Academy Sports and Outdoors has partnered with the New OrleansSaints to become the official sponsor of the New Orleans Saints NFLFlag Football League. The Saints Youth Programs Department andAcademy Sports initiated the league with New Orleans Public Schools.Twenty-four teams represented by more than 220 middle-schoolstudents from the public, charter and recovery Schools of the NewOrleans area have been competing in an NFL Flag Football Leagueduring the past month. At the conclusion of the league schedule, theSaints will hold the championships at the Saints indoor practicefacility Dec. 22.