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2013 NFL Draft: Saints Take Kenny Vaccaro In First Round

Jason Saul — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:50:11 +0000

The New Orleans Saints are coming off the worst defensive season of any team in NFL history, and Thursday night’s selection of safety Kenny Vaccaro is intended to be a critical piece in the shake up of their troubled secondary.

High School Leaders at Odds Over Football Playoffs

The Associated Press — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 15:51:05 +0000

Louisiana's high schools leaders are clashing over new plans for football playoffs.

A decision by the Louisiana High School Athletic Association will separate traditional public school football playoffs from those held by private, magnet and charter schools.

Public and Selection-Admission High Schools Butt Heads Over Football Playoff Split

Ashley Westerman — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 20:37:00 +0000

Members of the Louisiana High School Athletic Association met Tuesday with lawmakers to discuss the recent vote to split high school football playoffs into two separate divisions; one for public schools and another for select-admission schools, such as private or parochial schools.

Dameron Named Defensive Coordinator at La. Tech

The Associated Press — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 16:40:49 +0000

Louisiana Tech has named Kim Dameron as the team's defensive coordinator.

Coach Skip Holtz said Tuesday Dameron brings 14 years of experience in that role to the Bulldogs' program.

Long-Time HS Football Coach: 'Playoff Split Changes What LHSAA Is All About'

Ashley Westerman — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 07:01:00 +0000

At the end of January, the Louisiana High School Athletic Association voted to separate high school football playoffs into two divisions: one for select admission schools – such as private and parochial schools – and another for non-select public schools.

Baton Rouge Catholic High School Head Football Coach Dale Weiner is a graduate of Baton Rouge High and has been coaching high school football in Louisiana for 38 years. Although most of his career has been spent at private and parochial schools, he was an assistant coach for two years at a public school.

Weiner said he never conceived the association would take a step like this.

“This kind of came out of left field for me and so, you know, I was a little shocked at the outcome and am disappointed in it," said Weiner.

Weiner says the move essentially changes what LHSAA is all about.

NFL's Gregg Williams, Who Orchestrated Bounty Program, Is Reinstated

editor — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 18:05:00 +0000

Less than a year after orchestrating a bounty program in Saint Louis, Gregg Williams will be back in the NFL next season.

Super Bowl Preview

Jacob Mayer — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 18:25:47 +0000

WWNO's Jacob Mayer has been filing reports all this week leading up to the Super Bowl.

Here he is with his final look, a preview of this Sunday's game between the San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore Ravens.

The City of New Orleans will host its tenth Super Bowl this evening at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.

Super Bowl XLVII will match the NFC Champion San Francisco 49ers and the AFC Champion Baltimore Ravens.

Les Miles Gets a Raise

Kelly Connelly — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 23:00:00 +0000

LSU's governing board has approved a $549,000 annual pay raise for football coach Les Miles.

The change has bumped Miles' salary to $4.3 million a year and extended his contract through the 2019 season.

Brain Injuries And The NFL: A Fan's 5 Stages Of Grief

Gene Demby — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 20:00:00 +0000

A few years ago, before "CTE" was as much a part of football conversations as "quarterback rating" or "wild card spot," I had a conversation with some friends about unsettling news stories that linked the sport to brain injury.

As we spoke, an avowed hater of sports piped up. "Football, as it's currently played, is completely indefensible," she said.

I bit my tongue at the moment, but I later talked about it the way any dyed-in-the-wool Eagles fan might: "She hates sports and football! What does she know? These cases could be isolated.

Brees Wants to Bury Bounty Probe, Help New Orleans

The Associated Press — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 18:25:12 +0000

Drew Brees says the Saints are ready to put the bounty scandal "to bed," be gracious Super Bowl hosts and look forward to next season.