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Doug Miller, NewOrleansSaints.com 5/6/08 On Friday, the newest members of the Saints will get their first taste of action as members of the National Football League when they participate in a three-day rookie and first-year players mini-camp at the team’s Metairie headquarters. The Saints’ six draft choices from the 2008 draft will be joined by 16 rookie free agents and 36 players that have been invited by the team for a tryout. Posted 5/7/08

http://www.mstateathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=16800&ATCLID=1457709 STARKVILLE, Miss. ? The Mississippi State men’s golf team has been selected for NCAA postseason play for the first time since 2000. The Bulldogs have been selected a 13-seed in the East Regional, where MState will compete at the par 72 Council Fire Golf Club in Chattanooga, Tenn., on May 15-17. Following their best showing at the SEC Championship since 2000, with a fifth place finish at the three round event, the Bulldogs have been selected to NCAA postseason for the first time in the Clay Homan era and the first time since the year 2000. Mississippi State Athletics Posted 5/7/08

http://blog.nola.com/saintsbeat/2008/05/exseattle_rb_alexander_to_visi.html Mike Triplett, The Times-Picayune 5/6/08 The Saints will bring in free-agent tailback Shaun Alexander for a visit this week, a sign that they're still in the market for some insurance in case Deuce McAllister is unable to return to form. Alexander, 30, was released by the Seattle Seahawks last month after two disappointing, injury-plagued seasons. The former league MVP and three-time Pro Bowl player was scheduled to make his first free-agent visit with the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday. Saints General Manager Mickey Loomis confirmed Alexander's visit, but he declined further comment. McAllister said he wouldn't be surprised or opposed if the Saints add another tailback before training camp. "I anticipate they'll continue to look at veteran running backs," McAllister said. "They have to have some protection just in case there are any setbacks with my rehab, even though there haven't been any. It never hurts to have a Plan B." nola.com Posted 5/7/2008

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3384451 Jacksonville State coach Jack Crowe has spoken to the family of former LSU quarterback Ryan Perrilloux about a possible transfer to an FCS team with no scholarship quarterbacks on the roster. Crowe said Tuesday he also had a lengthy discussion with LSU coach Les Miles, who kicked Perrilloux off the defending national championship team after repeated off-the-field problems. "Les was very kind to spend quite a bit of time explaining the situation to me," Crowe told The Associated Press. "He's very optimistic about him being a successful player and a successful student-athlete." Crowe said Miles felt Perrilloux arrived with expectations to play as a freshman, but that opportunity diminished. Perrilloux, who instead was a backup to JaMarcus Russell and Matt Flynn, can transfer to a Football Championship Subdivision team such as Jacksonville State without having to sit out a year. The Gamecocks' 2007 starter, Cedric Johnson, was kicked off the team after the season for violating team rules. ESPN.com 5/7/08

http://www.nypost.com/seven/05072008/news/weirdbuttrue/weirdbuttrue.htm After 1,581 days in a row, 12-year-old David Witthoft has hung up his jersey. He finally removed the Brett Favre jersey he's worn since his dad gave it to him for Christmas in 2003. The young Green Bay fan is planning to attend the Packers game Sept 8, when the team retires Favre's No. 4. His mom had washed the jersey every other day. NY Post.com 5/7/08