MCNABB REPLACES BREES: Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb has replaced Drew Brees for Saturday's Pro Bowl.
The Eagles said McNabb and strong safety Quintin Mikell were added to the NFC roster after the Saints advanced to the Super Bowl. Mikell replaces the Saints' Roman Harper, who was an injury replacement for the Cardinals' Adrian Wilson.
Who is President Obama rooting for in the Super Bowl
SOME HITHER, OTHERS YON: Saints owner Tom Benson invited John Mecom. who founded the Saints in 1967, to his suite on Sunday. Mecom sold the franchise in1985 for $75 million. Joining them in the suite was former president George H. W. Bush, a longtime Benson pal. Bush had a hip replacement three weeks ago...In town to film the movie "The Hungry Rabbit Jumps," "Mad Men" star January Jones watched the game from Brittany Brees' suite. The movie's star, Nicholas Cage, passed on an invitation to a suite and watched the game at a sports bar...Singers Kenny Chesney and Jimmy Buffet and former Dallas Mavericks coach Avery Johnson were guests of coach Sean Payton...
Outside the Saints' locker room after the game was Pat Swilling, former Saints linebacker. "I saw Rickey Jackson (former Saints linebacker and Pro Football Hall of Fame semifinalist, outside and he had tears in his eyes. And I had ' em in mine, too. This is what we fought for. All those great years we had and we never got over the hump. To see these guys get over it is just wonderful, man."....Ex 49ers safety Ronnie Lott was a guest of Payton's, too. He gave a motivational speech to the Saints before training camp. "We all want to be inspired in our lives. and these guys have inspired all of us," said Lott. "Think about the year they have had, what they've gone through, and what they've tried to achieve for this community. This is bigger than us. It's not just a game."..
The Saints did what they had to do to survive against the Vikings, and now comes the fun part. Two full weeks to revel in the accomplishment, in a city where revelry has been raised to fine art. New Orleans has a champion to toast, and there's still one more big party to come, on Super Bowl Sunday...Many national pressboxers think the line on the Super Bowl should have the Colts favored by seven or eight, not three and a half....Tiger Woods' wife, Elin Nordegren, visited her husband at at Hattiesburg, Miss., rehab center, vowing to save their marriage, according to a published report. The Swedish beauty returned to Orlando on Sunday after after spending several days with Woods at the center where is undergoing treatment for sex addiction, Adrenaline.com reported...Vikings coach Brad Childress, on whether Brett Favre will return next season: "I just talked to him. I'm sure he's going to go home (Hattiesburg) for a while. I told him and lick your wounds.I'll do the same and we'll catch up down the road. Nobody wants to be rash about any decision making right now."....
Former Saints wide receiver and top draft choice, Donte Stallworth will be reinstated after completion of the Super Bowl on Feb. 7. His salary for 2010 is only $1.5 million, and with Braylon Edwards gone, there's a chance the Browns will decide to give Stallworth another chance. Commission Roger Goodell suspended Stallworth for the entire 2009 season after Stallworth pleaded guilty to felony DUI manslaughter last year....Who Dats should give of the credit for Sunday's Saints' win over the Vikings to Alabama coach Nick Saban. Saban was coach of the Miami Dolphins when Brees became available after leaving San Diego. The Dolphins to sign either Brees or Daunte Culpepper. Both quarterbacks were checked by doctors and after Saban reviewed the medical reports, the Dolphins decided Culpepper would be less of a risk and they signed Culpepper. Brees signed with the Saints...
Paul's shot wins it
Chris Paul was surprised.
The Rose Garden in Portland was mortified.
All because of when the game was on the line on Monday night, the crowd couldn't understand how Paul could be so wide open for a 16-foot jumper with 3.8 seconds left that beat the Trail Blazers 98-97.
So how did Paul get so open? The Blazers lost track of him when he fell while making a pass to David West on the perimeter. Paul said he expected West to take the shot, but when he realized the forward didn't, he got up and found that guard Andre Miller and left to guard West.
When West passed it back to Paul,Paul said there was only one thing to do -- knock it down. He did.
Paul scored 24 points with 12 assists and 7 rebounds
Earlier on Monday the Hornets traded guard Devin Brown to Chicago for center Aaron Gray to help out with rebounding. Marcus Thornton started in place of Brown and scored 19 points after hitting his first four shots from the field.
The Hornets (24-20) continue their Western tour on Wednesday night against the Golden State Warriors.
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So who is going to be Peyton Mannings replacement? Oh, I see, it is another one of those one sided set up kind of things........ Written by
on 1/27/2010
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