Saints march into season with pride
Rebecca Neumann Staff Writer Last night, the Super Bowl champions returned to the field in style. Well, for the first quarter at least. The opening drive of the night ended in a fabulous touchdown by Drew Brees. The Superdome erupted into applause that was laced with more than just team pride. Their cheers went out to their entire recovering city. After suffering the tragedy Hurricane Katrina left in its wake, New Orleans, five years later, is making progress. This in no small part is due to the success of its football team. The team that was at one time nicknamed the Ain’ts won a super bowl and officially proved itself as a viable franchise in…
Real loser of Super Bowl? Kim Kardashian
By Chris Nguyen Features Editor Maybe it’s the inner-pop culture freak in me, but when I watch the Super Bowl, no matter how engrossing it is (just like this past game proved), I want to see the big celebrities. This time, I was hoping to see E! reality star extraordinaire and “women who stole the biggest booty title from Jennifer Lopez” Kim Kardashian and see her every move as boyfriend and New Orleans Saints running back Reggie Bush moves down the field. I wanted to see her laugh, move her face in disappointment at the losing score, burst in high-fives when they won. But alas, no Kim sightings. I may have turned my head the…
NFL says goodbye to great star in Warner
By Peter Sblendorio Staff Writer After 12 years as one of the most prolific passers in the NFL, QB Kurt Warner is calling it a career. While much of the attention in the NFL has been focused on whether Brett Farve will return or not next year, the possible retirement of Warner has been overlooked. This should not be a surprise, as Warner was often overlooked among the NFL’s elite. Warner is third all-time with a 93.7 quarterback passer rating and has won three conference titles, one of which (1999) leading to a Super Bowl victory with the Rams. In addition to that, Warner also tallied two MVP awards and four Pro Bowl selections. With…