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The Advocate is Louisiana's leading news source, providing award-winning local and regional news coverage.

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theadvocate.com > baton_rouge > sports > saints > new-orleans-saints-wr-chris-olave-wore-a-guardian-cap-sunday-here-s-why > article_7293ee2f-fb41-54a9-9e91-e2b1d2265fbd.html

Chris Olave resisted the Guardian Cap before. He proved Sunday that looks don’t matter.

13+ hour, 34+ min ago   (704+ words) New Orleans Saints wide receiver Chris Olave (12) can't pull in a pass as he is defended by Detroit Lions cornerback Avonte Maddox (29) in the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026, in Detroit. DETROIT — A lot of things…...

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theadvocate.com > baton_rouge > sports > saints > jeff-duncan-in-defeat-tyler-shough-shows-he-s-a-winner-new-orleans-saints-detroit-lions-nfl > article_88699a6d-c6d7-5b8f-8bc0-3e263e33c012.html

Jeff Duncan: In defeat for Saints, Tyler Shough shows that he’s a winner

13+ hour, 45+ min ago   (807+ words) New Orleans Saints wide receiver Devaughn Vele (14) celebrates his touchdown reception with quarterback Tyler Shough (6) in the second half of an NFL football game against the Detroit Lions, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026, in Detroit. New Orleans Saints quarterback Tyler Shough (6) scrambles under…...

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theadvocate.com > baton_rouge > sports > rod-walker-three-things-we-learned-in-the-saints-wild-overtime-loss-to-the-lions > article_de0aacec-04e6-5a75-9420-c9e74e706292.html

Rod Walker: Three things we learned in the Saints’ wild overtime loss to the Lions

21+ hour, 17+ min ago   (502+ words) The New Orleans Saints dropped their season opener Sunday, falling to the Detroit Lions 31-30 in overtime at Ford Field. Here are three things we learned about the Saints. New Orleans Saints quarterback Tyler Shough (6) scrambles under pressure from Detroit Lions…...

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theadvocate.com > baton_rouge > sports > 3-things-we-learned-in-saints-overtime-loss-to-lions > article_de0aacec-04e6-5a75-9420-c9e74e706292.html

3 things we learned in Saints’ overtime loss to Lions

16+ hour, 42+ min ago   (489+ words) The New Orleans Saints dropped their season opener Sunday, falling to the Detroit Lions 31-30 in overtime at Ford Field. Here are three things we learned about the Saints. New Orleans Saints quarterback Tyler Shough (6) scrambles under pressure from Detroit Lions…...

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theadvocate.com > acadiana > sports > ul_lafayette > lunch-winfield-michael-desormeaux-russell-babineaux > article_e283b00a-583b-40fd-a898-adae35aa5153.amp.html

UL's shorthanded passing game shows encouraging signs in loss to USC

22+ hour, 51+ min ago   (757+ words) The concerns about the UL's passing game were legitimate going into Saturday's 49-30 loss to No. 14 Southern Cal at the Los Angeles Coliseum. Quarterback Lunch Winfield and play caller coach Michael Desormeaux didn't have their top four targets available in receivers…...

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theadvocate.com > acadiana > sports > ul_lafayette > ul-coach-pleased-with-defenses-effort-against-talented-usc-offense > article_b91e16dd-9fe7-4250-891c-ee462e592671.html

UL coach pleased with defense's effort against talented USC offense

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (683+ words) UL outside linebacker Ashley Williams tries to bring down USC running back King Miller during Saturday's 49-30 loss at USC. It was a tough evaluation for UL's defense after Saturday's 49-30 loss to the No. 14-ranked USC Trojans at the Los Angeles…...

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theadvocate.com > acadiana > sports > ul_lafayette > three-observations-after-uls-49-30-road-loss-to-no-14-usc-trojans > article_5d5c26d6-8f48-4859-b082-98401db5b740.html

Three observations after UL's 49-30 road loss to No. 14 USC Trojans

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (390+ words) theadvocate.com UL coach Michael Desormeaux's Ragin' Cajuns competed well in Saturday's 49-30 road loss to No. 14-ranked USC Trojans. 1. Pretty good overall Everyone knew it was an uphill climb for the Cajuns in this matchup, especially with Shelton Sampson, Trenton…...

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theadvocate.com > baton_rouge > sports > lsu > lsu-football-sam-leavitt-louisiana-tech-interceptions-lane-kiffin > article_abb8e383-6622-5947-b670-8ae8103ef17b.amp.html

Sam Leavitt made the wrong kind of LSU history with one bad throw vs. Louisiana Tech

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (466+ words) Louisiana Tech defensive back Jordan McRae stunned Tiger Stadium on Saturday when he intercepted one of Sam Leavitt's passes and returned it 100 yards for a touchdown. LSU fans, as it turns out, had more than one reason to be surprised…...

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theadvocate.com > baton_rouge > sports > southern > southern-football-move-on-loss-to-houston-marshall-faulk > article_2ca5b170-d384-408b-9d85-ac306fc2c059.html

How Southern football moves past brutal loss to No. 22 Houston: ‘That wasn’t really a game.’

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (755+ words) HOUSTON — Marshall Faulk sat down, placed his glasses on the table and didn’t sugarcoat what he saw. “That was awful,” Southern’s coach said. “That wasn't really a game. That was a kind of a preseason crash dummy test for Houston…...

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theadvocate.com > baton_rouge > entertainment_life > floyd-soileau-s-ville-platte-record-shop-made-music-history > article_911a9f36-e8d7-4801-ad51-157db5a6ab88.html

Would Floyd Soileau have made Louisiana music history if he hadn't messed up his gig as a DJ?

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (1405+ words) Floyd Soileau stands in front of his shop, Floyd's Record Shop, home to his Flat Town Music Co., on Chataignier Street in Ville Platte. Soileau opened his original shop in 1956 and began producing Louisiana artists' music in 1957. "Ask him," Todd…...