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Iowa vows 'A' game to slow Diego Pavia in QBs Vandy finale
After taking college football by storm and taking Vanderbilt to historic heights, quarterback Diego Pavia will have his hands full in his final game with the Commodores.,No. 14 Vanderbilt, which has already set a school record with 10 wins this season and finished just outside of the College Footbal...
Jose Alvarado, Mark Williams suspended for roles in Pelicans-Suns fight
The NBA on Sunday announced suspensions for Pelicans guard Jose Alvarado and Phoenix center Mark Williams following their altercation in the Suns' 123-114 win in New Orleans Saturday night.,Alvarado received a two-game suspension without pay, while Williams received one game without pay.,The alterca...
Persistent Knicks look to continue Pelicans' woes
The finishing kick for the undermanned New York Knicks on Saturday night showed why they're considered NBA title contenders.,The end-game execution by the New Orleans Pelicans displayed why they're still in the early stages of a rebuild.,The Knicks will look to continue their impressive December on ...
Devin Booker comes up big in fourth as Suns beat Pelicans again
Devin Booker finished with 20 points, including six in the fourth quarter, and Dillon Brooks added 18 points to lead the Phoenix Suns to a 115-106 win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday, completing the two-game road sweep.,Collin Gillepsie and Jordan Goodwin were among the seven Suns players ...
Devin Booker, Suns shoot for 2-game sweep of Pelicans
Few players are playing better basketball as of late than Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker.,Over his past five games, Booker is averaging 28.2 points on 49.5% shooting to go along with six assists and four rebounds per game. That includes a 30-point, nine-rebound, five-assist performance in the Suns' ...
Devin Booker, Mark Williams carry Suns past Pelicans
Devin Booker scored 12 fourth-quarter points and Mark Williams added 10 as the visiting Phoenix Suns held off the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday, 115-108.,Booker, who finished with a game-high 30 points, and Williams, who scored 24 points, buoyed Phoenix in a tightly contested final period, includin...
Pelicans look to resume recent surge against visiting Suns
The Phoenix Suns begin a four-game road swing on Friday night with the first of back-to-back contests against the New Orleans Pelicans.,The weekend double-dip in the Big Easy marks the second and third of four matchups between the Western Conference counterparts, with the Suns winning the first in P...
Nine Cavs hit double figures during blowout of Pelicans
Donovan Mitchell scored 27 points and Sam Merrill tied his season high with 22 points and made six 3-pointers as the Cleveland Cavaliers pulled away for a 141-118 victory over the visiting New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday.,Cleveland, which has scored at least 30 points in six consecutive quarters, ha...
Cavs' Darius Garland rediscovering form ahead of Pelicans' visit
The past two games are too few to declare that Darius Garland is back to his All-Star form, but the Cleveland Cavaliers are optimistic that is the case.,The 25-year-old point guard has put together a stretch where he looks like his pre-toe-surgery self, averaging 31 points and nine assists over 31.5...
Pelicans surge in 4th quarter, dump Mavs for 5th straight win
Zion Williamson compiled 24 points and nine rebounds off the bench, helping the streaking New Orleans Pelicans rally for a 119-113 victory over the visiting Dallas Mavericks on Monday.,Derik Queen added 19 points, 11 rebounds and six assists for the Pelicans, who won their fifth straight game -- the...
Reports: Bobby Petrino to become Bill Belichick’s OC at UNC
Bobby Petrino is expected to join Bill Belichick's staff and become the next offensive coordinator at North Carolina, several reports said Monday.,The longtime college and NFL head coach will try to help Belichick turn around a program that went 4-8 in its first season under the six-time Super Bowl ...
Suddenly solid Pelicans try to take down Mavericks
Escaping from the Western Conference basement, the New Orleans Pelicans look to extend their winning streak to five games on Monday when they host the Dallas Mavericks.,After dropping 22 of 25 games to begin the season, New Orleans has won four straight with a chance to post its longest winning stre...
Pelicans claim first four-game winning streak with Pacers rout
Zion Williamson scored 29 points off the bench and every Pelican to play scored as New Orleans extended its season-high winning streak to four games with Saturday's 128-109 rout of visiting Indiana.,Williamson's game-high scoring performance came on 9-of-14 shooting from the floor with 11-of-13 made...
Pelicans ride rare winning streak, Pacers on downturn ahead of meeting
The host New Orleans Pelicans and the Indiana Pacers meet on Saturday riding opposite trajectories over their last three games.,The Pelicans want to build on their longest winning streak of the season, currently at three games, when they welcome the Pacers for the first matchup between the teams thi...
Pelicans match franchise's biggest comeback, down Rockets in OT
Saddiq Bey scored 29 points, Trey Murphy III added 27 and the New Orleans Pelicans completed a franchise-record-tying comeback to beat the visiting Houston Rockets 133-128 in overtime on Thursday.,The Pelicans trailed by 22 points at halftime and as many as 25 points early in the third quarter befor...
Pelicans enjoying rare rise with defensive-minded Rockets on horizon
The New Orleans Pelicans, last in the Western Conference, seek their first three-game winning streak of the season when they host the Houston Rockets on Thursday.,The Pelicans snapped a seven-game losing skid -- their third stretch with at least six consecutive losses -- with a 143-120 home rout of ...
Zion Williamson helps Pelicans nab win in return against Bulls
Zion Williamson gave his New Orleans Pelicans teammates a taste of what they have been missing the last two weeks. Trey Murphy III, along with rookies Jeremiah Fears and Derik Queen, showed Williamson what the team is capable of going forward.,Murphy and Fears tied for the team-high with 20 points w...
Pelicans, Bulls battling to build winning streak
The Chicago Bulls host the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday night in a matchup of teams that just ended their seven-game losing streaks.,Seven Bulls, including all five starters, recorded double figures as Chicago overcame a 13-point second-half deficit to defeat the Charlotte Hornets 129-126 on Frida...
Bill Belichick makes staff changes at UNC after 4-8 season
Bill Belichick is making changes to his staff at North Carolina, dismissing offensive coordinator Freddie Kitchens and special teams coordinator Mike Priefer.,The moves come after the Tar Heels finished 4-8 (2-6 Atlantic Coast Conference) in the 2025 season, Belichick's first at Chapel Hill.,"We wan...
Pelicans roll over Trail Blazers to end 7-game skid
Trey Murphy III scored 24 points as the New Orleans Pelicans snapped a seven-game skid with a 143-120 win over the visiting Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday.,Bryce McGowens added a career-high 23 points -- including 5-of-5 3-pointers -- and Jordan Poole contributed 22 off the bench in his first ga...