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New Orleans Pelicans guard CJ McCollum (3) goes to the basket between Portland Trail Blazers guard Keon Johnson (6) and forward Greg Brown III in the second half of an NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Thursday, April 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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CJ McCollum scores 23 points, Pelicans beat Blazers 127-94
By BRETT MARTEL - AP Sports Writer
Thu,04/07/22-9:39PM , 295 Reads
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — CJ McCollum scored 23 points in 29 minutes against his former team and the New Orleans Pelicans moved closer to clinching a home play-in game with a 127-94 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday night.
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Renewed effort to ban transgender athletes from girls' teams
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Thu,04/07/22-5:01PM , 208 Reads
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Legislation to keep transgender athletes in Louisiana from competing on college and K-12 women’s and girls’ sport teams has been unanimously approved Thursday by a state Senate committee.
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LSU head coach Brian Kelly watches during LSU Pro Day in Baton Rouge, La., Wednesday, April 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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Kelly on leaving Irish for LSU: 'We were on different paths'
By RALPH D. RUSSO - AP College Football Writer
Thu,04/07/22-4:14PM , 245 Reads
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — On the first floor of the LSU Football Operations Center, left of the front desk, is the performance nutrition center.
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Smile Happy is 9-5 favorite for Blue Grass at Keeneland
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Wed,04/06/22-3:58PM , 204 Reads
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Smile Happy is the 9-5 morning line favorite and will start from the No. 10 post among 12 horses for the $1 million Blue Grass at Keeneland race course.
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