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METAIRIE, La. -- The New Orleans Saints have been an average team for the last three seasons, finishing 7-9 each time. The key to them being an above-average team this season likely rests with them improving enough on defense to be at least average on that side of the ball. Since head coach Sean Payton and…
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Tom Brady gets most of the attention when it comes to quarterbacks playing at an elite level during the latter stages of their career, but he isn't the only signal caller that's defying logic. New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees is also redefining the position, putting up Hall-of-Fame numbers in what should be the twilight of…
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Cameron Smith had a hunch early in the week that he and teammate Jonas Blixt of Sweden could win the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. The 23-year-old Australian made it happen when he hit his approach shot from 57 yards to within 2 1/2 feet and sank the birdie putt on the fourth playoff hole to…
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Kevin Kisner chipped in for an eagle on the 18th hole, forcing a playoff just before darkness suspended play Sunday at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans at TPC Louisiana in Avondale, La. Americans Kisner and Scott Brown erased a four-stroke deficit by matching the best round of the week with a sizzling 12-under-par 60 on…
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Jonas Blixt of Sweden and Cameron Smith of Australia combined for a 10-under-par 62 on Friday to take a one-stroke lead over Patrick Reed and Patrick Cantlay in four-ball at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans in Avondale, La. The tournament is being contested as a team event for the first time this year. It is…
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Jordan Spieth made a birdie with a chip shot on the 14th hole, and he and teammate Ryan Palmer took a share of the first-round lead in the Zurich Classic of New Orleans on Thursday in Avondale, La. Spieth and Palmer fired a 6-under-par 66 in a foursomes (alternate shot) opening round at TPC Louisiana, a…
