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Reports: Bill Belichick fails to make Pro Football HOF on first ballot
Bill Belichick will not make the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his first year on the ballot, ESPN and The Athletic reported Tuesday.,The stunning report comes a week before the Class of 2026 inductees are announced during the "NFL Honors" broadcast on Feb. 5.,Belichick's six Super Bowl victories as a...
Thunder hope to emerge from tough stretch, battle Pelicans
Even though the Oklahoma City Thunder are facing some challenges, with two starters out and several other rotational players injured, Mark Daigneault views it as a positive.,"There's a lot of headwinds in the NBA -- scheduling, injuries, refereeing, shot variance, and everybody deals with it at diff...
Saddiq Bey, Zion Williamson lift Pelicans to upset win over Spurs
Saddiq Bey and Zion Williamson scored 24 points each and both canned key free throws down the stretch as the visiting New Orleans Pelicans finished with a flurry to beat the San Antonio Spurs 104-95 on Sunday.,The Pelicans led by 20 just past the midway point of the third quarter and by 14 heading i...
Spurs, Pelicans clash in meeting of teams with wide gap in West
The San Antonio Spurs will be on the hunt for their fifth win in six games and for a season sweep of the visiting New Orleans Pelicans when the teams clash on Sunday night.,All three of the Spurs' win this season over New Orleans have been close, with San Antonio winning 120-116 in overtime on the r...
Saddiq Bey, Pelicans break losing streaks vs. Grizzlies
Saddiq Bey scored 19 of his season-high 36 points in the fourth quarter to lead the visiting New Orleans Pelicans to a 133-127 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies Friday night. The Pelicans, who had lost 14 of their previous 16 games (and three straight), won on the road for just the fourth time.,Tre...
New injury halts Ja Morant's momentum, Grizzlies prep for Pelicans
As soon as Ja Morant returned to the court, another injury set him back.,Morant will miss the Memphis Grizzlies' home game against the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday due to a UCL sprain in his left elbow.,The Grizzlies' two-time All-Star admitted he had a ways to go upon returning from his latest in...
Jalen Duren helps Pistons extend hot streak at Pelicans' expense
Jalen Duren collected 20 points and 15 rebounds and Daniss Jenkins added 17 points while starting in place of All-Star Cade Cunningham, lifting the visiting Detroit Pistons to a 112-104 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday.,Duren sank 7 of 11 shots from the floor to power the Pistons t...
Thriving Pistons turn attention to floundering Pelicans
The Detroit Pistons have won three in a row and six of their last seven games to bolster their lead atop the Eastern Conference.,The high-octane Pistons will look to continue their good fortune on Wednesday when they visit the Western Conference-worst New Orleans Pelicans.,Tobias Harris scored 25 po...
Alex de Minaur advances, Felix Auger-Aliassime retires in Australia
Next to Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, the top two players in the world, Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime was the hottest player on the ATP Tour in the closing months of 2025.,After winning only two matches in the first three majors of the year, the 25-year-old seemingly out of nowhere reached the...
Jabari Smith Jr., Kevin Durant power Rockets past Pelicans
Jabari Smith Jr. scored a season-high 32 points, Kevin Durant moved into sixth place on the career scoring list and Amen Thompson provided support with an all-around display as the Houston Rockets claimed a 119-110 victory over the visiting New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday.,Smith hit seven 3-pointers ...
Their 'juice' back, Rockets out to keep Pelicans reeling
The Houston Rockets were in no position to take the short-handed Minnesota Timberwolves lightly on Friday, even with Anthony Edwards unavailable while managing a lingering foot injury.,The Rockets needed every bit of their usual blend of efficient offense and defensive tenacity to outlast the Timber...
Jay Huff goes off, Pacers stay hot to beat Pelicans
Jay Huff scored 29 points and grabbed nine rebounds, Andrew Nembhard went for a 19-point, 10-assist double-double and the Indiana Pacers scored their fourth win in the last five games with a 127-119 defeat of the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday in Indianapolis.,Huff set a new career scoring high with...
Pacers want to see more progress against woeful Pelicans
The Indiana Pacers look to close out a four-game homestand on a high note Friday when they welcome the New Orleans Pelicans to Indianapolis.,Indiana concludes its stretch at home after a loss that snapped its longest winning streak of the season at three games. The Pacers won at Charlotte and knocke...
Trey Murphy III scores 34 points as Pelicans rally past Nets
Trey Murphy III had a game-high 34 points and Saddiq Bey made a pair of big plays in the final minute to lift the New Orleans Pelicans past the visiting Brooklyn Nets 116-113 Wednesday night.,It was just the second win for the Pelicans since Christmas. Brooklyn has now lost five games in a row and e...
Pelicans, Nets eager to halt pronounced slides
Two teams trending in the wrong direction will match up when the New Orleans Pelicans host the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday night.,The Pelicans have the worst record in the NBA and have lost 11 of their last 12 games. New Orleans squandered an 11-point lead Tuesday night in a 122-116 loss to the Denve...
Jamal Murray puts up 35 as Nuggets run past Pelicans
Jamal Murray collected 35 points and nine assists and Peyton Watson added 31 points and seven rebounds, lifting the visiting Denver Nuggets to a 122-116 victory over the reeling New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday.,Murray made five 3-pointers in his return from a two-game absence caused by an ankle inju...
FBS coaches vote unanimously to adjust sport's redshirt rule
FBS coaches unanimously voted Tuesday to change the redshirt rule to let players take part in up to nine games while maintaining a full year of eligibility.,This rule change -- which still needs approval from the NCAA Division I committee - would negate the current rule which allows players to parti...
Nuggets limp into New Orleans with sights set on season sweep
The Denver Nuggets are continuing their winning ways despite dealing with a myriad of injuries.,Bruised and bandaged, the Nuggets will look to complete a three-game season sweep of the spiraling Pelicans on Tuesday in New Orleans.,Nikola Jokic collected 21 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists in Denve...
Desmond Bane, Anthony Black help Magic beat Pelicans
Desmond Bane scored 27 points, Anthony Black had 26, Goga Bitadze had a double-double and the host Orlando Magic defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 128-118 on Sunday., ,Bitadze finished with 14 points and 13 rebounds, Paolo Banchero has 23 points, eight rebounds and eight assists and backup Tristan d...
Inconsistent Magic get Moritz Wagner back vs. Pelicans
The Orlando Magic are looking for consistency as they head into a home game against the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday.,The Magic have alternated wins and losses over their last 13 games which means a 103-91 home loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday suggests a positive result ahead.,Orlando coac...