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New Orleans Saints head coach Dennis Allen answers questions after an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Rams, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)

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Saints' aggressive play-calling ends up coming back to hurt them in loss to Rams
By JOE REEDY - AP Sports Writer
Fri,12/22/23-12:10AM , 106 Reads
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — New Orleans coach Dennis Allen knew coming into Thursday night against the Los Angeles Rams that the Saints couldn't be conservative in their decisions. Not when they were facing a resurgent Rams offense and with the Saints' own playoff hopes on the line.
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Cook gets first start, leads LSU to 87-66 win over Lamar
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Thu,12/21/23-10:40PM , 73 Reads
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Jalen Cook scored a team-high 17 points in his second game back in an LSU uniform, leading the Tigers to an 87-66 win over Lamar on Thursday night.
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Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford (9) throws a pass during the second half of n NFL football game against the New Orleans Saints, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)

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Matthew Stafford's Rams start strong, hold off Saints 30-22 to surge forward in NFC playoff race
By GREG BEACHAM - AP Sports Writer
Thu,12/21/23-10:19PM , 117 Reads
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Sean McVay turned the Los Angeles Rams' already jubilant locker room into a party Thursday night with an announcement: The players are off until Tuesday, allowing them to spend the entire Christmas holiday with their families.
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New Orleans Pelicans guard Jose Alvarado, left, rips the ball away from Cleveland Cavaliers guard Craig Porter as he was being defined by forward Naji Marshall in the first half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Dermer)

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Trey Murphy III scores 28 points while filling in for Zion as Pelicans beat Cavaliers 123-104
By TOM WITHERS - AP Sports Writer
Thu,12/21/23-8:46PM , 160 Reads
CLEVELAND (AP) — Trey Murphy III scored 28 points while starting in place of New Orleans star Zion Williamson — out with an illness — and the Pelicans pulled away in the second half to beat the undermanned Cleveland Cavaliers 123-104 on Thursday night.
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