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Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis has died

By doris | Published: October 8, 2011

Full Story at ProFootballTalk.nbcsports.com Al Davis, the Oakland Raiders owner who was one of the towering figures of professional football over the last half century, has died. The Raiders’ web site has confirmed that Davis passed away this morning. He was 82. In 1963, the Raiders, at the time a struggling franchise in the upstart [...]

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New Orleans wins Super Bowl for first time

By doris | Published: February 8, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — The New Orleans Saints won the Super Bowl for the first time in their 43-year history with a 31-17 victory over the Indianapolis Colts at the Sun Life Arena in Miami on Sunday night. The NFC champions recovered from a slow start to deny Indianapolis a repeat of their [...]

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Rosenthal: Why the Saints — or Colts — will win Sunday

By doris | Published: February 7, 2010

Full Story at NBCSports.com It’s almost game time. You’ve read thousands of words on Peyton Manning and Drew Brees, heard how elated the city of New Orleans is to be in the Super Bowl for the first time and received hundreds of updates on Dwight Freeney’s ankle. Consider all that your introduction into the game. [...]

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