NOVEMBER
      29,
      2005
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      SPORTS
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Annear
      Scores
      Sweet
      Post;
      Maintains
      Goatee
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Liam
      McKenna
     
     
      Sports
      Editor
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Ron
      Annear,
      that
      fun-loving
      guy
      who
     
     
      has
      been
      acting
      Athletic
      Director
      for
      the
     
     
      past
      year,
      scored
      a
      victory
      in
      securing
     
     
      his
      position
      last
      week.
      Annear
      has
      been
     
     
      named
      Athletic
      Director
      for
      UPEI
      until
     
     
      2009
      in
      an
      important
      win
      for
      the
      former
     
     
      Montreal
      Canadians
      draft
      pick
      (1984,
     
     
      the
      same
      year
      as
      Patrick
      Roy,
      in
      case
     
     
      you
      were
      wondering).
     
    

    
     
      In
      what
      was
      evidently
      a
      huge
      win,
     
     
      Annear
      secured
      the
      position
      one
      year
     
     
      after
      the
      resignation
      of
      Wayne
      Hussey.
     
     
      Annear
      was
      called
      in
      as
      the
      backup,
     
     
      but
      won
      the
      hearts
      of
      fans
      all
      over
      UPEI
     
     
      with
      his
      friendly
      attitude,
      positive
     
     
      approach
      and
      sweet
      goatee.
      Perhaps
     
     
      it
      was
      a
      playoff
      beard,
      as
      Annear
     
     
      tackled
      the
      hectic
      UPEI
      season
      and
      saw
     
     
      it
      through
      all
      the
      way.
      Annear
      left
      nothing
     
     
      on
      the
      field,
      managing
      all
      ten
      clubs
      and
     
     
      varsity
      teams
      through
      to
      the
      end
      of
      the
     
     
      season.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Annear
      had
      to
      take
      an
      offensive
     
     
      approach
      to
      the
      position
      as
      he
      battled
     
     
      budget
      issues
      early
      last
      season.
      The
     
     
      year,
      however,
      was
      a
      huge
      success,
      and
     
     
      left
      him
      with
      enough
      cap
      room
      to
      sign
     
     
      the
      new
      turf
      soccer
      field,
      which
      can
     
     
      comfortably
      accommodate
      the
      many
     
     
      spectators
      for
      UPEI
      events.
      The
     
     
      improvement
      of
      UPEI
      athletic
      facilities
     
     
      has
      left
      the
      department
      with
      a
      good
     
     
      opportunity
      to
      attract
      athletes
      to
      the
     
     
      school
      and
      better
      accommodate
      the
     
     
      ones
      who
      already
      attend.
     
    

    
     
      The
      athletic
      department
      has
      a
     
     
      budget
      of
      roughly
      $1
      million
      dollars
      a
     
     
      year,
      slightly
      less
      than
      the
      per
      issue
      pay
     
     
      of
      a
      Cadre
      employee.
      It
      is
      unknown
     
     
      what
      percentage
      of
      that
      budget
      goes
     
     
      toward
      the
      maintenance
      of
      the
      athletic
     
     
      director’s
      facial
      hair.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Basketball
      Panthers
      at
      MUN
     
    
   
   
    
     
      In
      their
      last
      set
      of
      games
      before
      the
      Christmas
      break,
      both
      the
      men’s
      and
      women’s
     
     
      basketball
      Panthers
      will
      head
      to
      Newfoundland
      to
      go
      head
      to
      head
      with
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      MUN
      basketball
      teams.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Both
      MUN
      teams
      are
      rated
      within
      the
      CIS
      top
      ten.
     
     
      The
      women
      head
      to
      MUN
      with
      a
      perfect
      3-0
      record
      and
      are
      led
      by
      players
     
     
      such
      as
      Lindsay
      Coade,
      Katherine
      Walters
      and
      Kate
      Andrews.
      The
      women
      will
     
    
   
   
    
     
      look
      to
      extend
      their
      streak
      on
      Saturday.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      men,
      however,
      are
      injury-stricken
      and
      face
      the
      challenge
      of
      only
     
     
      dressing
      eight
      players.
      They
      currently
      sit
      at
      1-2.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Live
      Sports
      Action
      on
      Panther
      Radio
     
    
   
   
    
     
      While
      nothing
      beats
      catching
      live
      Panther
      hockey
      action
      in
      person
      at
      the
     
     
      MacLauchlan
      arena,
      if
      you
      can’t
      make
      it
      in
      you
      can
      now
      take
      it
      in.
      Visit
      http://
     
     
      radio.upei.ca
      to
      listen
      live
      and
      to
      learn
      more.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Terrell
      Owens
      Saga:
      Eagles
      Made
      the
     
     
      Right
      Call
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
       
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Josh
      Lewis
     
     
      Sports
      Reporter
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Well,
      Terrell
      Owens’
      marriage
      to
      the
     
     
      Philadelphia
      Eagles
      officially
      ended
      last
     
     
      week
      when
      the
      outspoken
      star
      receiver
     
     
      lost
      his
      high-profile
      grievance
      against
     
     
      the
      NFL
      team.
      Owens,
      arguably
      the
     
     
      NFL’s
      best
      wide
      receiver,
      has
      been
     
     
      well-known
      throughout
      his
      career
      as
      a
     
     
      loudmouth
      —
      in
      other
      words,
      football’s
     
     
      Brett
      Hull.
     
    

    
     
      Relations
      between
      T.O.
      and
      the
     
     
      Eagles
      have
      been
      tense
      since
      his
     
     
      criticism
      of
      QB
      Donovan
      McNabb
     
     
      after
      the
      team’s
      Super
      Bowl
      loss
      to
     
     
      New
      England.
      The
      two
      continued
      their
     
     
      feud
      throughout
      the
      off-season
      and,
     
     
      while
      working
      magic
      on
      the
      field,
      the
     
     
      situation
      came
      to
      a
      head
      earlier
      this
     
     
      month
      when
      Owens
      bashed
      the
      Eagles
     
     
      for
      not
      honouring
      his
      100th
      career
     
     
      touchdown
      and
      followed
      that
      up
      with
     
     
      more
      McNabb
      comments
      and
      a
      fight
     
     
      with
      a
      former
      teammate
      in
      practice.
      The
     
     
      Eagles
      had
      finally
      had
      enough
      of
      the
     
     
      sideshow
      and
      suspended
      him
      for
      four
     
     
      games,
      with
      the
      intention
      of
      deactivating
     
     
      him
      for
      the
      rest
      of
      the
      season.
      After
     
     
      losing
      his
      grievance,
      Owens
      is
      through
     
     
      in
      Philly.
     
    

    
     
      While
      many
      say
      that
      the
      Eagles
     
     
      made
      the
      right
      moral
      decision,
      it
      is
     
     
      downright
      impossible
      to
      think
      that
      their
     
     
      offense
      won’t
      suffer
      from
      the
      loss
      of
     
     
      one
      of
      the
      league’s
      leading
      receivers.
     
     
      Owens
      was
      a
      sparkplug
      for
     
     
      Philadelphia
      last
      season
      and,
      in
      the
     
     
      Super
      Bowl,
      made
      a
      heroic
      comeback
     
    
   
   
    
     
      from
      a
      broken
      ankle,
      to
      very
      nearly
      win
      -
     
    
   
   
    
     
      the
      championship
      for
      the
      Eagles.
      And
     
     
      despite
      their
      sniping
      off
      the
      field,
      there
     
     
      isno
      denying
      the
      impeccable
      chemistry
     
     
      McNabb
      and
      T.O.
      enjoyed
      on
      it.
     
     
      Without
      Owens,
      the
      Eagles
      are
      without
     
     
      a
      true
      #1
      receiver
      and
      must
      hope
      for
     
     
      the
      remaining
      corps
      to
      produce
      more
     
     
      than
      the
      sum
      of
      its
      parts.
      With
      McNabb
     
    
   
   
    
     
      now
      out
      for
      the
      season
      with
      a
      sports
     
     
      hernia,
      there
      seems
      to
      be
      no
      hope
      of
     
     
      making
      the
      playoffs
      in
      the
      City
      of
     
     
      Brotherly
      Love.
     
    

    
     
      Personally,
      I
      believe
      the
      T.O.
     
     
      affair
      was
      blown
      way
      out
      of
      proportion
     
     
      by
      the
      media.
      Owens
      always
      speaks
     
     
      what
      is
      on
      his
      mind,
      and
      the
      Eagles
     
     
      should
      have
      expected
      nothing
      less
      from
     
     
      him.
      He
      obviously
      chose
      the
      wrong
     
     
      outlet
      to
      express
      his
      feelings
      toward
     
     
      McNabb,
      and
      this,
      in
      the
      end,
      sealed
     
     
      his
      fate.
      But
      he
      did
      nothing
      different
      than
     
     
      what
      Hull
      would
      have
      done;
      or
      Jeremy
     
     
      Roenick,
      or
      Don
      Cherry,
      or
      Manny
     
     
      Ramirez.
      The
      media,
      however,
      seized
     
     
      on
      T.O.’s
      comments
      and
      created
      a
      soap
     
     
      opera.
      The
      situation
      escalated,
      and
      the
     
     
      Eagles
      soon
      had
      a
      fiasco
      on
      their
      hands.
     
     
      They
      had
      to
      make
      a
      decision,
      one
      that
     
     
      would
      have
      a
      huge
      impact
      on
      the
      team
     
     
      regardless
      of
      their
      choice.
     
    

    
     
      Really,
      though,
      they
      didn’t
      have
     
     
      achoice.
      If
      they
      had
      turned
      a
      blind
      eye
     
     
      once
      again,
      the
      media
      would
      have
     
     
      continued
      to
      play
      up
      the
      situation,
      and
     
     
      it
      would
      have
      escalated
      further.
      The
      rift
     
     
      between
      the
      team’s
      two
      star
      players
     
     
      would
      have
      widened,
      and
      it
      would
      be
     
     
      just
      a
      matter
      of
      time
      before
      the
      entire
     
     
      team
      was
      torn
      apart.
      Granted,
      the
      Eagles
     
     
      aren’t
      exactly
      a
      happy
      family
      as
      it
      is,
     
     
      but
      the
      team
      is
      on
      its
      way
      to
      resolution
     
     
      and
      will
      now
      build
      its
      own
      identity
     
     
      separate
      from
      T.O.
      His
      penchant
      for
     
     
      addressing
      others
      through
      the
      media
     
     
      was
      simply
      not
      a
      healthy
      situation
      for
     
     
      the
      Eagles.
     
    

    
     
      Owens
      is
      certainly
      entitled
      to
     
     
      criticize
      his
      teammates,
      especially
      if
      his
     
     
      words
      are
      constructive.
      His
      decision
      to
     
     
      use
      the
      media
      to
      voice
      his
      opinions
      on
     
     
      his
      QB,
      however,
      finally
      forced
      the
     
     
      Eagles
      to
      pull
      the
      trigger
      on
      his
      career
     
     
      in
      Philly.
      It’s
      a
      shame,
      because
      T.O.
      and
     
     
      McNabb
      seemed
      like
      a
      match
      made
      in
     
     
      heaven.
     
    

    
     
      The
      Eagles
      didn’t
      make
      the
      right
     
     
      call.
      They
      made
      the
      only
      call.
     
    
   
   
    
     
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