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The Bay Area beat out South Florida, which lost its bid to stage an 11th Super Bowl VI when the state Legislature did not support financing to renovate Sun Life Stadium.
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The Bay Area beat out South Florida, which lost its bid to stage an 11th Super Bowl VI when the state Legislature did not support financing to renovate Sun Life Stadium.
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The San Francisco 49ers and Levi Strauss have reached an agreement for a $220 million, 20-year naming rights deal for the team's future stadium in Santa Clara, Calif.
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The Superdome's power company, New Orleans-based Entergy, took the blame Friday for the Super Bowl blackout. Company officials said the faulty device performed without problem during previous events.
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"Everyone is going to know him because the Super Bowl is a marketer's dream," says his agent, except Joe Flacco is not a marketers dream.
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Retailers selling televisions cut prices going into this Super Bowl with deeper discounts than a year ago, according to reports.
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A version of a commercial from SodaStream International was not televised during Super Bowl Sunday. The more aggressive ad, which features Coca-Cola and Pepsi bottles exploding, is instead going viral on YouTube.
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CNBC's Brian Shactman on the biggest winners and losers from the big game.
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New Orleans is bracing for fallout from the Super Bowl power outage that stopped the game for more than 30 minutes.
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Jacoby Jones took the 2nd half kickoff back 109 yards - setting an NFL record - to extend the Baltimore Ravens' lead to 28-6 early in the third quarter. NBC News reports.
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After spending millions on Super Bowl ads, some companies are breaking the longstanding tradition of keeping the commercials under wraps until the big game and leaking them online.
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During Super Bowl Media Day, players basically have to (try and) respond to any questions thrown at them. And as is our tradition, CNBC quizzed the players on the ways of the financial world.
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Chicken wing prices have spiked, making this year's Super Bowl parties more expensive than last year. Maybe it's time to serve bacon instead of wings!
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One company found that energy usage in the US drops by more than 5% during the game and as much as 7.5% during the half-time show, even though it would take 10 coal-fired power plants to fire all the televisions being watched.
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CNBC's Brian Shactman takes a look at what has changed since New Orleans last hosted the Super Bowl in 2002.
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This year, PepsiCo(PEP)'s Doritos brand is stepping up its 'Crash the Bowl' Super Bowl ad campaign, with the help of Producer and Director, Michael Bay.
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Cramer loves football. And he's found an intriguing connection between Sunday's big game and the American stock market. Really.
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Beyond wagering on traditional point spreads, gamblers these days can choose to put money down on hundreds of obscure and sometimes ridiculous bets listed on sportsbooks for the Super Bowl.
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The average secondary market Super Bowl XLVII ticket price is $2,800. Two days ago, it was $2960, and yesterday it was $2,795. The only consistent thing about the ticket price is its volatility.
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The team whose metropolitan area boasts the lower employment rate during the previous calendar year has won 20 of the last 25 Super Bowls, according to a study by an outplacement firm.
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The prize for winning the Super Bowl? Seven pounds of sterling silver, handcrafted by jewelry icon Tiffany.
Sports Business
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The Bay Area beat out South Florida, which was making a bid for its 11th NFL championship game, to host the anniversary event.
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Despite the shortened season, hockey is at the top of its game, says NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman.
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CNBC's Andrew Ross Sorken picks up a few investment tips while playing a round of golf with pro Mike Stubblefield and Deutsche Bank's David Bianco.