Tampa is going to get a lot of exposure on NBC's "Today" show when Meredith Vieira, Al Roker and Ann Curry come to town for the Super Bowl. ...more

January 28, 2009

The first 70,000 tickets for the NFL's third regular-season game in London have been sold, with 20,000 bought in the first seven minutes of availability, the NFL said Tuesday. ...more

January 28, 2009

There is no bigger sports stage than the Super Bowl, so those in the Gridiron Greats organization figure there is no better platform to highlight the needs of those who it says have been forgotten by the league they helped to build. ...more

January 27, 2009

It's understood that Pittsburgh will beat Arizona come Sunday in the Super Bowl, probably badly. Forget about scoring points; the Steelers' defense may not let the Cardinals gain a single yard. Please tell me there is a fund somewhere to make sure Kurt Warner's life insurance premiums are paid. The man has a family. I don't really believe any of that, by the way – not a single word. ...more

January 27, 2009

When Tampa hosted its last Super Bowl in 2001, many well-heeled New York Giants fans who flew into town on corporate jets couldn't wait to get away fast enough, even before the end of the game that the Baltimore Ravens dominated by a score of 34-7. ...more

January 26, 2009

What does a season-ending, four-game slide that keeps an NFL team away from a playoff berth cost? ...more

January 22, 2009

"American Idol" winner Jordin Sparks is coming to Tampa for two fundraising charity events tied to Super Bowl XLIII. ...more

January 19, 2009

The New York Jets' coaching search is over now that the Baltimore Ravens' season has ended. The Jets offered Ravens defensive coordinator Rex Ryan their head coaching job today, hours after Baltimore lost to Pittsburgh in the AFC championship. Newsday reported that Ryan agreed to a four-year contract. ESPN also reported that Ryan accepted the post. ...more

January 19, 2009

The St. Louis Rams and Steve Spagnuolo agreed Saturday on a four-year contract to make the New York Giants' defensive coordinator their coach. ...more

January 18, 2009

MEMORABLE MOMENTS Five things to remember from Jon Gruden's tenure: •Coaching Clinic - Gruden owned the 2002 postseason. His clinical game plan in the NFC Championship Game stunned the Eagles and closed down Veterans Stadium. And the Raiders still don't know what hit them in Super Bowl XXXVII. ...more

January 17, 2009