http://www.mail.com/locations/12894-orleans.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.23/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/12894-orleans.html http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1862170-super-bowl-watch-katrina-coin-flip-bets-modell.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Around the Super Bowl and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavor and details of everything surrounding the game: MODELL HOF DEBATE One of the liveliest debates this weekend in New Orleans could be not about the Super Bowl itself, but on whether late Baltimore R... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 21:32:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1862170-super-bowl-watch-katrina-coin-flip-bets-modell.html 2013-02-01T21:32:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1862526-goodell-recognize-bounties.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says his biggest regret about the New Orleans Saints' bounty scandal is that he can't get everyone to recognize bounties need to be eliminated from the game. Goodell said he hasn't been able to make the point clearly enough with the players' union and others that the league will not tolerate pay for hard h... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 18:13:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1862526-goodell-recognize-bounties.html 2013-02-01T18:13:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1862590-goodell-light-reception-orleans.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell made light of the reception he's gotten in New Orleans, where he is unpopular with Saints fans because of the bounty scandal. Goodell joked that his picture is in every restaurant, he has a float in the Mardi Gras parade and there's even a voodoo doll. In a more serious vein, he said that while he gets com... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 17:50:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1862590-goodell-light-reception-orleans.html 2013-02-01T17:50:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1861164-carville-matalin-enjoy-role-big-easy-boosters.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — When Mary Matalin heard a baby cry during a Super Bowl news conference this week, she paused midsentence, peered in the direction of the fussing child and asked: "Is that my husband?" Matalin, the noted Republican political pundit, isn't shy about making jokes at the expense of Democratic strategist James Carville, who went from being h... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 07:34:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1861164-carville-matalin-enjoy-role-big-easy-boosters.html 2013-02-01T07:34:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1860162-beyonce-admits-inauguration-day-pre-recording.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Beyonce answered critics of her Inauguration Day performance the best way she could — with another sterling performance of the national anthem. The difference? On Thursday, it was live: She admitted during her Super Bowl news conference that when she performed for President Barack Obama and the nation, she decided to sing to a prerecord... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 03:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1860162-beyonce-admits-inauguration-day-pre-recording.html 2013-02-01T03:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1859494-super-bowl-watch-beyonce-avocados-practice.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Around Super Bowl XLVII and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavor and details of everything surrounding the game: GRIDIRON TO LEMONADE STAND Donald Driver didn't waste much time finding a new job. The Green Bay Packers all-time leading rece... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 01:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1859494-super-bowl-watch-beyonce-avocados-practice.html 2013-02-01T01:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1860730-union-head-takes-nfl-player-safety-issues.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — So much for labor peace in the NFL. Less than 18 months after the league and players ended a lockout by signing a 10-year collective bargaining agreement, NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith and union president Domonique Foxworth used a Super Bowl news conference to lay out a series of complaints about safety issu... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1860730-union-head-takes-nfl-player-safety-issues.html 2013-02-01T00:56:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1859572-feds-136m-phony-sports-goods-confiscated.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Investigators have confiscated more than $13.6 million worth of phony sports merchandise over the past five months and expect to seize more in New Orleans during Super Bowl week, a federal law-enforcement official said Thursday. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director John Morton said authorities also have shut down more than ... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 22:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1859572-feds-136m-phony-sports-goods-confiscated.html 2013-01-31T22:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1859114-beyonce-1-stars-super-bowl.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The entertainment leading up to the Super Bowl is so A-list, Beyonce may not even have the most anticipated performance surrounding the big game. Justin Timberlake is due to give his first major musical performance in four years. Stevie Wonder is performing for the masses at an outdoor concert. CeeLo Green is reuniting with his old hip-... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 20:32:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1859114-beyonce-1-stars-super-bowl.html 2013-01-31T20:32:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1858738-beyonce-admits-lip-synced-inauguration.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Beyonce says she did lip sync when she performed the national anthem on Inauguration Day. The singer held a press conference Thursday in New Orleans days ahead of her half-time performance at the Super Bowl. She said she's a "perfectionist" and wanted her performance for President Barack Obama to be a memorable one. She called the day "... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 19:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1858738-beyonce-admits-lip-synced-inauguration.html 2013-01-31T19:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1858016-brees-wants-to-bury-bounty-probe-help-orleans.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Drew Brees wore gray sneakers to his first full day of Super Bowl-related appearances — a wise move for an ambassador of a city who had to walk briskly from end to end of a sprawling convention center to make all of his scheduled stops. Not only was the Saints' star quarterback a man on the move, but also ready to move on from the bitte... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 18:03:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1858016-brees-wants-to-bury-bounty-probe-help-orleans.html 2013-01-31T18:03:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1858560-hot-ticket-players-super-bowl-ticket-grab.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Heading back to his hometown, Jacoby Jones couldn't afford to tell the truth. The All-Pro kick returner for the Baltimore Ravens got 15 tickets for the Super Bowl as a participating player. The demand from family, friends in New Orleans was way beyond that. No Big Easy there. "I told my family before I left (Baltimore) I only got nine,"... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 08:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1858560-hot-ticket-players-super-bowl-ticket-grab.html 2013-01-31T08:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1857940-niners-wr-pr-williams-questions-nfl-sanctions.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Kyle Williams can't believe the New York Giants weren't punished by the NFL for targeting him in last year's NFC championship game. The punt returner whose mistakes cost the 49ers a chance to make the last Super Bowl, and who will miss Sunday's game against Baltimore with an injured left knee, said Wednesday he is "shocked" that the Gia... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 23:36:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1857940-niners-wr-pr-williams-questions-nfl-sanctions.html 2013-01-30T23:36:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1855680-orleans-challenge-policing-2-huge-parties.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A New Orleans police force famed for its crowd control prowess is getting help from state and federal authorities as the city hosts an estimated 150,000 Super Bowl fans while preparing for the raucous buildup to Mardi Gras, which also draws thousands to the historic French Quarter and its restaurants, bars and strip clubs. The security ... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 19:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1855680-orleans-challenge-policing-2-huge-parties.html 2013-01-30T19:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1857240-ravens-49ers-which-brother-wins.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers never have tasted defeat in a Super Bowl, going 5-0. It's the most impressive mark for any franchise in the big game. Baltimore also is undefeated, with the Ravens winning their only appearance, in 2001. Someone will have the Super Bowl blahs for the first time after Sunday's title game in the Superdome. The Rave... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 19:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1857240-ravens-49ers-which-brother-wins.html 2013-01-30T19:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1856586-review-bullet-to-head-loud-b-movie.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Like the amped up comeback tour of two rockers who had their heyday sometime in the mid-'80s, Sylvester Stallone and director Walter Hill ("48 HRS.," ''The Warriors") join forces for a hard-hitting exercise in beefy, brainless fun with the New Orleans-set actioner "Bullet to the Head." Taking its B-grade scenario à la lettre, this assas... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 15:32:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1856586-review-bullet-to-head-loud-b-movie.html 2013-01-30T15:32:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1855312-column-super-bowl-brothers.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — John Harbaugh had just finished answering the masked man in front of him when a caped crusader from a children's network swooped in to ask how he really felt about his brother. "I think that's a very provocative question from Nickelodeon," the Ravens coach said, not bothering to hide a smile. "I'm a little disappointed because I've spen... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 08:02:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1855312-column-super-bowl-brothers.html 2013-01-30T08:02:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1855262-suggs-webb-stand-super-bowl-media-day.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Scenes and observations from the NFL's annual Super Bowl media day — interviews with players and team personnel from the Baltimore Ravens and the San Francisco 49ers on the field at the Superdome: Terrell Suggs stood up, threw down his microphone, kicked over his chair with a back heel as he stepped down from his podi... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 01:24:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1855262-suggs-webb-stand-super-bowl-media-day.html 2013-01-30T01:24:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1853402-katrinas-scars-harder-to-super-bowl-looms.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans has celebrated plenty of milestones on its slow road to recovery from Hurricane Katrina, but arguably none is bigger than hosting its first Super Bowl since the 2005 storm left the city in shambles. To see the remnants of Katrina's destruction, fans coming to town for Sunday's game will have to stray from the French Quarter ... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 12:11:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1853402-katrinas-scars-harder-to-super-bowl-looms.html 2013-01-29T12:11:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1853034-ravens-reputation-gab-yet-displayed-sb.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens' reputation for trash-talking arrived at the Super Bowl before they did. While the Ravens were en route from Baltimore to the Big Easy, the San Francisco 49ers were already preparing for war of words with the chattiest team in the NFL. "Most teams don't really talk that much, but I've heard stories about them talkin... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 08:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1853034-ravens-reputation-gab-yet-displayed-sb.html 2013-01-29T08:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1852252-mayor-orleans-deserves-super-bowl-spotlight.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A 20-story-high mural of the Lombardi Trophy, affixed to the glass exterior of a bustling hotel that was once a shattered symbol of Hurricane Katrina's devastation, rises like a beacon above the expansive white roof of the Superdome. The Super Bowl is back in the Big Easy, finally, after 11 years, giving New Orleans a spotlight of globa... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 02:10:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1852252-mayor-orleans-deserves-super-bowl-spotlight.html 2013-01-29T02:10:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1851754-who-these-guys-qb-super-bowl.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — No Tom Brady. No Aaron Rodgers. No Ben Roethlisberger. Not a Manning in sight. Super Bowl has a pair of fresh faces at quarterback, bona fide nobodies as far as the NFL title game goes. One will leave New Orleans as football's newest star. For Colin Kaepernick and Joe Flacco, this is new territory. And, of course, exactly where they wan... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 01:15:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1851754-who-these-guys-qb-super-bowl.html 2013-01-29T01:15:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1851384-secret-service-dog-falls-to-death-biden-event.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Secret Service says one of its canines fell to its death at a New Orleans fundraiser where Vice President Joe Biden was speaking. Secret Service spokesman Ed Donovan says the dog was doing a security sweep Saturday of a parking garage next to the Ritz-Carlton. That's where Biden was attending a fundraiser for Louisiana Sen. Mary Land... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 16:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1851384-secret-service-dog-falls-to-death-biden-event.html 2013-01-28T16:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1850440-49ers-boast-best-linebacking-corps.html SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — This week in the Big Easy, NaVorro Bowman plans to finally make good on the steak dinner he owes pal Patrick Willis. Bowman is only a couple of months behind. In late November, he promised his teammate a night out after signing a five-year contract extension worth $45.25 million, with $25.5 million in guaranteed money. Willis' r... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 07:34:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1850440-49ers-boast-best-linebacking-corps.html 2013-01-28T07:34:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1850042-team-flag-waves-49ers-arrive-super-bowl.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Jim Harbaugh stepped to the podium, smirked a bit, and greeted his first news conference as a Super Bowl coach. "We're super happy to be here," he said Sunday night as his NFC champion San Francisco 49ers arrived in the Big Easy for the big game. "I think this team has the best focus on unity and winning I've ever been a part of." ... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 07:22:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1850042-team-flag-waves-49ers-arrive-super-bowl.html 2013-01-28T07:22:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1848434-1-officer-killed-2-wounded-la-casino.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Police on Saturday arrested a man suspected of fatally shooting a police officer and critically wounding two sheriff's deputies after allegedly setting fire to a mobile home in south Louisiana, where an elderly man's body was found. A Chitimacha tribal officer was pronounced dead at the scene of the shootings in Charenton, while two St.... Sun, 27 Jan 2013 04:22:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1848434-1-officer-killed-2-wounded-la-casino.html 2013-01-27T04:22:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1847832-orleans-unwelcome-mat-goodell.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans Saints fans are celebrating the return of coach Sean Payton from his suspension following last year's "bountygate" scandal. But NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, who will present the NFL championship trophy when the Super Bowl is played in New Orleans on Feb. 3, is getting a less-than-warm welcome in some quarters. Some hold a... Sat, 26 Jan 2013 14:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1847832-orleans-unwelcome-mat-goodell.html 2013-01-26T14:06:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1846608-stevie-wonder-to-perform-super-bowl-weekend.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Stevie Wonder is the latest in a parade of entertainers that will perform in New Orleans Super Bowl weekend. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame singer is headlining an outdoor concert near the Wyndham Riverfront Hotel on Feb. 2, the evening before the big game. A spokeswoman for the event said Friday that Bud Light is sponsoring the concert... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 19:53:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1846608-stevie-wonder-to-perform-super-bowl-weekend.html 2013-01-25T19:53:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1840992-timberlake-to-perform-pre-super-bowl-party.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Justin Timberlake will appear in his first concert in more than four years the night before the Super Bowl. Timberlake has signed on to perform during "DIRECTV Super Saturday Night," held Feb. 2 in New Orleans. The singer recently released a new single, "Suit and Tie," featuring Jay-Z, and will release new album "The 20/20 Experience" l... Wed, 23 Jan 2013 18:41:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1840992-timberlake-to-perform-pre-super-bowl-party.html 2013-01-23T18:41:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1836188-jim-john-harbaugh-ready-rematch-super-bowl.html SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Jim and John Harbaugh have exchanged a handful of text messages, and plan to leave it at that. No phone conversations necessary while the season's still going. No time for pleasantries, even for the friendly siblings. There is work to be done to prepare for the Super Bowl, prepare for each other, prepare for a history-making day... Mon, 21 Jan 2013 22:23:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1836188-jim-john-harbaugh-ready-rematch-super-bowl.html 2013-01-21T22:23:00Z