Patrick Robinson

The Sports Xchange Payton, Saints wrap first phase of OTAs METARIE, La. -- The New Orleans Saints wrapped up the first week of the final phase of their offseason program Thursday, conducting the third of 10 allowed organized team activities. It was the...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - New Orleans Saints - INSIDE SLANT In his first meeting with local reporters since being hired on Feb. 9 to turn around the statistically worst defense in NFL history, new Saints defensive coordinator Rob Ryan said he...

Former Florida State cornerback Xavier Rhodes will call Minnesota home for the foreseeable future, and former Seminoles quarterback Christian Ponder his teammate, once again. Claimed with the 25th overall pick in Thursday's opening round of the NFL Draft,...

Three months after winning their first Super Bowl in 1983, the Washington Redskins received another reward. With the 28th and final selection in the first round of the 1983 NFL draft, and one pick after the Miami Dolphins grabbed a strong-armed...

|TV SPORTS| |SUNDAY| NFL Football--Minnesota Vikings at Houston Texas, Noon (FOX); Cleveland Browns at Denver Broncos, 3 p.m. (CBS); Chicago Bears at Arizona Cardinals, 3:25 p.m. (FOX); San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks, 7:20 p.m. (NBC) Men&...

|TV SPORTS| |SATURDAY| Soccer--Premier League, Arsenal at Wigan, 6:30 a.m. (ESPN2) College Football--New Orleans Bowl, East Carolina vs. Louisiana-Lafayette, 11 a.m. (ESPN); Las Vegas Bowl, Washington vs. Boise State, 2:30 p.m. (ESPN) Men’...

Don't look now, but the Saints 2012 season has legs. If the Saints win at Oakland Sunday, they reach the five hundred mark at 5 wins, 5 losses. And more importantly, they would be only one game out of the six spot in the NFC standings.  Seattle and...

It was a "must win" for the Saints Monday night, and win they did: 28-13 over the Philadelphia Eagles. The Saints have now won 3 of their last 4 games after an 0-and-4 start. The defense made plenty of big plays against the Eagles: in the first quarter,...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints picked up a much-needed win.   For Michael Vick and the Philadelphia Eagles, more misery.   Brees threw two touchdown passes, extending his NFL record streak to 51 games, and Patrick...

TALLAHASSEE -- Bert Reed could talk some serious trash. He loved doing it, too. Trash talk let the receiver know that he was emotionally invested into the ballgame he was playing, and inside the mind of whoever was lined up against him. It didn't...

Opening Statement: “I’ll just open up real quick and then I’ll let you fire away.  I’m certainly happy for the team.  I’m very happy for Aaron Kromer and the job he’s been doing.  There’s nothing better than...

Opening Statement: “(It’s a) tough place to play in Green Bay at Lambeau Field. I almost think if you win that game it should count as two wins. I know you have visited with Aaron (Kromer) already today and he talked a little about that....