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SportsNEW ORLEANS, La. — Back home from France with a 2-5 record, the New Orleans Saints are using their open week to take a hard look at themselves. Coach Kellen Moore said Monday that this is a self-scout week and that his staff will evaluate…
SportsNEW ORLEANS, La. — Tulane volleyball dropped the first set and then took over, beating East Carolina 3-1 on Sunday in New Orleans, La., to claim sole possession of first place in the American Conference. The two teams came in tied atop the league standings.…
SportsSAINT-DENIS, France — The New Orleans Saints could not get their ground game going in Saint-Denis on Sunday and lost 16-10 to the Pittsburgh Steelers at Stade de France in the first NFL regular-season game ever played in France. New Orleans finished with only 18…
From HERE ColumbiaCOLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina’s home game against Texas A&M at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia SC will kick off at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 7, and will be shown on national television. The Southeastern Conference released the start time on Monday, Oct. 26. It…
From the HERE City National DeskST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Milwaukee Brewers turned Tropicana Field into a road party Monday night, hammering the Tampa Bay Rays 10-1 in Game 3 to grab a 3-0 grip on the World Series and put the franchise one victory from its first championship. The…
From the HERE City National DeskPHILADELPHIA — The Dallas Cowboys finally found the running game they had been missing all season, and it carried them to a 38-21 win over the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday night. Javonte Williams did the heavy lifting. He carried 25 times for 155 yards and…
From the HERE City National DeskSAN FRANCISCO — Defense has defined these WNBA Finals, and it pushed the Golden State Valkyries to the brink of their first championship Monday night. Golden State held the Atlanta Dream to 55 points at Chase Center and won Game 5, 64-55, for a 3-2…
From the HERE City National DeskMEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis got good news and bad news Monday about Nemanja Popovic, the veteran Serbian big man expected to anchor its frontcourt this winter. The university said the NCAA has cleared the 24-year-old for two seasons of college eligibility, one more than many…
From the HERE City National DeskMIAMI — Cooper Flagg made the play that saved the night for Dallas, then finished it off himself. The second-year star blocked a late Miami 3-point try and scored the clinching layup as the Mavericks won 113-109 on Monday at Kaseya Center. With 31 seconds…
From the HERE City National DeskLONDON — Harry Kane ended a quarter-century wait for English soccer on Monday night, taking home the Ballon d'Or at the London Palladium after a season in which goals seemed to follow him everywhere. The 33-year-old England captain and Bayern Munich striker found the net…
From the HERE City National DeskINGLEWOOD, Calif. — After seven years of helping shape the Super Bowl halftime show from behind the scenes, Jay-Z is taking the stage himself. League officials, together with Apple Music and Roc Nation, revealed Monday night that the rapper and entrepreneur will headline the Super…
Events
NEW ORLEANS, La. — Zombies will take over the front of New Orleans City Hall again this week. The free Thriller Halloween flash mob, now in its 15th year, starts at noon Friday, Oct. 30, with students, dance studios and neighbors performing the moves from the Michael Jackson classic. Anyone…
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WASHINGTON — No more trees can come down at East Potomac Golf Links while a court fight over the public course plays out, a federal judge in the capital ruled Monday in a setback for President Donald Trump's plan to rebuild it as a championship venue. U.S. District Judge Ana…
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JERUSALEM — Israelis streamed to polling places Tuesday in the country's first national election since the Hamas-led attacks of Oct. 7, 2023, with early turnout running at its strongest level in more than four decades. The vote is widely viewed as a verdict on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, 77, who…
Health
NEW ORLEANS, La. — A 15-year-old patient from Alexandria rang the celebration bell at Manning Family Children's in New Orleans on Friday, Oct. 23, marking the first time a child in Louisiana has been functionally cured of sickle cell disease with gene therapy. Phillip Mullin had spent much of his…
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