Businessman Dave Dixon, who fought to bring an NFL team to New Orleans and was the catalyst behind construction of the Louisiana Superdome, died on Sunday. He was 87…
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The Saints reported to training camp Wednesday night, with weigh-ins and conditioning tests scheduled for today — and the first set of two-a-day practices kicking off Friday at their practice facility in Metairie…
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Drew Brees emerged into a sea of euphoria. Everyone craned necks and jockeyed for position from every aisle Saturday at the Barnes & Noble store on Airport Boulevard in Pensacola, Florida. The book, Coming Back Stronger: Unleashing the Hidden Power of Adversity
, debuted as No. 3 on the New York Times best sellers’ list.
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Barton Silverman/The New York TimesPerhaps the Saints should shoot for a perfect season. Most great teams avoid this kind of talk. They find it too distracting. But the Saints might need it. They’re young and unfamiliar with the concept of building on success.
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Chad Jones is being transferred from LSU Public Hospital in New Orleans to New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Medical Center on Tuesday by the New York Giants to undergo plastic surgery and possibly additional orthopedic procedures, according to the team.
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Constructions crews and “wet paint” signs are much in evidence at the Superdome these days, but the first phase of an $85 million upgrade under way at the home of the New Orleans Saints is set to be completed before the start of this fall’s football season.
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In sports many feel like the “best team” always comes out on top. Way down yonder, here in New Orleans, the Saints are proof that it does not matter how you get here just as long as you get here.
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Drew Brees and the Saints haven’t won a game since Dec. 13 and lost 23-10 to Carolina in Week 17.
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Saints. Saints. Saints.
Talk isn’t cheap either. With the Saints off to a 6-0 start heading into Monday night’s NFC South showdown against the archrival Atlanta Falcons, tickets for Saints games are becoming a hot and expensive commodity.
And with Saints games at the Superdome having long been sold out and a season-ticket waiting list numbering in the tens of thousands, non-ticket holders are having to fork over some extra dough to see the Black and Gold in person.
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Saints. Saints. Saints.
Talk isn’t cheap either. With the Saints off to a 6-0 start heading into Monday night’s NFC South showdown against the archrival Atlanta Falcons, tickets for Saints games are becoming a hot and expensive commodity.
And with Saints games at the Superdome having long been sold out and a season-ticket waiting list numbering in the tens of thousands, non-ticket holders are having to fork over some extra dough to see the Black and Gold in person.
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