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COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- While LSU?might have its next head coach already targeted, its players made a passionate case for the interim head coach, Ed Orgeron, in the aftermath of their regular-season finale.After a 54-39 win over Texas A&M on Thursday night, several players expressed their hope that LSU decides to remove the interim tag from Orgerons title and make him the next head coach.I think he did a tremendous job, LSU safety Jamal Adams said. I love Coach O. I pray that hes the head coach for LSU.Sources told ESPN.coms Chris Low on Thursday that LSU was zeroing in on Houstons Tom Herman and could reach a deal as soon as Saturday. LSU athletic director Joe Alleva responded during the game with a statement saying that the school has not made a decision on its next football coach and that Orgeron has done a great job of leading this team since taking over in late September.LSU linebacker Duke Riley posted a video to Twitter that showed the team chanting Keep Coach O! in the locker room.Hes done a great job, LSU running back Derrius Guice said. Hes a family guy. He keeps us close. He reminds us that its you fighting for your brothers. ... Were all one heartbeat. I want Coach O to stay. We need somebody like Coach O to lead us out there.Coach O has my vote all the way.The Tigers were 5-2 under Orgerons watch, with losses to Alabama and Florida. Asked what he knew about his future when it came to the job, Orgeron said, I dont know anything.Look, when we started this thing, Joe asked me to do my best on a daily basis and thats all thats been discussed, Orgeron said. Thats all Ive done. Im sure things are coming up, but Ill take them one day at a time.Orgeron said he was appreciative of the support from his team and Alleva and that he was treated like a head coach, not like an interim coach, by the administration and coaching staff. He also made it clear he felt like he did a good job.We had to turn this team around and we did, Orgeron said. It was a ship that was sinking and we turned it around.Orgeron is 11-4 as an interim coach in stints at USC (2013) and LSU.Jeff Mathis Jersey . Wall made the comment in a speech to a Regina business crowd that included Lesnar. The U.S. wrestler and retired mixed martial artist says he was visiting his brothers farm in Saskatchewan and decided he wanted to hear what the premier had to say. Johnny Oates Rangers Jersey . Siddikur, whose previous win on the circuit came in Brunei three years ago, finished his bogey-free round with a birdie on the 18th for a total of 17-under 199. 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Avery Bradley had 16, and Jae Crowder 14 points, but the Celtics came up short after opening with a win over Brooklyn the previous night.We lost the game in a fashion we didnt want to lose, Crowder said. I feel like we got punked all night.The Bulls remade their roster in the offseason, jettisoning one hometown superstar and welcoming another when they traded Derrick Rose to New York and signed Wade to a two-year deal worth about $47 million in a move that stunned Miami.The three-time NBA champion and 12-time All-Star is off to a good start with the Bulls after 13 seasons with the Heat. Wade hit 4 of 6 3-pointers in this game after making just 7 of 44 all of last season.Rajon Rondo, signed by Chicago after a resurgent season with Sacramento, added nine assists. Butler had seven rebounds, and the Bulls pounded the Celtics on the glass 55-36.They showed a scrappiness and edge that was missing last season. They were unselfish, passing the ball around, and hit 11 of 25 3-pointers.I think everybodys having fun out there, Butler said.HANGING ONThe Bulls were leading 95-81 midway through the fourth quarter after newcomer Michael Carter-Williams buried a 3 and a floater and Butler hit a floater of his own.The Celticcs scored 11 straight to get back into it, a driving layup by Thomas cutting it to 95-92.ddddddddddddIt was 101-99 when Bostons Jaylen Brown got called for a travel. Wade then nailed that 3 over Bradley to make it a five-point game with 26.3 seconds left, sealing the win for Chicago.Were learning each other, Wade said. Were learning what we have in those types of moments at the end of ballgames and those types of moments.TEMPERS FLAREButler had some heated words with college teammate Crowder late in the first half.Crowder rebounded a miss by Wade -- another Marquette product -- and charged into Butler, leading to a heated exchange.Rondo also got into it with Isaiah Thomas, and all four players got called for technicals.Jaes my guy, Butler said. Its the heat of the moment. Thats whats supposed to happen.TIP-INSCeltics: Boston coach Brad Stevens said Rondo made a good impression on him during their time together in Boston. I thought he was very bright obviously, he understood the game, he can make passes in small areas that I have never seen before, Stevens said. And I tried to coach him like I would coach anybody else. The only thing I would say that you have to be yourself so I coached him like I would coach anybody else.Rondo was working his way back from a torn ACL in his right knee and played in 30 games during Stevens first season -- 2013-14. He started 22 games the following year for Boston before being dealt to Dallas.Bulls: The Bulls signed former Celtics first-round draft pick R.J. Hunter. The guard from Georgia State was let go by Boston this week in what Stevens called a numbers crunch. We had more than 15 NBA players so it was just a matter of time who he was going to get picked up by, Stevens said. I think the way that he plays fits with how they like to play.UP NEXTCeltics: At Charlotte on Saturday.Bulls: Host Indiana on Saturday. ' ' '