2008 Woodie Awards
After 13 days of preseason practice, Tulane Football head coach Bob Toledo can see that his team isn't quite game-ready. "We'll go up and evaluate the whole thing, but I saw that we're not in playing shape. We're dragging a little bit," Toledo said after Wednesday's grueling 100-play scrimmage at the Westfeldt Practice Facility.
The Saints Recognized as the most popular sports team in Louisiana, the Saints have served as a source of inspiration and hope for the city of New Orleans and the surrounding community since their 2006 homecoming season post-Katrina. Throughout the fall season, the former NFC runner-up holds its home base in the Louisiana Superdome, the same venue that is home to the Tulane Green Wave Football team.
Let's face it: Michael Phelps owned this year's Olympics. Completely shattering seven world records en route to winning an unreal eight gold medals, the champion swimmer captured America's heart and became the triumphant U.S. representative at Beijing. But with Phelps back in the States posing for Corn Flakes boxes and Sports Illustrated covers, many Americans have lost the incentive to watch the remainder of the games.
