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Page B8 Februaiy04. 2004 M) B lack S ports KICK CAPS SUPER BOWL SPECTACULAR Patriots inch win in battle to the finish (A P) — Dull for one quarter and record-setting the next, this Super Bowl had it all. Even a few eye-popping m o m ents 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 V inatieri 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, w hat started as a sn o o zer turned into a shootout. A defensive standoff lasted Justin Timberlake reaches across Janet Jackson during their performance just 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 slowest start in Super Bowl history. And then: Bang! New England and Carolina com bined for 24 points in 3:05. A fter getting back to their defensive natures in a scoreless third period, the team s provided unseen - and unfore seen - thrills in the final period: - A record 37 points, including an 85- yard TD pass from Jake Delhom m e to M uhsin M uhammad that was the long est play in Super Bowl history. - A 33-yard TD run by D eShaun Fos ter that illustrated how the Patriots’ normally precise tackling fell apart. - A steady Tom Brady twice leading drives that put New England ahead, firs, 29-22 on a I -yard pass to linebacker Mike Vrabel, then 32-29 on V inatieri’s winning kick. “Carolina played their hearts out,” Brady said Monday after picking up his second Super Bowl MVP trophy. “I think we ju st had the ball at the end o f the game. T hat’s kind o f 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 Fauria in the final seconds to beat the Carolina Panthers 32-29 in the Super Bowl on Sunday. (AP photo) Not all the firew orks came on plays. During the closing m oments o f the halftim e show, singer Justin Timberlake tore o ff part o f Janet Jackson’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 M onday 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 (AP)— 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 I 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. “1 think everybody’s focusing on the finale, but a lot of what w e’ve heard in terms of complaints and the breadth o f 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 Ya!” is up for record o f 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. Who better to rebuild a community than the people who are part of the community. W hen Walsh C o n stru ctio n C o./O R began w o rk on th e N ew C o lum bia housing p roje ct, we w a nte d to hire skilled people w h o to o k p rid e in a jo b w ell done. So, naturally, w e looked to the n e ig h b o rh o o d . As a result, m ore than 60% of the workforce was w om en and people of color. Disadvantaged, M inority, W om en and Em erging Small Businesses were awarded 30% of subcontracts. How did we do it? Walsh C onstruction Co./OR and the Housing A u th o rity of Portland helped subcontractors hire trades people fro m the com m unity. Join o u r t e a m ! Subcontractors and suppliers, call Carolyn Wilson at 5 0 3 - 2 2 2 - 4 3 7 5 for in form ation on the next phase or visit o ur website at w w w .w a ls h c o n s tr u c tio n c o .c o m . For on-site e m p lo y m e n t o p p o rtu n itie s , call Valencia Edwards at 5 0 3 - 5 4 2 - 8 1 6 0 . P r e -b id M e e t in g D a te s f o r 7 5 U n its o f P h as e O n e H o u s in g Housing: February 10, 9-11 a.m. and February 1 3, 9 :3 0 -1 1 :30 a.m. Parks: February 11, 9-11 a.m. A lleys/C o m m o n Greens: February 12, 9-11 a.m. All pre-bid meetings to be held at the Oregon Association of M inority Entrepreneurs (OAME) 41 34 N. Vancouver Avenue Portland SW1 ( « t L I
