Day: March 15, 2017

Cousins leads Pelicans to win over Blazers 100-77 (Sports Betting News)Cousins leads Pelicans to win over Blazers 100-77 (Sports Betting News)

NEW ORLEANS, LA - MARCH 14: DeMarcus Cousins #0 and Anthony Davis #23 of the New Orleans Pelicans react to his dunk during the game against the Portland Trail Blazers on March 14, 2017 at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Layne Murdoch/NBAE via Getty Images)

DeMarcus Cousins scored 22 points, Anthony Davis had 15 points and 15 rebounds and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the Portland Trail Blazers 100-77 on Tuesday night. Jordan Crawford had 13 points and scored in double figures for the fourth time in four games since being signed to a 10-day contract March 5. Solomon Hill scored 12 points, E’Twaun Moore had 11 and Jrue Holiday 10.

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Mount St. Mary’s beats New Orleans 67-66 to open First Four (Sports Betting News)Mount St. Mary’s beats New Orleans 67-66 to open First Four (Sports Betting News)

Mount St. Mary's Junior Robinson (0) shoots against New Orleans' Nate Frye (3) in the second half of a First Four game of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Tuesday, March 14, 2017, in Dayton, Ohio. Mount St. Mary's won 67-66. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Diminutive point guard Junior Robinson fearlessly dribbled into the heart of New Orleans’ defense, pulled up and hit yet another of his oh-so-soft jumpers. This one decided a frenetic opening game for the NCAA Tournament. The smallest player in Division I scored 23 points Tuesday night, including that go-ahead jumper with 1:27 to play, and Mount St. Mary’s held on for a 67-66 victory over New Orleans in the First Four.

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Seahawks reach agreement with RB Eddie Lacy on 1-year deal (Sports Betting News)Seahawks reach agreement with RB Eddie Lacy on 1-year deal (Sports Betting News)

FILE - In this Aug. 18, 2016, file photo, Green Bay Packers running back Eddie Lacy (27) rushes against the Oakland Raiders during the first half of an NFL preseason football game in Green Bay, Wis. Lacy's agent says the former Green Bay running back is joining the Seattle Seahawks. Lacy's management group, Sports Trust Advisors, said Tuesday, March 14, 2017, on Twitter that the four-year veteran has agreed to terms with the Seahawks. (AP Photo/Mike Roemer, File)

The Seattle Seahawks are hoping Eddie Lacy can be motivated by a one-year contract to rediscover the form that made him the 2013 Offensive Rookie of the Year. The Seahawks and Lacy agreed to terms on a one-year deal Tuesday, providing Seattle a big body for a run game that was once the best in football but lagged last season following the retirement of Marshawn Lynch. ”I like that we’re bringing in a big, tough guy that’s going to send a message the way he plays the game,” Seattle coach Pete Carroll said in an interview with KIRO-AM, the Seahawks flagship station, on Tuesday.

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Seahawks reach agreement with RB Eddie Lacy on 1-year deal (Sports Betting News)Seahawks reach agreement with RB Eddie Lacy on 1-year deal (Sports Betting News)

FILE - In this Aug. 18, 2016, file photo, Green Bay Packers running back Eddie Lacy (27) rushes against the Oakland Raiders during the first half of an NFL preseason football game in Green Bay, Wis. Lacy's agent says the former Green Bay running back is joining the Seattle Seahawks. Lacy's management group, Sports Trust Advisors, said Tuesday, March 14, 2017, on Twitter that the four-year veteran has agreed to terms with the Seahawks. (AP Photo/Mike Roemer, File)

The Seattle Seahawks are hoping Eddie Lacy can be motivated by a one-year contract to rediscover the form that made him the 2013 Offensive Rookie of the Year. The Seahawks and Lacy agreed to terms on a one-year deal Tuesday, providing Seattle a big body for a run game that was once the best in football but lagged last season following the retirement of Marshawn Lynch. ”I like that we’re bringing in a big, tough guy that’s going to send a message the way he plays the game,” Seattle coach Pete Carroll said in an interview with KIRO-AM, the Seahawks flagship station, on Tuesday.

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