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Hatch moves closer to starting job

Daily Advertiser — BATON ROUGE - By process of elimination, it is looking more and more every day like sophomore Andrew Hatch will be LSU's starting quarterback when the No. 7 Tigers open the season on Aug. 30 against Appalachian State in Tiger Stadium at 4 p.m. on ESPN.
LSU Tigers4 hours ago

A returner's a returner, right? Not so

Sun Herald — Returning kicks or punts can't be all that different, can they? Apparently they can.
New Orleans Saints5 hours ago

Saints' DL depth takes quite a hit

Sun Herald — "My thing is basically to stay healthy," Clancy said. "That's my whole thing."
New Orleans Saints5 hours ago

Saints' offseason moves not bearing fruit

Daily Advertiser — NEW ORLEANS - Drew Brees once again has the luxury of throwing to Marques Colston and other key receivers that helped him rack up more than 8,800 yards passing during the past two seasons.
New Orleans Saints1 day ago

LSU notebook

Daily Advertiser — BATON ROUGE - Like dirt falling off cleats, so are the days of LSU quarterbacks.
LSU Tigers1 day ago

Shockey ready to play Saturday

Sun Herald — "The only thing I can do is keep concentrating on learning the offensive playbook, which I think I have a good grasp. I've spent some good time with Drew. It's going to be fun. We've got a lot of time. Like I said, this week I'm going to push it a little bit more just to see how it goes from there."
New Orleans Saints1 day ago

Rewinding doesn't make Saints' effort look any better

Sun Herald — Saturday night's loss to the Houston Texans again exposed the New Orleans Saints' porous secondary. Watching the game tape didn't help matters.
New Orleans Saints1 day ago

For your own good LSU fans, you're entering the no-spin zone

Daily Advertiser — BATON ROUGE - The spin is out in full force on the Pondersosa, also known as the LSU football practice fields.
LSU Tigers2 days ago

Defense offensive against Houston

Sun Herald — For all the shaking and stirring on defense the New Orleans Saints attempted during the offseason, the first extended test Saturday night didn't score highly at all.
New Orleans Saints2 days ago

Saints notes

Daily Advertiser — NEW ORLEANS - The long-anticipated return of tailback Deuce McAllister was a positive one for the Saints on Saturday night.
New Orleans Saints3 days ago

Saints defenseless in the Dome

Daily Advertiser — NEW ORLEANS - The more things change, the more they remain the same.
New Orleans Saints3 days ago

Injury gives Lee extended 'go'

Daily Advertiser — BATON ROUGE - The LSU quarterback derby took another turn Saturday with two weeks to go before the season opener on Aug. 30 against Appalachian State.
LSU Tigers3 days ago

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