BRETT MARTEL

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Teague scores 24 to lead Hawks past Hornets 94-72

Jeff Teague tied a career high with 24 points despite playing on a sore left ankle and the Atlanta Hawks beat the New Orleans Hornets 94-72 on Sunday night.

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Hornets end 9-game skid with 93-67 win over Magic

Carl Landry scored 17 points and the New Orleans Hornets snapped a nine-game losing streak with a 93-67 victory over the Orlando Magic on Friday night.

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Demps: Hornets looking to trade C Kaman

The Hornets have decided to trade Chris Kaman, who won't be playing while the club looks for teams interested in making a deal for the veteran 7-foot center, general manager Dell Demps said.

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AP Source: Gordon rejects Hornets' extension offer

Guard Eric Gordon has turned down a four-year extension offer from the New Orleans Hornets, according to a person familiar with the situation.

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Duncan lifts Spurs past Hornets, 104-102

Tim Duncan's season-high 28 points and late-game heroics proved too much for the feisty yet hapless Hornets to overcome.

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Odom, West lead Mavs to 83-81 win over Hornets

Lamar Odom's solid first start of the season helped the Dallas Mavericks overcome the absence of star forward Dirk Nowitzki.

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Nowitzki will miss 4 games to improve conditioning

Dirk Nowitzki sat out Dallas' victory in New Orleans on Saturday night and will miss at least three more games so the star forward can get in better game shape while strengthening his sore right knee.

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Brees: Focus on keeping Saints together

Drew Brees has spent the past six years reinvigorating the Saints, rewriting NFL records and rebuilding New Orleans.

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AP Source: Spagnuolo to take over Saints' defense

Former St. Louis Rams coach Steve Spagnuolo has agreed to take over as defensive coordinator for with the Saints.

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Gasol lead Grizzlies past Hornets 93-87

By the time the Hornets figured out how to slow down Marc Gasol, it was too late.

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Aldridge leads Blazers past Hornets 84-77

LaMarcus Aldridge scored 22 points and the Portland Trail Blazers snapped a three-game skid with an 84-77 victory over the New Orleans Hornets on Monday.

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Michigan beats Va. Tech in Sugar Bowl, 23-20

As Brady Hoke trotted across the Superdome field, his Michigan players celebrating all around him, a big bucket of ice water suddenly came splashing down on the coach's head.

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Michigan beats Va. Tech in Sugar Bowl, 23-20

Brendan Gibbons drilled a 37-yard field goal down the middle in overtime to lift No. 13 Michigan to a 23-20 victory over 17th-ranked Virginia Tech in the Sugar Bowl on Tuesday night.

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Brees, Saints set records, beat Panthers, 45-17

After Drew Brees capped a record-setting season by shredding yet another defense, the Saints' star quarterback was conflicted.

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Panthers can't keep pace, fall to Saints 45-17

Cam Newton tried to scramble away from pressure coming from his right but couldn't elude blitzing rookie linebacker Martez Wilson, who flattened him from behind.

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Brees, Saints set records, beat Panthers, 45-17

Drew Brees set a merciless tone with relentless, aggressive, pinpoint passing and the New Orleans Saints shrugged off injury risks, barreling into the postseason with an all-out effort.

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Hornets drop Celtics to 0-3 with 97-78 victory

Jarrett Jack's first regular-season start since the Chris Paul trade was more than good enough for the New Orleans Hornets.

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Payton not divulging plan for Brees in finale

A day after Sean Payton helped Drew Brees break the NFL's single-season passing record the coach wouldn't divulge whether he'd enable his star quarterback to maintain that distinction.

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Falcons can't keep up with Brees, Saints

The Atlanta Falcons might have beaten the New Orleans Saints if not for a failed fourth-and-1 in their own territory in overtime when they met earlier this season.

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Brees sets NFL single-season passing record

Drew Brees has broken the NFL record for yards passing in a season, surpassing a mark that had stood since Dan Marino set it in 1984.

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Brees sets passing mark, Saints top Falcons 45-16

After Drew Brees broke an NFL passing record that stood for nearly three decades, his teammates called on him to make a speech in the Saints' locker room.

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Cafe helps Saints' Strief satisfy hunger to help

Saints lineman Zach Strief has found an unusual New Orleans restaurant where he can satisfy both his cravings for Creole cooking and his hunger to give back.

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LSU's Miles wins AP coach of the year

LSU's 2011 season will be remembered for challenging Les Miles' crisis-management skills over and over again.

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No. 10 Marquette stumbles against LSU

Jae Crowder and No. 10 Marquette might still be unbeaten if they had saved their 3 best minutes of basketball for the end.

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LSU upsets No. 10 Marquette 67-59

Ralston Turner's clutch long-range shooting and LSU's hustling defense put an end to No. 10 Marquette's unbeaten run.

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