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Sports columnist Sheldon Mickles is a native of New Orleans and a graduate of Archbishop Shaw High School in Marrero and LSU. He's been employed by Capital City Press since May 11, 1978 and was a sportswriter and copy editor/page designer for the afternoon State-Times until Oct. 1991 -- when the morning and afternoon papers merged and became The Advocate.
While attending college, he covered high school sports as a stringer for the New Orleans Times-Picayune from 1975-78.
Mickles' main responsibility is covering the NFL and the Saints, which he has done since 1984. He has also covered LSU's nationally-ranked track and field teams since 1979 and occasionally covers other LSU men's and women's sporting events in addition to the PGA Tour's annual stop in New Orleans each spring. He was the Louisiana Sports Writers Association's Columnist of the Year in 1994 and 2000.
METAIRIE — With everything that’s going on around him, it would be easy for Deuce McAllister to lose focus on Monday night’s key game with the Green Bay Packers.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The struggling Kansas City Chiefs were just what the doctor ordered for the wounded New Orleans Saints on Sunday.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — We’ll see today what the Baltimore Ravens defense is really made of. At the same time, we’ll see what New York Giants running backs Brandon Jacobs and Derrick Ward are made of.
Considering the fiery competitor that he is, New Orleans Saints strongside linebacker Scott Fujita would go to the ends of the earth this weekend to get a win. But to Fujita, one of Sean Payton’s defensive captains, Kansas City will do just fine.
ATLANTA — As they open the second half of the season with today’s game against the Atlanta Falcons, the New Orleans Saints are making a bid to lead the NFL in total offense for the second time in three years.
Before the New Orleans Saints kick off the second half of their 16-game regular season with Sunday’s game against the Atlanta Falcons, it’s time to take a look back before they go forward.
Question of the day: What does Baton Rouge have in common with much-bigger cities like Chicago, Cincinnati and Jacksonville?
When the NFL announced two days before Super Bowl XLII that the New Orleans Saints would meet the San Diego Chargers in London, Sean Payton was, shall we say, less than thrilled.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — It hasn’t happened very often in all his years in women’s basketball, but Hall of Fame coach Van Chancellor has had times where players didn’t accept being team leaders.
