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• Businesses, like pizza places, busy for the Super Bowl

  February 3, 2013 5:41 PM

  You may watch the Super Bowl just for the commercials, or the half-time show, or maybe for the game itself. It turns out, the favorite part of the Super Bowl for many is the food. Were you one of those who braved the crowds? Many of you did just to... more »

• Fewer DUI arrests made this Super Bowl weekend

  February 14, 2012 5:46 AM

  DENVER (AP) - Colorado officials say preliminary reports show drunken-driving arrests over Super Bowl weekend were down for the second year in a row. Preliminary reports also show there were no alcohol-related fatalities in the state from Feb. 3 to Feb. 6. The Colorado Department of Transportation and the... more »

• Possible measles outbreak in Super Bowl Village

  February 9, 2012 6:27 AM

  A person diagnosed with measles may have exposed others at Indianapolis' Super Bowl Village to the disease, according to Indiana health officials, who say they're not yet concerned about a widespread outbreak. Two cases of measles have been confirmed in Hamilton County, with another two suspected in Boone County. One... more »

• Tivo's top Super Bowl commercials

  February 6, 2012 12:36 PM

  You know who won the Super Bowl. Now, Tivo has ranked the top commercials. Doritos claimed two of the top three spots this year and has now landed on TiVo's top ten list for six consecutive years since finding success with its user-generated commercials. 1. Doritos "Man's Best... more »

• Super Bowl Super Costs

  February 5, 2012 9:47 PM

  Were the bowls at your Super Bowl party just not that super this year? You're not alone--apparently, the rising cost of food was a foul to many Super Bowl party hosts. "This bag used to be two fifty," Charlene Maneafaiga said, holding up a bag of chips. "And now... more »

• Gronkowski misses practice while Giants have perfect attendance

  February 2, 2012 3:13 AM

  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Rob Gronkowski has missed his fourth straight practice with the New England Patriots with a high left ankle sprain. With only four days to go before the Super Bowl, the All-Pro tight end still hasn't worked out with his teammates in Indianapolis. The Patriots returned to practice... more »

• Super Bowl Media Day draws thousands of fans

  January 31, 2012 12:54 PM

  For the first time ever, the NFL sold tickets to Super Bowl Media Day, and some 5,000 fans turned out. They flocked to Lucas Oil Stadium, in Indianapolis, to watch members of the media from around the world interview the Patriots and Giants players. The fans received gift bags... more »

• Super Bowl Week has arrived

  January 31, 2012 3:04 AM

  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The NFC champion New York Giants have arrived in Indianapolis a day after the AFC champion New England Patriots hit town. The two teams are preparing for Super Bowl 46 on Sunday. The weather is a concern when the big game is held in a cold-weather climate.... more »

• Belichick takes regular approach to Super Bowl

  January 25, 2012 2:36 AM

  FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) - Bill Belichick tries to be consistent when leading practices no matter how big the game may be. The coach of the New England Patriots said Tuesday he considers every game to be a big one. This week he's preparing his team for the Super Bowl against... more »

• Patriots tight end is wearing protective boot

  January 24, 2012 2:59 AM

  FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) - New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski is wearing a removable boot on his lower left leg after being injured in the AFC championship game. Gronkowski wore the boot as he walked through the locker room and into the trainer's area on Monday. He did not... more »

• 40-foot pizza in Pueblo to cheer on Broncos

  January 7, 2012 2:11 PM

  Bronco fever is riding high, with a playoff game against the Pittsburg Steelers on Sunday (2:30 p.m. local time). People are getting ready in their own ways; at East Coast Pizza, in Pueblo, they're making a 40-foot pizza -- in the shape of a football, of course. Also, for... more »

• Super Bowl organizers ready to cancel backup plans

  July 25, 2011 3:51 PM

  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Now that the NFL season has been saved, Super Bowl organizers can sack their backup plans. Indianapolis host committee spokeswoman Dianna Boyce said they expect NFL officials to give them the official word soon that they can cancel plans for a Feb. 12 Super Bowl. The... more »

• NFL brings 400 seat-less fans inside

  February 6, 2011 9:56 PM

  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - The NFL says 400 ticketed Super Bowl fans who wound up not having seats are at least inside the stadium. League spokesman Brian McCarthy issued a statement shortly after kickoff saying the fans have been allowed into the field-level club behind the Pittsburgh Steelers bench, where... more »

• Super Bowl DUI crackdown in Colorado

  February 3, 2011 3:16 PM

  Super Bowl parties are planned all across southern Colorado this weekend. But if you're heading to one, make sure you have a DD. The Colorado State Patrol is revving up its The Heat is On campaign. "Watching the Super Bowl is one of those American pastimes that people want... more »

• Focus on the Family will run ads on Broncos games

  August 11, 2010 11:13 AM

  Focus on the Family will run statewide ads during Denver Broncos games for the first time this season. The Colorado Springs-based family-counseling ministry attracted a lot of attention by running an ad during the Super Bowl featuring Tim Tebow, now a Broncos' rookie quarterback. Focus vice president Gary Schneeberger... more »

• Obama playing host to Super Bowl champs

  August 9, 2010 8:53 AM

  Now that training camp is underway for the new NFL season, President Barack Obama will welcome the Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints to the White House on Monday. The Saints will hold a football clinic with Washington-area children before the event with Obama. After their White House meeting,... more »

• Super Bowl champ to receive college degree

  May 14, 2010 1:03 PM

  Tyrone Braxton has two Super Bowl rings from his days with the Denver Broncos. After this weekend, he also will have a college degree. The former North Dakota State University defensive back is getting his bachelor's degree in university studies 27 years after leaving school. Braxton says he wrote... more »

• NCAA yanks Focus on the Family ad

  February 24, 2010 4:35 PM

  The National Collegiate Athletic Association has yanked a Focus on the Family ad from one of its Web sites. Bob Williams, an NCAA spokesman, said Wednesday the move came after some faculty and athletic directors expressed concerns that the Focus on the Family stance against gay relationships conflicted with... more »

• Which ads scored during the super bowl game

  February 9, 2010 10:46 AM

  As always, there's as much talk today about Super Bowl ads as there is about the big game itself. Everyone has their favorites and there are some rankings. Aging TV sitcom stars Betty White and Abe Vigoda have given the over 80 crowd something to celebrate. Their candy bar ad... more »

• Super Bowl most watched TV show ever

  February 8, 2010 3:46 PM

  The Super Bowl was watched by more than 106 million people, surpassing the 1983 finale of "M-A-S-H" to become the most-watched program in television history. The Nielsen Co. estimated Monday that 106.5 million people watched the New Orleans Saints upset the Indianapolis Colts. That beats the "M-A-S-H" finale, which... more »

• Saints march past Colts, adding to Mardi Gras atmosphere in Big Easy

  February 8, 2010 9:16 AM

  New Orleans Saints fans won't have to wear paper bags over their heads for a long time as they did in the bad old days. The Saints, in their first Super Bowl, beat the Indianapolis Colts 31-17 Sunday. And that adds some incentive to the Mardi Gras celebrations in New... more »

• MVP Brees leads Saints to first title

  February 7, 2010 11:06 PM

  MIAMI (AP) - Super Bowl MVP Drew Brees says the opportunity to lead the New Orleans Saints to their first Super Bowl title was a "calling," and symbolic of the entire city's willingness to come back from adversity. Brees, who arrived in New Orleans after a shoulder injury ended his... more »

• Super Bowl means business

  February 7, 2010 11:01 PM

  For Colorado restaurants with big-screen TVs, flowing taps, and mounds of buffalo wings, a Super Bowl Sunday is a nice bit of business, but it's a lot better if the home team happens to be in it (Hint, hint, Broncos). For this year's Super Bowl, the saving grace for... more »

• Obama predicts Colts victory in Super Bowl

  February 7, 2010 9:55 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says the Indianapolis Colts "have to be favored" in the Super Bowl, even though he has a "soft spot" for the New Orleans Saints. Obama's Super Bowl prediction was based on his opinion that the Colts have "perhaps the best quarterback in history." "Peyton... more »

• Colorado dog helps keep Super Bowl fans safe

  February 7, 2010 12:10 PM

  The Denver Broncos didn't make it to this year's Super Bowl, but that doesn't mean that Colorado won't be represented at the big game. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (ATF) have fielded their best players to help prepare for a safe and secure Super Bowl XLIV. These... more »

• Final countdown for Saints and Colts

  February 7, 2010 10:37 AM

  The countdown for Super Bowl 44 is on as the Indianapolis Colts try for their second NFL title in four years when they take on the New Orleans Saints, who are making their first appearance in the big game. Oddsmakers rate Peyton Manning's crew about a five-point favorite over Drew... more »

• Super Bowl Sunday at the White House

  February 7, 2010 9:54 AM

  President Barack Obama and the first lady are ready for some football. The first couple will host a Super Bowl party Sunday for lawmakers, Cabinet members and service members who were injured in Iraq and Afghanistan, and their families. That's if their guests can make it through the aftermath of... more »

• Rihanna, Sanchez raise money for charities

  February 7, 2010 9:42 AM

  Inspired by a young friend who died from leukemia, singer Rihanna is working to get help for those who suffer from the disease. Rihanna was among the celebrities who submitted a request for funding to Pepsi's Refresh Project, which doles out $20 million to various causes, and was at... more »

• Orangutan predicts Colts as winner

  February 6, 2010 10:22 AM

  If a rodent in Pennsylvania can predict the end of winter than an Oregon ape picking the Super Bowl winner must be a shoe-in. The Oregon Zoo's youngest orangutan, Kutai, showed no hesitation in selecting an Indianapolis Colts T-shirt during the annual football forecasting event at the zoo. The zoo... more »

• How many wings can you eat in 30 minutes?

  February 5, 2010 12:31 PM

  29 amateur eaters gathered in Philadelphia Friday for the annual Wing Bowl--a precursor to Sunday's Super Bowl. Winning is easy--just eat the most chicken wings. Prizes include a car, a motorcycle, and a Mexican vacation. Jonathan Squibb repeated as champ, eating 238 wings in 30 minutes. more »

• Security plan in place for Super Bowl

  February 1, 2010 4:11 PM

  U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has toured the site of Sunday's Super Bowl and says the security plan is ready to thwart any threats. The NFL said Monday's tour of Sun Life Stadium was the first by a Cabinet secretary before a championship game. Napolitano says she considered... more »

• Delta adding Super Bowl flights

  January 26, 2010 1:51 PM

  Delta Air Lines is adding flights to and from Indianapolis and New Orleans to help carry the crush of fans heading to Florida for the Feb. 7 Super Bowl. The world's biggest airline will add another flight on Feb. 4 and Feb. 5 from Indianapolis to Atlanta, to go... more »

• Saints, Colts to meet in Super Bowl

  January 25, 2010 9:52 AM

  The New Orleans Saints are marching to the Super Bowl for the first time in their 43-year history. Garrett Hartley boomed a game-winning 40-yard field goal in overtime to give the Saints a 31-28 victory over the Minnesota Vikings in the NFC championship game. The Saints will take on... more »

• Group wants The Who booted from Super Bowl

  January 3, 2010 10:53 AM

  A South Florida child abuse prevention group wants the NFL to reconsider booking The Who for the Super Bowl halftime show. Child AbuseWatch.net objects to Pete Townshend performing because of his 2003 arrest by British police on suspicion of possessing child pornography. He was eventually cleared but placed on... more »

• Broncos start best since 1998 Super Bowl season

  October 12, 2009 1:26 PM

  The offseason's best soap opera has become the regular season's biggest surprise. Not even Denver's mustard-yellow uniforms and vertically striped socks could put a damper on that. The Denver Broncos are now 5-0 for the first time since 1998 after beating the New England Patriots in overtime 20-17 on Sunday.... more »