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BRETT MARTEL

BRETT MARTEL

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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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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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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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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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Saints make Superdome renovation payment and diffuse public standoff with state officials

New Orleans Saints have made an $11.4 million payment toward Superdome renovations, diffusing a public standoff between the NFL club and state officials who oversee the stadium that will host the next Super Bowl

Saints make Superdome renovation payment and diffuse public standoff with state officials
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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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Pelicans add veteran center Daniel Theis, AP source says

The New Orleans Pelicans and veteran NBA center Daniel Theis have agreed to terms on a one-year contract, a person familiar with the agreement says

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Saints right tackle Ryan Ramczyk to miss at least first 4 regular-season games

The New Orleans Saints have placed right tackle Ryan Ramczyk on the reserve/physically unable to perform list that will cause him to miss at least the first four games of the regular season

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Alvin Kamara reports for Saints camp despite dissatisfaction with his contract

Saints running back Alvin Kamara has reported for training camp despite being unsatisfied with his contract

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Saints' Alvin Kamara says he doesn't want to risk fines or let down teammates

Saints running back Alvin Kamara says he decided against holding out during training camp because he doesn't want to get fined or let down coaches and teammates who play no role in his salary negotiations

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Saints reserve QB Jake Haener diagnosed with skin cancer, but remains at camp

New Orleans Saints reserve quarterback Jake Haener is balancing a recent skin cancer diagnosis with his effort to secure a job backing up starter Derek Carr

Saints reserve QB Jake Haener diagnosed with skin cancer, but remains at camp
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LSU reinstates cornerback Javien Toviano as his video voyeurism case progresses

LSU projected starting cornerback Javien Toviano has been reinstated to the football program while he navigates legal issues stemming from his arrest on charges of video voyeurism

LSU reinstates cornerback Javien Toviano as his video voyeurism case progresses
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No. 17 Kansas State defense comes up big to help Wildcats escape Tulane with a 34-27 win

Kansas State safety Jack Fabris returned Tulane quarterback Darian Mensah’s fumble 60 yards for a go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter, and VJ Payne’s interception in the end zone in the final seconds helped the 17th-ranked Wildcats hold on for a 34-27 victory over Tulane

No. 17 Kansas State defense comes up big to help Wildcats escape Tulane with a 34-27 win
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Saquon Barkley's 2 fourth-quarter TDs lift Eagles over Saints in a defensive 15-12 thriller

Saquon Barkley rushed for fourth-quarter touchdowns of 65 and 4 yards, and the Philadelphia Eagles rebounded from a maddening late-game collapse six days earlier to beat the New Orleans Saints 15-12

Saquon Barkley's 2 fourth-quarter TDs lift Eagles over Saints in a defensive 15-12 thriller
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LSU linebacker Harold Perkins Jr.'s season is ended by a knee injury, coach confirms

LSU coach Brian Kelly says linebacker Harold Perkins Jr. has an anterior cruciate ligament injury that has ended what was expected to be his final season with the Tigers before entering the NFL draft

LSU linebacker Harold Perkins Jr.'s season is ended by a knee injury, coach confirms
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Nussmeier throws late TD passes, No. 13 LSU rallies to beat No. 9 Ole Miss 29-26 in overtime

Garrett Nussmeier threw a tying touchdown pass in the final seconds of regulation and hit Kyren Lacy for a 25-yard scoring strike on No. 13 LSU’s first play of overtime, completing a stunning 29-26 comeback victory over No. 9 Mississippi

Nussmeier throws late TD passes, No. 13 LSU rallies to beat No. 9 Ole Miss 29-26 in overtime
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Sean Payton triumphs in return to New Orleans as the Broncos dominate the Saints, 33-10

Javonte Williams rushed for two touchdowns and the Denver Broncos triumphed in coach Sean Payton’s return to New Orleans, beating the banged-up and reeling Saints 33-10

Sean Payton triumphs in return to New Orleans as the Broncos dominate the Saints, 33-10
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Saints fire coach Dennis Allen after seventh straight loss. Darren Rizzi named interim coach

The New Orleans Saints have fired coach Dennis Allen a day after a loss at last-place Carolina extended the Saints’ losing streak to seven games

Saints fire coach Dennis Allen after seventh straight loss. Darren Rizzi named interim coach
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Mitchell scores 29 and the Cavaliers beat the Pelicans 131-122 for their first 9-0 start

Donovan Mitchell scored 29 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 131-122 to open 9-0 for the first time in their 55-year NBA history

Mitchell scores 29 and the Cavaliers beat the Pelicans 131-122 for their first 9-0 start
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Cavaliers mark historic 9-0 start by getting coach Kenny Atkinson all wet

The Cleveland Cavaliers are returning home in rare air

Cavaliers mark historic 9-0 start by getting coach Kenny Atkinson all wet
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Caged tiger wheeled into LSU's Tiger Stadium for the first time since 2015 at governor's behest

A caged tiger was wheeled onto the Tiger Stadium field for the first time in nearly a decade before kickoff of Saturday night’s game between No. 14 LSU and No. 11 Alabama

Caged tiger wheeled into LSU's Tiger Stadium for the first time since 2015 at governor's behest
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Jalen Milroe runs for career-high 185 yards and 4 TDs as No. 11 Alabama thrashes No. 14 LSU 42-13

Jalen Milroe highlighted a career-high 185 yards rushing with four scoring runs, and No. 11 Alabama routed 14th-ranked LSU 42-13

Jalen Milroe runs for career-high 185 yards and 4 TDs as No. 11 Alabama thrashes No. 14 LSU 42-13
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Dejounte Murray is rejoining the Pelicans vs. Toronto and drawing inspiration from his mother

Dejounte Murray says he plans to return to the New Orleans Pelicans’ lineup on Wednesday night for the first time since fracturing his left hand in a season-opening victory over Chicago on Oct. 23

Dejounte Murray is rejoining the Pelicans vs. Toronto and drawing inspiration from his mother
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Hapless Pelicans 'embarrassed' by their 'disgusting' loss to the struggling Raptors

Dejounte Murray says his New Orleans Pelicans teammates should be “embarrassed” and “really mad” about their latest loss

Hapless Pelicans 'embarrassed' by their 'disgusting' loss to the struggling Raptors
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Desrosiers scores 3 TDs as Memphis tops No. 18 Tulane 34-24 to end the Green Wave's faint CFP hopes

Greg Desrosiers Jr. caught two scoring passes and ran for a touchdown, and Memphis defeated No. 18 Tulane 34-24 to knock the Green Wave out of contention for a berth in the College Football Playoff

Desrosiers scores 3 TDs as Memphis tops No. 18 Tulane 34-24 to end the Green Wave's faint CFP hopes

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