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| Steelers again show grit, but were haunted by mistakes |
NFL Football |
02/08/2011 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Pittsburgh Steelers finally found an obstacle they couldn't quite overcome in Super Bowl XLV. Unfortunately, it was themselves. Turnovers proved pivotal to the outcome of Sunday's title bout with the Green Bay Packers. Three Steelers giveaways were converted into 21 crucial points by their opportunistic opponent in a 31-25 victory that foiled the Black and Gold's goal of capturing an unprecedented seventh Lombardi Trophy. Two interceptions by quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, one of which w |
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| It was business as usual for Green Bay |
NFL Football |
02/08/2011 |
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| e a team or engineer another to Super Bowl immortality. The ones that persevere usually have top-notch scouts and enough depth to carry on and reach the ultimate goal: hoisting the Vince Lombardi Trophy in recognition as champion of the NFL. So when Green Bay Packers defensive captain Charles Woodson left Super Bowl XLV in the second quarter with a broken collarbone, head coach Mike McCarthy and his staff, like they did so many other times throughout this season, were forced to summon one of the reserves to fill |
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| Fans celebrate Packers win with final tailgate |
NFL Football |
02/08/2011 |
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GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) - Giddy Green Bay Packers fans poured into the frigid Lambeau Field parking lots early Tuesday to fire up their grills and throw down beers in a final tailgate to cap a magical season that ended in Super Bowl victory. At $5 each, the 50,000 tickets for Tuesday's "Return to Titletown" celebration at the stadium sold out in a matter of hours Monday, and they were going for as much as $140 each on the ticket resale site StubHub on Tuesday. Don Jobe, 24, of Appleton, and three of his frie |
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| Nev. sports books eke out $724K win on Super Bowl |
Headlines |
02/08/2011 |
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LAS VEGAS (AP) - Sports books in Nevada hung on to win just over $724,000 from Super Bowl bets despite heavy gambling on the Green Bay Packers and lots of scoring. The Nevada Gaming Control Board said Tuesday that $87.5 million were wagered on the NFL's championship game in 183 sports books across the state. Of those bets, casinos kept less than 1 percent. Green Bay beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 31-25 in Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Sunday night. The Packers were a 2 1/2-point favorite in most |
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| Tickets to Packers' Lambeau rally sell out fast |
Headlines |
02/08/2011 |
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GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) - The Green Bay Packers have sold out their Super Bowl celebration at Lambeau Field. Team spokesman Aaron Popkey says 50,000 of the $5 tickets were available for Tuesday afternoon's "Return to Titletown" rally and all were sold by Monday night. The online ticket sales site StubHub is selling the tickets for as much as $140. Wisconsin fans have been reveling since Sunday's Super Bowl victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers in Dallas. The victory gave Green Bay its fourth Super Bowl title. |
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| Broadway's Vince Lombardi show has super night |
Headlines |
02/07/2011 |
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NEW YORK (AP) - It wasn't too hard to guess which team producers of Broadway's ``Lombardi'' were rooting for at the Super Bowl. Tony Ponturo, who co-produced the play about legendary Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi, said Monday that they're ``certainly not complaining about'' the dramatic victory by the Packers over the Steelers. The show, starring Dan Lauria as Lombardi and Judith Light as his wife, enjoyed the coincidence of being on Broadway when the Packers won the Super Bowl as well as getting |
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| Super Bowl sets viewership record |
NFL Football |
02/07/2011 |
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NEW YORK (AP) - For the second year in a row, the Super Bowl has set a new record for American television viewing. The Nielsen Co. said Monday that an estimated 111 million people watched the Green Bay Packers outlast the Pittsburgh Steelers in professional football's ultimate game. That tops the 106.5 million who watched the 2010 game between New Orleans and Indianapolis. The series finale of ``M-A-S-H'' had held the title of the most-watched TV show in the United States for 27 years. It is now No. 3. |
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| Steelers remain stuck on six Super Bowl titles |
NFL Football |
02/07/2011 |
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PITTSBURGH (AP) - A silver lining for the Steelers faithful is all the ``Seventh Heaven'' merchandise will still be good for at least another year. The Pittsburgh Steelers remain stuck on six Super Bowl titles after their 31-25 loss to the Green Bay Packers on Sunday. One day after the defeat, the gloomy weather in Pittsburgh seemed fitting for a city dealing with a rare loss in the big game. If there's one franchise that isn't used to this feeling, it's the Steelers. Sure, they lost a Super Bowl before, |
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| Wilson wins Phoenix Open in playoff |
Mens PGA Golf |
02/07/2011 |
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| Scottsdale, AZ (MySportsbook) - On Sunday, Mark Wilson's beloved Green Bay Packers won the Super Bowl. On Monday, Wilson got his second win already in 2011. Wilson birdied the second playoff hole on Monday to defeat Jason Dufner and win the Phoenix Open. He captured the Sony Open in Hawaii last month and now Wilson is on top of the golf world. "I am ecstatic," Wilson said in a television interview. "I guess my schedule got even better. I guess I'm in all the majors now and the match play thing. "It's crazy. I |
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| Packers' backup Nelson steps up in Super Bowl |
NFL Football |
02/07/2011 |
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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Jordy Nelson sure didn't play like a backup. The third-year pro may have bobbled a few balls, but he had the game of a lifetime in the Super Bowl, catching nine passes for 140 yards and a touchdown in the Green Bay Packers 31-25 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers in Sunday's Super Bowl. The kid from Kansas State was all over the field, snaring passes from Aaron Rodgers and catching a 29-yarder in the right corner of the end zone to give the Packers a 7-0 lead. He dropped a few, but r |
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