French connection: New Orleans and Paris' shared history in spotlight before Saints-Steelers game
PARIS (AP) — The NFL found a good match between team and international host when the Pittsburgh Steelers played in Dublin last year. Pittsburgh has strong Irish connections, notably with the Rooney family that owns the team. It might have gone one better this time. The New Orleans Saints are in Paris, which has imposed curfews following street protests, to play a regular-season game in France for the first time in NFL history. Coincidentally,...