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Texas Southern faces Grambling for conference showdown
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Fri,02/14/25-2:42AM , 19 Reads
Texas Southern Tigers (12-11, 11-1 SWAC) at Grambling Tigers (10-13, 7-5 SWAC)

Grambling, Louisiana; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: SWAC foes Grambling and Texas Southern face off on Saturday.

The Grambling Tigers have gone 5-2 at home. Grambling leads the SWAC averaging 68.2 points and is shooting 35.5%.
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East, Temple Owls to visit Pittman, Tulane Green Wave
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Fri,02/14/25-2:42AM , 43 Reads
Temple Owls (14-10, 8-5 AAC) at Tulane Green Wave (15-8, 8-4 AAC)

New Orleans; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: AAC foes Tulane and Temple meet on Saturday.

The Green Wave are 9-3 in home games. Tulane ranks second in the AAC with 25.5 defensive rebounds per game led by Sherese Pittman averaging 5.2.
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New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers (8) reacts after a touchdown pass during an NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger, File)

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Rodgers' stint with the Jets is over. Here are some potential landing spots if he doesn't retire
By DENNIS WASZAK JR. - AP Pro Football Writer
Fri,02/14/25-12:10AM , 37 Reads
Aaron Rodgers' tenure with the New York Jets began with lots of fanfare and Super Bowl aspirations.

It ended less than two years later with a disappointing thud.
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New Orleans Pelicans guard CJ McCollum, left, gets past Sacramento Kings forwards Keegan Murray (13) and Domantas Sabonis (11) for a layup during the first half of an NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Forest)

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McCollum scores 43 points to lift Pelicans over the Kings 140-133 in overtime
By BRETT MARTEL - AP Sports Writer
Thu,02/13/25-10:11PM , 59 Reads
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — CJ McCollum scored 37 of his 43 points after halftime — including 11 points in overtime — and the New Orleans Pelicans snapped a 10-game losing streak with a 140-133 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Thursday night.
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