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Durant, Martin power Thunder past Hornets

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Kevin Durant and Kevin Martin each scored 27 points, and the Oklahoma City Thunder rolled to their sixth victory in seven games, 110-95 over the New Orleans Hornets on Friday night.

Mike Triplett, nola.com

Predictions for the New Orleans Saints game against the Oakland Raiders and the rest of the NFL slate

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

The New Orleans Saints chased a 13-3 regular season with an 0-4 start.  They snapped out of it in Week Five with a win over the Chargers, and New Orleans has now won four out of five. So when was the actual turning point for the team?  All-Pro tight end…

Larry Holder, nola.com

Everyone else seems to be talking about the Saints making a push in the second half of the season except the Saints

Nakia Hogan, nola.com

Will Marques Colston set TD record? Will Johnny Patrick be able to hold up in coverage?

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

Saints tight end Jimmy Graham was named the NFC offensive player of the week for his exploits against the Falcons and everyone knows there’s only one way to celebrate such an accomplishment. You sit down with the folks from Pro Football Talk on NBC Spor…

Nakia Hogan, nola.com

Zach Strief, Corey White, Junior Galette ruled out

Mike Triplett, nola.com

Former safety was close to championship team, now advocates for players safety

Larry Holder, nola.com

Legal teams for NFL, players will meet next Tuesday to discuss numerous issues moving forward

Jeff Duncan, nola.com

Extra, extra! Read all about the new Friday feature here on Nola.com | The Times-Picayune: The Weekly Reader. It's your one-stop shop for great reading. Each week I'll offer selections from the top work I've come across, both online and...

Associated Press, ESPN.com

New Orleans Hornets general manager Dell Demps has agreed to a new multiyear contract extension to remain with the club and see through the roster overhaul that he and coach Monty Williams have conducted in tandem during the past two seasons.

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

When Marques Colston arrived in New Orleans as a seventh-round draft pick out of Hofstra in 2005, he was fighting just to make the roster. If you had told Deuce McAllister, the team’s biggest star at the time, that Colston would some day break his franc…

Mike Triplett, nola.com

Weekly observations from New Orleans Saints columnist Mike Triplett

Mike Triplett, nola.com

McAllister also weighs in on how the Saints should use their crowded backfield