Today: July 08, 2024
Today: July 08, 2024

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Pelicans will use final Lakers' 1st-round pick from the Anthony Davis trade in 2025, AP source says

The New Orleans Pelicans have opted to wait until 2025 to use the last of the three first-round draft choices they received from the Los Angeles Lakers as part of the 2019 Anthony Davis trade

Pelicans will use final Lakers' 1st-round pick from the Anthony Davis trade in 2025, AP source says
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Thunder brushed off questions about youth, inexperience, in first-round playoff sweep of Pelicans

The Oklahoma City Thunder entered the playoffs facing questions about their relative youth and playoff inexperience

Thunder brushed off questions about youth, inexperience, in first-round playoff sweep of Pelicans
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Williams, Gilgeous-Alexander, lead OKC to a 97-89 Game 4 victory -- and sweep of the Pelicans

Jalen Williams highlighted a 24-point performance with a back-breaking 3 with three minutes left, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the New Orleans Pelicans 97-89 to complete a four-game sweep of their first-round playoff series

Williams, Gilgeous-Alexander, lead OKC to a 97-89 Game 4 victory -- and sweep of the Pelicans
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Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry rally to win Zurich Classic team event in a playoff

Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry won the Zurich Classic of New Orleans team event Sunday, beating Chad Ramey and Martin Trainer with a par on the first hole of a playoff

Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry rally to win Zurich Classic team event in a playoff
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Gilgeous-Alexander, Thunder roll to 3-0 series lead with 106-85 win over the Pelicans

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 24 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the New Orleans Pelicans 106-85 on Saturday to take a 3-0 lead in their first-round playoff series

Gilgeous-Alexander, Thunder roll to 3-0 series lead with 106-85 win over the Pelicans
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Ingram, Valanciunas lift Zion-less Pelicans past Kings and into the playoffs

Brandon Ingram scored 24 points, Jonas Valanciunas added 19 points and 12 rebounds, and the New Orleans Pelicans booked a spot in the NBA playoffs with a 105-98 victory over the Sacramento Kings in a play-in tournament elimination game

Ingram, Valanciunas lift Zion-less Pelicans past Kings and into the playoffs
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Zion Williamson's injury dampens his otherwise dominant postseason debut for the Pelicans

Zion Williamson’s 40-point, 11-rebound showing in his NBA postseason debut ended in a worrisome way for the New Orleans Pelicans

Zion Williamson's injury dampens his otherwise dominant postseason debut for the Pelicans
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LeBron James and the Lakers secure a playoff berth with 110-106 win over the Pelicans.

LeBron James had 23 points, nine assists and nine rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers secured a playoff berth with a 110-106 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans in the Western Conference play-in tournament

LeBron James and the Lakers secure a playoff berth with 110-106 win over the Pelicans.
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LeBron James' triple-double lifts Lakers over Pelicans and into a play-in rematch with New Orleans

LeBron James had 28 points, 17 assists, 11 rebounds and five steals, and the Los Angeles Lakers claimed the eighth seed in the Western Conference with a 124-108 victory over New Orleans that dropped the Pelicans out of a coveted top-six seeding

LeBron James' triple-double lifts Lakers over Pelicans and into a play-in rematch with New Orleans
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Zion Williamson dealing with finger injury during Pelicans' playoff push

Zion Williamson’s long-awaited first playoff push with the New Orleans Pelicans won’t be pain free

Zion Williamson dealing with finger injury during Pelicans' playoff push
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Reese's double-double, Johnson's scoring, lifts LSU over MTSU 83-56 in NCAA Tournament's 2nd round

Angel Reese had 20 points and 11 rebounds and third-seeded LSU responded to a nine-point third-quarter deficit with a dominant finish to defeat upstart No. 11 seed Middle Tennessee 83-56 in the second round of the women’s NCAA Tournament

Reese's double-double, Johnson's scoring, lifts LSU over MTSU 83-56 in NCAA Tournament's 2nd round
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LSU coach Kim Mulkey lashes out at Washington Post, threatens legal action

LSU coach Kim Mulkey is sharply criticizing and threatening legal action against The Washington Post

LSU coach Kim Mulkey lashes out at Washington Post, threatens legal action
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Reese, LSU overcome sloppy play to top Rice 70-60 in women's NCAA tournament's first round

Angel Reese had 10 points and 19 rebounds, and third-seeded LSU overcame a feisty performance by No. 14 seed Rice for a 70-60 victory in the first round of the women’s NCAA Tournament

Reese, LSU overcome sloppy play to top Rice 70-60 in women's NCAA tournament's first round
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Will Wade's return to coaching has meant heady times for resurgent McNeese State

Hiring former LSU basketball coach Will Wade came with no small measure of risk for McNeese State athletic director Heath Shroyer

Will Wade's return to coaching has meant heady times for resurgent McNeese State
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For some, Pete Maravich's NCAA scoring mark cannot be eclipsed by Caitlin Clark or anyone else

Iowa star Caitlin Clark is close to passing the late Pete Maravich as the all-time scorer in NCAA basketball history

For some, Pete Maravich's NCAA scoring mark cannot be eclipsed by Caitlin Clark or anyone else
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Tyrell Ward's last-second shot lifts LSU over No. 17 Kentucky 75-74

Tyrell Ward capped a 17-point performance with a short floater as time expired, and LSU pulled out a second straight comeback victory over a ranked team with a 75-74 victory over No. 17 Kentucky

Tyrell Ward's last-second shot lifts LSU over No. 17 Kentucky 75-74
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Sion James scores season-high 22 points, Tulane beats No. 10 Memphis 81-79

Sion James scored a season-high 22 points, and Tulane held off 10th-ranked Memphis 81-79 to hand the Tigers their second straight loss

Sion James scores season-high 22 points, Tulane beats No. 10 Memphis 81-79
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For Saints coach Dennis Allen, players' decision to score late vs. Atlanta was no mutiny

Saints coach Dennis Allen is taking a nuanced view of his players’ decision to go against coaches' wishes by orchestrating a 1-yard touchdown run by Jamaal Williams in the final minute of a season-ending 48-17 victory over Atlanta

For Saints coach Dennis Allen, players' decision to score late vs. Atlanta was no mutiny
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Saints players defy their own coaches and score from kneel-down formation, angering the Falcons

Reserve quarterback Jameis Winston and New Orleans’ offense capped off a convincing victory with an aggressive play call that defied the orders of their own coaches and upset the rival Atlanta Falcons

Saints players defy their own coaches and score from kneel-down formation, angering the Falcons
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Arch Manning outlines his reasons for remaining a Texas Longhorn, even possibly as a backup

Arch Manning says he envisions remaining at Texas even if current starting quarterback Quinn Ewers returns next season

Arch Manning outlines his reasons for remaining a Texas Longhorn, even possibly as a backup
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This College Football Playoff thing is practically routine for Texas WR Adonai Mitchell

For Texas receiver Adonai Mitchell, there’s no mystery surrounding the College Football Playoff

This College Football Playoff thing is practically routine for Texas WR Adonai Mitchell
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Washington taking lessons from 'Boys in the Boat' into the CFP semifinal

The Washington Huskies are applying lessons from Olympic rowing in 1936 to their quest for a college football national title at the dawn of 2024

Washington taking lessons from 'Boys in the Boat' into the CFP semifinal
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Ja Morant scores 34 in return from ban, hits game-winner at horn to lift Grizzlies over Pelicans

Ja Morant capped a stirring, 34-point season debut with a spinning dribble in the lane to set up a game-winning floater as time expired in the Memphis Grizzlies’ 115-113 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans

Ja Morant scores 34 in return from ban, hits game-winner at horn to lift Grizzlies over Pelicans
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Ja Morant gratified by a 'perfect ending' to a 'perfect day' as he returns from NBA suspension

Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant says his game-winning shot at the end of a 34-point performance against the New Orleans Pelicans as “the perfect ending” to a “perfect day.”

Ja Morant gratified by a 'perfect ending' to a 'perfect day' as he returns from NBA suspension
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Saints QB Derek Carr clears concussion protocol, could play vs. Panthers

New Orleans Saints quarterback Derek Carr has cleared the NFL's concussion protocol

Saints QB Derek Carr clears concussion protocol, could play vs. Panthers

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