Augusta's boys and girls bowling teams went 1-1 in league play this week. They beat Andover Tuesday and lost Buhler Thursday. The girls' loss to Buhler was their first in AV-CTL play.
Drew Brees may have been passed over by Miami, but his MVP Super Bowl victory showed Miami what they were missing.
The New Orleans Saints erased 43 years of futility with a super-efficient quarterback and a gutsy call by their head coach.
Saints fans were incredibly loud. Their roar as the Colts played their first series was so powerful that Peyton Manning was forced into a silent count.
Seeing Saints cornerback Tracy Porter sprint 74 yards with the stunning pick-6 that put away the Colts made New Orleans fans shoot out of their seats like Roman candles. They knew right then, with 3:12 left, that no miracle would allow Indianapolis to win. It created the final score in Super Bowl XLIV, 31-17.
The beach is a place where a man can feel,” Roger Daltrey self-indulgently cried on The Who’s “Quadrophenia” album (but not at halftime Sunday), “he’s the only soul in the world that’s real.” Well, covering Super Bowl week can be a claustrophobic grinder, but it’s possible to get away.
In the end, an Indiana kid broke the Indianapolis Colts’ hearts. Saints Cornerback Tracy Porter’s fourth-quarter “pick-6” against Peyton Manning turned a thriller into a stunner, a 31-17 New Orleans Saints victory.
Super Bowl XLIV has two high-scoring offenses led by superstar quarterbacks, yet a defensive player has been the hottest topic.
Paul Jannace talks to the new Hall of Famers
The NFL labor dispute has played out like a great political race, with lots of mud slinging and accusations from both sides.