In today's edition: Knicks win NBA Cup, Crawford retires from boxing, the parallels between Pete Golding and Steve Fisher, NFL power rankings, emailing with the Warriors owner, and more. New York's NBA Cup win revealed a roster that doesn't rely on individual brilliance, and that balance might just be its most dangerous weapon.

Here are your Five Things to Know about the New Orleans Saints for Tuesday, December 16:

Cardell Hayes' manslaughter sentence will be upheld after the court found no evidence supporting his claims that the state didn't provide enough evidence to prove manslaughter during his second trial.

CBS Sports' Mike Renner gave his prediction for who the team would draft if it made the pick today. Renner has the Saints selecting Texas Tech edge rusher David Bailey, who ranks as CBS' No. 26 overall player and No. 5 edge rusher. Renner ranks him higher perhaps than others.

He completed eight of 11 for 79 yards in the first half against Carolina, then stepped up and completed 16 of 21 for 193 yards in the second half, and threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to Chris Olave to tie the score at 17 with 2:29 left, before engineering the game-winning field-goal drive.

There are teams around the National Football League that surely could use some losses right now. With just a few weeks to go until the 2025 regular season come

The Saints are expected to sign Hines to the practice squad, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports Wednesday.

In his seven starts, Shough has completed 66.7 percent of his passes while throwing for 1,468 yards with six touchdowns and five interceptions. Those are not MVP numbers yet, but they tell the story of a player learning fast.

The Panthers’ loss to the last-place Saints on Sunday was very concerning. One NFL analyst had some critique for Dave Canales’s team after a rough performance.

New Orleans Saints and New Orleans Pelicans owner Gayle Benson arrived in Shreveport today to bring some holiday cheer to local veterans.