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Super Bowl stories: 66 news summaries

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Glossies

 How Eli Manning
 Won Over NYC

How the younger Manning turned his vices into virtues with one improbable drive

Aug 17, 08 12:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - It took a while for New Yorkers to warm to Eli Manning and his quiet intensity, Kevin Conley writes in a profile of the Giants quarterback in Men’s Vogue, but he turned the town around with one miraculous drive—and a Super Bowl win. Manning, who lives in... More »

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NFL • Indianapolis Colts • New England Patriots • Super Bowl • Peyton Manning • New York Giants • Eli Manning

 QB McNair Retiring From NFL 

Co-MVP in 2003, injuries had plagued 35-year-old recently

Apr 17, 08 12:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ravens quarterback Steve McNair will announce his retirement today, the Baltimore Sun reports. The 13-year veteran surprised his teammates with his decision this morning at a team mini-camp. After leading Tennessee to a Super Bowl, he spent the past two seasons with Baltimore, and injuries limited him to only six... More »

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Boston College • NFL • Tennessee Titans • Super Bowl • football • Peyton Manning • Baltimore Ravens • Steve McNair

Big Ben Getting Big Bucks

Steelers guarantee $36 million to franchise QB

Mar 3, 08 10:46 PM CST
(Newser) - The Pittsburgh Steelers broke the bank - something they don't normally do with player contracts - signing quarterback Ben Roethlisberger today to a $102 million deal that spans eight years. The thrifty franchise, notorious for letting big-name players leave as free agents and reloading through the draft, guaranteed its biggest... More »

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NFL • Ben Roethlisberger • Super Bowl • football • Pittsburgh Steelers

She Buckled Up Beer, Not Baby

Fla. woman busted for drunken driving heading to Super Bowl party

Feb 6, 08 11:53 AM CST
(Newser) - A woman driving drunk on a Florida highway had safely buckled up a case of Busch beer for a Super Bowl party—but not the year-old baby riding in the back of her car, according to police. The woman was pulled over after she ran a red light and was... More »

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Florida • Super Bowl • DUI • beer • drunk driving • Busch beer • seat belt

Cops Nab 9 for Selling Forged Bowl Tickets

Police uncover 50 fake passes, dope, and
more than $6K in cash

Feb 3, 08 7:08 PM CST
(Newser) - Cops in Scottsdale, Ariz. nabbed nine people today for selling forged Super Bowl tickets, the AP reports. Police cottoned onto the scam when a Massachusetts couple reported doling out $2,500 for the fake passes. Cops tracked suspects to a Motel 6, where they found dozens of forged tickets, marijuana,... More »

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Arizona • police • Super Bowl • scam • ticket • arrest • forgeries • Scottsdale • forgery

The 11 Best Super Bowl Ads

Game? What game?

Feb 3, 08 2:56 PM CST
(Newser) - There's probably supposed to be a game or something on tonight, but for legions of Americans, Super Bowl Sunday is all about the commercials. EW jumped in its way-back machine and dug up the 11 most memorable big-game distractions. They were:
  • Cindy Crawford drinks a Pepsi (1992)
  • The Ridley
... More »

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television • advertising • Super Bowl • list • commercials • Super Bowl ads

NFL Nixes
Super Bowl Church Parties

Says airing game on large screen, even for free, violates copyright

Feb 1, 08 10:09 AM CST
(Newser) - The NFL is pulling the plug on big Super Bowl parties—complete with halftime prayers—that have become a popular tradition at many churches, saying the churches violate copyright law by showing the game to the flock on large-screen TVs. Current law bans public exhibitions of the game on screens... More »

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NFL • copyright law • Super Bowl • church • lawsuit • large-screen TVs

Nachos? Check. Beer? Check.
... Defibrillator?

Researchers confirm higher heart attack risk for nail-biting fans

Jan 31, 08 4:41 PM CST
(Newser) - Viewers with weak hearts might want to stick to the commercials this Super Sunday, as a New England Journal of Medicine study shows a clear correlation between intense sports matches and spikes in heart attacks, the Los Angeles Times reports. In Germany during the 2006 World Cup, heart troubles jumped... More »

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Super Bowl • football • beer • soccer • heart attack • fans • cardiologists

Bootless Brady Off to Arizona

Fans ignore poor weather for send off at Foxboro

Jan 27, 08 9:44 PM CST
(Newser) - There's been a Tom Brady sighting—and this time he was neither limping nor wearing a boot. The star quarterback and his teammates today took part in a pep rally at Gillette Stadium before leaving for next week's Super Bowl XLII in Arizona. Today he proclaimed himself ready to play,... More »

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NFL • New England Patriots • Super Bowl • New York Giants • Tom Brady

Sex Appeal
and the Single Quarterback

How do Brady, Manning compare as loverboys?

Jan 27, 08 12:09 PM CST
(Newser) - As the Super Bowl nears, pundits are comparing rival quarterbacks Tom Brady and Eli Manning—right down to who they date and for how long, the New York Times reports. Brady, who escorts leggy Gisele Bundchen to chi chi clubs, descends from the Joe Namath tradition of playboy QB. Manning... More »

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Super Bowl • football • sexuality • Gisele Bundchen • Tom Brady • Eli Manning • quarterback • Joe Namath • Roger Staubach • playboy

Brotherly Love Someday in the Super Bowl?

Peyton confident this won't be Eli's last trip
to the big game

Jan 26, 08 12:01 PM CST
(Newser) - The NFL marketing department would love this scenario—Manning vs. Manning for the league title. Peyton won't rule it out as he praised the work ethic and noted the bright future of his younger brother, writes the New York Times. "I feel very strongly this will not be the... More »

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And We Wonder: Where's Tom?

Star QB missing during media sessions for second straight day

Jan 26, 08 7:36 AM CST
(Newser) - Send out the search party. Tom Brady wasn't at practice or in the locker room for the second straight day during the media's allotted time, fueling speculation about the severity of an apparent ankle injury suffered earlier in the playoffs. And as usual, New England coach Bill Belichick offered no... More »

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New England Patriots • Super Bowl • football • New York Giants • Tom Brady • Bill Belichick

Tom Brady
Is Injured?!

After subpar game, Patriots QB pops up
in NYC, limping in
walking boot

Jan 22, 08 9:46 AM CST
(Newser) - Tom Brady appears to be a little banged up. Gossip photographers spotted the Patriots QB wearing a walking boot and limping noticeably as he visited girlfriend Gisele Bundchen yesterday in New York City, the Boston Globe reports. Brady dodged questions about the limp and promised to play, saying, “... More »

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OPINION

Super Bowl Ads Mirror US Mood

Boom times inspire better ads, MSNBC reports

Jan 21, 08 6:40 PM CST
(Newser) - Super Bowl ads reveal the economic tenor of our times, MSNBC reports. Boom times spark creative commercials, like Apple's famed Ridley Scott-directed "1984" plug, which aired as economic confidence was rising. “Every year it really does mirror the biggest trends that year—what’s happening in the economy... More »

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television • advertising • Super Bowl • football • commercials • US economy • Ridley Scott • tv ads

Double Save for Giants Kicker

NY's savior plays it calm after game-winning FG

Jan 21, 08 2:43 PM CST
(Newser) - The minus-20 wind chill wasn't the only thing freezing Giants kicker Lawrence Tynes on the sidelines after he missed two critical field goals last night in Green Bay. His coach snarled, his teammates kept silent, managers didn't even bother to drape a jacket over his shoulders, writes Greg Doyel of... More »

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NFL • Green Bay Packers • Super Bowl • New York Giants • Tom Coughlin • Lawrence Tynes • field goal

OPINION

Now, That Was the Patriots

AFC champs reverted to old DNA for win

Jan 21, 08 11:39 AM CST
(Newser) - That’s the best team of all time? The Patriots who showed up yesterday didn’t look much like a juggernaut poised to cap off a perfect season that included scores like 52-7 (Washington) or 56-10 (Buffalo). Instead, in grinding out a 21-12 victory over the Chargers they looked... More »

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OPINION

Peyton Who?

NY QB silences critics by punching Super Bowl ticket

Jan 21, 08 9:41 AM CST
(Newser) - No one expected this: the fifth-seeded Giants bound for Super Bowl XLII behind much-maligned quarterback Eli Manning, the last obstacle between the Patriots and immortality. Certainly no one expected Manning to go pick-less in three playoff road games, or to outsling Brett Favre 254 yards to 236. But here they... More »

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NFL • Super Bowl • New York Giants • Eli Manning

Giants Stun Packers in OT

Gain Super Bowl when Tynes FG ends 23-20 nail-biter

Jan 20, 08 9:03 PM CST
(Newser) - The New York Giants tonight became just the second NFC wild-card team to make the Super Bowl, stunning the favored Packers, 23-20, in the arctic cold at Lambeau Field. Kicker Lawrence Tynes atoned for two missed field goals—including one at the end of regulation—with his 47-yard game-winner. More »

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NFL • Brett Favre • Green Bay Packers • Super Bowl • New York Giants • Tom Coughlin • Eli Manning • Lawrence Tynes • NFL playoffs

Brady Wins MVP in Landslide

Brady stays humble but owner is 'surprised it took so long'

Jan 5, 08 3:44 PM CST
(Newser) - Tom Brady has racked up another eye-popping stat: 49-for-50, the vote count by media members that won him the AP's 2007 NFL MVP award today. Brady earned the crown with a record-breaking year, completing 68.9% of his passes for 4,806 yards, both league bests, and beating the single-season... More »

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NFL • NFL MVP • New England Patriots • Super Bowl • Tom Brady • broken records • NFL records

Packers Great Max McGee Dies

McGee scored the first touchdown in Super Bowl history

Oct 21, 07 9:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Max McGee, the Green Bay Packer legend who scored the first touchdown in Super Bowl history, died yesterday after falling from the roof of his Minnesota home. McGee played 12 seasons with the Cheeseheads and served two years in the Air Force, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel says. The Nevada... More »

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Air Force • Green Bay Packers • Super Bowl • football • obituary • Nevada • Max McGee • Vince Lombardi • Packers Hall of Fame • Packer Radio Network • Chi Chi's

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