New Orleans Saints News

Reggie Bush never seemed fazed by the wisecracks that he was the highest-paid decoy in the NFL. Yet, after often mediocre production through his first 11 games, even Bush began to wonder how long it might take to establish himself as the prolific scoring weapon he was hyped to be when the New Orleans Saints drafted him last spring. ``Being in this position that I'm in, I have a million ...

The Saints' top two receivers, Marques Colston and Joe Horn, missed practice again Wednesday and were listed as questionable for Sunday night's game at Dallas. Reggie Bush also sat out with a mild shoulder sprain but was listed as probable, while starting right offensive tackle Jon Stinchcomb also was listed as probable after missing practice with a stomach virus. Defensive end Will Smith, who missed last Sunday's game with a ...

 After a quiet five games, Joe Horn suddenly looked like the star player he was in 2004, with his shoulder-shaking end zone dances and game-changing catches. He wasn't the only one dancing. A packed crowd in the Louisiana Superdome watched the revamped New Orleans Saints pull out a legitimizing victory over one of most feared teams in the NFL. Kept out of the end zone until Sunday, Horn caught touchdown ...

The Philadelphia Eagles prepared for Reggie Bush by practising against Brian Westbrook. Just in time for Sunday's game against New Orleans, Westbrook took part in practices this week. The versatile running back hadn't been on the field much the past month except for games because of a lingering knee injury. Bush, the No. 2 overall pick in this year's draft, already has drawn comparisons to Westbrook because he's a multiple ...

New Orleans Saints rookie Roman Harper, who broke into the starting lineup as a weakside safety, has a torn ligament in his knee and will miss the remainder of the season. Team officials confirmed that tests on Harper's left knee revealed Monday that he had a tear of his anterior cruciate ligament. ``It's unfortunate because he's been playing well,'' Saints coach Sean Payton said. Fellow Saints Deuce McAllister and Michael ...

Reggie Bush made his first NFL touchdown worth the wait. The rookie running back _ drafted with immense fanfare after winning the Heisman Trophy _ brought back a critical punt return 65 yards for a touchdown with under five minutes remaining to lift the New Orleans Saints to a 24-21 victory over Tampa Bay on Sunday. Bush escaped Tampa Bay's initial pursuit by scampering across the field to his right, then turning on the jets as he ...

Jake Delhomme's four-yard touchdown pass to Drew Carter midway through the fourth quarter earned the Carolina Panthers a 21-18 win over New Orleans on Sunday, the Saints first loss of the season. Playing on the road six days after an emotional Monday night rout of Atlanta in their return to the Superdome, the Saints took their first lead early in the fourth quarter. Then Smith got loose late. Smith caught ...

Tulane coach Chris Scelfo, grinning humbly, said he hoped his recruits watched the nationally televised reopening of the Louisiana Superdome when the New Orleans Saints played the Atlanta Falcons on Monday night before a raucous sellout crowd. It's the same type of scene when Tulane plays in the iconic downtown stadium, he joked. In reality, the school officials expect 15,000 and 20,000 fans in the 70,000-seat stadium when Tulane plays ...

Before taking the head coaching job with the New Orleans Saints, Sean Payton called an old friend for advice. On Sunday, Payton's buddy will be on the other sideline when the Saints face John Fox's Carolina Panthers in an important NFC South game. There were no phone calls this week. ``It's hard during the season to ask for advice. The irony is that he's in the same division,'' Payton said. ...

The New Orleans Saints' return home to the Superdome on Monday night drew huge television numbers on both sides of the border. The game drew the highest rating ever for ESPN and was the highest-rated program of the night on any network, broadcast or cable. And TSN, which carried the contest in Canada, said the event drew the third-biggest national audience for an NFL game in the sports cable network's ...