Coroner says mother of New Orleans Saints QB Brees died of drug overdose (The Canadian Press)
GRANBY, Colo. - The death of the mother of New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees has been ruled a suicide.

GRANBY, Colo. - The death of the mother of New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees has been ruled a suicide.
The death of the mother of New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees has been ruled a suicide. Mina Brees, an attorney from Austin, Texas, died Aug. 7 while visiting Colorado. Grand County coroner Brenda Bock concluded this week that the 59-year-old Brees died of a prescription drug overdose and ruled the death a suicide.
NEW ORLEANS - New Orleans Saints running back Reggie Bush has been held out of practice for the third straight day, and is listed as questionable for Sunday's game in Tampa Bay.
New Orleans Saints running back Reggie Bush has been held out of practice for the third straight day, and is listed as questionable for Sunday's game in Tampa Bay.
CLEVELAND - LeBron James, NFL player. Just a fantasy, says New Orleans Saints tight end Jeremy Shockey.
Reggie Bush has missed two practices this week as the New Orleans Saints try to rest their running back's left knee before Sunday's game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Hobbled and disenchanted, Chris McAlister wasn't sure he wanted to play in the NFL any more. Suddenly, the 10-year veteran cornerback has been snapped up by the New Orleans Saints -- one of only two remaining unbeaten teams in the NFL -- and he's glad to be back in pads again. "Earlier in the offseason I wasn't ready or (didn't
Injuries have started to pile up for the New Orleans Saints' defense, and their offense has had trouble taking care of the ball.
METAIRIE, La. - The New Orleans Saints have signed veteran cornerback Chris McAlister.
METAIRIE, La. - For New Orleans Saints offensive tackle Jon Stinchcomb, it's all about perspective.
For Saints offensive tackle Jon Stinchcomb, it's all about perspective. Since he was drafted by New Orleans in 2003, he's been part of only two winning teams. The second of those is this year's edition, which reached the franchise's first-ever 9-0 record at St. Louis on Sunday despite one of its least impressive performances all sea
METAIRIE, La. - New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton says starting cornerback Tracy Porter has sprained his left knee and could return this season.
The New Orleans Saints are without both starting cornerbacks after Tracy Porter was helped off the field with an apparent left knee injury in the third quarter of Sunday's game against the St. Louis Rams. Porter was hurt when he tripped over a teammate on a Rams' reception. After being helped to the sideline, he was carted off.
The New Orleans Saints are without both starting cornerbacks after Tracy Porter was helped off the field with an apparent left knee injury in the third quarter of Sunday's game against the St. Louis Rams.
New Orleans Saints cornerback Jabari Greer will sit out his first game this season when his team plays the St. Louis Rams on Sunday.
Taped to one side of Anthony Hargrove's locker, next to photos of his two young children, is a letter with the NFL's trademark shield at the top and commissioner Roger Goodell's signature at the bottom. Hargrove pushes aside his hanging gold New Orleans Saints uniform pants to fully reveal the text, then begins reading.
The New Orleans Saints have already equaled last season's victory total, but with half of this season remaining, they don't want the improvements to stop. Saints undefeated, but far from perfect as they take on Rams
New Orleans moved to 8-0 on Sunday when Drew Brees overcame two early turnovers to pass for 330 yards and a touchdown in a 30-20 victory over the Carolina Panthers.
The Saints announced Saturday that they had placed defensive tackle Kendrick Clancy on injured reserve with a knee injury and signed defensive tackle DeMario Pressley from the practice squad to the active roster.
NEW ORLEANS - The New Orleans Saints have placed defensive tackle Kendrick Clancy on injured reserve with a knee injury and signed defensive tackle DeMario Pressley from the practice squad to the active roster.
METAIRIE, La. - Drew Brees sounds like a man who's embarrassed, and not because of all the compliments he's getting over the New Orleans Saints' perfect record through seven games.
Drew Brees sounds like a man who's embarrassed, and not because of all the compliments he's getting over the New Orleans Saints' perfect record through seven games. The Saints' past two victories have been riddled with errors, starting with eight turnovers, six of which were committed by the quarterback with four interceptions and a
Outstanding play at the Superdome has helped Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints match the best start in their history. The Carolina Panthers certainly haven't minded playing there, either.
Drew Brees had 308 yards passing, Pierre Thomas scored two touchdowns and Jabari Greer returned an interception for a score to help the Saints improve to 7-0 with a 35-27 victory over the Atlanta Falcons on Monday night. Only the 1991 Saints began a season with as many wins and no Saints team has started 8-0.
WASHINGTON - NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is returning to Capitol Hill next week, this time to testify about the case of two pro football players whose suspensions for violating the league's anti-doping policy were blocked by the courts.