The talk of protests and online movements urging boycotts sound fine in theory and are easy to support when all that's required is the click of a mouse. But the bottom line is that in a city the size of Vancouver, there will always be 18,000 people ready to fill Rogers Arena any night the Canucks hit the ice. Almost all of the tickets are already bought and paid for by seasonticket holders, and the singlegame seats that remain will be snapped up in a hurry.PHILIP RIVERS (17) is the San Diego Chargers starting quarterback, and wears the number 17 in honor of his father, Steve. Rivers signed a sixyear contract with the Chargers in 2004, but was third option behind Drew Brees and Doug Flutie. In 2005, Drew Brees stayed with the Chargers and Rivers was backup.

A federal judge didn't immediately act on the group's request for a court order barring the city from enforcing the "clean zone'' limits, which are scheduled to take effect in the French Quarter and surrounding neig