February IO. 2010
Portland Observer Black History Month
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Saints are Super Bowl Champs
Big plays key in 31-17 upset
New Orleans
quarterback Drew
Brees holds the
NFL Championship
trophy after his
Saints won the
Super Bowl in an
upset over the
Colts.
(AP) - The ultimate underdogs, they
ain t. Not anymore. The Saints are Super
Bowl champions now.
Who Dat? Try Drew Brees, Sean Payton
and a team that has reversed its embar
rassing past, carrying an entire city to the
top with it.
Brees and the Saints rallied to upset
Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis
Colts 3 1 - 17 in Miami Sunday night in one
of pro football 's most thrilling title games.
Brees tied a Super Bowl record with 32
completions, the last a 2-yard slant to
Jeremy Shockey for the winning points
with 5:42 remaining. He was 32 for 39 for
288 yards.
A surprise onside kick sparked the
Saints’ second-half comeback. Their 25th-
ranked defense made several key stops,
and Tracy Porter’s 74-yard interception
return on a pass from Manning clinched it.
Manning tried to give chase, but was
blocked by a New Orleans defender and
fell awkwardly as the comerback raced by.
The four-time NFL MVP forlornly walked
to the sideline as the Big Easy celebra
tions began.
Celebrants
take to
Bourbon
Street in the
famous
French
Quarter o f
New Orleans
after the
city’s NFL
team win
their first
ever Super
Bowl.
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An NFL also-ran for much o f their 43
years, the Saints' football renaissance,
led by Brees and Payton, climaxed with
S h o c k e y ’s to u ch d o w n and L ance
M oore’s 2-point conversion catch, origi
nally ruled incomplete but overturned on
Payton’s challenge.
Porter’s pick, just as dramatic as his
interception o f Brett Favre’s pass to force
overtime in the NFC title game, was the
gam e’s only turnover. It’s one Manning
will forever regret.
The Saints (16-3) won three postseason
games this winter after winning only two
in the previous 42 years. They beat Ari
zona, Minnesota and Indianapolis (16-3)
all division winners — for their first
title, scoring 107 points and allowing only
59.
The championship came 4*/2 years after
Katrina ravaged New Orleans, making the
Saints nomads for the 2005 season. There
even was some doubt they would return,
but the NFL refused to abandon the city.
The Superdome was repaired and the
Saints won the NFC South in ’06, their first
season with Brees and Payton.
Peninsula Little League 2010
(Serving the Youth of Inner North & Northeast Portland ages 5-14)
visit o u r w eb site at: w w w .eteam z.activ e.co m /p en in su lalittlcleag u e
Registration available on-line beginning January 8, 2010
$10 DISCOUNT TO BE OFFERED FOR EARLY ON-LINE REGISTRATION
IF REGISTERED BY 1/31/10
Regular Sign-ups: $64/T-Ball, $74 All other levels
This fee includes the pepperoni fund raiser. Sell one bag o f pepperoni and get $24 o ff fee.
CONNECT:
Each bag contains 24 sticks
THURSDAYS at Boys and Girls Club
I Kindergarten Fairs
Fun and informative events for pre-kindergartners and parents
• Wednesday, Feb. 24, 3:30-6:30 p.m.
Northside Family Support Center,
7650 N. Commercial Ave.
• Thursday, March 4, 3:30-6:30 p.m.
Southside Family Support Center,
(at Kelly Elementary School), 9030 S.E. Cooper St.
5250 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd • February 4, and February 18 • 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
SATURDAYS at Peninsula Park Community Center;
700 N Portland Blvd (Rosa Parks Way) • February 6, and February 1 3 * 1 0 :0 0 am to 1:00 pm
Registration forms can be completed in advance by downloading from our website:
www.etcamz.active.com/pcninsulalittlelcague
I Kindergarten Round-Ups
School-hosted events for parents of pre-kindergartners
• For dates, go online to www.readysetconnect.pps.k12.or.us
or call the school.
I Sixth-Grade and High School
Information Sessions
School open houses and individual tours
• For dates, go online to www.readysetconnect.pps.k12.or.us
or call the school.
2010 PPS Choice Fair — New This Year!
Showcase of our uniquely focused schools and programs
• Tuesday, Feb. 9,4-8 p.m.,
Harriet Tubman Leadership Academy for Young Women,
2231 N. Flint Ave.
Portland Public Schools is an equal opportunity educator and employer
A Portland Public Schools
2 /
501 N. Dixon St. Portland, OR 97227
503-916-3205
Softball Program
Baseball Program
Level
M inor
A g es
Level
A g es
8 - 10
M ajor
1 0 -1 2
T-Ball
F arm
5 - 6
7 - 8
Junior
1 3 -1 4
M inor
Questions contact:
Mark Washington -
503-2884X)33
markw@portlandobserver.com
M ajor
Junior
Questions contact:
Jjay Lincoln ~ jlinks@tmail.com
Items to bring to sign-ups: Birth Certificate; Proof o f Address; Doctor/Insurancc Information; Player Fee
Little League Baseball, Incorporated does not limit participation in its activities on the basis of
disability, race, creed, color, national origin, gender, sexual preference or religious preference.