Big game at the Smoothie King Center tonight as the Pelicans host the Nets. New Orleans is in third place in the Western Conference with a 24-14 record, while Brooklyn is 25-13 and in third place in the Eastern Conference. The Pels have been outstanding at home this season with a record of 17-and-4. Tip off is at 6:30.

Tomorrow, the LSU men’s basketball team takes on Texas A-and-M in College Station. The Aggies are 9-and-5, 1-0 in SEc play and led by Wade Taylor and Tyrece Radford. Coach Matt McMahon on A-and-M…
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Tip-off is at 5 PM.

Also on Saturday, ULM hosts Southern Miss, the Cajuns take on Georgia State, La Tech hosts UTEP and Nicholls is at Northwestern State.

The NFL has determined that Monday’s suspended game between Cincinnati and Buffalo will not be resumed, so the game has been canceled Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow says neither team was in the right mental state to finish the game after watching medical staff perform CPR on Bills safety Damar Hamlin…
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More good news about Hamlin’s recovery. He FaceTimed with teammates today and told them he loves them.

Jess Curtis is leaving the Many Tigers, where he won three state championships for the head coaching job at Natchitoches Central…
cut 20 (20) “….appealing to me”
The Chiefs were three and seven last year.