New Orleans Sports & Fitness
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Rock 'n' Roll Marathon and Half-Marathon Once Again "Brought the Fun to the Run" for 2019
Most people know that finishing a marathon is nothing to scoff at: 26.2 miles of knee pain and exhaustion, months of training, and hundreds of dollars spent on nutritional...
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Run for It: Rock 'n' Roll Marathon and Half-Marathon Celebrates Its 10th Year in New Orleans
Want a fun and brag-worthy way to burn off all that king cake and booze you’ll be consuming this Mardi Gras season? Sign up for the Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon or Half...
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New Year's Resolutions: Five Unique New Orleans Clubs for Runners
As a long-time runner, I am honestly shocked by the number of running clubs active in New Orleans. I have lived in cities more than five times the size of our metro area, both in...
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Punting For Change: Saints Punter Morstead Tackles Charity (and, Sometimes, Return Men)
Being a punter can be a lonely endeavor. Despite having 10 additional teammates on the field snapping, blocking, and covering the opposition’s returner, the punter...
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Everybody’s Favorite Ole Saint: Deuce McAllister on Football, Food, and Fun in New Orleans
As the Saints head into the home stretch of the 2018 season, there’s a feeling of déjà vu permeating the Superdome. After losing early in 2017, the New Orleans...
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Battling the Holiday Bulge: Tips to Stay Fit this Holiday Season
From now until New Year's Day, your schedule will likely be filled with traveling, family obligations, and festive outings that include all sorts of tempting holiday treats....
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After Postseason Success, Pelicans Look to Keep Pushing into 2019
The Golden State Warriors shocked the world when they added to their basketball monopoly this offseason by signing All-Star Center DeMarcus Cousins to a one-year $5.3 million...
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Tulane is Inches Away: Tulane Ready to Go Bowling in Year Three of Fritz Era
Tulane was mere inches away from eking out its sixth win of the 2017 season to become bowl-eligible in coach Willie Fritz’s second year at the helm. With Southern Methodist...
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LSU's Next Steps: LSU Hoping To Take A Leap in Year Two Under Orgeron
The inaugural year of the Ed Orgeron era was a tale of two seasons for the former LSU defensive line coach. The opening month of the 2018 campaign was a tumultuous experience in...
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Unfinished Business: 2018 Saints Season Preview
New Orleans Saints Ready to Rebound from Devastating Playoff Loss Up one point in Minneapolis, the New Orleans Saints were ten seconds away from advancing to the NFC...
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Saints Show Promise in Preseason Opener vs Jags
On Thursday night, the New Orleans Saints traveled to Florida to face the Jacksonville Jaguars in their preseason opener. It was a game filled with ups and downs that,...
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Seven Things For Non-Football Fans
As New Orleanians, we wear our badge of “Summer Heat Bearer” proudly to out-of-towners. The oppressive humidity keeps us damp from the end of April until the beginning...
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Dr. Strangelocal or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Football Season
It’s hard being a guy who doesn’t care about “Big 4” athletics. Countless times I’ve found myself at social gatherings where people attempt to make...
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Saints Wrap Up First Week of Training Camp
As the Saints conclude their first week of training camp, many questions remain unanswered. How has rookie edge rusher Marcus Davenport produced thus far? His quiet...
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Alvin Kamara is Truly a Saint
In the early stages of his rookie season, he usurped aging Hall-of-Famer Adrian Peterson on the depth chart and filled Sean Payton’s “Joker” position, a nominal...
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Saints Primed for Super Bowl Run: Will Fortune Favor Them?
With just under a minute remaining in the first half of the Atlanta Falcons’ Week 16 road matchup against the Saints, quarterback Matt Ryan and his offense, trailing...
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Registration Now Open for Saints Kickoff 5K Run
Online registration for the 2018 Saints Kickoff Run is now open. The seventh running of the 5K (3.1 miles) race will take place the day before the Saints open the regular...
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Minneapolis Miracle Wins ESPY for Best Moment
At the 2018 ESPY Awards, held in Los Angeles’s Microsoft Theater, the “Minneapolis Miracle,” a touchdown on Vikings’s WR Stefon Diggs’s 61-yard...
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Cousins Departure Returns Pelicans to Cycle of Mediocrity
As the frenzy of free agency subsidies, the New Orleans Pelicans emerge from the mix a different team than the one that achieved the club’s most successful season in a...
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Pelicans Approach Free Agency at Crossroads of Team History
Last season was the most successful season in a decade for the New Orleans Pelicans. Their sweep of the Portland Trail Blazers in the first round marked the first time since...
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“The Club” Brings First Women’s Recreational Basketball League to New Orleans
The Club, founded by New Orleans natives Janeicia Neely and Austin McCann, is a new year-round indoor recreational men and women’s basketball league. “Basically,...
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Moore, Thomas Named Newest Members of Saints Hall of Fame
The New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame will induct its 2018 class of RB Pierre Thomas and WR Lance Moore during a ceremony on September 14 at Club XLIV, the team announced...
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New Orleans Saints Minicamp 2018
The New Orleans Saints have begun minicamp and there are a number of storylines to focus on as we continue to progress through the summer. Things can be expected to intensify as we...
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LSU Boasts Nation’s Best Tailgating Scene
Louisianians who seek a vibrant tailgating scene this fall have the nation’s best pre-game revelry right in their backyard, in Baton Rouge for an LSU football game....
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Get Ready For A Challenge At Louisiana Sport Fest
As any veteran to the sport will attest, every run is its own challenge. Be it a fun-run or a solo escape, each outing is a high-wire balancing act carrying the weight of work,...
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Tulane Football Has a Bright Future in 2018
Tulane football made headlines when the school announced that it had taken the bold step of extending the contract of head coach Willie Fritz through 2023. Fritz led the...
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A History of New Orleans’s Super Bowl Hosting Duties
On Wednesday, May 23, it was announced that New Orleans would be the host for 2024 Super Bowl. This moment was big not only for New Orleans but also Super Bowl history. In...
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The New Orleans Jesters: New Orleans’s Secret Soccer Team
You love the New Orleans Saints! You love the New Orleans Pelicans! You may even like the New Orleans Baby Cakes! But, have you heard of the New Orleans Jesters? The New...
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Examining Recent QB Transfer Burrow’s Significance to LSU Football
This week LSU football fans were informed of the news that former Ohio State QB Joe Burrow has joined the Tigers as a graduate transfer. Because he redshirted his freshman...