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There was a time when a trip to Oakland California would strike fear in the hearts of NFL fans across the league. That isn't the case anymore. The once proud Raider Nation is a mere shadow of itself and last night in the next to last preseason NFL game for our New Orleans Saints, Drew Brees and company illustrated that point from very beginning. Warning, the video from NFL.com  is rather graphic if you're Raider fan you might want to look the other way as the Saints dismember your team. The final score was New Orleans 40, Oakland 20.

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Superstition seems to be everywhere in the world of sports. Whether it is wearing a certain pair of socks or that jersey you just cannot bring yourself to wash, a majority of households have some kind of superstition when watching their favorite sports team. It turns out that our good friend Tracy Wirtz from TV 3 has realized that she might just be our New Orleans' Saints' bad luck charm.

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There are professions that are cool, there are activities that are cool and then there are people that are cool. Cool being defined not in the temperature sense but more along the lines of grace under fire, a certain something that commands the spotlight, an intangible quality to draws attention and respect. I have put together my list of "COOL". I would love for you to do the same, but here is how you have to play. When you first read this post and figured out what it was all about whose picture popped into your mind? I have asked quite a few people this question and here are some of the responses.

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For us kids of the 80s we best know Charles Aaron "Bubba" Smith as Lt. Moses Hightower from the Police Academy movies. The older "kids" probably know him better as a fierce defensive lineman who played 9 seasons in the NFL for the Baltimore Colts, Oakland Raiders and Houston Oilers.

Sad news to report as Smith passed away at his Los Angeles home at the age of 66. He appears to have died from natural causes.

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First Ricky Williams, now Reggie Bush. According to Fox Sports' Jay Glazer, the Saints have agreed to trade Reggie Bush to the Miami Dolphins. The deal is apparently contigent upon Reggie working out a new contract with Miami.

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Training camp is set to open and pretty soon we will hear the crack of the pads and the crinkle of new contracts being signed. 97.3 The Dawg is proud to announce that once again YOUR New Orleans Saints will be heard live on our broadcast signal through out the regular season

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I was talking with Stevie P, our 97.3 The Dawg sports guy and host of Thinking Out Loud on ESPN 1420 the other day. We were talking about sports, or the lack of sports to talk about. Professional baseball certainly has its fans but most people around here are fans, not fanatics. Throw in the fact that the closest to home Houston Astros are playing like a Double-A team and baseball slips a little further out of mind.

 What about the Saints and the NFL? This should be the time of year when rabid fans are chomping at the bit to see recent draft picks and free agents getting signed and getting ready for training camp. With the current labor dispute we might not see those signings and training camps until much later unless of course the rumour mill is to be believed.

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You know exercise is just a part of Tracy's lifestyle. From her award winning "You Gotta Move" series on KATC TV 3 to her multi year half marathon finishes in New Orleans and for St Jude in Memphis, the girl likes to be active. She also likes to eat! She is from Acadia Parish you know! So Tracy has found these helpful hints to keep you on the right road during the big game!

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Road trip! Country Superstar DARIUS RUCKER will perform a free show tonight in New Orleans as part of the Allstate Fan Fest  in the French Quarter.

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It looks like a long road trip for the first round of the playoffs for the defending Superbowl Champion Saints. Want to know the entire playoff schedule and when to listen?

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