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Tuesday, May 22, 2012
The Super Bowl needs volunteers, will make a big announcement tomorrow
Posted by Alejandro de los Rios on Tue, May 22, 2012 at 1:15 PM
In case anyone forgot, New Orleans will be hosting the Super Bowl next year, bringing the largest American sports spectacle right to our doorsteps. Make no mistake, it's going to be overwhelming and it's going to require help form a lot of people. 8,000 to be exact.
Tomorrow at YLC's Wednesday at the Square, the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation (GNOSF) and the NFL Super Bowl Host Committee will be recruiting volunteers to help before and during Super Bowl week next year. Via GNOSF:
The volunteers will be the face of the Super Bowl XLVII and will take on crucial roles around the city, including helping visitors navigate New Orleans, providing visitors with information regarding all Super Bowl-related events, filling hospitality positions at events hosted by the NFL, its sponsors and the Host Committee, and assisting in community-related events.
So anyone who's interested in volunteering for the Super Bowl, go out and listen to some free music at Lafayette Square. Gotta love New Orleans.
Monday, May 7, 2012
Y@ Speak: Jazz Fest weekend 2 edition
Posted by Lauren LaBorde on Mon, May 7, 2012 at 12:45 PM
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Saints bounty penalties: Vilma out for season, Smith out four games
Posted by Kevin Allman on Wed, May 2, 2012 at 11:24 AM
The NFL's full press release:
FOUR PLAYERS SUSPENDED FOR PARTICIPATION IN SAINTS' PAY-FOR-PERFORMANCE/BOUNTY PROGRAMFour players - Scott Fujita, Anthony Hargrove, Will Smith, and Jonathan Vilma - were notified today that they have been suspended without pay for conduct detrimental to the NFL as a result of their leadership roles in the New Orleans Saints' pay-for-performance/bounty program that endangered player safety over three seasons from 2009-2011. Participation by players in any such program is prohibited by the NFL Constitution and Bylaws, the standard NFL Player Contract, and the Collective Bargaining Agreement.
The specific discipline was determined by Commissioner Roger Goodell after a thorough review of extensive evidence corroborated by multiple independent sources. Under Article 46 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement and the standard NFL Player Contract, a player is subject to discipline by the commissioner for conduct detrimental to the integrity of and public confidence in the NFL. The discipline imposed today for such detrimental conduct is as follows:
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
2012 New Orleans Saints schedule announced
Posted by Kevin Allman on Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 6:05 PM
From nfl.com:
The season will kick off with a matchup between the Dallas Cowboys and Super Bowl champion New York Giants on Sept. 5, to be shown on NBC at 8:30 p.m. ET.Though the league has traditionally opened its season on Thursdays, the 2012 opener will be played on a Wednesday so as not to conflict with President Obama's speech at the Democratic National Convention.
Here's the schedule!
Monday, March 26, 2012
Y@ Speak: #freepayton edition
Posted by Lauren LaBorde on Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 4:17 PM
(Also, sorry for the delay! Storify was having some issues on their site today.)
Thursday, March 22, 2012
The Onion on Sean Payton, with some Tebow lagniappe
Posted by Kevin Allman on Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 1:19 PM
Bonus extra headline (at the top):
"Broncos' Manning Strategy Session Mostly Just Fantasizing About Accidents That Could Happen to Tim Tebow"
- ONION SPORTS NETWORK
Meanwhile, the New Orleans Saints love homeless pets
Posted by Alex Woodward on Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 9:45 AM
- LA/SPCA
- Gumbo, Mark Ingram and a friend.
As the New Orleans Saints organization squares its feet following one of the biggest blows to its entire world, some team members, in likely one of their first public appearances following Bountygate 2012, are publicly announcing... their love to animals.
And not just Gumbo, everyone's favorite juiced up St. Bernard. Defensive end Jeff Charleston, center Brian de la Puente, golden-footed kicker Thomas Morstead and center Matt Tennant are active volunteers with the Louisiana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (LA/SPCA) — last year, the players completed volunteer orientation and they spend downtime at the Algiers shelter. (Running back Mark Ingram also recently donated $5,000 to the organization's Pet Trust for animals in need.)
Charleston will emcee this weekend's Dog Day Afternoon at City Park, the LA/SPCA's 30th annual event, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, March 25. The event has live music from Amanda Shaw, a walkathon, food and dog contests.
For more information on pet adoptions, check out some resources in Gambit's fifth annual pet issue.
When a scapegoat wears black and gold
Posted by Alejandro de los Rios on Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 7:40 AM
Hey, Who Dat Nation, now that you've polished off that third bloody mary in the wake of realizing that, yes, Sean Payton is suspended for the season. Mickey Loomis is suspended for eight games. Oh, and the team was fined $500,000 fine and lost two draft picks.
Ok, breathe, count to ten. Let's not have a repeat of yesterday. You know, all the shock followed by the outrage followed by the shock-rage and name-calling and blame-gaming and finger-pointing. Yes, the Saints have been scapegoated for a common practice among teams, even if money isn't always involved. Yes, Roger Goodell is a hypocritical suit who's probably just mad that he was lied to (and who should probably avoid coming to New Orleans any time soon). And yes, this may well be the saddest day in the Saints' team history.
But this is so much more because, thanks to the gravity of the punishments doled out and the message that this sends, the NFL and the game of football have been fundamentally changed. It just so happens that the Saints will be forever linked to this dark moment. Though none of what Payton, Loomis, former defensive coordinator Gregg Williams or any of the players did was criminal, this will be remembered on par with the 1918 Black Sox scandal and the NBA's Tim Donaghy mess; a moment when a league faced daunting questions about its integrity and, instead of facing the issues head on, chose a scapegoat to throw under the bus.
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
"Free Payton" T-shirts are already here
Posted by Lauren LaBorde on Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 2:39 PM
Shortly after the news broke about the penalties related to the Saints bounty scandal — which include the NFL's suspension of head coach Sean Payton and general manager Mickey Loomis, plus a hefty fine and draft-related penalties — local purveyors of quirky, New Orleans-centric T-shirts wasted no time in posting images of "FREE (SEAN) PAYTON" T-shirts. Fleurty Girl was first, shortly followed by a similar shirt from Dirty Coast.
NFL's official statement on the Saints' penalties
Posted by Kevin Allman on Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 12:37 PM
Here is the NFL's official statement on the penalties levied today against the New Orleans Saints. Most of the details are under the jump:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
3/21/12
http://twitter.com/NFLFootballInfo
NFL ANNOUNCES MANAGEMENT DISCIPLINE
IN NEW ORLEANS SAINTS ‘BOUNTY’ MATTER
Commissioner Roger Goodell notified the New Orleans Saints today of the discipline that will be imposed on team management for violations of the NFL’s long-standing “bounty” rule that endangered player safety over a three-year period.Discipline for individual players involved in the Saints’ prohibited program continues to be under review with the
NFL Players Association and will be addressed by Commissioner Goodell at a later date. The program included “bounty” payments for “knock-outs” and “cart-offs,” plays on which an opposing player was forced to leave the game. At times, the bounties even targeted specific players by name.The NFL’s extensive investigation established the existence of an active bounty program on the Saints during the 2009, 2010, and 2011 seasons in violation of league rules, a deliberate effort to conceal the program’s existence from league investigators, and a clear determination to maintain the program despite express direction from Saints ownership that it stop as well as ongoing inquiries from the league office.
“We are all accountable and responsible for player health and safety and the integrity of the game,” Commissioner Goodell said. “We will not tolerate conduct or a culture that undermines those priorities. No one is above the game or the rules that govern it. Respect for the game and the people who participate in it will not be compromised.”
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