Saints to make emotional return to Superdome
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A year after the Superdome became an emblem of the devastation wreaked upon New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina, the National Football League's Saints will return to their refurbished home.
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The Saints reopen the Superdome on Monday night with a game against Atlanta that's got all the trappings of a Super Bowl, from a performance by U2 to an appearance by the first President Bush to media from around the globe. More than anything, though, the game will be a celebration of one of the country's most unique cities, and the people who call it home.
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Two years ago, the New Orleans team was a symbol of the city's resilience and rebirth.
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The Louisiana Superdome reopened to a full house in New Orleans Monday night, with fans cheering the opening of the front gates as if the Saints had already won.
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Signs of Hurricane Katrina's   devastation remain visible throughout this once-dynamic port   city, yet the resurrection of the iconic Superdome is symbolic   of its will to rebuild.
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Saints special teams captain Steve Gleason expects to be fined by the league after being ejected from Sunday's game against the Carolina Panthers for throwing a punch.
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With Michael Vick out for Atlanta, the New Orleans Saints stayed in playoff contention. Aaron Brooks threw for a touchdown and ran for another and the Saints kept their postseason
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Coach Jim Haslett gathered his special-teams players together and told the Saints they were about to line up for one of their most important kickoffs of the season.
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The Saints' triumphant return to New Orleans now includes the franchise's first playoff berth since 2000 &#151; not that they're in any mood to celebrate. New Orleans made the playoffs by default Sunday, losing 16-10 to the Washington Redskins while the Saints' only remaining pursuer in the NFC South, Carolina, was eliminated from the division race by a loss to Pittsburgh.
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One day after placing a waiver claim on troubled cornerback Derek Ross, the Saints did an about-face and released the former Ohio State standout after he missed a scheduled flight to New Orleans on Wednesday night.
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(300 sec.) Will New Orleans keep its football team?
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The NFL's feel-good story of a year ago has fallen on hard times as the Saints, the chic Super Bowl pick for many, have started out of the gate 0-3.
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Fans are eagerly anticipating the unfurling of the Indianapolis Colts' first championship banner, while downtown lightposts are covered in decorative signs promoting Thursday night's season opener against the New Orleans Saints.
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Things could hardly be worse for the New Orleans Saints.
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The Hornets are one of the surprises of the NBA. But in post-Katrina New Orleans, fans aren't coming, and the franchise may be on the move again soon
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Sorry Sean Payton. Your head coaching debut with the New Orleans Saints will be a little overshadowed by a Southern California/Rose Bowl mini-reunion featuring Reggie Bush, LenDale White and Vince Young.
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Come back to New Orleans and have a good time. That was the message the Saints' emotional homecoming in a rollicking, refurbished Louisiana Superdome gave the world, a tourism official said Tuesday.