íl’e Jo rtlanò (©bseruer_____________________ September21.2005 Page B6 S ports Home’ Not So Good for Saints (A P )— The New York G iants topped the displaced New O r leans Saints 27-10 Monday night. It was a Saints home gam e being played in New Jersey due to the flooding in New Orleans and dam age to the Superdom e. Aside from a few superficial touches, it d id n ’t look, sound or feel like home. The New York G iants, visitors in name and jersey color only, had no com plaints. Playing be fore 68,031 of their fans Monday night in the com fort o f their own ballpark, the G iants beat the Saints in one o f the most bizarre "hom e” settings in sports his tory. NFL nomads with no stadium a fte r th e d a m a g e to th e Superdom e and New O rleans caused by Hurricane Katrina, the Saints were given a home game here by the league. Historically more successful on the road un d erco ach Jim Haslett (25-17 go ing in), they co u ld n 't overcom e critical m istakes in falling to 1 -1. In the first half alone, the Saints com m itted 11 penalties for 72 yards, including an illegal con tact by Sedrick Hodge that ne- No Home Found Yet For Hornets (AP) — Finding a temporary home for the New Orleans Hor nets is one of the N BA ’s most pressing concerns as the opening of training camps draws near. The New Orleans Arena es caped serious damage from Hurri cane Katrina, but the Hornets were told it could take up to six months before the city’s ready to accom modate their return. League offi Y A M Y A M ’S S O U T H E R N C O O K IN G Blazers Sign Blake to Offer Sheet Lood for threat from perimeter The Portland Trail Blazers signed restricted free agent guard Steve Blake to an offer sheet on Monday citing his skills as aperimeterthreat. Terms of deal were not disclosed. Blake, 25, has spent the last two seasons with the Washington W iz ards, who have until Sept. 28 to match the Trail Blazers’ offer. The 6-foot-3 Blake, a member of M aryland’s 2002 NCAA champi onship team. Due to an ankle sprain, he played in only 44 games last season and averaged 4.3 points. The Wizards selected Blake in the second round of the 2003 NBA draft. He was Mary land’s all-time leader in assists with 972, fifth best total in the NCAA and fourth highest in Atlan tic Coast Conference history. 7 o the 7 oaten f Proudly Presents Every Day Lunch Specials Giants running back Tiki Barber cuts between New Orleans Saints defensive tackle Brian Young and cornerback Jason Craft as he runs for a touchdown Monday in East Rutherford, NJ. (AP photo) gated a third-dow n sack and set up the G iants’ third touchdow n, In all, the Saints had six turn- (A P) - Snoop D o g g ’s new youth fo o tb all league is a hot item in S outhern C alifo rn ia. T w o years ago, S noop b e gan co ach in g his s o n ’s team in the O range C ounty Ju n io r A ll-A m erican Football C onfer e n c e , lu rin g c h ild re n from o th e r sq u a d s w ith h is s ta r pow er. The rap p er and som etim e a c to r a ls o m a d e p e r s o n a l phone c a lls to draw in top ta l en t, and last year his R ow land R aid ers w ent u n defeated en rou te to a league c h a m p io n sh ip . Snoop, w hose real nam e is C a lv in B ro a d u s , is ta k in g th in g s to the next level this y ear, c re a tin g his ow n S o u th ern C alifo rn ia league. He lo w ered fees for jo in in g a team from $175 or m ore to $100, w hich co v ers the cost o f c leats and pads. He also loosened resid en cy req u irem en ts. overs, 13 penalties for 92 yards and allow ed four sacks. At least the Saints’ other seven home games will be played closer to home: four in Baton Rouge, La., and three in San Antonio, where they train. 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