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PepsiCo Offers $1M for Winning Super Bowl Ad

Company bets hefty prize will rekindle buzz around consumer-generated ads

(Newser) - PepsiCo is aiming to grab Budweiser's crown as king of the Super Bowl ads with a contest offering $1 million to anyone who can create a Doritos ad that tops viewer ratings during the game, the Wall Street Journal reports. The company hopes the cash prize will put a fresh...

How Eli Manning Won Over NYC
 How Eli Manning
 Won Over NYC
Glossies
Aug 17, 2008 12:00 PM CDT

How Eli Manning Won Over NYC

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

(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 Hoboken,...

QB McNair Retiring From NFL
 QB McNair Retiring From NFL 
Apr 17, 2008 12:15 PM CDT

QB McNair Retiring From NFL

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

(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...

Big Ben Getting Big Bucks
Big Ben Getting Big Bucks
Mar 3, 2008 10:46 PM CST

Big Ben Getting Big Bucks

Steelers guarantee $36 million to franchise QB

(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...

Bar Hopeful Planned Super Bowl Massacre

Denied liquor license, angry man plotted opening fire on crowd

(Newser) - A would-be bar owner was so angry over being denied a liquor license that he nearly shot up the Super Bowl, the AP reports. Toting an assault rifle and 200 rounds of ammo, Kurt William Havelock got all the way to the Super Bowl parking lot before he thought better...

She Buckled Up Beer, Not Baby
She Buckled Up Beer, Not Baby
Feb 6, 2008 11:53 AM CST

She Buckled Up Beer, Not Baby

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

(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...

Cops Nab 9 for Selling Forged Bowl Tickets

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

(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,...

The 11 Best Super Bowl Ads
The 11 Best Super Bowl Ads
Feb 3, 2008 2:56 PM CST

The 11 Best Super Bowl Ads

Game? What game?

(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 Scott-directed
...

NFL Nixes Super Bowl Church Parties
NFL Nixes
Super Bowl Church Parties
Feb 1, 2008 10:09 AM CST

NFL Nixes Super Bowl Church Parties

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

(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...

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

Researchers confirm higher heart attack risk for nail-biting fans

(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...

Bootless Brady Off to Arizona
Bootless Brady Off to Arizona
Jan 27, 2008 9:44 PM CST

Bootless Brady Off to Arizona

Fans ignore poor weather for send off at Foxboro

(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,...

Sex Appeal and the Single Quarterback
Sex Appeal
and the Single Quarterback
Jan 27, 2008 12:09 PM CST

Sex Appeal and the Single Quarterback

How do Brady, Manning compare as loverboys?

(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...

Brotherly Love Someday in the Super Bowl?

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

(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...

And We Wonder: Where's Tom?
And We Wonder: Where's Tom?
Jan 26, 2008 7:36 AM CST

And We Wonder: Where's Tom?

Star QB missing during media sessions for second straight day

(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...

Tom Brady Is Injured?!
Tom Brady
Is Injured?!
Jan 22, 2008 9:46 AM CST

Tom Brady Is Injured?!

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

(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, “I’...

Super Bowl Ads Mirror US Mood
Super Bowl Ads Mirror US Mood
OPINION
Jan 21, 2008 6:40 PM CST

Super Bowl Ads Mirror US Mood

Boom times inspire better ads, MSNBC reports

(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...

Double Save for Giants Kicker
Double Save for Giants Kicker
Jan 21, 2008 2:43 PM CST

Double Save for Giants Kicker

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

(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...

Now, That Was the Patriots
Now, That Was the Patriots
OPINION
Jan 21, 2008 11:39 AM CST

Now, That Was the Patriots

AFC champs reverted to old DNA for win

(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 like...

Peyton Who?
Peyton Who?
OPINION
Jan 21, 2008 9:41 AM CST

Peyton Who?

NY QB silences critics by punching Super Bowl ticket

(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...

Giants Stun Packers in OT
Giants Stun Packers in OT
Jan 20, 2008 9:03 PM CST

Giants Stun Packers in OT

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

(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.

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