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Kaepernick nearly leads another 49ers comeback
Under pressure and off balance, Colin Kaepernick released a fourth-down throw into the end zone with the outcome of the Super Bowl hanging in the ...
Lewis ends NFL career in championship fashion
So, Ray Lewis, now that you've won a Super Bowl, what's next? No, he's not going to that amusement park. The Baltimore Ravens linebacker is heading ...
Baltimore QB Joe Flacco wins Super Bowl MVP award
Until this Super Bowl, Joe Flacco always believed in himself more than many other folks did. Maybe that's because the Baltimore Ravens quarterback ...
SUPER BOWL WATCH: Super indeed, Baltimore's joy
Around the Super Bowl and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavor and details of everything surrounding the game: ...
Fans mob Baltimore streets to celebrate Ravens win
Hundreds of giddy Ravens fans poured into the streets Sunday night, whooping, hollering and high-fiving complete strangers as they celebrated the ...
Power outage stops Super Bowl for 34 minutes
The Super Bowl turned into Blackout Sunday. The biggest game of the year was halted for 34 minutes because of a power outage, plunging parts of the ...
Column: Not Super, but one Harbaugh good enough
It ended another lifetime after it began, with the Baltimore Ravens gladly surrendering two points that meant nothing except to some lucky bettors in ...
Ali's daughter: The Greatest is OK, watching game
Muhammad Ali's daughter knocked down rumors of her father being near death Sunday, saying he was at home watching the Super Bowl. May May Ali said she ...
Ray Lewis ends brilliant career with championship
Before he could bask in a shower of confetti, before he could put his fingerprints on the Lombardi Trophy and before he could head into retirement as ...
Glance: 10 Super Bowl ads that stood out
In a nail biter, the Baltimore Ravens topped the San Francisco 49ers during the Super Bowl XLVII, during which a half-hour long blackout added to the ...
Power outage electrifies CBS Super Bowl broadcast
When the lights went out at the Super Bowl, CBS' telecast got a jolt. The power outage in the Super Dome in New Orleans sent the network scrambling ...
Baltimore bars full of purple as fans cheer team
Giddy Baltimore Ravens fans are hugging, cheering, and pouring into the streets following the 34-31 victory of their team over the San Francisco 49ers
5 Moments to Remember from Super Bowl XLVII
Five memorable moments from Super Bowl XLVII: 1. THE NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT: Superdome power outage leaves NFL's showcase game in the dark for more ...
AP PHOTOS: Best images from the Super Bowl
Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Jacoby Jones celebrates after returning a kickoff for a 108-yard touchdown. San Francisco 49ers tight end Vernon Davis ...
For films, Super Bowl provides super stage
The Super Bowl resembled a trip to the movie theater with several potential summer blockbusters airing new ads. Three film trailers aired through the ...
Sandy Hook choir, Hudson delight Super Bowl crowd
As 26 children in white polo shirts excitedly walked to center of the Superdome field and prepared to sing, a packed Super Bowl crowd revved up by a ...
Celebs, babies and beer: its Super Bowl ad time
Sex. Babies. Cute animals. While the San Francisco 49ers and the Baltimore Ravens battle on the field during Super Bowl XLVII, advertisers are ...
Obama says Boy Scouts should allow gays as members
President Barack Obama said Sunday that gays should be allowed in the Boy Scouts and women should be allowed in military combat roles, weighing in on ...
Obama: Safety a concern for young football players
President Barack Obama says the threat of concussions for football players means that everything possible should be done to improve their safety — ...
'Warm Bodies' heats up box office with $20 million
The love-struck zombies of "Warm Bodies" swarmed the box office on Super Bowl weekend with a $20 million opening. On a weekend that Hollywood largely ...
Journey, Rascal Flatts team up for CMT Crossroads
Even before Journey and Rascal Flatts got on stage together for CMT's Crossroads concert Super Bowl weekend, they were already in perfect harmony.
What comes now for NFL after tumultuous season?
The Super Bowl closes a tumultuous year for the NFL. Suicides by former NFL players. Thousands of others filing concussion lawsuits. New studies ...
Goodell: 'Absolutely' would let son play football
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell would "absolutely" want his own child to play football. After President Barack Obama recently said he'd "have to think ...
Timberlake gives Super Bowl-eve comeback concert
One of the most anticipated musical moments of the year so far happened in New Orleans and was connected to the Super Bowl — but it had nothing to do ...
CeeLo, Kyle Bush, others party for Super Bowl
CeeLo was looking for a little New Orleans action. David Gregory was taking the weekend off from "Meet the Press." And Paul McCartney was hanging out ...