MIAMI (Reuters) - The Dallas Cowboys have long been known as 'America's team' but the New Orleans Saints, who triumphed as underdogs in Sunday's Super Bowl, can now make a good claim to that title.
From President Barack Obama, to the estimated 100 million fans at home in front of televisions, to ...
MIAMI (Reuters) - The New Orleans Saints completed their long-awaited transformation from chumps to champions by defeating the Indianapolis Colts 31-17 in the Super Bowl on Sunday to claim their first NFL title.
New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees completed 32 of 39 passes for 288 yards and two ...
MIAMI (Reuters) - New Orleans Saints' Super Bowl winning coach Sean Payton felt the weight of history on Monday as he woke up beside the Vince Lombardi Trophy and then received a congratulatory phone call from his mentor Bill Parcells.
The Saints won their first Super Bowl title with a 31-17 win ...
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - To many residents of this storm-battered city, the New Orleans Saints carried more than a trophy when they came home on Monday after winning the first Super Bowl in their 42-year history.
"Our spirits are lifted," said Peggy Fuselier, one of thousands of people ...
The Western Conference-leading Sharks (39-11-9) moved within one road triumph of tying a franchise record for successive wins away from home.
Goaltender Evgeni Nabokov played a valuable role with 32 saves, although he could not stop Toronto center Phil Kessel from tying the game on a snap shot ...
Vince Carter scored a team-high 20 points and Dwight Howard had 16 and 13 rebounds to lead the charge for the Magic, who enjoyed a 19-0 run in the third to turn a nine-point deficit into a 70-60 lead behind a barrage of three-pointers.
Boston held a 51-40 lead at halftime but faltered to lose ...
VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Russia has been warned to get its anti-doping act together days before the start of the Vancouver Olympics after several of their athletes have been busted for taking banned drugs in the past months.
Russia, who will host the next winter Games in the Black Sea resort of Sochi ...
VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Cities that take on the gargantuan task of hosting Olympic Games contend that the costly investment leads to a better quality of life for its denizens for years to come.
But the 2010 Winter Games host Vancouver is already ranked as one of the most livable cities in the world, ...
VANCOUVER (Reuters) - The Olympic torch relay just got bigger, much bigger.
At 106 days, the pre-Vancouver Winter Games run weighs in as the longest domestic relay in Olympic history and to help get it across the finish line ... Arnie is back.
MIAMI (Reuters) - New Orleans' Super Bowl victory over the Indianapolis Colts Sunday was destiny, Saints quarterback Drew Brees said.
Brees, who joined the Saints as a free agent four years ago with the city still reeling from Hurricane Katrina, was named the game's Most Valuable Player after ...
