Years ago I arrived at my stadium press box seat to find a Pac-12 president waiting. He was an Ivy Leaguer and asked me where I went to college. The exchange left me feeling desperately insecure. Dana Altman’s words this week were music to my ears: bit.ly/4knn21i

Your Sunday The Advocate sports front 🗞️

Former Saints DB Paulson Adebo has reportedly reached a deal with a new team nola.com/sports/saints/…

Could not agree more with Rod on this. Rod Walker: Pelicans doing fans a disservice sitting Zion Williamson on home games of back-to-backs nola.com/sports/pelican…

The Saints make a big splash in free agency, signing a Louisiana native with Super Bowl rings nola.com/sports/saints/…

Saints add another tight end in free agency. This one has experience with Kellen Moore. nola.com/sports/saints/…

NEW: “It was probably 50/50.” William Schmidt didn’t know what his decision would be on the morning of the 2024 MLB Draft. All he knew was that he needed to drive back home and talk about it with his parents. On the day Schmidt joined #LSU: theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/sp…

How the son of a former Saints legend helped Country Day win a basketball state title nola.com/sports/high_sc…

.Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns® Men's Basketball Quannas White vows to dream big at UL and wants community to help him achieve those goals: theadvocate.com/acadiana/sport…

Start dreaming, Saints fans…. Cam Ward on meeting with the Saints: ‘It would be a dream of mine to play for them’ nola.com/sports/cam-war…

Scrim has inspired Mardi Gras floats, tattoos, murals, books — and now, a thoroughbred racehorse. My column on Free Scrim, “the La.-bred with the ordinary pedigree.” Jeff Duncan: Scrim has a racehorse named after him, & he debuts Saturday at Fair Grounds nola.com/sports/horse_r…

For LSU's Derek Curiel, packing on the pounds is a priority. 'I'm not a fully grown man yet.' nola.com/sports/lsu/lsu…

LSU's Flau'jae Johnson went on ice. Now she's ready for March: 'I have my joy back' nola.com/sports/lsu/lsu…

It will be surprising if we don't hear news from the Pelicans about significant changes, starting today. Rod Walker: Thankfully, curtain closes on one of worst seasons in New Orleans Pelicans' history nola.com/sports/pelican… via NOLA.com

We’re looking to hire a new member for our talented sports desk at The Times-Picayune and The Advocate! We are accepting remote applications. workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default…

Hiring for an extremely cool journalism job at NOLA.com. We're looking for a data reporter who can work across our newsrooms and help bolster our investigations. You'll be on our investigative team. Reach out with any questions, or come find me at #IRE25! journalismjobs.com/1690947-data-r…

JOB OPENING: We're hiring a high school sports reporter at The Advocate in Baton Rouge. This is a great opportunity, and you'll be following in the footsteps of a legend. workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default…

Will consider AI bot candidates for our prep sports writer job who can take down running stats, understand coach speak, somehow pull good quotes out of a teenager, produce video, occasionally get yelled at by parents and avoid getting killed on the sideline

Celebrate LSU's 8th national championship with commemorative stadium edition posters plus pre-order GREAT EIGHT: The story of LSU Baseball’s eighth national championship - a book featuring the storytelling and photography of The Advocate’s sports team. store.theadvocate.com

This is tough. She was an awesome person and a force of nature as a basketball coach.