Posts Tagged ‘New Orleans’
Pelicans primed to draft Zion — and another top-5 prospect
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Now that six-time All-Star Anthony Davis’ trade request has been honored, it’s time for the New Orleans Pelicans to start a new era by drafting the…
Read MoreNew Orleans wins "Zion lottery," but Davis appears to still want out
CHICAGO (AP) — Zion Williamson has never been to New Orleans. That may be changing very soon. The Pelicans bucked seriously long odds Tuesday night, winning the NBA draft lottery…
Read MoreBucks used big third quarter to pull away and beat Pelicans
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Milwaukee Bucks proved it’s about shooting better, not shooting more. Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 24 points and the Bucks used a 45-point third quarter to beat…
Read MoreAgent: Anthony Davis tells New Orleans that he wants a trade
Anthony Davis wants out of New Orleans. Yet the Pelicans assert Davis won’t be going anywhere until they get a deal they want. The five-time All-Star has told the Pelicans…
Read MorePayton: Obvious missed call cost Saints a Super Bowl berth
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Sean Payton was glassy-eyed, calm and shrugged his shoulders at times, seemingly resigned to New Orleans’ bitter fate — as unfair as he thought it was.…
Read MoreROBBED: No Foles' comeback, as Jeffery drops pass inside 30
Down 20-14 and inside 2 minutes to go, the Super Bowl MVP Nick Foles was driving the Philadelphia Eagles toward a comeback on the New Orleans Saints when we were…
Read MoreNo Jimmy, no problem, as Towns, Wiggins shine for Timberwolves
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns and Andrew Wiggins are the main men in Minnesota again, and on Wednesday night they gave the Timberwolves exactly what they needed for a big…
Read MoreSaints get revenge for 'miracle' over Vikings
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints paid Minnesota back for their last-second loss in the playoffs last season, using two key turnovers, including a 45-yard interception…
Read MoreAnother Minneapolis Miracle? Saints sure hope not
The last time the Saints and Vikings hooked up, folks in Minnesota were toasting Stefon Diggs with steins of Surly, and people in Louisiana were crying in their gumbo. They…
Read MoreGoing the distance: Brees breaks NFL mark for yards passing
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Drew Brees became the NFL’s all-time leader in yards passing — and he did it with a certain panache and precision that made the 39-year-old quarterback…
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