The Saints were wheeling and dealing again today. New Orleans traded two-time pro bowl offensive lineman Ben Grubbs to Kansas City for a 5th round pick. The trade freed up three-point-six million dollars in salary cap money. The Black and Gold used that extra cap space to sign cornerback Brandon Browner, who helped the New England Patriots win the Super Bowl last season and he was a member of the Seahawks the year before. The Saints have also announced they’ve re-signed special teams captain Ramon Humber.

Meanwhile, former Saints tight end Jimmy Graham said on a conference call with reporters in Seattle that his trade out of New Orleans was shocking.

And news out of New Orleans, Tyrann Mathieu’s mother, Shelia Mathieu, is one of 20 people indicted by the US Attorney’s office in a Medicare Fraud case. Shelia is a registered nurse who is accused of completing fraudulent paperwork that resulted in patients receiving Medicare services they didn’t need.

Louisiana Tech will play Rice tonight at 8:30 in the quarterfinals of the Conference USA Tournament. The tournament is taking place in Birmingham and Bulldogs Coach Michael White knows each team will give its best effort…
cut 18 (12) “….for the fences”
If Tech can win three games in three days, they’ll win the conference tournament and an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament.

The Lady Techsters were eliminated today from the women’s Conference USA Tournament.

At the Southland Tournament…McNeese State and UNO advanced last night and tonight the Cowboys will play Northwestern State, while the Privateers take on Texas A-and-M Corpus Christi at 7:30.

In the SWAC Tournament….Southern beat Alabama A-and-M.

And the number one ranked LSU baseball team begins SEC play tomorrow against Ole Miss.