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New Orleans visits Parker and McNeese

Dec. 28, 2024 03:53 AM EST

New Orleans Privateers (2-9, 0-1 Southland) at McNeese Cowboys (6-5) Lake Charles, Louisiana; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cowboys -23.5; over/under is 145.5 BOTTOM LINE: McNeese hosts New Orleans after Sincere Parker scored 22 points in...

Morant's right shoulder is bothering him again after a hard collision ends his night in New Orleans

Dec. 28, 2024 00:51 AM EST

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Ja Morant stood near the end of the Memphis bench, cheering on his teammates but leaving his right arm hanging below his injured shoulder, as Memphis closed out a 132-124 victory over the Pelicans on Friday night. Morant was hurt when he crashed into hard but...

Heat say Jimmy Butler will miss 2 more games before rejoining team next week

Dec. 27, 2024 17:19 PM EST

MIAMI (AP) — Jimmy Butler will not play in the final two games of Miami's ongoing road trip while recovering from illness, the team said Friday. That means Butler will not play Saturday at Atlanta or Sunday at Houston. The earliest he could play again is Wednesday at home against...

Depleted Notre Dame defense hopes to make an impact against Georgia in CFP quarterfinals

Dec. 27, 2024 16:39 PM EST

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Notre Dame’s defense set a dominating tone early in its College Football Playoff opener against Indiana. The Fighting Irish stuffed the highest-scoring team in the CFP field for a 14-3 halftime lead, but then Notre Dame suffered a gut punch. Defensive...

New Orleans visits McNeese after White's 24-point outing

Dec. 27, 2024 03:52 AM EST

New Orleans Privateers (2-9, 0-1 Southland) at McNeese Cowboys (6-5) Lake Charles, Louisiana; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: New Orleans visits McNeese after James White scored 24 points in New Orleans' 86-70 loss to the LSU Tigers. The Cowboys have...

Raiders and Saints meet with prominent players nearing statistical milestones

Dec. 26, 2024 16:51 PM EST

Las Vegas (3-12) at New Orleans (5-10) Sunday, 1 p.m. EST, Fox BetMGM NFL odds: Raiders by 1 Against the spread: Raiders 6-9; Saints 6-9 Series record: Tied 7-7-1 Last meeting: Saints beat Raiders 24-0 on Oct. 30, 2023, at...

Lopsided loss sinks the reeling Saints further into evaluation mode

Dec. 24, 2024 16:18 PM EST

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A lopsided, shutout loss has left the beat-up New Orleans Saints limping into the final two games of a lost season — and into a rather cloudy future beyond that. Saints interim coach Darren Rizzi figured that a visit to playoff-bound Green Bay would be a tall...

Saints rookie QB Spencer Rattler has frustrating night in shutout loss to Packers

Dec. 24, 2024 00:33 AM EST

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Without many weapons around him, New Orleans Saints rookie quarterback Spencer Rattler couldn’t capitalize on his opportunity for a nationally televised showcase. One week after leading four straight scoring drives in a 20-19 loss to the Washington...

Relief, defiance, anger: Families and advocates react to Biden's death row commutations

Dec. 23, 2024 18:16 PM EST

COLUMBIA, South Carolina (AP) — Victims' families and others affected by crimes that resulted in federal death row convictions shared a range of emotions on Monday, from relief to anger, after President Joe Biden commuted dozens of the sentences. Biden converted the sentences of 37...

Commanders keep playing wild and wacky games. They've gotten better at winning them

Dec. 23, 2024 14:33 PM EST

LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — For the second time this season, the Washington Commanders gave up points in the final two minutes of regulation and came back to win on a last-gasp touchdown. It was not a Hail Mary this time. Instead, it was rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels engineering a...