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Good evening. I'm Mallory Treleaven - welcome to the 11 o'clock news.

The big story tonight is the Big Game. The storybook season continued for New Orleans as the Saints won its first Super Bowl title in franchise history, upsetting the Indianapolis Colts 31-17 in Miami. The game was close throughout the first 3 quarters. But momentum seemed to shift in the Saints favor when they recovered the onside kick in the second half. A 74 –yard interception return for a touchdown with two minutes to go put the game away and earned the Saints the championship.

In college basketball, The Buckeyes beat Iowa -- 68-58. Evan Turner scored 32 points in the game to ensure that Ohio State holds on to its Number 13 ranking. The Buckeyes are now 1 game out of first place in the Big Ten.

Former Vice Presidential candidate, Sarah Palin brought the house to its feet with her keynote speech at the first National Tea Party Convention, held Saturday in Nashville. Palin criticized the current administration for not living up to its promise for 'change' and for not taking action to address the troubled economy.

And now for the weather. The Columbus area is bracing for another winter storm. The snow is expected to start Monday night, continuing through Wednesday. We could get up to 8” of snow. Please check our website for school closings.

The weather didn’t seem to hurt box office sales this weekend. “Dear John” the romantic film based on the Nicholas Sparks novel was the top grossing movie. In it’s opening weekend, the film made $32.4 million dollars -- knocking Avatar from the top spot after 7 weeks at number 1.

Finally, our sports editorial tonight. Another Ohio State football recruiting season came to a close this past Wednesday. Coach Tressel is again being criticized by some for missing out on those last few big-name recruits. I personally think Coach Tressel's approach is the best. Go after high quality recruits that fill positions of need and that want to play for the Buckeyes. Make a limited number of offers and get commitments that fill the class early in the process. Coach Tressel's results speak volumes PAUSE -more NFL players, more BCS games and victories and, of course, eight and one against Michigan. That, after all, is why they play the games.