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NFL suspends New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton

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Can anyone else believe what's going on with the New Orleans Saints bounty scandal? Saints players are trying to swallow the bitter pills doled out Wednesday by the NFL. Quarterback Drew Brees, now without a head coach for next season, after the...

Tags: Brett Favre, Cam Newton, Drew Brees, Sports, Punishment

Saints bounty pool details leave "black eye" for NFL

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A black eye for the National Football League, and the ultimate embarrassment for the Saints after an NFL report reveals they organized a bounty pool of up to $50,000 the last three seasons with payoffs for inflicting game-ending injuries. Yeah, you could...

Tags: Sports, Religion and Belief, Kurt Warner, Arizona Cardinals, Football

Class Act named Most Inspirational H.S. Football Player in Nation

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Foster High School senior Addison Marshall has an unforgettable story. Our Class Act of The Week is being recognized as the nation's most inspirational high school football player by Inspireum for several reasons. "Inspireum is really about amplifying...

Tags: Physical Therapy, Physical Therapists, Sports, New York Jets, High School Sports

Same Old Texans

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The Texans took their fans through a series of emotions against the Saints on Sunday, Sept. 25. Drew Brees passed for 370 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Saints to a 40-33 victory. The Texans failed to notch their first-ever 3-0 start, and it...

Tags: National Football League, Arian Foster, Kevin Walter, Houston Texans, Football

Travel Advisory: Texans Play In San Francisco

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Video of the recent brawl between Raider and 49er fans, which took place in the parking lot at San Francisco's Candlestick Park, could be concerning for the Texans and their fans as they travel to Northern California for their preseason game on Saturday,...

Tags: Travel Alerts, Human Interest, San Francisco 49ers, Houston Texans

Texans Now Set Sights On Regular Season

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It's just preseason, right? Forget about the Texans exhibition loss to Minnesota on Thursday, Sept. 1, and set your sights on the upcoming regular season. As the Texans gear up for their opener with the Colts on Sept. 11, the million dollar question...

Tags: Arian Foster, National Football League, Peyton Manning, Social Media, Arts and Culture

Sports Director

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Jorge Vargas joined KIAH as the Sports Director in 2000 and started to host "The Bottom Line" on ESPN 97.5 The Ticket in February 2007. Jorge is also on the radio broadcast team for the Rice Owls football team since 2005 and does Play by Play for the...

Tags: National Football League, ESPN (tv network), Entertainment, CBS Corp., Univision (tv network)

Who Dat is Whoo-Riffic

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Houston was rockin' Louisiana style Sunday night with Saints Super Bowl watch parties all over the city. "We should name a hurricane after who dat. We should do that; who dat hurricane," said one Saints fan watching the game. In the mist of Saints...

Tags: National Football League, Peyton Manning, Hurricanes, Baltimore Colts, Natural Disasters

Tags: Shirts (clothing), National Football League, David Vitter, Entertainment, Twitter, Inc.

Football and Furniture

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There have been many promotions at Gallery Furniture that have had people talking, but this month Jim "Mattress Mac" McIngvale is betting customers like football as much as his furniture. "It makes us relevant people are talking about this promotion,"...

Tags: Minnesota Vikings, Furniture, Chicago Bears, Multi-Sport Events, Sports

Texans Tailgate Party

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Fans were pumped up Saturday as the Texans took on the New Orleans Saints in their first preseason game at home. To get the full story, click on the viewer.

Tags: NFL Preseason, Sports, Football

Warren Sapp dropped from Showtime's Inside the NFL

It hasn't exactly been the best year for Apopka native and retired NFL star Warren Sapp judging from the headlines. Seven-time Pro Bowler Warren Sapp filed for bankruptcy this year in Florida, New Orleans Saints' Jeremy Shockey threatened to sue Warren...

Tags: National Football League, Warren Sapp, Jeremy Shockey, Bankruptcy, Sports