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Falcons kicker Younghoe Koo's status against Chargers is uncertain due to right hip injury
ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta Falcons placekicker Younghoe Koo's status for Sunday's game against the Los Angeles Chargers is uncertain due to a right hip injury. The Falcons on Friday listed Koo as questionable for the game and signed kicker Riley Patterson to the practice squad. ...
Falcons looking for scoring revival and an end to 2-game skid when they face Herbert-led Chargers
ATLANTA (AP) — Raheem Morris doesn't want to hear about the production of his Atlanta Falcons' offense. The coach is ready to see yardage translate to more points. The Falcons will be looking for an offensive revival following their bye week when they face Justin...
New Orleans visits Baylor on 5-game road skid
New Orleans Privateers (0-6) at Baylor Bears (5-2) Waco, Texas; Friday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: New Orleans will look to end its five-game road skid when the Privateers visit Baylor. The Bears have gone 3-0 at home. Baylor is 5-0 in games decided by 10...
Jon Batiste, Ledisi, Trombone Shorty and Lauren Daigle to perform during Super Bowl pregame
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Super Bowl pregame will have some Louisiana flavor: Multi-talented performer Jon Batiste will hit the stage to sing the national anthem, while Trombone Shorty and Lauren Daigle are slated to perform “America the Beautiful.” The performances will take...
New Orleans takes on Baylor, seeks to halt 6-game skid
New Orleans Privateers (0-6) at Baylor Bears (5-2) Waco, Texas; Friday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: New Orleans heads into the matchup with Baylor as losers of six straight games. The Bears are 3-0 on their home court. Baylor is seventh in the Big 12 with...
Hapless Pelicans 'embarrassed' by their 'disgusting' loss to the struggling Raptors
Suffice to say Dejounte Murray enjoyed his first game in a New Orleans Pelicans uniform a lot more than his long-awaited second. Boos rained down from a large and initially lively Thanksgiving eve crowd as they watched the Toronto Raptors — a team that came in winless in 10 road...
Agbaji and Battle rain down 3s as the Raptors beat the hapless Pelicans 119-93
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Ochai Agbaji and Jamison Battle each scored 24 points, and the Toronto Raptors won on the road for the first time this season, 119-93 over the hapless New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday night. Djounte Murray returned from a fractured left hand that sidelined him...
Homewrecker: Young sets career-high with 22 assists, Hawks hand Cavaliers first loss in Cleveland
CLEVELAND (AP) — The NBA's leader in assists handed Cleveland a rare loss. Trae Young got a career-high 22 assists — the most in the league this season — as the Atlanta Hawks pulled off a 135-124 upset Thursday night of the Cavaliers, who dropped to 17-2 and lost for the first...
No. 17 Baylor has another home blowout as Nunn scores 23 in 91-60 win over New Orleans
WACO, Texas (AP) — Jayden Nunn scored 23 points, including seven 3-pointers, and No. 17 Baylor led throughout in a 91-60 victory over New Orleans on Wednesday. After Nunn was recognized just before tipoff for reaching 1,000 career points earlier this month, he made two 3s in the...
White leads New Orleans against No. 17 Baylor
New Orleans Privateers (2-4) at Baylor Bears (4-2) Waco, Texas; Wednesday, 2 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bears -33.5; over/under is 150 BOTTOM LINE: New Orleans faces No. 17 Baylor after James White scored 31 points in New Orleans' 93-87 overtime...
