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Xander Schauffele, left, and Patrick Cantlay, right, hold up the trophy after winning the PGA Zurich Classic golf tournament at TPC Louisiana in Avondale, La., Sunday, April 24, 2022. The Zurich Classic's unusual two-player team format has attracted a field featuring some of the PGA's most accomplished players -- even without the big purse of an elevated event. Defending champions Cantlay and Schauffele will be up against teams featuring former major winners, including Matt Fitzpatrick with his brother, Alex, and Colin Morikawa with Max Homa. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

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Friends Schauffele, Cantlay together again at Zurich Classic
By BRETT MARTEL - AP Sports Writer
Wed,04/19/23-5:13PM , 708 Reads
AVONDALE, La. (AP) — For defending Zurich Classic champions Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele, teaming up in New Orleans — and elsewhere — has been as much about how well they get along as whether their golf games complement one another.
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New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson sits on the bench as teammates pass by after the Pelicans lost to the Oklahoma City Thunder in an NBA basketball play-in tournament game in New Orleans, Wednesday, April 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)

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Pelicans' Griffin addresses Williamson's health challenges
By BRETT MARTEL - AP Sports Writer
Fri,04/14/23-8:48PM , 685 Reads
METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Pelicans basketball operations chief David Griffin expressed confidence Friday in team personnel responsible for managing player health after star forward Zion Williamson missed 48 or more games for the third time in his four NBA seasons.
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Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2) shoots against New Orleans Pelicans guard Trey Murphy III (25) during the second half of an NBA basketball play-in tournament game in New Orleans, Wednesday, April 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)

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Gilgeous-Alexander leads Thunder past Pelicans in play-in
By BRETT MARTEL - AP Sports Writer
Wed,04/12/23-11:37PM , 343 Reads
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander exercised patience during his lowest-scoring first half all season, routinely deferring to teammates such as Lu Dort and Josh Giddey in an effort to keep New Orleans defenders off balance in a winner-take-all postseason game.
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New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson, center, sits on the bench between guard Jose Alvarado, left, and forward Brandon Ingram during the first half of the team's NBA basketball game against the Denver Nuggets on Thursday, March 30, 2023, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

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Pelicans' Zion Williamson in a 'mental battle' to play again
By BRETT MARTEL - AP Sports Writer
Tue,04/11/23-5:10PM , 333 Reads
METAIRIE, La. (AP) — All-Star forward Zion Williamson said he won't return to the New Orleans Pelicans' lineup until he's confident his body will respond well to the way he wants to play.
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