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LSU battles New Orleans as nonconference slate continues
LSU has had a good pre-conference run.,The Tigers (9-2) have two more tune-ups, beginning with a game against New Orleans on Sunday afternoon in Baton Rouge, La.,"We're (two weeks) out from the start of SEC play. We've got to get better," LSU coach Matt McMahon said. "There's got to be an urgency an...
5 takeaways vs. Ga. Southern propel Sam Houston to first bowl win
Sam Houston tied a New Orleans Bowl record with five takeaways, and Hunter Watson accounted for three touchdowns as the school got its first bowl victory since moving to FBS in 2022, beating Georgia Southern 31-26 on Thursday.,Watson completed 23 of 28 passes, including 14 straight completions in th...
Jordan Pope puts up 42 as Texas blasts New Orleans
Jordan Pope scored a career-high 42 points, including eight straight that blew open the game in the middle of the second half, as Texas rolled to a 98-62 win over New Orleans on Thursday in Austin, Texas.,The Longhorns (10-2) led by 16 points at halftime and were up 60-47 eight minutes into the seco...
Texas awaits return of Tre Johnson, readies for New Orleans
Texas likely won't have Tre Johnson available when the Longhorns host New Orleans on Thursday in Austin, Texas, but don't expect the absence of the star freshman star to make much of a difference.,Texas (9-2) is still in a honing mode heading into its next-to-last game before beginning its inaugural...
Owen Freeman fuels Iowa to convincing win over New Orleans
Owen Freeman scored 22 points and Brock Harding had 13 points and six assists to lift Iowa to a 104-57 rout of visiting New Orleans on Sunday in Iowa City, Iowa.,After suffering narrow losses to Michigan and No. 3 Iowa State over the past eight days, the Hawkeyes rebounded with a comfortable win. Th...
Injury-plagued teams meet when Pacers face Pelicans
After a miserable time with 12 losses in their past 13 games, the New Orleans Pelicans will try to reverse the trend on the road with a game against the Indiana Pacers on Sunday at Indianapolis. ,On Thursday, New Orleans saw a late rally end with a 111-109 home loss to the Sacramento Kings. In a nig...
Iowa upbeat heading into matchup with New Orleans
While Iowa may be smarting from consecutive narrow defeats to conference and in-state rivals, the Hawkeyes have learned to smile at the same time.,As they pause from facing fellow high-majors with Sunday's visit from New Orleans, the Hawkeyes feel encouraged about their progress five weeks into the ...
Former FCS powers Sam Houston, Georgia Southern meet in New Orleans Bowl
Sam Houston will make its first-ever bowl appearance against Georgia Southern in the New Orleans Bowl on Thursday, but the Bearkats will do it with a new head coach.,Sam Houston will be led by interim coach Brad Cornelsen, the team's offensive coordinator. He takes over for K.C. Keeler, who resigned...
Domantas Sabonis, Kings hold off Pelicans
Domantas Sabonis had 32 points and 20 rebounds, DeMar DeRozan scored 16 of his 29 points in the third quarter and the visiting Sacramento Kings defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 111-109 on Thursday night.,DeAaron Fox and Keegan Murray scored 18 each for the Kings, who outscored the Pelicans 38-28 in...
Reports: Saints QB Jake Haener to get first start
The New Orleans Saints will give quarterback Jake Haener his first NFL start on Sunday against the Washington Commanders, according to multiple media reports on Thursday night.,Saints interim coach Darren Rizzi was choosing between second-year player Haener and rookie Spencer Rattler to replace star...
Saints add QB Ben DiNucci in wake of injuries to Derek Carr
Injuries to starting quarterback Derek Carr have led the New Orleans Saints to sign journeyman Ben DiNucci, who announced the news on social media on Tuesday.,The team has not confirmed the signing or whether DiNucci would be on the active roster or practice squad. He provides depth behind Carr's ba...
Saints QB Derek Carr (hand, concussion) week to week
New Orleans Saints quarterback Derek Carr suffered an injury to his left hand and has also entered concussion protocol, according to interim coach Darren Rizzi.,Rizzi's Monday news conference came shortly after NFL Network reported that Carr broke his left hand in Sunday's win over the New York Gian...
Giants star WR Malik Nabers active for game against Saints
New York Giants star wide receiver Malik Nabers, who sustained a hip flexor injury on Thursday, is active for the team's game Sunday against the New Orleans Saints in East Rutherford, N.J.,Nabers was listed as questionable after the injury at practice and he received an MRI. He did not participate i...
West-leading Thunder wary of struggling Pelicans
The Oklahoma City Thunder have won six of their last seven games.,The New Orleans Pelicans have won five games all season.,Still, both teams are feeling pretty good -- albeit for different reasons -- going into their matchup Saturday night in New Orleans.,The Western Conference-leading Thunder cruis...
Pelicans squeak past Suns, end nine-game losing streak
Brandon Ingram scored 29 points, CJ McCollum had 25 and the host New Orleans Pelicans ended a nine-game losing streak by defeating the Phoenix Suns 126-124 on Thursday night.,Trey Murphy III added 19 points, Dejounte Murray had 17, Herbert Jones 12 and Brandon Boston Jr. 11.,Devin Booker netted 28 p...
Saints say season over for TE Taysom Hill (knee)
Versatile New Orleans tight end Taysom Hill is done for the season due to a knee injury sustained during Sunday's loss to the Los Angeles Rams, the Saints confirmed Monday.,NFL Network reported Hill has a torn left ACL and "additional damage" before Saints interim coach Darren Rizzi confirmed the se...
Reports: Saints fear season over for Taysom Hill (knee)
The New Orleans Saints fear versatile tight end Taysom Hill's season is over with a knee injury sustained during Sunday's loss to the Los Angeles Rams, per multiple reports Monday.,The team is awaiting MRI results Monday to confirm the initial diagnosis. ,Hill was carted off the field with 4:36 rema...
Mikal Bridges, Knicks hammer woeful Pelicans 118-85
Mikal Bridges tied a career-high with seven 3-pointers and scored a season-high 31 points Sunday night for the New York Knicks, who led nearly wire-to-wire in a 118-85 win over the visiting New Orleans Pelicans.,Bridges sank seven 3-pointers in a game twice previously, most recently for the Brooklyn...
New Orleans stars to perform at Super Bowl pregame
Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans next February will have a hometown feel before the game gets underway.,Jon Batiste, Trombone Shorty, Lauren Daigle and Ledisi will perform pregame on Feb. 9, the NFL announced Thursday. All four artists are Louisiana natives.,"We're honored to work with this year's preg...
Jayden Nunn, No. 17 Baylor rains 3s to drown New Orleans, 91-60
Jayden Nunn scored 23 points and the Bears delivered a 3-point shooting spectacle as No. 17 Baylor never trailed in routing New Orleans 91-60 in a non-conference game Wednesday afternoon in Waco, Texas., ,Nunn made seven 3-pointers and the Bears (5-2) made 15 of their 37 tries from 3-point range. ,...