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Jon Batiste wears so many hats he may need a closet for them all — recording artist, bandleader, musical director, film composer, museum creative director and scion of New Orleans musical royalty

New Orleans won't get any compensation after losing Marcus Williams and Terron Armstead. The Saints either aren't clear on their vision, or they aren't executing it well:

Here are the 14 New Orleans Saints remaining unsigned free agents, including Kwon Alexander, Christian Ringo, and Kenny Stills, via @RossJacksonNOLA:

NEW ORLEANS — It was late Saturday night now, almost midnight local time, when Mike Krzyzewski emerged from the Duke locker room for the final time as the Blue Devils' head coach. He'd held that job for 42 years and 16 days and until recently, and the start of his…

One of the inclusions on the Clippers’ scouting report of New Orleans was a little-publicized guard whose defensive strategy is so unique, and become so well known that the NBA recently spliced together his highlights.

NEW ORLEANS — In this city of old haunts and mysterious hexes, where the sound of music is as much of a part of the culture as the spirits who give this place its soul, North Carolina has made its share of basketball history, and now seeks more magic alongside…

NEW ORLEANS — North Carolina forward Armando Bacot said he’s been getting constant treatment since rolling his right ankle late in Saturday’s semifinal win over Duke and, without question, he’s going to play in Monday’s NCAA men’s basketball national championship game against Kansas.

NEW ORLEANS — Of course North Carolina faces yet another team against which they’re favored to lose in the NCAA tournament. This time, it’s the final.

NEW ORLEANS — It came for him as it comes for all of us, that line of zeroes, sudden as a scream. The minutes became seconds, and the seconds became fractions, and then the void arrived.

NEW ORLEANS — The noise came from the opposite corner of the court, like a jet engine roaring behind Mike Krzyzewski as he walked away from it. In this moment, he was surrounded by tens of thousands, but very much alone.

NEW ORLEANS — After decades of success as Duke’s basketball coach, Mike Krzyzewski’s career ended Saturday night with a loss that figures to resonate decades into the future.