Evans' late layup lifts Pelicans over Raptors ');ad_counter++}; Tyreke Evans scores with less than 2 seconds left to push PelicansAssociated PressEvans Leads Pelicans Past RaptorsVIDEO PLAYLIST TORONTO -- The short-handed New Orleans Pelicans took the Toronto Raptors' best punch -- and delivered a decisive blow of their own.Tyreke Evans scored on a driving layup with 1.6 seconds left and the … [Read more...]
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Greg Monroe takes high, silent road on topic of Josh Smith
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Report: Rangers nearing deal for Brewers’ Yovani Gallardo
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Arthur Rhodes officially retires at age 45
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