NEW ORLEANS (AP)—On their own 12-yard line with 1:09 left in the first half, there was no way Drew Brees(notes) and the Saints were simply going to run out the clock. That’s not how their offense works, and the New York Giants weren’t putting up much resistance anyway. Only 34 seconds elapsed before a third touchdown drive of 80-plus yards gave the Saints a 21-3 halftime lead, and they were well on their way to a third-straight win, 49-24 over the slumping Giants. “What it comes down to is we have a lot of confidence and we play very aggressive,” Brees said. “Is there risk involved? Yes. When you do it as much as we do with the mentality we do, you make
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Shearer distraught as Speed inquest opens
Gary Speed MBE, 1969-2011 An inquest will be opened at the coroner's court at Warrington Town Hall on Tuesday into the death of Gary Speed at his home in Cheshire. Robbie Savage remembers Gary Speed • Gary Speed dead aged 42• Family 'overwhelmed' by support• McAllister: No sign of depression• Wilkinson on 'tragic loss'• Gary Speed profile• Gary Speed gallery Wales manager Speed, 42, was found hanged on Sunday morning. He leaves a wife, Louise, and two teenage boys. Alan Shearer and his family were very close to the Speeds, socialising and going on holiday together, and they are in total disbelief at the news having arranged to have dinner this weekend. His agent, Hayden Evans, has insisted the player did not suffer from depression and had no problems in his family
Wenger: RVP wear and tear is “in the red”
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has revealed that leading goalscorer Robin van Persie is amongst a number of key players who are "in the red" and in need of a rest. PA PhotosRobin van Persie plays through the red against Fulham. • Arsenal 1-1 Fulham• Cottagers happy with point Wenger's comments follow on from a lacklustre performance against Fulham on Saturday, where a late Thomas Vermaelen header rescued a point for the Gunners in a 1-1 draw. Abou Diaby, who was playing his first Premier League match of the season, suffered what Wenger hopes is only a minor muscular setback against the Cottagers and Theo Walcott had what the Frenchman described as a "hamstring alert", although the England winger played out the full match. And after analysing all
Wales boss Gary Speed dead aged 42
Gary Speed MBE, 1969-2011 The Football Association of Wales (FAW) has announced that Gary Speed has died at the age of 42. GettyImagesGary Speed had rejuvenated Wales • Tributes pour in for Speed• Wilkinson talks of 'tragic loss'• Premier League hero: Gary Speed• Gary Speed gallery Police stated Speed was found hanged on Sunday morning after committing suicide. He leaves a wife and two children. Speed was one of the Premier League greats, the first player to make 500 appearances in the competition across spells with Leeds United, Everton, Newcastle United and Bolton Wanderers. He held the record of 535 Premier League appearances until David James passed that landmark. He won the league title with Leeds in 1992, the last season before the Premier League began. He was twice an
Wales manager Gary Speed found dead
Gary Speed, manager of Wales' national football team, has been found dead at his home at the age of 42. Cheshire Police confirmed he was found dead on the outskirts of Chester, where he lived, and said there were "no suspicious circumstances". A spokeswoman said: "At 7.08am today, Cheshire Police was informed of a sudden death at an address in Huntington, Chester."Officers went to the scene where a 42-year-old man was found dead. The next of kin have been informed and have confirmed the identity of the man as Gary Speed. "There are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the death. The family have requested that they are left in peace to grieve at this difficult time." Sources confirmed Speed was found hanged. The Football Association of
McIlroy and McDowell miss out at World Cup
Ireland pair Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell could only manage a final day even-par 72 that saw them finish in a tie for fourth behind the United States at the Golf World Cup. The disappointing final round meant they missed out on the last day for the second consecutive time after finishing runners-up to Italy in 2009. Their final score of 21 under par left them in a tie for fourth with Scotland, Holland and Australia. The United States won after a final round of 67 was enough for Matt Kuchar and Gary Woodland to capture the title by two strokes from Germany and England. Starting the foursomes two behind overnight leaders Ireland, Kuchar and Woodland carded six birdies and a bogey at the
BYU won’t join Big East for football (AP)
Brigham Young won’t be part of the Big East’s westward expansion. Negotiations between the rebuilding conference and BYU have broken off, a person familiar with the talks told The Associated Press. The person spoke Tuesday on condition of anonymity because the conference and school have not been making their talks public. “BYU to the Big East is dead. It’s not going to happen,” the person said. BYU athletic department spokesman Brett Pyne said in an email that school officials declined a request for comment. The Big East was trying to add BYU as part of its plan to become a 12-team football league. The deal-breaker was television rights. The person says BYU wanted to retain the rights to its home football games and the league