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Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis (3) defends against New Orleans Pelicans center Jonas Valanciunas (17) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Los Angeles, Friday, April 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

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Pelicans rally past Lakers 114-111 despite Davis' return
By GREG BEACHAM - AP Sports Writer
Sat,04/02/22-12:16AM , 1,308 Reads
LOS ANGELES (AP) — CJ McCollum scored 32 points, Brandon Ingram added 29 against his former team and the New Orleans Pelicans spoiled Anthony Davis' return from injury with another fourth-quarter rally in a 114-111 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night.
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Editorial: Female athletes are cashing in on college NIL payments
Fri,04/01/22-6:56PM , 7,431 Reads 75,455 Statewide
When the NCAA began allowing college athletes to make money from the use of their name, image and likeness, purists moaned that it would be the death knell of amateur sports.
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Fans cheer the Duke practice for the men's Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament, Friday, April 1, 2022, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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Final Four fans flock to dome in return of open practices
By BRETT MARTEL - AP Sports Writer
Fri,04/01/22-5:55PM , 264 Reads
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Wearing Duke and North Carolina gear, a family with split loyalties lined up outside the Superdome a little after 9 a.m. Friday, nearly an hour before fans were allowed in the stadium for open practices at the Final Four.
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Saint Peter's celebrates after winning a college basketball game against Purdue in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA tournament, Friday, March 25, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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Small schools ride a lasting wave from March Madness upsets
By JOHN MARSHALL - AP Basketball Writer
Fri,04/01/22-5:13PM , 263 Reads
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The euphoric wave originates in a single seismic event, 40 minutes of unexpected excellence washing out brackets across a nation.

A small school, around forever yet seeming to come out of nowhere, finds being a March Madness darling pays long-term dividends.
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