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NEWS ABOUT: Super Bowl XLIII

Super Bowl XLIII stories: 32 news summaries

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 'Cheap' Tickets Go for $1,300 

Economic worries cool demand for red-hot tickets

Jan 29, 09 10:20 AM CST
(Newser) - The pancaked economy and a lack of star power means Super Bowl tickets are selling a lot cheaper than in years past, Marketwatch reports. But they're not going for pennies. Resellers are offering nosebleed seats for as low as $1,300. An average seat is going for around $2,500—... More »

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Arizona Cardinals • Super Bowl • Pittsburgh Steelers • ticket resellers • tickets • Super Bowl XLIII

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 Media Day 
 Close But 
 No Bizarre 


Jan 28, 09 9:44 AM CST
(Newser) - Super Bowl media day, traditionally one of the weirdest episodes on the sports calendar, came and went yesterday with nary an international incident and less exposed flesh than usual. True, a Telemundo reporter traipsed about in drag, while another very serious journalist busily measured players’ biceps. "Last time, I... More »

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 The 10 Best Super Bowl Ads 

Animals, violence, catchphrases fuel success

Jan 27, 09 12:17 PM CST
(Newser) - Sure, the economy's in the toilet, but there’s always $3 million in the couch cushions for 30 seconds come Super Bowl time. But it remains to be seen whether this year’s crop stick to a reliable winning formula: Include “animals, potty humor, violence, celebrities, sentimentality,” or... More »

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television • McDonald's • Super Bowl • Apple • commercials • Budweiser • Reebok • E Trade • Super Bowl ads • Coca-Cola • television advertising • Super Bowl XLIII

 NBC Bans PETA 
 Veggie Porn 
 During Super Bowl 

Ad featuring lingerie model grinding with pumpkin too sexual for network censors

Jan 27, 09 9:58 AM CST
(Newser) - PETA’s latest TV ad reaches a whole new level of extreme—and has been nixed by NBC from Sunday's Super Bowl telecast, the New York Post reports. The ad—taglined “Vegetarians Have Better Sex”—features models in their skivvies getting down with vegetables. According to PETA, reasons... More »

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NBC • Super Bowl • sex • PETA • vegetarianism • vegan • Super Bowl ads • Super Bowl XLIII

 Strip Clubs Look 
 to Score at Super Bowl 

Super Bowl venue is lap dance capital

Jan 27, 09 7:50 AM CST
(Newser) - The road to Super Bowl XLIII is paved with Tampa's 43 strip clubs, and their owners are expecting a bonanza, the AP reports. Some are going the extra mile to attract free-spending Super Bowl tourists, spiffing up their interiors, hiring extra dancers, and keeping doors open around the clock. Although... More »

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Arizona Cardinals • tourism • Super Bowl • Pittsburgh Steelers • Tampa • stripper • Super Bowl XLIII • strip clubs • lap dancing

OPINION

 The Worst Super Bowl Chumps 

NFL's title game has seen its share of stinkers

Jan 26, 09 4:32 PM CST
(Newser) - With the big game set for Sunday, Fox Sports remembers the 10 worst Super Bowl performances. A sampling:
  • Tony Eason, Patriots, Super Bowl XX: The ’85 Bears were a defense to be feared, and Eason crumbled before them. He was benched in the second after going 0 for
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(Newser) - Thanks to the economy, Super Bowl week will be less extravagant and profitable than in years past, the Washington Post reports. While host city Tampa Bay is expected to attract more than $150 million from Super Bowl visitors, that’s 20% less than usual; despite hotels filled to the... More »

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 Super Bowl Awash in Subplots 

Arizona's Pittsburgh transplants give Cards an edge—if not the edge

Jan 19, 09 10:47 AM CST
(Newser) - You can't spell “conflict” without NFL, and this year's Super Bowl contains plenty of opposing loyalties, Sam Farmer writes in the Los Angeles Times. You can’t throw a stone at the Arizona Cardinals’ sideline without hitting a former Pittsburgh resident, player, or coach—and that last category might... More »

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NFL • Arizona Cardinals • Super Bowl • football • Pittsburgh Steelers • Mike Tomlin • Larry Fitzgerald • NFL playoffs • Super Bowl XLIII • Ken Whisenhunt • Russ Grimm • Steve Breaston

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 Steelers Down Ravens, 
 23-14, for AFC Crown 


Jan 18, 09 9:39 PM CST
(AP) - Pittsburgh used its dominating defense to beat the Baltimore Ravens, 23-14, in tonight's AFC championship game and return to the Super Bowl, the AP reports. Santonio Holmes scored on an electrifying 65-yard catch-and-run in the first half, and hard-hitting safety Troy Polamalu returned an interception 40 yards for a clinching... More »

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 Cards Edge Eagles for NFC Title 


Jan 18, 09 5:40 PM CST
(AP) - That's not a mirage rising out of the desert, folks: It's the Arizona Cardinals soaring to their first Super Bowl. The once-dysfunctional team capitalized on Larry Fitzgerald's three first-half touchdown receptions today, then coolly marched downfield to Kurt Warner's 8-yard scoring pass to rookie Tim Hightower with 2:53... More »

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 Hudson to Sing 
 at Super Bowl 

Bereaved star will return to the spotlight to belt out national anthem

Jan 14, 09 5:02 AM CST
(Newser) - Jennifer Hudson will return to the stage for the first time since her family murder tragedy at next month's Super Bowl, sources tell E! Online. The singer has stayed out of the spotlight since her mother, brother and nephew were killed in October. Rumors that she was to sing at... More »

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 Ad Vets Sit Out 
 Super Bowl in 
 Tough Year 

Amid layoffs, some worry pricey publicity could backfire

Nov 11, 08 1:34 PM CST
(Newser) - The recession has loyal Super Bowl advertisers hesitating to buy spots, worried the $6 million-a-minute publicity could backfire. FedEx is concerned it looks “wrong” to drop the dollars while “asking employees to do more with less,” the Wall Street Journal reports. NBC sold most ad spots by... More »

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