The 52nd Super Bowl will be a 2005 rematch when the New England Patriots face the Philadelphia Eagles. The Patriots defeated the Jacksonville Jaguars 24-20 yesterday in the A-F-C championship. Philadelphia crushed Minnesota 38-7 in the N-F-C title game. It’s the eighth Super Bowl appearance for New England quarterback Tom Brady and coach Bill Belichick, who’ve won five times, including the 2005 title game.
The Charlottetown Islanders completed their three game road trip with a 3-1 loss in Rimouski to the Oceanic.
NHL highlights,
Winnipeg 1 Vancouver 0
Vegas 5 Carolina 1
In Major Midget action, Charlottetown beat Fredericton 5-3
In the Island Junior Hockey League,
Western 6 Moncton 5 (OT)
Kensington 5 Eastern 3
Kensington 5 Eastern 3
The UPEI Women’s Hockey Panthers lost 2-1 in overtime at St FX Sunday.
The highlight from a busy Panther weekend was the Women’s Basketball Panthers who beat Acadia, the country’s #1 team, on Saturday night 88-68. Kiera Rigby had 25 points in that game, giving her 55 points for the weekend.