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Antwan Barnett scores 19 to lead Grambling past Southern-New Orleans 92-42
GRAMBLING, La. (AP) — Antwan Barnett's 19 points helped Grambling defeat Southern University at New Orleans 92-42 on Monday night in a season opener. Barnett added eight rebounds for the Tigers. Kintavious Dozier scored 15 points and added six rebounds and three steals. PJ Edwards...
Cavaliers match 1976 squad for best start in franchise history, improve to 8-0 by edging Bucks
CLEVELAND (AP) — The win total is growing quickly, and so is the Cavaliers' confidence. At 8-0 so far, they're the only unbeaten team left in the Eastern Conference and at this point they might as well win them all. “That's the plan,” center Jarrett Allen said...
A former Six Flags park is finally being demolished after Hurricane Katrina's devastation
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans' former Six Flags theme park, which shuttered in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, is finally coming down. Demolition is underway at the eastern New Orleans site of the decaying complex of carnival rides and buildings that became a symbol of the 2005...
Kansas State Wildcats begin season at home against the New Orleans Privateers
New Orleans Privateers at Kansas State Wildcats New York; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Kansas State starts the season at home against New Orleans. Kansas State went 19-15 overall a season ago while going 14-3 at home. The Wildcats averaged 12.3...
Dyson Daniels denies making gun gesture at the Pelicans while celebrating a 3 in a Hawks win
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Atlanta Hawks guard Dyson Daniels rejects the notion that he pretended to spray gunfire toward former teammates after hitting a 3-pointer in front of New Orleans' bench during a 126-111 victory over the Pelicans on Sunday night. “I was just telling them all...
Jalen Johnson's 29 points lead the Hawks past the depleted Pelicans, 126-111
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Jalen Johnson scored 29 points and the Atlanta Hawks snapped a four-game skid with a 126-111 victory over the short-handed New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday night. Pelicans star forward Zion Williamson was scratched from the lineup with right hamstring tightness...
Zion Williamson scratched from the Pelicans' lineup against Hawks with hamstring tightness
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Pelicans forward Zion Williamson was scratched from the lineup for Sunday night's game against the Atlanta Hawks. The club said Williamson has right hamstring tightness. His absence further depletes a lineup already missing guards Dejounte Murray (hand) and CJ...
Pacers lose backup Isaiah Jackson to season-ending Achilles tendon injury
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Pacers forward Isaiah Jackson will miss the rest of this season after tearing his right Achilles tendon in Friday night’s 125-118 loss at New Orleans, team officials announced Saturday night. Jackson left the game with what was initially described as a...
Pelicans add CJ McCollum and Herb Jones to growing injury list
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — When Willie Green learned Friday that starting guard CJ McCollum and top defender Herb Jones would be joining point guard Dejounte Murray on the injury list for multiple weeks, the New Orleans Pelicans coach tried to look on the bright side. “We’re grateful...
Panthers look to slow down QB Derek Carr, who's expected to start after missing 3 games with injury
New Orleans (2-6) at Carolina (1-7) Sunday, 1 p.m. EST, CBS. BetMGM Odds: Saints by 7 1/2. Against the spread: Saints 3-5, Panthers 1-7. Series record: Saints lead 31-28. Last meeting: Saints beat the Panthers 47-10 on Sept....
