The Pelicans concluded a five-game road trip yesterday with a 113 to 103 loss in Cleveland. The Cavaliers outscored New Orleans 35-22 in the fourth quarter. Pels Coach Willie Green…
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The Pelicans were outrebounded 43-28 and only had three offensive rebounds. New Orleans is back home tomorrow night to host the Miami Heat.

Tulane will host the number one team in the country tonight at Fogleman Arena, the Houston Cougars. Houston is 17-and-1, 5-and-0 in the American Athletic Conference, while the Green Wave have won five in a row.

LSU women’s basketball is up to number three in the latest Top 25 AP Poll and they’ll host Arkansas on Thursday.

The Houston Texans say they interviewed former Saints Coach Sean Payton last night. Since Payton is still under contract with New Orleans, it’s expected the team that hires him will have to give up a mid to late first round pick. Saints analyst Bobby Hebert said on WWL Radio last night Houston would be a good trade partner for New Orleans since they have the second and 12th pick in the first round of the upcoming draft…
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Payton is also expected to talk with the Broncos and Panthers. It doesn’t look the Chargers will be an option for Payton. It appears Los Angeles will keep head coach Brandon Staley, but the Chargers have announced the firing of offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi, who was previously the quarterbacks coach in New Orleans.

Former Louisiana Tech quarterback and Calvary Baptist star Landry Lyddy has signed with U-A-B after starting four games for the Bulldogs last season.