NEW ORLEANS (AP) — From blowout to blackout to shootout, Joe Flacco and the Baltimore Ravens had just enough power to survive one of the most electric Super Bowls ever. The outage flipped a switch for the San Francisco 49ers, but the Ravens used a last-gasp defensive stand to hold on Sunday night, 34-31. America’s [...]

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Super Bowl was halted for 34 minutes because of a power outage Sunday, plunging parts of the Superdome into darkness and temporarily silencing the TV announcers in the biggest game of the year. The Baltimore Ravens were leading the San Francisco 49ers 28-6 when most of the lights in the [...]

I am monitoring the Super Bowl from a place where no one drinks hurricanes or evacuates because of them. But a friend of mine whose identity I will protect has been in New Orleans this weekend, and he or she shared these snapshots:

NEW ORLEANS — Film study for the San Francisco 49ers’ defense hasn’t been all about the Baltimore Ravens. The 49ers also have seen highlights of turnovers that swayed recent Super Bowls. To further emphasize the need of forcing turnovers Sunday, defensive coordinator Vic Fangio showed his players a graphic listing turnover differentials and Super Bowl results. “I think one of [...]

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — NFL general counsel Jeff Pash says he expects independent neurological consultants to be on sidelines during games next season to help diagnose and treat concussions. Speaking at a pre-Super Bowl news conference Thursday, Pash explained that the doctors would not be paid by the clubs or hired as team physicians. There [...]

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — San Francisco 49ers cornerback Chris Culliver apologized Thursday for anti-gay comments he made to a comedian during Super Bowl media day, saying “that’s not what I feel in my heart.” “I’m sorry if I offended anyone. They were very ugly comments,” Culliver said during an hour-long media session. “Hopefully I learn [...]

Bill Quinby, a former NFL official and one of my favorite people, called this week to remind us that San Francisco 49ers Coach Jim Harbaugh visited Eastern Iowa while a quarterback with the Chicago Bears. Quinby was in the twilight of his refereeing career and spotted Harbaugh as he was  jogging around the Coe College [...]

  Quick – what’s the No. 1 snack served at Super Bowl parties? Chips and dip? Pizza? Chili? The answer is chicken wings. Chicken wings burst on the scene in the 1980s, at a time when consumers were shifting their chicken loyalties from the whole bird to boneless-skinless breast meat. This left the wings cheep-cheep [...]