New Orleans Saints Nominated for Top Award

The New Orleans Saints, winners of Super Bowl XLIV, are one of just five professional sports teams to be nominated in the Professional Sports Team of the Year category for the 2010 Sports Business Awards presented by Street & Smith's SportsBusiness Journal and SportsBusiness Daily.

Joining the Saints as finalists for the award are the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers, MLB's Philadelphia Philles, MLS entry the Seattle Sounders and the NHL's Washington Capitals.

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The Sports Business Awards recognize excellence and outstanding achievement in the business of sports for the period from January 1, 2009 through February 28, 2010.

Good job, Mickey. And Vicky, way to go, keeping that fax machine up and humming.

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by stujo4 on Mar 16, 2010 1:50 PM CDT reply actions

lol - fax machines!

"As soon as Tony (Dungy) said we had no chance, I knew we had 'em right where we wanted 'em"--Coach Sean Payton right after Super Bowl XLIV with the Lombardi Trophy firmly in hand. WHO DAT!!

by satchmo26 on Mar 16, 2010 2:19 PM CDT up reply actions

Since basketball, baseball, soccer and hockey aren't real sports I think the Saints have this one locked up.

IMHO. :-)

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by Just 'Nother Day on Mar 16, 2010 4:24 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs

I will agree with all of the above

Except for Hockey. Blasphemy!!!

"I have seen women walk right past a TV set with a football game on and - this always amazes me - not stop to watch, even if the TV is showing replays of what we call a "good hit," which is a tackle that causes at least one major internal organ to actually fly out of a player's body."

by Grumps on Mar 16, 2010 4:29 PM CDT up reply actions

Were the Cavs the champions of the NBA last year? Um, no: they lost to the Magic in the Eastern Conference finals.

Were the Phillies the World Series champions? Um, no: they lost to the Yankees.

Were the Capitals the Stanley Cup champions? Um, no: they lost to the Penguins in the Eastern Conference semis.

Were the Sounders…um, what? What the hell are “Sounders”? Oh, soccer…move along.

The Saints were Super Bowl champions. That’s “Super Bowl,” as in “the friggin’ SUPER BOWL, pal.” The Saints were one of the most remarkable stories in all of sports, completing a 4-year turnaround from chumps to champs. They’re a team of castoffs and free agents and low draft picks, and they set the standard not only for their play on the field but for their commitment to the community off the field. I don’t know what their profit margin is; but if you’re judging the team as a sports team, they’re obviously the most successful out of the nominees. And it’s not even close.

"I suppose if I had said television was more popular than Jesus, I would have gotten away with it." --J.O.L.

by MtnExile on Mar 17, 2010 9:40 AM CDT reply actions 2 recs