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LSU defensive tackle Maason Smith (0) is seen before an NCAA college football game against Southern in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022. LSU defensive tackle Maason Smith's long-awaited return from a major knee injury last season will be delayed by one game because of a suspension that will sideline him for the No. 5 Tigers' opener against eighth-ranked Florida State on Sept. 3, a person familiar with the matter said.(AP Photo/Tyler Kaufman, File)

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No. 5 LSU to play without defensive tackle Maason Smith against No. 8 Florida State, AP source says
By BRETT MARTEL - AP Sports Writer
Thu,08/24/23-10:58AM , 182 Reads
LSU defensive tackle Maason Smith's long-awaited return from a major knee injury last season will be delayed by one game because of a suspension that will sideline him for the No. 5 Tigers' opener against No. 8 Florida State on Sept. 3, a person familiar with the matter said Thursday.
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New Orleans Saints tight end Jimmy Graham (80) runs through drills at the NFL team's football training camp in Metairie, La., Friday, Aug. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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Saints tight end Jimmy Graham returns to practice
By BRETT MARTEL - AP Sports Writer
Wed,08/23/23-2:29PM , 187 Reads
METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Saints tight end Jimmy Graham returned to practice on Wednesday for the first time since his arrest in the Los Angeles area last week following what team officials have described as a “medical episode.”
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New Orleans Saints tight end Jimmy Graham (80) runs through drills at the NFL team's football training camp in Metairie, La., Friday, Aug. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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Jimmy Graham expected to return soon from 'medical episode,' Saints coach Dennis Allen says
By BRETT MARTEL - AP Sports Writer
Tue,08/22/23-7:44PM , 137 Reads
METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Saints tight end Jimmy Graham is expected to return this week to practice following what team officials have described as a “medical episode” that led police in the Los Angeles area to arrest the veteran player and take him to a hospital last weekend.
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Tulane quarterback Michael Pratt drops back to throw against Central Florida during the first half of the American Athletic Conference championship NCAA college football game in New Orleans, Dec. 3, 2022. At No. 24, Tulane enters this season as the only team from a mid-major conference in the AP Top 25. And with Pratt returning for a fourth season, the Green Wave is the favorite to win the expanded and somewhat revamped AAC in 2023. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton, File)

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Tulane aims to back up storybook season and repeat in newly expanded American Athletic Conference
By BRETT MARTEL - AP Sports Writer
Tue,08/22/23-12:25PM , 180 Reads
Tulane will be hard pressed to top last season's history-making turnaround that became one of the most compelling, feel-good stories in college football.
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