1. Hope Springs Eternal In New Orleans: Saints Land DC Gregg Williams

    There’s a light at the end of the tunnel, finally. Hope for a defensive resurrection in the Big Easy is now realistic...

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  2. Chris Paul One Steal Away from History

    Chris Paul is on the brink of history. With a steal tonight against the Memphis Grizzlies, Paul will tie the NBA record for consecutive games with a steal (105) held by former San Antonio Spurs guard Alvin Robinson...

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  3. Wildcat Formation Catching on in the NFL?

    Think back for a second: It's roughly Week seven or eight of the NFL season and you're kicked back in the recliner on a Sunday afternoon watching your favorite team...

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  4. Can a Rookie QB Make the Pro Bowl? Matt Ryan Can and He Just Might

    For those of you waiting for Falcon’s rookie quarterback Matt Ryan to flame out, I’ve got news for you. It’s not going to happen. Rookie quarterbacks in the NFL are bound to hit a brick wall one of these days, you say...

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  5. Charles Grant Out: New Orleans Saints Can't Even Stay Healthy During Bye Week

    If Steve Irwin were still alive today, he would have two words to describe injury information in the NFL these days: elusive creature...

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  6. Saints in London: It's a Bloody Important Game for the Black 'n' Gold

    It’s unusual to say that a Week Eight game is a do-or-die situation for an NFL squad. But for the Saints, no truer words can be spoken...

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  7. NFL's Five Biggest Surprises So Far: They're NOT Who We Thought They Were

    With apologizes to Denny Green, I’ve compiled a list of the five most surprising teams in the NFL so far this season...

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  8. New Orleans Saints: Are They a Legitimate Playoff Contender?

    It’s easy to say after Sunday’s thrashing of Oakland that the Saints have turned the corner; that the defense is playing at a top-notch level and that Drew Brees is unstoppable...

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  9. New Orleans Saints: The Most Underachieving 2-3 Team In the NFL.

    How close are the Saints to being 4-1? 89 yards—the combined length of two potentially game-winning field goals missed by Martin Gramatica against the Minnesota Vikings and the Denver Broncos...

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  10. Deuce McAllister Is Back and So Are the Glory Days

    When I say glory days, I’m not referring to the era of the Dome Patrol or the year 2000 when the Saints won their first playoff game...

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  11. LSU Cracks the AP Top-5: Just How Good Are the Tigers?

    I learned something Saturday while watching LSU beat Auburn in one of the great games of the college football season thus far...

    James Rees Written by James Rees about over 4 years ago 358 reads 5 comments

  12. Saints vs. Broncos: Who's going to stop Jay Cutler?

    Six hours into my pro football watching marathon last Sunday I realized two things; First, the Saints revamped defense might not be as good as advertised; and second, the Broncos can flat out score the football...

    James Rees Written by James Rees about almost 5 years ago 550 reads 4 comments

  13. Saints' Colston Out: Let the Official Robert Meachem Era Begin

    The Saints had excellent production from their wide receivers on opening day. David Patten, Devery Henderson and Lance Moore all contributed mightily to a hard-fought 24-20 win over the Bucs...

    James Rees Written by James Rees about almost 5 years ago 1,255 reads 3 comments

  14. Did Steriods Make Shawne Merriman an Idiot or has he Always Been One?

    Steroids are bad for your body. Unless you’ve been living under a rock in Siberia for the past twenty years, you know that steroids, while beneficial for muscle strength in the short run, are extremely dangerous to your prolonged health...

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  15. Saints-Bengals: Musings and Observations from New Orleans' Impressive Win

    The Saints looked sharp last night. The offense was clicking—except for a few drops from the wide receivers—and the defense was stifling (think getting-into-your-car-after-it’s-sat-in- the-sun-all-day type stifling)...

    James Rees Written by James Rees about almost 5 years ago 148 reads 4 comments

  16. NFC South: Preseason All-Division Performers

    There was a time several years ago when the NFC South was considered one of the most difficult divisions in the NFL...

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  17. Top Six College Football Storylines for the 2008 Season

    It’s inescapable this time of year—that intense feeling of anticipation for college football. At this moment, as most programs prepare for the start of training camp, fans all across ...

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  18. College Football: Top Six Story Lines Heading Into The 2008 Season

    It’s inescapable this time of year—that intense feeling of anticipation for college football...

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  19. LeBron James' Guarantee Restores Swagger to USA Basketball

    He’s gone and done it. LeBron James has tipped his hand. With a simple guarantee of gold, the King has made his opinion unequivocally clear—the U.S.A basketball team will win the gold medal in Beijing next month...

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  20. New Orleans Saints: Season Preview Part 4

    This is Part 4 of a four part series preview of the Saints’ 2008 opponents. Part three can be found here. Part 4: Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, Carolina Game 13, Falcons: Three-quarters ...

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  21. Jeremy Shockey: A Huge Addition for the Saints

    If the Saints weren’t a legitimate threat to win the NFC before today, they most certainly will be after today...

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  22. New Orleans Saints' Season Preview: Part 3

    This is Part 3 of a four part series preview of the Saints’ 2008 opponents. Part two can be found here. Part 3: Atlanta, Kansas City, Green Bay, Tampa Bay Game 9, Falcons: It’s a new season starting in Week 9...

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  23. James Posey Is a Perfect Fit for New Orleans

    They got their guy. The Hornets took an important step towards improving their roster yesterday with the addition of veteran swing man James Posey...

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  24. College Football: Can the SEC Make it Three Straight National Championships?

    The debate is done. The squabbles have ceased. All arguments about which conference is king of college football have now been bottled up...

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  25. New Orleans Saints' season preview: Part Two

    This is Part 2 of a four part series preview of the Saints 2008 opponents. Part 1 can be found here. Part 2: Minnesota, Oakland, Carolina, San Diego Game 5, Vikings: C’mon and get ready…I said c’mon and get ready...

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