In the face of a lagging economy, the business of the Super Bowl isn't bogged down. The NFL Super Bowl outlet, opened in November next to WestShore Plaza, stood nearly empty Tuesday morning, two days after Pittsburgh beat Arizona, and people still streamed in. Where once there were two wide rooms full of merchandise, now there is only one, with a depleted selection of T-shirts, jackets, sweatshirts and pennants. ...more

February 3, 2009

Police arrested a South Carolina man on Monday, accusing him of selling unauthorized NFL merchandise at Raymond James Stadium. Travis Collins, 27, was released from a Hillsborough County jail this morning on $2,000 bail. He is charged with felony vending of counterfeit goods, records show. ...more

February 3, 2009

Robin Post has been to about 20 Bruce Springsteen concerts in her 44 years, but nothing compares to what she was a part of during the Super Bowl halftime spectacular. ...more

February 3, 2009

The great state of Pennsylvania may have the bragging rights for the moment with Pittsburgh (Super Bowl Champs) and Philadelphia (World Series Champs) but our Tampa Bay area was the focal point for both events and we came through with flying colors. ...more

February 3, 2009

When he threw the pass that won the Super Bowl, Ben Roethlisberger thought he'd just blown the game for the Steelers. ...more

February 2, 2009

The case of an abandoned car that was struck by a southbound train about 10:30 p.m. Sunday remained under investigation on Monday, according to Highlands County Sheriff's Lt. Keith Starling. ...more

February 2, 2009

GoDaddy.com's "enhancement" ad with auto racing driver Danica Patrick was the most-watched commercial in the Super Bowl. ...more

February 2, 2009

Celebrities In Tampa For Super Bowl Were Almost Too Many To Count ...more

February 2, 2009

Preliminary overnight ratings indicate Super Bowl XLIII pulled in some super ratings for NBC and WFLA, Channel 8, topping at a 50 rating and 77 percent share of Tampa-St. Petersburg TV audience during the final quarter of the game. ...more

February 2, 2009

More than 32,000 people are expected to fly out of Tampa International Airport on 220 commercial flights today, making it one of the busiest travel days of the year. On the morning after Super Bowl XLIII, some fans headed straight from the game to the airport. They were easy to spot at 6 a.m. They were the ones asleep in chairs or on the floor. ...more

February 2, 2009