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Seahawks lose chances, catches, points
Feb 5 2006 11:58PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - Matt Hasselbeck angrily unsnapped his chin strap with a hard flick of his right wrist. Steelers linebacker Joey Porter then added to his anger by taunting Hasselbeck from behind.
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GOLDBERG ON FOOTBALL: How the game was won
Feb 5 2006 11:57PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - Talk about a mistake-filled Super Bowl. That's what the world saw Sunday when the Pittsburgh Steelers won their first title in 26 years by beating Seattle 21-10.
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Steelers win fifth Super Bowl title
Feb 5 2006 11:50PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - Paint this Super Bowl black and gold. With a whole lot of satisfaction for Jerome Bettis, Bill Cowher and his Pittsburgh Steelers.
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Alexander does his part, comes up short
Feb 5 2006 11:44PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - Seattle running back Shaun Alexander had a good enough stat line: 95 yards on 20 carries, averaging nearly 5 yards a pop. There was one thing missing. Touchdowns.
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Pittsburgh Steelers win one for the jaw
Feb 5 2006 11:44PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - The Pittsburgh Steelers not only won one for the thumb, they won one for the Jaw. Bill Cowher, the Steelers' jut-jawed and oft-intense coach had made a career of losing championship games _ five in all, four in AFC championship games in Pittsburgh since January 1995.
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Column: Bettis didn't need to excel
Feb 5 2006 11:34PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - As grand exits go, it wasn't much. The Bus didn't win the Super Bowl for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the final game of his career. Didn't even have a lot to do with it, until he was given the ball to grind up some yards and run down the clock toward the end.
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Steelers fans hit streets to celebrate
Feb 5 2006 11:29PM (CT)
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Raucous and jubilant Steelers fans poured out onto downtown streets Sunday night, celebrating the team's 21-10 victory over the Seattle Seahawks in the Super Bowl.
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Steelers' win turns on big plays
Feb 5 2006 11:28PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - A record-setting run. A game-turning interception. A trick play that no one saw coming _ until the ball landed in Hines Ward's hands, making him the Super Bowl MVP.
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Roethlisberger's 'off day' still a winner
Feb 5 2006 10:35PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - Ben Roethlisberger was picked off on an up-for-grabs heave and a short-armed lob, throwing twice as many interceptions as he did in the rest of the playoffs.
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Steelers lead 21-10 in 4th quarter
Feb 5 2006 9:42PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - The Pittsburgh Steelers used the longest run in Super Bowl history and a gadget play to extend their Super Bowl lead to 21-10 in the fourth quarter on Sunday.
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Seahawks lose two defensive starters
Feb 5 2006 9:28PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - The Seattle Seahawks lost their second defensive starter to injury during the Super Bowl on Sunday when defensive tackle Rocky Bernard pulled his right hamstring in the third quarter. The team said his return was doubtful.
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Parker, Herndon set Super Bowl records
Feb 5 2006 9:16PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - Willie Parker of Pittsburgh and Kelly Herndon of Seattle set Super Bowl records for long plays in the third quarter Sunday.
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Athletes not only stars at the Super Bowl
Feb 5 2006 9:13PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice put a hand over her heart and smiled when Aretha Franklin belted out the national anthem.
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Saints to return to Superdome in September
Feb 5 2006 9:04PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The New Orleans Saints will play the Atlanta Falcons on Sept. 24 in the first event scheduled for the Louisiana Superdome since it was heavily damaged by Hurricane Katrina.
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Safety hurt, Seahawks using 3rd-stringer
Feb 5 2006 8:57PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - Seahawks defensive back Marquand Manuel left the Super Bowl with a hip injury Sunday, leaving former practice-squad player Etric Pruitt as Seattle's free safety for the final 2 1/2 quarters.
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Cartoonish violence rules Super Bowl ads
Feb 5 2006 8:43PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Cartoonish violence ruled the day at the annual knockdown competition among advertisers Sunday, as Bud Light, Diet Pepsi, Michelob and Sprint all used physical gags to hawk their wares at the Super Bowl, the most-watched television broadcast of the year.
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Celebs, dark humor mark Super Bowl ads
Feb 5 2006 8:15PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Every year they go at it. The best minds in the advertising business, armed with huge budgets, set out to create the most memorable ads in the most-watched television event of the year _ the Super Bowl.
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A year of planning pays off for organizers
Feb 5 2006 8:06PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - There were a couple of buses waiting in line from Canada when a black lab named Vernie hopped into the cargo hold of a charter and sniffed around.
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Harrell scores 5 TDs as Crush beat Force
Feb 5 2006 8:02PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Damian Harrell tied his career high with five touchdown catches to lead the Colorado Crush to a 61-59 victory over the Georgia Force on Sunday, a rematch of the Crush's last-second ArenaBowl victory.
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Backup QB Sauk helps Soul beat Avengers
Feb 5 2006 8:00PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Matt Sauk threw a touchdown pass on his first play in relief of injured starter Tony Graziani and finished with three scoring strikes to help the Philadelphia Soul beat the Los Angeles Avengers 47-33 on Sunday.
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Snow can't deter fans from arriving early
Feb 5 2006 6:42PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - Once Franco Harris walked onto the field waving his Terrible Towel, the pro-Steelers crowd went bonkers. The Pittsburgh fans _ and they packed every corner of Ford Field _ waved their towels back and hollered for a favorite son.
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Football fans flock to Ford Field
Feb 5 2006 6:19PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - Fans started filing into Ford Field more than four hours before the start of the Super Bowl. Most ticket holders appeared to be Pittsburgh Steelers fans, who chanted for their team. There may have been fewer Seattle Seahawks fans in the stands, but they were easy to spot. A number of them wore large, cloth beaks or flashing eyewear.
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Raiders to interview Steelers' Whisenhunt
Feb 5 2006 5:13PM (CT)
ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) - The Oakland Raiders plan to interview Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator Ken Whisenhunt in the coming days for their coaching vacancy.
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Troy Aikman leads big Hall of Fame class
Feb 5 2006 1:38PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - Troy Aikman and Warren Moon shared a warm embrace. John Madden nearly cried. Rayfield Wright stopped in midsentence to steady his voice. And the late Reggie White's wife swore the Minister of Defense was in the room.
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Detroit sidesteps storm before Super Bowl
Feb 5 2006 1:27PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - The city dodged the brunt of a snowstorm before the Super Bowl, with only an inch of snow expected before the NFL title game between Seattle and Pittsburgh.
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Carson ready for Hall of Fame ceremony
Feb 5 2006 1:21PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - Harry Carson once asked to be taken out of consideration for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Now, as one of its newest members, he's ready for the induction ceremony.
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Homeless man stabbed to death in Detroit
Feb 5 2006 12:30PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - A homeless man was stabbed to death early Sunday in downtown Detroit, some 18 hours before the Super Bowl was to be played a few blocks away at Ford Field.
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Warriors defeat Timberwolves 109-77
Feb 5 2006 1:12AM (CT)
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Jason Richardson had 23 points and seven rebounds in his return after missing four games with a sore back, and the Golden State Warriors beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 109-77 on Saturday night.
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