Team makes emotional return to Superdome
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For a few hours Monday night, Harold Johnson hoped to forget about the storm that wrecked his home a year ago. He planned to sit with his neighbors outside his government-issue trailer and watch the New Orleans Saints' first home game since Hurricane Katrina on TV.
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JACKSONVILLE, Florida  - The image of three men  huddled together in the euphoria following the New England  Patriots's 24-21 Super Bowl win over the Philadelphia Eagles  will be remembered as the defining moment of the NFL's newest  dynasty, and perhaps its end.
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Muhsin Muhammad has the Patriots to thank for his painful memories of his first Super Bowl experience.
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Being a part of the team that won the Nation League Championship Series and now advances to Boston on Saturday to play in the World Series was wonderful.
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Some residents are trying to infuse faith into the week of celebrations that culminate on Feb. 6 with Super Bowl XXXIX.
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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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The city faces financial woes reminiscent of the 1970s, but resurgent football team offers relief.
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Keyshawn Johnson insisted returning to Tampa Bay for the first time in three years was more about Carolina getting its first victory than him getting personal satisfaction against his former team.
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ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. -- If you wonder where the Patriots got their "appreciate every Super Bowl you're a part of" theme, look no farther than the top of the organization.
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PITTSBURGH - The mood in the visiting locker room at Heinz Field late Saturday night was palpable. Instead of relief, it was more about belief, the Jaguars feeling as if their football journey has them bound for bigger things.
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The Superdome got a new roof after Hurricane Katrina. The New Orleans Saints did their best to blow it off again.
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FOXBORO -- Bill Belichick ran off the field with an ear-to-ear grin and waved to the fans before embracing New York head coach Herm Edwards at midfield.
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The Atlanta Falcons responded to the NFL's ultimate comeback team with one of their own.
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The worst memory, he says, wasn't the 34-7 flogging they took from the Ravens in Tampa seven years ago. "It was right after the game," Amani Toomer recalls. "All the confetti's going off, all the people are celebrating, and you know it's not for you. That's the worst feeling you can have."
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A still-unsettled town chooses a defiant mascot and returns to the field in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
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When you&#39;re part of a team that has just captured its first World Series title in 86 years, it&#39;s easy to get a little too caught up in the moment.