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| Death of Drew Brees' mother ruled a suicide (AP) |
20 Nov 2009 at 9:52pm
| The death of the mother of New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees has been ruled a suicide. Mina Brees, an attorney from Austin, Texas, died Aug. 7 while visiting Colorado. Grand County coroner Brenda Bock concluded this week that the 59-year-old Brees died of a prescription drug overdose and ruled the death a suicide. |
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| Bush questionable for Tampa Bay (AP) |
20 Nov 2009 at 3:34pm
| New Orleans Saints running back Reggie Bush has been held out of practice for the third straight day, and is listed as questionable for Sunday's game in Tampa Bay. Bush came out of the St. Louis game with swelling and soreness in his left knee, which was surgically repaired twice in a three-month span a year ago. |
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| Saints Team Report (Yahoo! Sports) |
19 Nov 2009 at 9:06pm
No one has to tell the Saints, who are a perfect 9-0 after getting past the St. Louis Rams on Sunday, that their unbeaten streak is going to be more difficult to maintain as the weeks go by.
After breezing through their first five games—winning them by a total of 99 points—the Saints have been put to the test the last five weeks. They trailed in the first three games and the Rams played them to a 14-all halftime tie before the Saints squeezed out a 28-23 victory.
That the one-win Rams were one Hail Mary completion away from a huge upset on the final play sent a message that resonated throughout the Saints' locker room Sunday and Monday. And, they raised some red flags going into Sunday's game with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-8) in Raymond James Stadium. ... |
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| Saints acquire veteran DB McAlister (AP) |
18 Nov 2009 at 6:33pm
| Hobbled and disenchanted, Chris McAlister wasn't sure he wanted to play in the NFL any more. Suddenly, the 10-year veteran cornerback has been snapped up by the New Orleans Saints -- one of only two remaining unbeaten teams in the NFL -- and he's glad to be back in pads again. "Earlier in the offseason I wasn't ready or (didn't) have the mindset to come back and play... |
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| Eagles move on without Westbrook (AP) |
18 Nov 2009 at 3:21pm
| LeSean McCoy can't be a rookie anymore. With Brian Westbrook sidelined after sustaining two concussions in three weeks, the Philadelphia Eagles are turning to McCoy in a backfield where the most experienced ball carrier is a fullback. "I just want to help out the offense as much as possible," McCoy said Wednesday. |
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