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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
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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.
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(A P)— The 24th ranked Oregon
Ducks say they won’t change how
they will prepare for Saturday’s
game against the No. 1 Trojans at
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Oregon coach Mile Bellotti said
U SC’s talent is “very impressive"
and their execution offensively is
“almost flawless.”
The Ducks will be working on
kickoff coverage and the punting
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The Trojans have been ranked
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