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Wednesday's Scores
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Wed,03/08/23-7:33PM , 60 Reads
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Baton Rouge Catholic 68, St. Thomas More 59

Scotlandville 63, Huntington 43

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Port Allen 77, Patterson 75, 3OT

Winnfield 57, French Settlement 52

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McNeese State fires basketball coach John Aiken
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Wed,03/08/23-7:30PM , 69 Reads
LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — McNeese State fired basketball coach John Aiken on Wednesday after the Cowboys went 22-45 the past two seasons.
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Texas A&M Corpus Christi guard Hansel Enmanuel (24) grabs a rebound from Texas A&M Corpus Christi forward Isaac Mushila (10) during the first half an NCAA college basketball game in the finals of the Southland Conference men's tournament in Lake Charles, La., Wednesday, March 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)

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Texas A&M-Corpus Christi wins Southland Tournament again
By LAKE CHARLES
Wed,03/08/23-6:41PM , 81 Reads
Jalen Jackson scored 13 of his season-high 17 points in the second half, Owen Dease came off the bench to add a career-high 16 and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi defeated Northwestern State 75-71 to win its second straight Southland Conference Tournament championship on Wednesday.
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New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson, center watches from the bench during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the New York Knicks, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023, at Madison Square Garden in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

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Pelicans' Zion Williamson out at least 2 more weeks
By BRETT MARTEL - AP Sports Writer
Wed,03/08/23-6:00PM , 65 Reads
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Zion Williamson will be sidelined for at least two more weeks while the New Orleans Pelicans monitor the All-Star forward's recovery from a right hamstring injury that occurred more than two months ago, the club announced Wednesday night.
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