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New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson watches a shoot-around before Game 6 of the team's NBA basketball first-round playoff series against the Phoenix Suns, April 29, 2022, in New Orleans. Two people familiar with the decision say Williamson has agreed to a five-year extension worth $193 million. The people spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because NBA rules do not allow the extension to become official until July 6. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

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Agent: Williamson agrees to 5-year, $193M extension
By BRETT MARTEL - AP Sports Writer
Sat,07/02/22-5:27PM, 205 Reads
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Zion Williamson’s lost season to injury and unusual absence from the New Orleans Pelicans during his recovery didn’t stop the club from betting big on their long-term future together.
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Brooklyn Nets' Kevin Durant reacts during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Indiana Pacers, Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022, in Indianapolis. Kevin Durant has requested a trade from the Brooklyn Nets, according to a person with direct knowledge of the seismic decision that undoubtedly will have teams scrambling to put together enormous offers for the perennial All-Star. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)

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Analysis: NBA teams going all-in, and that's what it takes
By TIM REYNOLDS - AP Basketball Writer
Sat,07/02/22-11:14AM, 178 Reads
The 2023 NBA playoffs are more than nine months away, and one thing is already clear.

There will be chaos.
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Former Dallas Cowboys standout and longtime NFL on FOX game analyst Daryl Johnston stands on the field prior to an NFL football game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Redskins, on Dec. 30, 2018, in Landover, Md. Johnson is executive vice president of football operations of the USFL. As the league prepares for Sunday night’s championship game between the Birmingham Stallions and Philadelphia Stars at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, where it goes from here is the bigger question.(AP Photo/Mark Tenally, File)

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Despite title game, USFL already focusing on next season
By JOE REEDY - AP Sports Writer
Fri,07/01/22-5:28PM, 218 Reads
The USFL accomplished what the last two attempts at spring football failed to do — make it through its first season.

As the league prepares for Sunday night’s championship game between the Birmingham Stallions and Philadelphia Stars at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, where it goes from here is the bigger question.
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In this photo taken by Louisiana State University assistant professor Michael Dance, Capt. Brett Falterman, of Fish Research Support, displays an externally tagged greater amberjack before releasing the fish off the coast of Venice, La., on June 9, 2022. Scientists working to get a better estimate of greater amberjack populations are tagging 750 fish to be released from Texas to North Carolina and offering $250 rewards for information and the tags. (Michael Dance/Louisiana State University via AP)

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Amberjack count: tags worth $250 to Gulf, S Atlantic anglers
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tue,06/28/22-4:40PM, 1,037 Reads
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Scientists are trying to get a better estimate of greater amberjack populations in the South Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico, and this means the chance at a $250 catch for anglers.
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