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Kentucky, S Carolina, WVU join revived Sun Belt men's soccer
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Wed,04/06/22-1:58PM , 230 Reads
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Sun Belt Conference announced Wednesday that it will restart men’s soccer this fall, boosted by three new schools along with soccer-only members Kentucky, South Carolina and West Virginia.
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Portland visits New Orleans on 3-game road slide
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Wed,04/06/22-2:07AM , 293 Reads
Portland Trail Blazers (27-52, 13th in the Western Conference) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (35-44, ninth in the Western Conference)

New Orleans; Thursday, 8 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: Portland will look to end its three-game road losing streak when the Trail Blazers take on New Orleans.
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New Orleans Pelicans guard CJ McCollum (3) lays the ball up during the first quarter of the team's NBA basketball game against the Sacramento Kings in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, April 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Randall Benton)

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Pelicans beat Kings 123-109, clinch play-in spot in West
By MICHAEL WAGAMAN - Associated Press
Tue,04/05/22-11:40PM , 1,334 Reads
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — CJ McCollum and Jaxson Hayes each scored 23 points and the New Orleans Pelicans clinched a spot in the Western Conference play-in tournament, beating the Sacramento Kings 123-109 on Tuesday night.
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Oakland Raiders quarterback Ken Stabler (12) grimaces in pain as he recovers a fumble and goes down with twisted knee as Minnesota Vikings' Doug Sutherland (69) and Carl Eller (81) close in during the second quarter of an NFL football game in Oakland, Calif., Dec. 11, 1977. Sutherland, a member of the Purple People Eaters, has died. He was 73. The team released a statement Tuesday, April 5, 2022, without providing a cause. (AP Photo/Sal Veder, File)

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Former Vikings defensive lineman Doug Sutherland dies at 73
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Tue,04/05/22-10:33PM , 206 Reads
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former Minnesota Vikings defensive lineman Doug Sutherland, a member of the Purple People Eaters, has died. He was 73.

The team released a statement saying Sutherland died Tuesday, but did not provide a cause of death.
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