Super Bowl XLV

Judge Will Allow Lawsuit Over Super Bowl XLV Ticket Snafu to Continue, But Jerry's Free to Go

​A little more than nine months after those aggrieved ticketholders left out in the Arlington cold during Super Bowl XLV brought their lawsuits, U.S. District Judge Barbara Lynn -- she of tough sentences and no nonsense -- has refused to dismiss the breach-of-contract case. But: Lynn did remove th ... More >>

Play With Your Big Balls, Win $5,000

​We've all played Beer Pong. But tonight at Duke's Original Roadhouse in Addison the rewards -- not to mention the balls -- will be much bigger than forcing your buddy to chug a warm cup o' keg brew. At 9 p.m. will commence the culmination of a 12-week Big Balls tournamen ... More >>

Hook, Line and Stinker: The Cowboys' Catch and Release of Nnamdi Asomugha

After an epic swing and miss at the NFL's No. 1 free agent, the Cowboys are off and crawling at training camp.

2011 Dallas Cowboys Training Camp Day 6: My Top 10 Observer-ations

​10. Per the new collective bargaining agreement, the Cowboys are tweaking their San Antonio schedule. Today's padded practice ends at 4:15 p.m. instead of 5:30. Off day is moved from Wednesday to tomorrow. Plan accordingly. 9. Defensive coordinator Rob Ryan keeps calling cornerba ... More >>

For SMU Football, Adrian Klemm's L.A. Story is Paying Off (But Not Like That)

And a little movie about the Mustangs' downfall isn't hurting either.

The Greatest Individual Playoff Performance in the History of Dallas-Fort Worth Sports. Is Dirk's Dominant?

​The Mavs can play better than they did in Game 1 of the NBA's Western Conference Finals. For the first time in the playoffs they allowed 100 points, 112 to be exact. The Thunder grabbed 11 offensive rebounds and, according to Mavs' coach Rick Carlisle, corralled 13 of the game's 20 loose bal ... More >>

Bill Lively, Citing Health Concerns, Steps Down as Dallas Symphony Prez Before He Begins

Photo by Patrick MichelsLively said in January, "What happens in this building with this orchestra can redefine how we define Dallas."​Only four months ago we were at the Meyerson when Roger Staubach and Tom Leppert gleefully introduced Bill Lively as the incoming president and CEO of the Dallas S ... More >>

Look! He's Going SOLO!

Jerry Jones, in the wake of his 6-10 season and a disastrous Super Bowl, is officially humbled.

Welcome To The Golden Age of Dallas Hip-Hop.

Trucks, Trucks, Trucks, Trucks

North Texas Super Bowl XLV Host Committee Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ates the Positive Numbers

Via.Charlotte Jones Anderson, Roger Staubach and Bill Lively​No doubt tired of taking it in the shorts over the icy weather and the "horrible mistake" involving Cowboys Stadium seating -- the two things over which it had absolutely no control -- the North Texas Super Bowl XLV Host Committee this m ... More >>

Roger Staubach Says Super Bowl Seat Fiasco Was "a Horrible Mistake," But NFL Assured Him of Second Chance for North Texas

Photo by Sam MertenRoger Staubach at City Hall this morning​As reporters gathered around Roger Staubach following this morning's launch of Mike Rawlings's mayoral campaign at Dallas City Hall, questions inevitably shifted to his thoughts about the approximately 400 fans that were denied seats ... More >>

Whitt's End: 2.11.11

​Whether you've reached the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *Finally some good news for Texas Rangers fans. After whiffing on Cliff Lee and having face-of-the-franchise Michael Young demand a trade, locking up Josh Hamilton for two years relieves some ... More >>

An exciting Super Bowl game couldn't rescue North Texas from a disastrous Super Bowl week.

Not a Very Super Survey, or: What Did Arlington Ever Do to Competitive Edge Research?

Competitive Edge Research​San Diego-based Competitive Edge Research's has been doing a Super Bowl Host City Image Study since Super Bowl XXXVII. Sometimes, says the study, a Super Bowl makes a city looks good -- like, really improves its image across the country (see: San Diego, Tampa). And someti ... More >>

Wait, During Super Bowl Week We Gave a Key to Our City to Michael Vick?

I know Super Bowl XLV was all about Southern hospitality and all, but Dallas Mayor Pro Tem Dwaine Caraway may have went a tad far. Gene Simmons getting a key to our city is one thing, but Michael Friggin' Vick? For what exactly?! Meanwhile, our ol' pal Richard Hunter almost got an exclusive one-on ... More >>

Super Bowl XLV Commercials: The Good, The Bad and the Bootyful

​At a record $3 million for 30 seconds, seemed like most of the Super Bowl XLV ads were cars and movies and Fox promos. As I watched a run-of-the-mill On The Border commercial, I had to wonder if those folks really see $3 million in increased chips 'n hot sauce 'n margaritas. Doubtf ... More >>

Look, Man, Jerry Jones Is Really, Really Sorry

Patrick MichelsJerry Jones at the opening of Cowboys Stadium​No doubt you're well aware of the snafus that threatened to turn the most-watch-anything-ever Super Bowl XLV into The Game That Made a 9-Year-Old Boy Cry when he and his father were among the 1,200 denied access to those temporary bleach ... More >>

So Filled With T.J. Patriot Pride Right Now. Also: Dallas ISD Releases Make-Up Day Plans.

​Here's something else that got lost in the snowdrift: Earlier today, the Dallas Independent School District send word that come Sunday ...Drill teams from Thomas Jefferson and W.T. White high schools will perform during the Super Bowl XLV halftime show, which will feature the Black Eyed Peas as t ... More >>

Attention incoming sports fans: If you're going to embrace our city during Super Bowl week, the first step is recognizing our Super Heroes.

Tonight, Tonight: The Flaming Lips at The Palladium, Kid Rock at the Verizon Theatre, Seryn at Lochrann's, Nicholas Altobelli at Dan's Silverleaf and DISCIPLINE at Rubber Gloves

Well, all right! Tonight's the night: We're finally starting to feel the effects of Super Bowl XLV in tonight's goings-on in the form of two pretty major concerts. But for those local die-hards hoping to avoid the madness, there are still some other fine options. Just be sure to be careful out the ... More >>

If Security at Super Bowl's Anything Like the Clampdown at the Downtown Sheraton ...

Photos by Patrick MichelsJanet Napolitano brought her Secret Service "safe zone" to Super Bowl XLV's press row in the Sheraton.All day Monday, Super Bowl XLV Press Row at the Sheraton downtown was filling up, as the best and the brightest out-of-town media checked in, grabbed their credentials and s ... More >>

Rain or Shine or Sleet or Snow or Holy Hell ... It's Super Bowl Media Day!

​As I write this it's sleeting, raining, snowing and - what the what? - lighting-ing in Collin County. With any luck I'll be out at Super Bowl XLV Media Day later this morning. It's Media Day, of course, that's giving us such dramatic moments in the past such as Leon Lett suffering a pan ... More >>

Super Bowl = Ice Bowl? Brace Yourself

​First the Dallas Cowboys aren't playing in Super Bowl XLV inside their own friggin' stadium. And now, as the world descends upon the metroplex for the biggest, most important media event in our area since JFK, apparently the Ice Age is on its way too. Temperatures dipping into the teens ... More >>

Super Bowl XLV: Suite Deal

​My Super Bowl XLV itinerary looks thusly: Blogging Super Bowly all week. Broadcasting on 105.3 The Fan from radio row all week. And finding time to squeeze in some partying Tuesday (NFL Media at House of Blues), Wednesday (Aces & Angels at Fair Park), Friday (Pamela Anderson at ... More >>

Super Week Super Preview By Someone Way Smarter and Better-Looking Than Me

I spent some time this morning trying to come up with a comprehensive Super Bowl XLV planning post. All the parties, the events ... the works. Then I came across something much better. That kind of information, delivered by CBS 11 sports anchor Gina Miller.

Superdog: How Many Double Entendres Can You Fit on One Hot Dog?

​The NFL Experience, the interactive football theme park that comes to the Dallas Convention Center tomorrow, has a hot dog of its own -- and it's unclear whether any other venue would want it. To honor Texas, concessionaire Centerplate has concocted the NFLX Superdog, described as "an all-be ... More >>

Packers 21, Bears 14: My Top 10 Observer-ations

​10. Awesome. In this microwaved society of information, I learned Bears' third-string quarterback Caleb Hanie -- thanks, Twitter -- was a former Forney Jackrabbit before Fox TV viewers. 9. Personally, I don't find Pam Oliver attractive. But when it's like 15 degrees outside and she's wearing ... More >>

A Commercial You Won't See During Super Bowl XLV. But Why Not?

Not that I'm endorsing cheating, but I would have zeeeeroooo problem with an AshleyMadison.com commercial during Super Bowl XLV at Cowboys Stadium February 6. But, somehow, Fox does? The ad, which has been rejected because Fox's standards and practices have deemed it unacceptable for air, ... More >>

Tonight Only at the AAC: Mark Cuban, Chuck Greenberg, Eddie Gossage, Tom Leppert ...

Sam MertenChuck Greenberg​You'll note there's an empty space on the American Airlines Center's calendar tonight, which doesn't meant it'll be dark. Far from it: The National Sports Marketing Network, a sports-biz trade organization with some 10,000 members, is holding its first North Texas Chapter ... More >>

Passion Tent

Your First Super Bowl Party Invite: The Village People at the Cotton Bowl. Wait. What?

​We are 59 days from kickoff of Super Bowl XLV in Arlington, and The Great Prostitution Invasion of '11 only feels like a long way off. But, no -- time to party plan. And yesterday, this invite arrived to a three-night-stravaganza at Fair Park starting February 3 called, simply, XLV Party. Better ... More >>

The Black Eyed Peas Are Formally Introduced As The Super Bowl XLV Halftime Performers. And People Are Happy About This?

​During the Cowboys-Saints game on Thanksgiving day, after months of speculation, rumor, denial and, let's face it, turmoil, the NFL went ahead and formally announced the Black Eyed Peas as the halftime entertainment for the Arlington-hosted Super Bowl XLV on February 6, 2011. The NFL send out a p ... More >>

Could The Black Eyed Peas Be Your Arlington-Hosted Super Bowl XLV Halftime Performers?

​That's the rumor being floated around the Internet at this very moment--that the Black Eyed Peas will be your halftime performers at Super Bowl XLV, which (I'm sure you don't need to be reminded) is being hosted at Arlington's Cowboys Stadium at the end of the 2010-2011 NFL season.But let's just ... More >>

XLV Cometh

Fab 50: Half A Hundred Power Brokers Who Shape Our Local Sports Scene.

Super Bowl XLV: New York Jets Over Dallas Cowboys

Super Bowl XLV preview?​Good news: Your Dallas Cowboys will play in Super Bowl XLV right here in our back yard, Feb. 6, 2011 in Arlington. Bad news: They'll lose to the New York Jets and - giggle - quarterback Mark Sanchez. So sayeth The Sporting News in its 2010 Pro Football Yearbook, whic ... More >>

Work up an appetite for the Super Bowl with NFL Dinner Series; Attend Backyard Braising Class and $30 Dinners at Landmark

Sarah Johnson​ Chef Kent Rathbun and the Taste of the NFL are partnering up again with a new event called Taste of the NFL Dinner series. This will be a string of culinary events leading up to next year's Super Bowl XLV and the annual Taste of the NFL's Party with a Purpose. The dinner series will ... More >>

Wanna Win Free Super Bowl XLV Tickets? I Know Where You Get 'Em

​ ​Come February, your Dallas Cowboys may be the first team to play in a Super Bowl in its own stadium. Just by being a football fan with a computer and an opinion, you could join them. The ramp-up to Super Bowl XLV at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington continues as the Host Committee has ... More >>

So, Tell Me Again, In Which Stadium Are They Playing Next Year's Super Bowl? Oh, Right.

​I just returned from an out-of-the-office interview to find in the in-box the logo for next year's Super Bowl in Arlington. I asked Super Bowl XLV communications director Tony Fay who designed this. He responded: the National Football League. Coulda sworn Jerry did it.

Cowboys in Super Bowl XLV in Arlington? Don't Bet on it.

​We all know Jerry Jones' grandiose vision: For the Dallas Cowboys to play in Super Bowl XLV. Furthermore, to be the first team in NFL history to play in a Super Bowl in its own city. Everything's bigger in Texas, including the dreams. But odds - and next season's schedule - say it ain't ... More >>

Super Bowl XLV: Century in the Making

​In Texas, the old saying goes, there exist only two sports: Football. And spring football. God, after all, decreed Texas Stadium have a hole in its roof so he could look down upon his favorite team. Right? From the old wooden Fair Park Bowl through the Cotton Bowl, Texas Stadium and now the ... More >>

Roger the Dodger Gets Called Back to Lead One More Super Bowl Drive

Roger Staubach is Super Man

​He's always been Captain America. These days Roger Staubach has evolved into a different kind of hero: Super Man. As in, he's the face of Super Bowl XLV, coming to North Texas in 2011. Sat down with the former Dallas Cowboys' quarterback a couple times recently to find answers to these ... More >>

Yes, But Is it Fare? As Super Bowl and NBA All-Star Game Loom, the City's Talking Taxis.

​Tomorrow, the Dallas City Council's Transportation & Environment Committee will take up taxis -- specifically, whether or not to cut cab companies a few big breaks in the middle of an economic downturn that's turned smack into oncoming business. According to briefing documents, calls to the a ... More >>

Super Bowl XLV Getting Revved Up in Dallas, er Arlington, I Mean ... Fort Worth

Ticket emcee Craig Miller was right. Cropped him right out.Enjoyed lunch today rubbing elbows with Pro Football Hall of Famers and pretending to be all casual and comfortable at the well-to-do Fort Worth Club. Reason? Don't know if you've heard, but Super Bowl XLV is coming to ... More >>

Holiday Homework

It's Official: Super Bowl XLV is a Living, Breathing Thing

Hail Roger: North Texas Scores XLV