Green Bay Packers
Mike Tomlin makes Steelers his team with "militant" approach
Jan 31, 2011 21:28 EST
DALLAS (Reuters) - Pittsburgh Steelers receiver Hines Ward feels coach Mike Tomlin's 'militant' approach to establishing his authority in the locker room has given the Super Bowl winner a team that is purely of his own making.
Super Bowl a magnet for under-age sex trade
Jan 31, 2011 21:25 EST
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Pimps will traffic thousands of under-age prostitutes to Texas for Sunday's Super Bowl, hoping to do business with men arriving for the big game with money to burn, child rights advocates said.
Steelers did not back Ben Roethlisberger: Goodell
Jan 31, 2011 19:19 EST
DALLAS (Reuters) - NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said Ben Roethlisberger received no backing from his Pittsburgh Steelers team mates when he interviewed them as part of a disciplinary inquest into the two-times Super Bowl-winning quarterback.
Football, food and fun Sunday
Jan 31, 2011 19:00 EST
Read Allison Duck's complete breakdown of the places to be on Super Bowl Sunday at lasvegassun.com.
Football fans getting a touch of the blues
Jan 31, 2011 19:00 EST
If you gaze long enough at the cobalt-blue paint smeared across the respective domes of Blue Man Group, your mind begins to wander.You start thinking of the promotional possibilities for that indelible costume effect. Why not paint the Blue Men some other color, and paint a logo somewhere on that unused cranial territory?
Pro Bowl brings best TV ratings in 14 years
Jan 31, 2011 17:42 EST
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The National Football League's Pro Bowl attracted its largest TV audience in 14 years despite being played without participants from the Super Bowl teams for the second straight season.
Tomlin to keep waiting on Steelers center Pouncey
Jan 31, 2011 15:17 EST
FORT WORTH, Texas (Reuters) - Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin said he will evaluate injured Pro Bowl center Maurkice Pouncey on Wednesday as the player battles to be fit for Sunday's Super Bowl against the Green Bay Packers.
Super Bowl offers chance to party with stars -- for a price
Jan 31, 2011 15:02 EST
DALLAS (Reuters) - The week of hype and glitz building up to the Super Bowl is attracting plenty of celebrities to Texas and many are offering the public the chance to party with them -- just don't forget the credit card.
Cardiac deaths mount after US Super Bowl loss
Jan 30, 2011 19:09 EST
US researchers have found an increased number of cardiac deaths, particularly among women, after a city's home team lost in the famed Super Bowl, the biggest American football game of the year.
Packers linebacker Walden facing Wednesday test
Jan 30, 2011 16:05 EST
DALLAS (Reuters) - Green Bay Packers outside linebacker Erik Walden, who has missed training since picking up an ankle injury in the NFC Championship game, should return to practice on Wednesday and be fit for next weekend's Super Bowl, head coach Mike McCarthy said.
Super Bowl offers chance to party with stars -- for a price
Jan 30, 2011 11:14 EST
DALLAS (Reuters) - The week of hype and glitz building up to the Super Bowl is attracting plenty of celebrities to Texas and many are offering the public the chance to party with them -- just don't forget the credit card.
Super Bowl come early for Winter X Games
Jan 28, 2011 19:34 EST
DALLAS (Reuters) - Super Bowl XLV may be next Sunday but for action sports junkies their gala is already here this weekend with Winter X Games 15 taking over Aspen for four days of jaw-dropping, gravity-defying competition.
Bears' Peppers fined $10,000 for hit on Packers' quarterback
Jan 28, 2011 16:53 EST
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Chicago Bears defensive end Julius Peppers has been fined $10,000 by the NFL for a helmet-to-helmet hit on Green Bay's Aaron Rodgers in the NFC championship game.
Super Bowl to be super-sized in big Texas venue
Jan 28, 2011 14:03 EST
ARLINGTON, Texas (Reuters) - Some say everything is bigger in Texas and when fans come to Arlington for Super Bowl XLV on February 6, they will see that claim may not be such a tall tale.
Pro football tackles the event hospitality business
Jan 28, 2011 13:56 EST
DETROIT (Reuters) - The National Football League (NFL) is tackling the event hospitality business for its top properties, including the Super Bowl, as a way to boost business and bring it closer to its corporate and individual fans.
Super Bowl has transformed from humble to huge
Jan 28, 2011 13:27 EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Super Bowl has grown from a game with humble roots played in front of thousands of empty seats into the biggest single sporting event in the United States and a glitzy extravaganza seen in nearly 200 countries and territories in 33 languages.
Suspicious package at Super Bowl stadium harmless
Jan 28, 2011 12:02 EST
DALLAS (Reuters) - A suspicious package discovered near the stadium where the Super Bowl will be played was harmless, the Dallas Cowboys football team said on Friday.
Relaxed Rodgers looks to join the elite club
Jan 27, 2011 20:09 EST
MIAMI (Reuters) - Aaron Rodgers has proven his quality as a great NFL quarterback this season but he has one more challenge to meet if he is to be regarded as a truly elite player - winning the Super Bowl.
Bieber, Ozzy Osbourne team up for Super Bowl ad
Jan 27, 2011 14:53 EST
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Fresh-faced Canadian teen idol Justin Bieber has teamed up with veteran rocker Ozzy Osbourne and his wife Sharon to make a Best Buy commercial for next month's Super Bowl, the U.S. electronics chain said on Thursday.
Record crowd expected for Super Bowl
Jan 27, 2011 13:48 EST
A record Super Bowl crowd of about 105,000 people is expected to attend the February 6 championship game between the Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh Steelers, NFL officials said Thursday.
