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  • Wednesday, February 22 2012 8:40 PM EST2012-02-23 01:40:21 GMT
    Commissioner David Stern says the NBA is talking to a couple of buyers for the Hornets and hopes to have a deal by March 1.

  • Wednesday, February 22 2012 12:59 AM EST2012-02-22 05:59:55 GMT
    Roy Hibbert had a career-high 30 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Indiana Pacers to a 117-108 overtime win over the New Orleans Hornets on Tuesday night.

  • Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo has been suspended two games without pay by the NBA for throwing a ball at an official during a game.

  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 12:44 AM EST2012-02-21 05:44:36 GMT
    Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook scored 31 points apiece and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the New Orleans Hornets 101-93 Monday night for their 10th straight home win.

  • Sunday, February 19 2012 6:28 PM EST2012-02-19 23:28:57 GMT
    ESPN has fired the employee responsible for writing an offensive headline about basketball sensation Jeremy Lin.

  • Muhammad Ali had seven prizefights in Las Vegas, with his two losses there coming in the twilight of his legendary career. Now, dozens of heavyweight celebrities are back in Sin City to laud a lifetime in the spotlight and...

  • Saturday, February 18 2012 5:15 AM EST2012-02-18 10:15:55 GMT
    The Lin-ning streak is over. Lin committed nine turnovers and the New York Knicks had their seven-game winning streak stopped with an 89-85 loss to the New Orleans Hornets.

  • Thursday, February 16 2012 3:46 PM EST2012-02-16 20:46:29 GMT
    The New Orleans Hornets have signed Lance Thomas to a second 10-day contract, retaining needed depth at forward in the absence of injured regulars Carl Landry and Jason Smith.

  • Thursday, February 16 2012 2:19 AM EST2012-02-16 07:19:39 GMT
    Marco Belinelli made a career-high six 3-pointers and scored a season-high 22 points to lead the short-handed New Orleans Hornets to a 92-89 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks.

  • Wednesday, February 15 2012 3:26 PM EST2012-02-15 20:26:53 GMT
    The New Orleans Hornets have signed six-year NBA veteran forward Solomon Jones to a 10-day contract.

  • Wednesday, February 15 2012 1:10 PM EST2012-02-15 18:10:36 GMT
    ESPN said Wednesday that analyst Ron Jaworski had signed a five-year contract extension to appear on other programming on the network and would no longer join play-by-play announcer Mike Tirico and color commentator Jon Gruden.

  • Tuesday, February 14 2012 4:04 PM EST2012-02-14 21:04:52 GMT
    Hornets coach Monty Williams says reports that Eric Gordon doesn't want to play for New Orleans is "way off base."

  • The group of retired NFL players that was part of the labor talks during the lockout last year has not given up a push for better post-career care.

  • Tuesday, February 14 2012 2:12 AM EST2012-02-14 07:12:02 GMT
    The Hornets say Eric Gordon will have arthroscopic surgery on his injured right knee on Tuesday and be out at least an additional six weeks.

  • Tuesday, February 14 2012 1:29 AM EST2012-02-14 06:29:46 GMT
    Chris Kaman scored a season-high 27 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, and the New Orleans Hornets snapped an eight-game skid with an 86-80 victory over the Utah Jazz on Monday night.

  • Friday, February 10 2012 11:32 PM EST2012-02-11 04:32:34 GMT
    Jamal Crawford scored a season-high 31 points, and the Portland Trail Blazers snapped a two-game skid while handing New Orleans its eighth straight loss, 94-86 on Friday night.

  • Friday, February 10 2012 11:26 PM EST2012-02-11 04:26:08 GMT
    Hornets forward Chris Kaman is a late scratch for Friday night's game against Portland after the 7-foot center sprained his left ankle during pre-game warmups.

  • Friday, February 10 2012 9:55 PM EST2012-02-11 02:55:05 GMT
    The Hornets say starting point guard Jarrett Jack is expected to be out at least a week because of soreness in his left knee.

  • On a day when sunshine gave way to a light rain, two things stayed the same Friday at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Charlie Wi was still atop the leaderboard, and Tiger Woods didn't hole enough putts to make up...

  • Thursday, February 9 2012 2:01 AM EST2012-02-09 07:01:45 GMT
    Carlos Boozer scored 18 points and the Chicago Bulls won their fourth straight game while nearly holding New Orleans to a franchise low in points during a 90-67 rout Wednesday night.

  • Monday, February 6 2012 11:53 PM EST2012-02-07 04:53:47 GMT
    Marcus Thornton had 12 points, and the Sacramento Kings erased an 18-point deficit en route to a 100-92 victory over the slumping New Orleans Hornets on Monday night.

  • Saturday, February 4 2012 3:57 AM EST2012-02-04 08:57:13 GMT
    A person familiar with the decision says the New Orleans Hornets have decided to reactivate 7-foot center Chris Kaman, who had been excused from team activities while the club sought to trade him.

  • Friday, February 3 2012 2:03 AM EST2012-02-03 07:03:26 GMT
    The San Antonio Spurs won their third in a row, beating the New Orleans Hornets 93-81 Thursday night.

  • Thursday, February 2 2012 4:10 AM EST2012-02-02 09:10:20 GMT
    Steve Nash had a season-high 30 points and 10 assists, and the Phoenix Suns defeated the New Orleans Hornets, 120-103 on Wednesday night.

  • Monday, January 30 2012 11:10 PM EST2012-01-31 04:10:13 GMT
    The Miami Heat shook off a slow start to run away from the New Orleans Hornets 109-95 on Monday night.

  • Saturday, January 28 2012 2:00 AM EST2012-01-28 07:00:27 GMT
    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.

  • Saturday, January 28 2012 1:55 AM EST2012-01-28 06:55:48 GMT
    Hornets general manager Dell Demps says the club has decided to pursue a trade for 7-foot veteran center Chris Kaman.

  • Thursday, January 26 2012 3:24 AM EST2012-01-26 08:24:44 GMT
    A person familiar with the situation says guard Eric Gordon has turned down a four-year extension offer from the New Orleans Hornets.

  • Thursday, January 26 2012 3:20 AM EST2012-01-26 08:20:27 GMT
    Kevin Durant scored 25 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to their 10th win in 11 games, 101-91 over the New Orleans Hornets on Wednesday night.

  • Wednesday, January 11 2012 3:46 PM EST2012-01-11 20:46:49 GMT
    A remake of the 1980s song St. Elmo's Fire in honor of Denver quarterback Tim Tebow - called Tim Tebow's Fire - has gone viral.

  • Saturday, January 7 2012 12:03 PM EST2012-01-07 17:03:10 GMT
    To understand the significance of the record – and the season that crushed it – you have to understand Dan Marino's 1984 season. It was the only time someone threw for more than 5,000 in the league's 90-year history entering this season.

  • Wednesday, January 4 2012 1:26 PM EST2012-01-04 18:26:14 GMT
    The chance of hearing "Defense" chants from Saints fans on Saturday will rely on the secondary's ability to stop the up-tempo offense of Detroit.

  • Jan 2, 2012 04:26 PM 2012-01-03 13:27:43 GMT
    In 1999, the Saints finished with a dismal 3-13 record. The current leadership has transformed the franchise into one of the strongest organizations in all of sports.

  • Friday, December 30 2011 6:22 PM EST2011-12-30 23:22:19 GMT
    Divorces rarely end amicably for all parties involved, and that certainly includes the NFL. Reggie Bush and Darren Sproles were both part of some great success with the New Orleans Saints and San Diego Chargers respectively, yet neither of those clubs fought all that hard to bring them back for the 2011 season.

  • Dec 29, 2011 05:42 AM 2011-12-29 13:20:42 GMT
    New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton said he is still planning to play his starters against the Carolina Panthers on Sunday.

  • Thursday, December 15 2011 12:46 PM EST2011-12-15 17:46:26 GMT
    One of the league's premier players, Chris Paul, made the All-Star team the last four years and earned All-NBA honors in three of the last four seasons. He is set to join a young nucleus in L.A. featuring former first-overall pick Blake Griffin.

  • Tuesday, October 4 2011 3:28 PM EDT2011-10-04 19:28:44 GMT
    It was made official Tuesday afternoon. The Louisiana Superdome is now the "Mercedes-Benz Superdome. The Saints and automaker signed a 10-year deal.

  • Tuesday, September 20 2011 9:57 AM EDT2011-09-20 13:57:24 GMT
    Despite not wanting the spotlight, Saints wide receiver Devery Henderson has been a playmaker so far this year, racking up 100 yards in each of the first two games.

  • Thursday, September 15 2011 11:29 PM EDT2011-09-16 03:29:58 GMT
    Former Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor could appeal the five-game suspension levied by the NFL if he is selected in next week's supplemental draft, a decision that would add another layer of complexity to an already unprecedented situation.

  • Monday, August 1 2011 7:54 AM EDT2011-08-01 11:54:38 GMT
    Enough already. No animosity buddy, no problems, no hard feelings. But enough chances have been given, enough defenses for you have been made.

  • Thursday, July 28 2011 5:39 PM EDT2011-07-28 21:39:17 GMT
    New Orleans Saints running back Reggie Bush has agreed to a 2-year, $10 million contract with the Miami Dolphins.

  • Following a horrific crash, former LSU star and NY Giants draft pick Chad Jones was told he would have trouble walking. He has defied odds and can now run.