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SUPER BOWL WATCH: Beyonce, avocados, practice
Around Super Bowl XLVII and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavor and details of everything surrounding the ...
49ers' Culliver apologizes for anti-gay remarks
San Francisco 49ers cornerback Chris Culliver apologized Thursday for anti-gay comments he made to a comedian during Super Bowl media day, saying ...
Beyonce just 1 of many stars at Super Bowl
The entertainment leading up to the Super Bowl is so A-list, Beyonce may not even have the most anticipated performance surrounding the big game.
Naomi Campbell wins libel case over elephant polo
Model Naomi Campbell accepted libel damages Thursday from a British newspaper over a story that falsely claimed she was planning an elephant polo ...
Column: Super Bowl brothers like no others
John Harbaugh had just finished answering the masked man in front of him when a caped crusader from a children's network swooped in to ask how he ...
Suggs, Webb, stand out at Super Bowl media day
Scenes and observations from the NFL's annual Super Bowl media day — interviews with players and team personnel from the Baltimore Ravens and the San ...
Animal shelters are real winners of 'Puppy Bowl'
There will be a winner and a loser every Super Bowl Sunday. But at the "Puppy Bowl," it's always a win for animal shelters. The show provides national ...
Often loud, Suggs takes quiet approach on Day 1
As Terrell Suggs made his way to his seat for his first media appearance of Super Bowl week, a member of the Baltimore Ravens' PR staff pointed at the ...
Dodgers secure $7B TV rights deal with TW Cable
The Los Angeles Dodgers formally announced a deal with Time Warner Cable on Monday to create a new TV channel that people familiar with the situation ...
Harbaugh parents could become Super Bowl TV stars
Jack and Jackie Harbaugh would do well to practice their impassive faces in front of a mirror before the Super Bowl. The parents of Baltimore Ravens ...
ESPN's Rachel Nichols jumps to CNN, Turner Sports
ESPN reporter Rachel Nichols is leaving to work for CNN and Turner Sports. The companies announced Thursday that Nichols will anchor a new weekend CNN ...
Football games dominate network viewing
In the most recent week's television viewing, there were the NFL conference championship games and everything else. The Nielsen company said Wednesday ...
It's cowboys v. showgirls in Coke's Super Bowl ad
Most people will be cheering for the San Francisco 49ers or Baltimore Ravens during Super Bowl XLVII on Feb. 3. But Coca-Cola is asking viewers to ...
Former Miami baseball coach Ron Fraser dies
Ron Fraser coached the national teams from two different countries, is a member of 10 different Halls of Fame, won two NCAA baseball championships and ...
NHL returns with strong television rating
NHL fans have tuned in to hockey's return to television. NBC's broadcast Saturday earned the highest preliminary rating for a non-Winter Classic ...
NHL has work to do to win back fans after lockout
Three generations of the Ribble family hurried through a parking lot in suburban Detroit, eager to see the Red Wings practice when the lockout finally ...
Column: Live commentary on Armstrong interview
ARMSTRONG'S BIG TEST: Fallen sports icon Lance Armstrong's "no-holds-barred interview" with Oprah Winfrey is airing Thursday night on her OWN network.
Te'o mentioned 'girlfriend' twice recently
Not once but twice after he supposedly discovered his online girlfriend of three years never even existed, Notre Dame All-American linebacker Manti ...
Pacino to play Paterno in upcoming movie
Al Pacino will play Joe Paterno in a movie about the late Penn State football coach. Producer Edward R. Pressman confirms Brian De Palma will direct ...
NHL says it's sorry to fans in newspaper ads
With hockey set to return after a four-month lockout, the NHL is apologizing again. Echoing last week's remarks by Commissioner Gary Bettman, the NHL ...
News Corp takes majority stake in German pay-TV
A wholly owned subsidiary of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. has taken a majority stake in German pay-TV Sky Deutschland. The Munich-based channel said ...
Armstrong will answer 'honestly' during Oprah talk
Lance Armstrong said he will answer questions "directly, honestly and candidly" during an interview with Oprah Winfrey next week. He will also ...
Defense: Move Ohio football players' rape trial
The attorney for one of two Ohio high school football players charged with raping a 16-year-old girl says he's seeking to get the trial moved and ...
Review: Aereo makes it tempting to cut cable TV
Broadcast networks make many of their shows available on the Internet, but you usually have to wait at least a day after an episode airs on television
BCS title game's TV rating hurt by rout
The BCS title game's television rating was up from last season, but the lopsided score kept viewership down. Alabama's 42-14 rout over Notre Dame drew ...