Former Saints star Darren Sharper has been indicted by an Orleans Parish Grand Jury on two counts of aggravated rape. If convicted, Sharper faces a life sentence. He’s accussed of drugging and raping two women at his apartment in September of 2013. Two friends of Sharper, Erik Nunez of Metairie and Brandon Licciardi, a deputy with the St. Bernard Parish Sheriff’s office, are also facing rape charges as result of a series of indictments that came down today. Sharper faces similar accusations in Arizona and California and he’s been in a Los Angeles Country jail since last February.
The high school football season comes to a close with five games over the next two days at the Mercedes Benz Superdome. Tonight it’s the One-A and Two-A title games, both contests are re-matches of championship games from last year. In One-A Haynesville matches up with Mangham, And in Two-A…Many takes on Kinder.
Saints Coach Sean Payton calls a report that he’ll leave at the end of the season…silly. Payton says there’s absolutely no way that will happen. Payton also says expect to see plenty of safety Kenny Vaccaro on Monday, even though a report came out earlier this week that said Vaccoro was demoted. Vaccaro admits to having a one-on-one meeting with Payton, which he calls a very impactful conversation that can change his career.
LSU’s ticket office says they have about seven-hundred tickets left to sell for the Music City Bowl. The 22nd ranked Tigers will face Notre Dame in Nashville on December 30th. A year ago, LSU had trouble selling its allotment for the Outback Bowl.
In the NBA tonight…the Clevland Cavaliers make their only visit to New Orleans tonight as they face the Pelicans. But Lebron James might not play. He didn’t suit up last night as the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Cavs 103-94. James sat out with left knee soreness and his status is considered day-to-day.