Mojo works for fans in Las Vegas
By STEVE CARP/ RJ

It had to be the shoes. The hat too. With the New Orleans Saints trailing the Indianapolis Colts 17-13 in the third quarter of Super Bowl XLIV, Anthony Trepagnier Jr., claimed he was the victim of a self-inflicted wardrobe malfunction. He went into the bedroom of his Las Vegas home on what is appropriately named Making Memories Place and changed into his black Saints shoes and donned a different Saints hat. When he returned, Drew Brees was leading the Saints on a scoring drive. The Saints would score 18 unanswered points, defeat the Colts 31-17, win the Super Bowl and end 43 years of suffering.

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Couture rules by submission

Randy Couture lost a wrestling match to Mark Coleman many years ago. Couture proved Saturday night he is the far superior mixed martial artist at this stage of their careers, submitting his fellow Ultimate Fighting Championship Hall of Famer in the main event of UFC 109 at Mandalay Bay.

Top Rank puts Benavidez, 17, on fast track
Top Rank puts Benavidez, 17, on fast track

Only days after Jose Benavidez signed a contract with Top Rank, the 17-year-old made his professional boxing debut at the Hard Rock Hotel. The timetable for his second fight is almost as urgent.

No. 15 Lobos earn overtime win vs. Aztecs
No. 15 Lobos earn overtime win vs. Aztecs

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Darington Hobson hit some difficult shots, including a 55-footer to end the first half. None was tougher than his final two that helped New Mexico win.

UNLV’s first half sublime, timely
UNLV’s first half sublime, timely

Matt Shaw says it wasn’t about making a statement, because he has been part of a college basketball program for years now and understands the roller-coaster ride that is a 30-game regular season. He has seen how rhythm shooting can propel teams to unbelievable stretches of play, how it can demoralize even a ranked opponent.

Power-play struggles haunt Las Vegas in loss to Derlago, Idaho
Power-play struggles haunt Las Vegas in loss to Derlago, Idaho

For the third time in three nights, Las Vegas trailed Idaho after two periods at the Orleans Arena. But after rallying to force shootouts Thursday and Friday, the Wranglers’ comeback fell short Saturday in a 4-2 loss in front of an announced crowd of 4,653.

BETWEEN THE LINES
BETWEEN THE LINES

THREE REASONS TO LIKE THE COLTS (-5) OVER THE SAINTS

Brigham Young women pull away from Lady Rebels
Brigham Young women pull away from Lady Rebels

Brigham Young’s women’s basketball team used a 17-2 spurt to pull away from UNLV and gain a 76-60 victory in the Mountain West Conference on Saturday at Provo, Utah.

ON TV/RADIO
ON TV/RADIO

BASKETBALL

Saints figure to get physical but most favor Colts

The two-week Super Bowl hype-fest mercifully has come to an end. The top two seeds, the Indianapolis Colts from the AFC and New Orleans Saints from the NFC, will settle the issue today in Miami.

HORSE RACING
HORSE RACING

TODAY AT SANTA ANITA PARK

Gaels beaten by national power Mater Dei, 82-76
Gaels beaten by national power Mater Dei, 82-76

Tyler Lamb, who has committed to UCLA, scored 26 points to help Mater Dei (Calif.) edge Bishop Gorman 82-76 in the Nike Extravaganza on Saturday at Santa Ana, Calif.

BYU knocked back on heels
BYU knocked back on heels

It was college basketball’s version of Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton, with UNLV playing the role of the Pac Man.

IN BRIEF
IN BRIEF

PEST MEETINGS SET

$1 million wager on Super Bowl approved

A reality TV show is in town following a sports gambler from Florida who is reportedly planning to put down a $1 million Super Bowl bet.

Reporters’ Notebook

WITH ONE WEEK TO GO, MANY OF YOU are still scrambling to find that perfect Valentine’s gift, and the Center for Biological Diversity is here to help.

American pika won’t get protection despite climate change risk

Climate change might be wiping out some populations of the American pika, a relative of the rabbit, but not enough to warrant legal protection for the tiny mountain-dwelling animal that lives in Nevada and nine other Western states.

Budget tops sheriff’s priorities
Budget tops sheriff’s priorities

On a wall in his office, Sheriff Doug Gillespie keeps a white board to remind him of his top three priorities. At the bottom is getting re-elected, followed by information sharing among law enforcement agencies. At the top — as it has been for months — is the budget.

Las Vegas Valley receives more rain

Widespread rain drenched the Las Vegas Valley on Saturday, dumping what forecasters projected could be a daily total of about an inch of rain before midnight, the National Weather Service in Las Vegas said.

Weight loss hormone banned but still popular

The bald, pot-bellied man walked into the Revive Weight Loss Clinic and asked a female employee wearing scrubs whether he and his wife could get on the HCG weight loss diet advertised on the clinic’s Web site.

If this looks familiar, you use St. Rose Parkway

As individuals, St. Rose and Martin Luther King Jr. were idolized for their unrivaled levels of passion and commitment to secure peace and freedom. On pavement, they’re a mess.

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No funeral arrangements have been made just yet, but the Yucca Mountain Project received its last rites from the Obama administration Monday.

CORRECTION
CORRECTION

Amber Candelaria’s place of employment was incorrect in Jane Ann Morrison’s Saturday column. Candelaria is director of the Family Law Self Help Center at Family Court.

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