magic are also winless as former Ragin Cajuns star Elfrid Payton is averaging 10 points and five assists a game, but shooting just 36-percent from the field.

The first college football playoff rankings come out tonight. Will LSU be ranked number one? Ohio State, Baylor, Clemson, TCU, Michigan State, Iowa and Oklahoma State are also undefeated.

A big game on Saturday against Alabama for LSU running back Leonard Fournette and he can likely look forward to winning the Heisman Trophy in December. But Coach Les Miles doesn’t want his talented sophomore to think about postseason awards, just victory…
cut 18 (20) “….highest level”
And the longtime voice of the LSU Tigers will not be on the call for Saturday’s game. Jim Hawthorne is recovering from a successful medical procedure. Patrick Wright, who is the play-by-play man for LSU women’s basketball and softball, will sit in for Hawthorne.

The biggest game of the season has arrived for the 4th ranked LSU Tigers as they will face 7th ranked Alabama Saturday night in Tuscaloosa. LSU is undefeated while the Crimson Tide have one loss. Coach Les Miles says it’s been their goal to be in this position and have a chance to take control of the SEC West race…

cut 17 (19) “this game”

The game kicks off at 7PM and it will be televised on CBS.

LSU says the voice of the Tigers, Jim Hawthorne, will miss the first LSU football game of his broadcasting career on Saturday. In a release, officials say Hawthrone underwent a medical procedure late last week and is still recovering but should be back in a couple of weeks. Patrick Wright will handle play-by-play duties during Hawthorne’s absence.

New Orleans Saints running back Khiry Robinson’s season is over. Robinson suffered a broken leg in the second quarter of the Saints’ 52-49 win over the New York Giants Sunday. Head coach Sean Payton says Robinson underwent successful surgery to repair the leg Sunday night. Robinson scored four touchdowns for the Saints this season. He ends 2015 with 56 rushes for 180 yards, and 17 receptions for 115 yards.

Northwestern State running back De’mard Llorens is the Louisiana Sports Writers Association Offensive Player of the Week. Llorens rushed for a career best 166 yards and tied a school record scoring 4 touchdowns in the Demons’ 37-21 win over Nicholls. UL Lafayette linebacker Dominique Tovell was named Defensive Player of the Week.

The LSU basketball team is set to begin a promising 2015-2016 campaign, and in no surprise, the Tigers find themselves ranked in the preseason AP Top 25 poll. The much hyped Tigers came in at No. 21 in the initial rankings. The last time LSU found itself ranked in the AP basketball poll was the final regular season poll of 2009.

The New Orleans Saints have now won three in a row. Coach Sean Payton says it’s nice to be on a winning streak, but the focus now must be on the Tennessee Titans…
Cut 18 (12) “lot of fight”
Saints quarterback Drew Brees threw for a career high 511 yards and tied an NFL record for most touchdown passes in a game with 7. Payton

Payton says running back Khiry Robinson’s leg injury the win is season-ending. Robinson has scored four touchdowns for the Saints this season. He ends 2015 with 56 rushes for 180 yards, and 17 receptions for 115 yards.

There is also a report that says the Saints are set to sign veteran running back Tim Hightower to replace Robinson. That would put four running backs on the roster.

LSU says the voice of the Tigers, Jim Hawthorne, will miss the first LSU football game of his broadcasting career on Saturday. The Tigers play Bama in Tuscaloosa this weekend. In a release, officials say Hawthrone underwent a medical prcedure late last week and is still recovering but should be back in a couple of weeks.

LSU is ranked No. 4 in this week’s AP Top 25 and USA Today’s Coaches Top 25. The Tigers received five first place votes in the AP Poll and one in the Coaches Poll. Alabama remained No. 7 in both polls. The LSU and Alabama SEC battle is set to kickoff at 7:00 p.m.

The LSU basketball team is set to begin a promising 2015-2016 campaign later this month, and in no surprise, the Tigers find themselves ranked in the initial AP Top 25 poll. The much hyped Tigers came in at No. 21 in the preseason rankings.