National Football League Vice President of Security Milt Ahlerich had some suggestions and requirements today for fans planning to attend the Super Bowl. ...more

January 26, 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

The Pittsburgh Steelers got to Tampa first. The Arizona Cardinals followed shortly after. ...more

January 26, 2009

It used to be quiet on Sundays at O'Brien's Irish Pub of Tampa. But that was 15 years ago, before the Bay Area Black and Gold Club, one of the largest local Pittsburgh Steelers fan clubs, asked to make the neighborhood pub its official home. "Every Sunday, no matter what their record, regardless if they're 1-14 or 14-1, they're not what you call fair-weather fans. They're loyal fans," owner Bernie O'Brien said. "I'm a Bucs fan, but business is business." ...more

January 26, 2009

The sagging economy has put a hit on plans for this week's Super Bowl, not that visitors to Tampa for the game and hundreds of millions watching on TV will be able to tell the difference. ...more

January 26, 2009

hide or learn. Here are 10 things you need to know about the Pittsburgh Steelers. ...more

January 25, 2009

Seventeen-hundred bucks for a football ticket isn't cheap, but in the exclusive province of the Super Bowl, this year's game may be a real bargain. ...more

January 25, 2009

The Muck Bowl - one of Florida's top prep football rivalries, chock full of passion and big-time players - is coming to the Super Bowl. ...more

January 25, 2009

The Big Game is coming to town. Former Bucs safety Dexter Jackson, back home in Tampa after an injury-plagued season with the Cincinnati Bengals, said he senses the community's excitement. ...more

January 24, 2009

NBC has signed retired coach Tony Dungy as a commentator for the network's pregame coverage of Super Bowl XLIII. Dungy, who recently returned to Tampa after leaving the Indianapolis Colts, will join another newcomer to NBC's coverage team, Mike Holmgren, the former Seattle Seahawks and Green Bay Packers coach. ...more

January 23, 2009