The Pelicans and Suns are all tied at two games apiece after New Orleans dominated the second half, outscoring Phoenix by 17 points on their way to a 118 to 103 victory. Brandon Ingram had 30 points to lead New Orleans. But the biggest story of the night was the Pels’ defense on Suns star Chris Paul, who was held to four points and turned it over three times. It got testy between C-P-3 and Pelicans rookie Jose Alvarado, who says it’s just basketball…
Cut 15 (11) “…difficult for him”
The series shifts back to Phoenix for Game 5 on Tuesday, with Game 6 in New Orleans on Thursday.
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The USFL’s New Orleans Breakers kept up the Crescent City’s dominance over Tampa Bay with a 34-3 win over the Bandits on Sunday afternoon in Birmingham to improve to 2-0. Kyle Sloter threw for two touchdowns in the win.
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After getting swept on the road at Arkansas, LSU baseball returned home this past weekend to sweep Missouri, allowing the Tigers to climb to third in the SEC West standings. Coach Jay Johnson likes the look of his line-up with freshman Josh Pearson leading off…
Cut 20 (22) “…this weekend”
LSU hosts UNO on Tuesday before welcoming 16th-ranked Georgia this weekend.
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LSU women’s hoops has added another signee. 6-2 wing Esmery Martinez transfers to Baton Rouge after three seasons at West Virginia. Martinez posted 25 double-doubles for the Mountaineers, averaging 10 points and nine rebounds over 87 games.