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Western Kentucky head coach Tyson Helton fist bumps his players during the New Orleans Bowl NCAA football game against South Alabama in New Orleans, Dec. 21, 2022. Conference USA heads into the season in transition. In some respects, it got smaller, with six teams defecting to the American Athletic Conference. In others, it got bigger, adding large markets to show off its product. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton, File)

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Western Kentucky looks like the team to beat as C-USA kicks off with 4 new members, ambitious slates
By HANK KURZ JR. - AP Sports Writer
Tue,08/22/23-4:19PM , 175 Reads
Conference USA heads into the season in transition.

In some respects, it got smaller, with six teams defecting to the American Athletic Conference. In others, it got bigger, adding large markets to show off its product.
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Tulane quarterback Michael Pratt drops back to throw against Central Florida during the first half of the American Athletic Conference championship NCAA college football game in New Orleans, Dec. 3, 2022. At No. 24, Tulane enters this season as the only team from a mid-major conference in the AP Top 25. And with Pratt returning for a fourth season, the Green Wave is the favorite to win the expanded and somewhat revamped AAC in 2023. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton, File)

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Tulane aims to back up storybook season and repeat in newly expanded American Athletic Conference
By BRETT MARTEL - AP Sports Writer
Tue,08/22/23-12:25PM , 188 Reads
Tulane will be hard pressed to top last season's history-making turnaround that became one of the most compelling, feel-good stories in college football.
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New Orleans Saints head coach Dennis Allen reacts on the sideline in the second half of an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Chargers in Inglewood, Calif., Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)

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Saints and Texans call off joint practices that were scheduled for this week in New Orleans
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sun,08/20/23-11:12PM , 419 Reads
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The New Orleans Saints and Houston Texans have agreed to cancel the joint practices that were scheduled to be held in New Orleans on Thursday and Friday. The teams will meet in the preseason finale next Sunday.
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New Orleans Saints tight end Lucas Krull (87) pulls in a pass reception over Los Angeles Chargers safety Raheem Layne (41) in the first half of an NFL football game in Inglewood, Calif., Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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Winston directs 3 scoring drives as Saints hold on for 22-17 victory over Chargers
By JOE REEDY - AP Sports Writer
Sun,08/20/23-9:32PM , 236 Reads
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — One might think Dennis Allen would be relatively happy that his New Orleans Saints had two good days of work against the Los Angeles Chargers and then won Sunday's preseason game 22-17.

Only the second-year coach sounded about as far from peachy as one could get.
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