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Game on; A look at Super Bowl sites on the Web

By Marco Buscaglia, Source: Tribune Media Services

Football fans, rejoice! The culmination of the NFL season is here. On Feb. 7, the Indianapolis Colts will face the New Orleans Saints in Miami for the NFL championship. Before you get your game on, check out some notable Super Bowl sites on the Web.


OFFICIAL SUPER BOWL SITE

superbowl.com

The official Super Bowl site has stats from all previous games, as well as MVPs, locations and more. Plus, you gotta love the little countdown clock for those fans who are literally timing their minutes until kickoff.

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS

nola.com/saints/

Who dat wants to know more about the NFC champs? Check out the Times-Picayune Saints page, which is filled with the latest info from the beat writers who have been covering Drew Brees and friends all season.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS

indystar.com/colts

The Indianapolis Star’s coverage of the AFC champions is presented here, complete with stats, player profiles and all the in-depth features you’d expect from reporters who’ve spent all season with the team.

SUPER BOWL WIKI

wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl

As with any event in pop culture today, you can look at the Wikipedia entry for more information than you can possible digest. Such is the case with Wikipedia’s Super Bowl entry. There’s lots of information, including the really important stuff and a lot of the dumb stuff as well.

HALFTIME SHOWS

nfl.com/superbowl/history/entertainment

Impress your friends while watching the game as you name each and every Super Bowl performer as if you actually remember each and every Super Bowl performer. Well, who can forget “Up With People” in 1986? And something about Janet Jackson?

HALFTIME CONTROVERSY

answers.com/topic/super-bowl-xxxviii-halftime-show-controversy

Oh, that Janet Jackson thing. What says Super Bowl better than a good old-fashioned controversy involving some faulty apparel? Not much, according to the coverage afforded to the “wardrobe malfunction” that took place when Justin Timberlake and Janet Jackson took the stage together at Super Bowl XXXVIII?

COMMERCIALS

msnbc.msn.com/id/28780693/

Super Bowl commercials hold a rare place in American pop culture. We know how much ads sell for, who will and won’t be running them and, most importantly, to be quiet when the game takes a break for some multi-million dollar television messages. This list may be a couple of years old, but all of MSNBC’s top Super Bowl commercials still seem pretty topical.

URBAN LEGENDS

snopes.com/sports/football/superbowl.asp

With the Super Bowl in sight, municipalities around the world are once again preparing themselves for the torrent of sewage water about to take over their cities as residents embark on that eventual halftime flush. Or not. Snopes reveals some of the hype behind a few of the big game’s annual list of urban legends.

GEORGE HALAS

profootballhof.com/hof/member.jsp?player_id=85

When you think Super Bowl, you think George Halas. Wait, you don't? Well, you should. After all, without original the Chicago Bears owner, there’s a good chance that the NFL might not even be around, forcing us instead to spend our office small-talk on topics like — gasp! — soccer.

SUPER BALL

superballs.com

According to NFL folklore, commissioner Pete Rozelle wanted to call the championship game “The Big One,” but was swayed by Kansas City Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt, who called it the Super Bowl after watching his daughter play with her Super Ball. Did you know that ball is now in the NFL Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio? Check out the Web site of Super Ball and maybe you’ll be inspired to name a new blockbuster sporting event.

SUPER BOWL RECIPES

cooksrecipes.com/holiday-recipes/super-bowl-party-recipes.html

Don’t be that guy who puts out an open bag of potato chips and some watered-down lemonade for the Big Game. If you invite people over, you're accepting a very important role. Check out the above URL for some great Super Bowl snacks and leave the stale crackers in the cabinet where they belong.

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