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Missouri wide receiver Luther Burden III (3) runs with the ball after catching a pass as Florida linebacker Mannie Nunnery (34) defends during the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023, in Columbia, Mo. Missouri won 33-31. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

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College Football Picks: What if there was a 12-team playoff this season? Triple the contenders
By RALPH D. RUSSO - AP College Football Writer
Wed,11/22/23-9:50AM , 114 Reads
If this was next year and the College Football Playoff had already expanded from four teams to 12, games involving No. 13 Oklahoma, No. 12 Mississippi, No. 11 Penn State and No. 10 Missouri would be a lot more interesting.
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Former NFL player Boo Williams poses for a portrait outside of his home in Picayune, Miss., Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023. Williams needs surgery, medicine and doctors to make the pain subside from injuries he endured during his football career. But he can't afford any of it. The 44-year-old was recently awarded $5,000 a month by the NFL's disability benefit plan. But Williams said the plan and the league have repeatedly mishandled his claims and should really have paid him $500,000 or more over the past 14 years. (AP Photo/Christiana Botic)

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NFL disability program leaves retired Saints tight end hurting and angry
By EDDIE PELLS - AP National Writer
Wed,11/22/23-12:27AM , 96 Reads
Boo Williams wakes up each morning not knowing how the pain will hit. It could be debilitating headaches that make it impossible to get out of bed. Sometimes the pain shoots down his neck. Through all of it, he's angry.
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Nicholls State defeats Blue Mountain 86-56
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tue,11/21/23-9:41PM , 78 Reads
THIBODAUX, La. (AP) — Michael Gray Jr. had 18 points in Nicholls State's 86-56 victory against Blue Mountain on Tuesday night.
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Tuesday's Scores
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Tue,11/21/23-8:34PM , 83 Reads
GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL=

Alexandria 53, Peabody 34

Arcadia 54, West Monroe 18

Ascension Episcopal 29, Westminster Christian (LAF) 3

Chalmette 45, St. Thomas Aquinas 37

Claiborne Christian 50, Choudrant 15

Converse 62, Evangel Christian Academy 15

D'Arbonne Woods 44, Beekman 22
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