The Patriots sent their 2017 first-round selection and a third-round pick to New Orleans for Cooks while the Saints will send back a fourth-round pick, said the person who spoke Friday to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the teams have not announced the deal. In the 23-year-old Cooks the Patriots add another speedy and productive young receiver to a group that already includes Chris Hogan, Malcolm Mitchell and veterans Julian Edelman and Danny Amendola.T Cooks has appeared in all 16 regular-season games for New Orleans the past two years and is coming off back-to-back 1,100-yard receiving seasons, in which he also had 17 touchdowns.
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Marshall hits C-USA tourney-record 19 3s, advances to finals
Jon Elmore scored 21 points on seven 3-pointers, Ryan Taylor had his 40th career double-double and No. 6 seed Marshall hit a Conference USA Tournament-record 19 3s on Friday to beat Louisiana Tech 93-77 Marshall hits C-USA tourney-record 19 3s, advances to finals Jon Elmore scored 21 points on seven 3-pointers, Ryan Taylor had his 40th career double-double and No.
Stith Brothersa lead ODU past Marshall 86-65
Brandan and B.J. Stith combined for 26 points and eight rebounds to lead the Old Dominion Monarchs in an 86-65 victory over the Marshall Thundering Herd on Thursday night at the Ted Constant Convocation Center.
MTSU men shut down Marshall 69-57
MTSU’s men became the only undefeated team in Conference USA with a 69-57 win over Marshall Thursday night at the Murphy Center. The Thundering Herd went into the game hot, winners of four in a row, but the Blue Raiders used a strong defensive effort to halt their streak.