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Precisely a year ago, one of the most sordid scandals in the history of sports fell upon us out of the blue. On this afternoon a year ago, the NFL sent out a scathing report that said the New Orleans Saints had run a three-year bounty program wit...

Sean Payton has returned to work following a nearly yearlong suspension for his role in the Saints' bounty program.

The NFL reinstated New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton on Tuesday from his season-long suspension as a result of the league's investigation into the team's bounty program.

Paul Tagliabue, Roger Goodell, and the problems that linger for the NFL in the wake of the Saints' bounty program.

Paul Tagliabue affirmed the findings of Roger Goodell in the NFL's investigation of the New Orleans Saints' bounty program but vacated all discipline issued to the players who were punished, league spokesman Greg Aiello announced on Twitter.

The appeals hearings of players suspended as a result of the Saints' bounty program is now expected to go beyond the NFL's regular season, according to sources familiar with the pre-hearing talks.

Former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue has denied a motion to recuse himself as the arbitrator for the Saints' bounty appeals hearing.

Back in the good old days, namely 2008 through 2011, the NFC South was the NFL's most stable division. At times, it even bordered on boring and predictable. The New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons would go out and win a bunch of games. The Caro...

New Orleans linebacker Jonathan Vilma hopes to play a bigger role on the Saints' defense in his second game of the season.

Jonathan Vilma played for the first time while appealing a season-long suspension for his role in the Saints bounty program, and Drew Brees threw for 377 yards and four TDs to pace a 35-28 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday.

The NFL's explanation for how it learned of the New Orleans Saints alleged bounty program goes like this: Former Saints defensive tackle Anthony Hargrove told former Minnesota Vikings defensive tackle Jimmy Kennedy about it at some point near the 200...

In a memo to all 32 NFL teams announcing the revised punishment from the alleged three-year bounty program run by the New Orleans Saints, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell revealed a significant detail about a 2010 game with Carolina. In a previous m...

Huddle up again because, for the second time, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is expected to announce player punishments in the alleged New Orleans Saints bounty program. ESPN's Adam Schefter reports an announcement is coming momentarily. Goodell i...

Ever since March 2, when the NFL first publicly accused the New Orleans Saints of running a bounty program, I've heard a lot of common refrains. One of them has been, "Oh, that happens everywhere." I kept waiting to hear that another NFL team w...

Anthony Hargrove, one of four players to have his suspension temporarily lifted last week despite being part of what the league says was a bounty program conducted by members of the Saints, continued to proclaim his innocence.

NEW ORLEANS -- Defensive end Will Smith, who previously was suspended for the first four games, appears likely to play in Sunday's season opener against the Washington Redskins. The New Orleans Saints activated Smith onto their regular roster Satu...