CCC extends Gretna ferry service on Tuesday for New Orleans Saints parade
Service hours for the Gretna-Canal Street ferry have been extended Tuesday in anticipation of the large crowds attending the New Orleans Saints Super Bowl parade. The Gretna ferry will begin service at 1:30 p.m. at Gretna and at 2 p.m. at Canal...
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Super Bowl XLIV Photo Gallery: Game action 1
MICHAEL DeMOCKER / THE TIMES-PICAYUNE Brees with the trophy. during Super Bowl XLIV in Fort Lauderdale, FL between the New Orleans Saints and the Indianapolis Colts February 7, 2010.Super Bowl XLIV in Fort Lauderdale, FL between the New Orleans Saints...
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Saints quarterback Drew Brees' son takes a turn in the Super Bowl spotlight
Ted Jackson / The Times-PicayuneSuper Bowl XLIV MVP Drew Brees cherishes the moment during the Lombardi trophey presentation ceremony with his 1-year-old son Baylen Robert and his wife Brittany after the game Sunday. When your dad is a New Orleans...
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Super Bowl XLIV broadcast tops 1983 'M*A*S*H' finale for all-time TV ratings crown
A record 106.5 million viewers watched the Saints' victory
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New Orleans Saints will provide sun on cold, cloudy parade route
Bundle up, then bask in the glow of the Super Bowl champions
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St. Tammany Parish, Slidell closing offices Tuesday at noon
Both St. Tammany Parish and the city of Slidell plan to close their administrative offices tomorrow at noon, following the New Orleans Saints Super Bowl victory and in anticipation of the parade taking place tomorrow at 5 p.m. "Most...
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Super Bowl XLIV Photo Gallery: Pregame 1
ELIOT KAMENITZ / THE TIMES PICAYUNE Saints fan Don Silcio from Chalmette, La., shows his black and gold stripes before the start of Super Bowl XLIV in Fort Lauderdale, FL, February 7, 2010.New Orleans Saints fans gather at Sun Life...
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Deion critiques Manning's face
In analyzing the game played by Colts quarterback Peyton Manning on Sunday, NFL Network's Deion Sanders didn't focus on his play calling or his passing accuracy. Instead, Sanders focused on Manning's face.Specifically, Sanders said, Manning showed up at Sun Life...
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Cromwell a candidate to coach Rams receivers
Current Texas A&M offensive coordinator Nolan Cromwell has emerged as a new candidate to be the Rams' wide receivers coach.Retired ex-Ram Isaac Bruce has also expressed interest in the position.Cromwell, 55, is a former All-Pro safety for the Los Angeles...
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Shanahan adds an assistant special teams coach
Washington Redskins head coach Mike Shanahan is continuing to assemble his coaching staff, today announcing the hiring of Richard Hightower as assistant special teams coach.Hightower, who in 2009 was the wide receivers coach at the University of Minnesota, will assist...
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Jags not making roster moves Monday
Late last week, the Florida Times Union reported that wide receiver Torry Holt and offensive tackle William Thomas were informed by the Jaguars of their impending release.Michael C. Wright, the Times Union's Jaguars beat writer, says the moves will not happen...
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New Orleans paper expects best-selling edition in 173 years
The Times-Picayune has been publishing in New Orleans since 1837. It has never had a day like today.The paper says that it expects today's edition, marking the Saints' Super Bowl win, to be the best-selling single edition in the paper's...
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Westbrook talks concussions, McNabb's fate
In a Monday interview with WGFX in Tennessee, Eagles running back Brian Westbrook spoke on a number of topics, ranging from his 2009 concussions to quarterback Donovan McNabb's possible exit from Philadelphia.There is no doubt, according to Westbrook, that McNabb...
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Newspaper prints "Colts 31, Saints 17"
It's not quite as bad as "Dewey defeats Truman." But it's pretty bad.The Virginian-Pilot, the daily newspaper in Norfolk, Virginia, began its Super Bowl recap in today's paper with "Colts 31, Saints 17."The actual score, of course, was Saints 31,...
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Sen. A.G. Crowe proposes Who Dat Nation license plate
Sen. A.G. Crowe, R-Slidell, said today he will promote the concept of a new specialty vehicle license tag at the spring legislative session to honor the Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints and their die-hard "Who Dat Nation" followers. Daniel Erath/The Times-Picayune...
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Kendra distraught over hubby Hank's blunder
Former Girls Next Door star Kendra Wilkinson fell to actress Kim Kardashian in the battle of celebrity wives/girlfriends during Sunday's Super Bowl.Wilkinson, according to post-game pictures taken by TMZ.com, didn't handle her team's loss well.Wilkinson is the wife...
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Drew Brees hailed in Disney World parade
Ted Jackson / The Times-PicayuneSuper Bowl XLIV MVP Drew Brees parades down Main Street of Walt Disney World with Goofy and Mickey Mouse Monday.New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees was honored this afternoon at a parade at Walt Disney World...
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Super Bowl gets 106.5 million viewers, most in American TV history
The Nielson Co. said today that Super Bowl XLIV was the most-watched program in American television history.According to Nielson, 106.5 million people watched the Saints beat the Colts. That surpasses the previous record of 105.97 million viewers by the finale...
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New Orleans Saints parade tickets available for Lafayette Square stands
The City of New Orleans and Jefferson Parish are offering 1,000 tickets for the Lafayette Square reviewing stands for the New Orleans Saints parade Tuesday. The parade, featuring owners Tom Benson and Rita Benson LeBlanc, Saints players, team administration and...
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Colts are favorites to win Super Bowl XLV
A day after the Indianapolis Colts lost Super Bowl XLIV, they've been tabbed as the early favorites to win Super Bowl XLV.According to Bodog.com, the Colts are 13/2 favorites to win the Super Bowl a year from now.The Super Bowl...
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Brees says Manning reached out after game
We noted this morning that Colts quarterback Peyton Manning went straight to the locker room following Super Bowl XLIV, rather than staying on the field and shaking hands with Saints players.Saints quarterback Drew Brees says he was OK with that,...
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New Orleans Saints celebrate Super Bowl XLIV victory into dawn
MIAMI -- The New Orleans Saints partied like never before, singing and dancing and hugging until the wee hours of Monday morning. Several players said they hadn't been to sleep following the team's thrilling 31-17 victory over the Indianapolis Colts in...
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St. Tammany public schools closing early Tuesday due to New Orleans Saints parade
St. Tammany Parish public schools and offices will close two hours early on Tuesday to allow students and employees to attend the Super Bowl victory parade for the New Orleans Saints. After-care programs are being encouraged to continue as scheduled,...
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Walking on air... Tell us what the New Orleans Saints' Super Bowl victory means to you
Ted Jackson / The Times-PicayuneLarry Rolling and CLown after during Super Bowl XLIV at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fl., Sunday February 7, 2010.As a collective bliss continues to blanket the city, we thought the Who Dat Nation might be in the...
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New Orleans Saints video: Coach Sean Payton at the Monday Super Bowl press conference
New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton addresses members of the media at the Monday morning Super Bowl press conference....
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