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Februaiy 04, 2004
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BOWL SPECTACULAR
Patriots inch win in
battle to the finish
(AP) — Dull for one quarter and
record-setting the next, this Super Bowl
had it all. Even a few eye-popping mo
ments that had nothing to do with foot
ball.
The New England Patriots’ 32-29 vic
tory over the Carolina Panthers was
bound to end with some kind of heroics.
For the second time in three years, Adam
Vinatieri provided them.
“I’ve never been in a game that has
drained me as much as the one last night,”
Patriots coach Bill Belichick, who earned
his fourth Super Bowl ring and his second
as a head coach, said Monday. “Last
night’s game just swung so dramatically,
so many times.”
Before V inatieri’s 41 -yarder split the
uprights w ith 4 seconds left, what
started as a sn oozer turned into a
shootout. A defensive standoff lasted
Justin Timberlake
reaches across
Janet Jackson
during their
performancejust
before he pulled
o ff the covering to
her right breast,
which was partially
obscured by a
sun-shaped, metal
decoration during
the half time
performance at
the Super Bowl in
Houston. (AP
photo)
nearly 27 minutes, the slow est start in
Super Bowl history.
And then: Bang! New England and
Carolinacom bined for 2 4 points in 3:05.
A fter getting back to their defensive
natures in a scoreless third period, the
teams provided unseen - and unfore
seen - thrills in the final period:
- A record 37 points, including an 85-
yard TD pass from Jake D elhomme to
Muhsin M uhammad that was the long
est play in Super Bowl history.
- A 33-yard TD run by DeShaun Fos
ter that illustrated how the P atriots’
normally precise tackling fell apart.
- A steady Tom Brady twice leading
drives that put New England ahead,
first 29-22 on a 1 -yard pass to linebacker
Mike Vrabel, then 32-29 on V inatieri’s
winning kick.
“Carolina played their hearts out,”
Brady said M onday after picking up his
second Super Bowl MVP trophy. “I think
we just had the ball at the end o f the
game. T hat’s kind of how we wanted it.”
Antoine “Big Boi" Patton (left) and
Andre 3000 o f Outkast will perform
‘ at the beginning o f the Sunday,
Feb. 15 NBA All Star Game.
New England Patriots kicker Adam Vinatieri celebrates his game-winning field
goal with teammates Ken Walter and Christian Fauna in the final seconds to
beat the Carolina Panthers 32-29 in the Super Bowl on Sunday. (AP photo)
Not all the firew orks cam e on plays.
During the closing mom ents o f the
halftime show, singer Justin Timberlake
tore off part o f Janet Jack so n 's top,
exposing her breast, and New England
linebacker M att C hatham tackled a
streaker on the field.
C om m issioner Paul T agliabue on
Monday said the halftim e show was
offensive and “em barrassing to us and
our fans.”
“We will change our policies, our
people and our processes before the
next Super Bowl to ensure that this
entertainm ent is far more effectively
dealt with, and is far more appropriate in
quality for the Super Bowl gam e,” he
said.
Flash Outrages Media Police
FCC chief offended by entire halftime show
(A P)— CBS, MTV, the NFL, Janet Jackson and
Justin Timberlake all say they’re sorry - but none
of that is deterring the federal government from
looking into the Super Bowl’s too-revealing half
time show.
Federal Communications Commission chief
Michael Powell on Monday promised an investi
gation into whether CBS violated decency laws,
with potential fines of up to $27,500. If applied to
each CBS station, the fine could reach into the
millions.
“Like millions of Americans, my family and 1
gathered around the television for a celebration.
Instead, that celebration was tainted by a classless,
crass and deplorable stunt,” Powell said in a state
ment.
He added in interviews Tuesday that other as
pects of the racy halftime show, which also featured
such performers as Nelly and Kid Rock, also both
ered him.
“I think everybody’s focusing on the finale, but
a lot of what w e’ve heard in terms of complaints and
the breadth of the investigation is a little broader
than just that incident,” Powell said on ABC’s
“Good Morning America.” “I personally was of
fended by the entire production.”
OutKast to
Perform at
NBA All-
Star Game
(AP) — When the best players in the
NBA are introduced at the start of their
annual all-star game this month, there
will be no generic synthesizer music
blaring in the background.
Instead, the players will get to strut
onto the floor to the sounds of OutKast.
Big Boi and Andre 3000 will perform
their hits “The Way You Move” and
“Hey Ya!” at the beginning of the Sun
day, Feb. 15 game, the NBA announced
The duo is up for six Grammy nomina
tions, including album of the year and
best rap album for “Speakerboxxx/The
Love Below.” “Hey Y a!” is up for record
of the year.
Christina Aguilera will sing the na
tional anthem before the game at Staples
Center in Los Angeles, and Nelly Furtado
will sing the Canadian anthem.
The game is scheduled to air live on
TNT beginning at 5 p.m. PST.
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