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By Aaron S. Lee NEW ORLEANS — Despite starting at a snail’s pace in the Superdome on Sunday, the New Orleans Saints (13-4) managed to find another gear in the second half to tame the feisty Bears and send Chicago (8-9) packing from the NFL playoffs with a 21-9 win in the NFC wild-card round. The No. 2 seeded Saints looked rather uninspired in the first half, only holding a 7-3 halftime lead over a Bears team that entered the game at 8-8  for the season. Even with the return of wide receivers Michael Thomas and Deonte Harris from injuries and the entire running back corps, including...

By Aaron S. Lee Since winning — or even appearing — in the team’s last Super Bowl in January 1996, owner and general manager Jerry Jones has made it nearly impossible to continue to cheer for the Dallas Cowboys. This writer — and fan — included. After all, it’s been nearly a quarter-century since anyone remotely associated with the Cowboys has had something to cheer for. In fact, the Cowboys of McNeese State University from Lake Charles in South Louisiana have done more to thump its chest with pride during that span with seven Southland Conference championships a...

By Aaron S. Lee The Saints stopped a surprising late-season slump inside the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on Friday with a 52-33 thrashing of the Minnesota Vikings (6-9) thanks in large part to the super-human play of running back Alvin Kamara. The 25-year-old, four-year pro out of the University of Tennessee had about as good a game as anyone in the history of the NFL with a career-game consisting of six scores. Kamara rushed for 155 yards on 22 carries for a 7.05-yard average and crossed the goal line a dizzying half a dozen times. He also recorded three receptions for 17 yards as well.