The Saints Have Won the Superbowl and I'm Moving Home
Am I moving back to New Orleans because the Saints won the playoffs? No. That would be ridiculous. I'm moving back because the Saints have won the Superbowl.
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If it takes a Super Bowl win to help lift New Orleans' spirit, then that was a good enough reason to root for the team, as President Obama did.
Am I moving back to New Orleans because the Saints won the playoffs? No. That would be ridiculous. I'm moving back because the Saints have won the Superbowl.
This year the NBA All-Star Game is going to be in my hometown, the best city in the world: Dallas. This is my fifth All-Star appearance, but this year is extra special.
The story of David Sills -- the 13-year-old who has verbally committed to play quarterback for USC in 2015 -- has the look, feel and smell of a train wreck waiting to happen, and the kid is the casualty.
God didn't rest on the seventh day. He went to Vancouver and made his sanctuary among the bays and mountain ranges above the city. The Olympics in Vancouver will be gorgeous.
#5: Musical introductions for players coming to bat. This has been on my list for several years. Once a game is OK. Twice, we're stretching.
The folks of the Big Easy are feeling fearless right now. Every last person -- from Bush to Brownie -- that wrote this city off has to now bend down and kiss the ring.
Jim Caldwell was over his head in this game. The Caldwell story is a nice one but the reality is that Peyton Manning was the reason that this team almost went undefeated -- Caldwell was merely a caretaker.
What a great night for the city of New Orleans! 31-17 the final over the Colts. The celebration in the French Quarter should start winding down in June.
Martin Macias, Jr., a credentialed journalist who works for Vocalo.org, the online and new media outlet for Chicago Public Radio, was turned back from the Canadian border late Saturday night.
You never remember coaches' moves in Super Bowls. You won't forget this one. Sean Payton with a successful onside kick to start the second half. And the Saints went marching in.
The Super Bowl Halftime Show is part Thanksgiving day parade, part Vegas spectacle, and part post-modern vaudeville. Anyone remember Carol Channing's "Tribute to Mardi Gras in 1970? No? Be thankful you have The Who this year, that's all I'm saying.
Here are 10 of the best Saints songs on YouTube -- 10 of the greatest anthems of the Who Dat nation.
