profootballtalk.com - 11/19/2008
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A source with knowledge of the situation tells us that the appeal hearing arising from the four-game suspensions of Saints running back Deuce McAllister and defensive ends Charles Grant and Will Smith lasted until midnight on Tuesday. And, based on a statement released by lawyer David Cornwell, ...
sportingnews.com - 11/25/2008
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sportingnews.com —
Let’s get this out of the way: Reggie
Bush is nothing more than a glorified punt returner.
And don’t get me wrong, he’s a fine, fine return man. But that’s about where it ends. He’s not a running back. He’s not a ...
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The Saints Continue to Be Better Without Bush
bizoffootball.com - 11/23/2008
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bizoffootball.com —
In a sign that the economy is influencing
the business side of the NFL, the price of
going to a New Orleans Saints game will cost you the same next season as it is in 2008. Under direction of owner Tom Benson, the Saints are locking ticket and parking prices in for the 2009 season at the same ...
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Saints to Freeze Ticket, Parking and Concession Prices ...
nola.com - 11/25/2008
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nola.com —
With a safety on his back, Saints running
back Deuce McAllister lunged forward Monday night into a
familiar end zone. McAllister scored a touchdown for the 54th time in his career -- a new franchise record -- in unlikely fashion, after an ...
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Did the NFL Know StarCaps Contained Bumetanide and Didn't Tell Anyone?
Daily Norseman —
... According to Pro Football Talk. . .and, again, feel free to take PFT for what you will. . .it appears that that might be the case. ...
Get Lombardo!
Canal Street Chronicles —
Get Lombardo!
Players may actually have a case?!?!
Assuming that Cornwell’s characterization of the testimony is accurate, the Saints players apparently have turned the tables on Lombardo, making it very difficult for the league to ...
NFL Knowledge of Bumetanide-Spiked Supplement Exposed Players to Significant Health Risks
Steroid Report —
... , representing New Orleans Saints Deuce McAllister, Charles Grant, and Will Smith, made this allegation the NFL appeals hearing regarding the four-game suspensions resulting from bumetanide-positive drug tests (”Cornwell Says NFL Failed to Warn Players That StarCaps Contains Bumetanide,” November 19). ...
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profootballtalk.com 11/18/2008 — Per various media reports, the first of the appeal hearings in the StarCaps cases will convene tomorrow in New York.
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Amid controversy, Saints hanging on
myespn.go.com 10/31/2008 — Posted by ESPN.com's Pat Yasinskas LONDON, England -- As New Orleans Saints history goes, this was a massive moment. Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images Deuce McAllister faces an uncertain future after returning to the featured-back ...
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profootballtalk.com 12/11/2008 — Adam Schefter of NFL Network is reporting that the case of the five NFL players who were suspended for using StarCaps will not be resolved until after the playoffs.
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Inside the Game: New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons
blog.nola.com 11/8/2008 — SAINTS (4-4) AT FALCONS (5-3) Kickoff: Noon at the Georgia Dome Coaches: Saints Sean Payton (21-19 in three seasons, all with Saints); Falcons Mike Smith (5-3 in first season) TV: FOX Radio: 870-AM, 105.3-FM, 830-AM (spanish) KEEP AN EYE ON RODDY WHITE The Falcons' fourth-year pro has quietly ...
STARCAPS PULLS THE PLUG
profootballtalk.com 10/31/2008 — As it turns out, it was wise for Saints guard Jamar Nesbit to get his lawsuit filed against the manufacturer of StarCaps. Because the move might have given Nesbit a better place in line to get a piece of the company’s assets via the seemingly ...
Subpar is standard for these Saints
nola.com 10/21/2008 — Disappointment can be masked. Reality can't. Disappointment can be covered in a shroud that says the Saints have tried really hard, played fairly well and some of the breaks that appear to be breaking their backs soon will fall their way, because ...
