Football
NEW YORK – When the lights went out at the Super Bowl, CBS’ telecast got a jolt.
NEW ORLEANS – Before he could bask in a shower of confetti, before he could put his fingerprints on the Lombardi Trophy and before he could head into retirement as a champion, Ray Lewis had one final task: stop the San Francisco 49ers on three plays 5 yards from the end zone.
NEW ORLEANS – Colin Kaepernick got tripped up and tossed down, then still nearly led the greatest Super Bowl comeback in his 10th career NFL start.
So, where were you when the lights went out at the Super Bowl?
The San Francisco 49ers are 4-point favorites over the Baltimore Ravens and the total is 47½ in the Super Bowl today in New Orleans.
I’ve seen way too many of those horrendous NFL-designed purses dangling from the wrists of otherwise well-meaning women lately. Yes, it proves fashion for the sake of fanship has become more offensive than a wide-open tight end. It also means professional football isn’t, and hasn’t been for some time, a sport belonging strictly to the boys.
The powerful left arm that once rocketed footballs 60 yards downfield now has trouble with the smallest tasks. The legs that carried him into sold-out stadiums betrayed him long ago.