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Scotlandville dominates St. Augustine, 66-39, to capture another state basketball title
The setting for Saturday’s Division I championship game between the top-seeded Scotlandville Hornets and the number two St. Augustine Purple Knights seemed more like a high-level scrimmage than a state championship final. A crowd of less than 40 people was present to...
Top-seeded Dunham holds off young Newman challenge in Division III semifinal
Originally appeared in CrescentCitySports.com, 3/10/2020 BATON ROUGE – The Newman Greenies weren’t supposed to get this far. The fifth seed in Division III, Newman hadn’t advanced as far as the semifinals since the 2001 season. Top-seeded Dunham, on the other hand,...
NBA Preview: New Orleans Pelicans with chance for revenge against Minnesota Timberwolves
A 139-134 loss to ‘Sota five days ago put a huge a damper on playoff hopes. Originally appeared on TheBirdWrites.com, 3/08/2020 The last extended road trip of the season could determine the fate of the 2019-20 New Orleans Pelicans. With only 19 games left on the...
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