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Mardi Gras: a guide to five of the biggest New Orleans parades
Parades known as krewes form the backbones of the Mardi Gras season in New Orleans. Here are five of the biggest ones.
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Saints 'Bountygate' player suspensions overturned by Tagliabue
In reversing the penalties handed out before the season, former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue said the Saints players and coaches acted to the detriment of the league.
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Saving Money Independence Day: Dining out on July 4? 15 ways to save.
Independence Day or not, dining out doesn't have to cost a fortune. Here are 15 ways to save, from splitting meals to knowing which cuts of steak will give you the best value.
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Opinion: Gregg Williams audio and Saints bounty program test my football faith
Football for me has always been a kind of faith. But now the audio of former New Orleans Saints defensive coach Gregg Williams instructing his team to injure players is testing that faith. As a lifelong NFL fan, I need to know that I’m not financing cruel blood sport.
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NFL commissioner Goodell upholds Saints suspensions
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell announced Monday that appeals of the suspensions handed down to Saints head coach Sean Payton, general manger Mickey Loomis, and assistant head coach Joe Vitt have been rejected.
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Former Saints player did not grant release of Gregg Williams audio
The audio recordings – of former Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams urging his players to injure opposing players – were made public without Steve Gleason's permission. Gleason, a former Saints player who's the subject of a documentary film project, says the filmmaker released audio without consulting him.
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The Monitor's View: After Saints football scandal, NFL must end 'Hunger Games' culture
The NFL penalties against the New Orleans Saints football team for purposely injuring other players may not be enough to curb the game's excessive violence – or those fans who enjoy it.
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Saints' Sean Payton suspended for 2012 NFL season over player bounties
The NFL has ruled that New Orleans head coach Sean Payton must sit out all of next season. Gregg Williams, his former defensive coordinator and bounty instigator, is suspended indefinitely.
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Mardi Gras: a guide to five of the biggest New Orleans parades
Parades known as krewes form the backbones of the Mardi Gras season in New Orleans. Here are five of the biggest ones.
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Football gear technology seeks to make game fairer, safer
Football gear is becoming increasingly high tech, with plans for more advanced post-game analysis, improved helmet technology, and even a sensor embedded in the ball that confirms when it crosses the goal line. Will technology get in the way of the game?
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NFL teams up with Nickelodeon for cartoon series
NFL and Nickelodeon? NFL coaches and players will appear in a series of short cartoons.
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Offshore drilling: Judge who lifted moratorium has oil interests
Offshore drilling: Judge Martin Feldman, who overturned the government's moratorium on offshore drilling for oil, has reported owning stock in Transocean Ltd, the company that owned the Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling rig which exploded and sank in the Gulf of Mexico over two months ago.
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Super Bowl: three moments that changed the game
The New Orleans Saints beat the Indianapolis Colts 31-17 in Super Bowl XLIV by outplaying and outcoaching them at the key moments of the game.
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Super Bowl: Time to rename it the Super Throw?
Super Bowl XLIV will be one of the closest, highest-scoring Super Bowls ever, given the Saints' and Colts' air games.
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