With this year's Super Bowl looming in Tampa, a former Tampa Bay Buccaneer whose Super Bowl rings were stolen three years ago has contacted a Sarasota investigator for help finding the jewelry. ...more

January 28, 2009

While the Pittsburgh Steelers have had a tremendous season thus far by winning the AFC and advancing to Super Bowl XLIII, LaMarr Woodley knows it won't mean much if the Steelers aren't able to come out on top against the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday at Raymond James Stadium. ...more

January 28, 2009

Sea life was split Tuesday on who will win the Super Bowl, as manatee Buffett picked the Pittsburgh Steelers by a nose and Shelley the sea turtle decided those same Steelers would get shelled. Today, four-legged football experts from the Tampa Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives will take a crack at sniffing out a winner. ...more

January 28, 2009

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

There was a squealing drag queen from Telemundo. There were beefy football players who twirled a sequin-clad dancer in a Super Bowl version of "Dancing with the Stars." And a "journalist" measured the arm muscles of players as she cooed into the camera. ...more

January 28, 2009

What young boy hasn't pretended to be a professional football player during a pickup game in their backyard? Plant players get to do it for real Friday night at Raymond James Stadium, but first they had to practice like the pros. ...more

January 27, 2009

NBC's "Today" is getting ready for a Super Bowl visit to Tampa that includes a special two-hour edition on Sunday morning with Meredith Vieira, Al Roker and Ann Curry live from Raymond James Stadium, and Matt Lauer at the White House. ...more

January 27, 2009

Behold Super Bowl fans; it's Media Day. Journalists from around the world will converge at Raymond James Stadium this morning for what is perhaps best described as the NFL's annual freak show. ...more

January 27, 2009

Bay area leaders kicked off Super Bowl XLIII on Monday, pledging to make the weeklong event a memorable one for visitors while remaining mindful of the economic recession. ...more

January 27, 2009

They're here. The Steelers have landed. Monday morning, David Chamberlain was waiting for them. He had been standing on the roof of the short-term parking garage at Tampa International Airport, or, as we travelers like to call it, Level 9. ...more

January 26, 2009