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Isaiah Salinda, Kevin Velo hang onto lead at Zurich Classic
Isaiah Salinda holed a late birdie putt as he and Kevin Velo secured a one-shot lead at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans on Friday at TPC Louisiana in Avondale, La.,Salinda and Velo opened the team event with a 58, a tournament record for four-ball (best ball). Friday's action was foursomes (altern...
Report: Joe Dumars to become Pelicans' president
The New Orleans Pelicans are finalizing a deal to make Hall of Famer Joe Dumars their president of basketball operations, ESPN reported Tuesday.,Dumars, who has been the NBA's executive vice president and head of basketball operations since 2022, would replace David Griffin, who was fired Monday aft...
Reports: Suspensions at New Orleans tied to gambling probe
Last month's suspensions of four University of New Orleans men's basketball players are tied to a sports gambling probe, multiple outlets reported Wednesday.,James White, Jah Short, Dae Dae Hunter and Jamond Vincent have not played since Jan. 27, with the school citing unspecified violations of team...
Randy Moss returns to ESPN set amid cancer battle
Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver Randy Moss made his return to ESPN on Sunday, joining the "Sunday NFL Countdown" crew in New Orleans amid his battle with cancer.,Moss had been on leave from the weekly pregame show since announcing Dec. 6 that he was taking time away to address a health issue...
Report: Saints set to hire Eagles OC Kellen Moore as head coach
The last head coaching vacancy in the NFL will be filled after the Super Bowl, as the New Orleans Saints plan to hire Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore, per an ESPN report on Saturday night.,Moore, 36, has never been a head coach, but in his lone season guiding Philadelphia's of...
New Orleans reveling in Super Bowl after challenging events
NEW ORLEANS -- Never a city short on color, New Orleans has been looking positively brightly adorned in recent days, as the city undergoes its makeover for Super Bowl LIX.,Murals have sprung up all over downtown, along with big, bold placards and advertisements, signaling that the city with a reputa...
Nuggets erupt for 144 points, extend Pelicans' skid
Michael Porter Jr. tied his career high with 39 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, Nikola Jokic finished with 38 points and 10 assists and the host Denver Nuggets beat the New Orleans Pelicans 144-119 on Wednesday night.,Christian Braun scored 23 points, Aaron Gordon tied his career high with 12 assist...
Donald Trump to attend Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans
Donald Trump will become the first sitting president to attend the Super Bowl, according to a statement from the U.S. Secret Service on Tuesday.,Trump will travel to New Orleans for Super Bowl LIX and watch the two-time defending champion Kansas City Chiefs take on the Philadelphia Eagles.,"Extensiv...
Roger Goodell: NFL 'better' because of diversity protocols
NEW ORLEANS -- NFL commissioner Roger Goodell rates NOLA as the perfect Super Bowl host but envisions taking the league's marquee event beyond U.S. borders.,"I do think there's a potential that someday we'll have an international franchise," Goodell said Monday afternoon in the Saints' locker room a...
Nuggets relying on depth while Pelicans' run of injuries continue
While the Luka Doncic-Anthony Davis trade may have made a seismic shift in the Western Conference postseason race, the rest of the conference is grinding for playoff positioning.,That includes the Denver Nuggets, who entering Sunday sat in fourth place, a game ahead of former Dallas Mavericks supers...
Revisiting New Orleans' Super Bowls: Ravens turn lights out on 49ers
NEW ORLEANS -- When the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles meet in Super Bowl LIX on Feb. 9 in the Caesars Superdome, New Orleans will make history by tying Miami for the most Super Bowls hosted (11).,But it's the games themselves that have produced plenty of history for the Crescent Cit...
Raptors try to keep stacking wins, host Pelicans
The suddenly surging Toronto Raptors aim to extend their season-best three-game winning streak when they return home to face the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday night.,Toronto completed a two-game road sweep of the Atlanta Hawks with a 117-94 victory on Saturday. The Raptors have won five of their pa...
Bucks-Pelicans game postponed due to snow in New Orleans
The scheduled game Wednesday between the Milwaukee Bucks and host Pelicans has been postponed due to extreme weather conditions in the New Orleans area, the NBA announced.,A winter storm on Tuesday left approximately 10 inches of snow in the Big Easy, thus making travel into the city treacherous at ...
NFL names Ron Torbert the ref of Super Bowl LIX
Veteran NFL official Ron Torbert will be the referee of Super Bowl LIX on Feb. 9 in New Orleans, the NFL announced on Tuesday.,The officiating crew also consists of umpire Mike Morton, down judge Max Causey, line judge Mark Stewart, field judge Mearl Robinson, side judge Boris Cheek, back judge Jona...
NFL, law enforcement goal is officer per block at Super Bowl in New Orleans
NFL and law enforcement officials are in New Orleans working through a modified plan for increased security in the city ahead of Super Bowl LIX.,The response and amended plan are directly correlated to the New Year's Day terrorist attack on Bourbon Street, when a man drove a truck into a crowd and k...
Short-handed 76ers gear up for last-place Pelicans
The Philadelphia 76ers will look to follow a tight victory over the Eastern Conference-worst Washington Wizards with another against the Western Conference-worst New Orleans Pelicans at home Friday.,The Sixers squandered a 15-point, fourth-quarter lead against the Wizards on Wednesday before recover...
Pelicans to rest Zion Williamson (hamstring) vs. Trail Blazers
The New Orleans Pelicans have ruled out Zion Williamson for their game Wednesday night against the visiting Portland Trail Blazers as he continues his recovery from a hamstring injury.,Williamson scored 22 points Tuesday in his return from a 27-game absence due to a strained left hamstring. He added...
Reports conflict on Saints' interest in former Stanford coach David Shaw
The New Orleans Saints' search for their next head coach led to conflicting reports Monday that former Stanford head coach David Shaw is a candidate.,NFL Network reported that Shaw is interviewing for the post, while multiple media outlets said otherwise.,New Orleans fired Dennis Allen after Week 9 ...
Pelicans find winning result again at lowly Wizards' expense
CJ McCollum scored a team-high 25 points to help lead the visiting New Orleans Pelicans to a 110-98 win over the Washington Wizards on Sunday.,Trey Murphy III added 22 points for the Pelicans, who won their second game over Washington in three days. Yves Missi had 16 points while Dejounte Murray col...
Pelicans try to make 'difficult' season a bit better, face Wizards
The NBA's worst two teams will square off for the second time in three days on Sunday, when the New Orleans Pelicans visit the Washington Wizards.,The Pelicans, whose 6-29 mark still ranks them last in the league, snapped an 11-game losing streak on Friday when CJ McCollum tied his career-high with ...