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Clint's Chrysler Ad: From the Director of Pineapple Express
The commercial was designed to be shown only once, in the middle of Super Bowl XLVI. And it cost a bundle: aside from the production budget, NBC was charging...
Super Bowl 46: A Break From Peyton Manning
Today, hopefully, Indianapolis fans will take a break from obsessing about Peyton Manning’s future to watch a football game.
Super Brother
If Eli Manning had summoned his big brother during the NFC championship game on Jan. 22, no one would have blamed him. All day, the San Francisco 49ers' defense...
Big-Apple Surprise: Linsanity Lights Up New York
At the end of Jeremy Lin's senior year at Harvard, no one would have bet that less than two years later, he'd score over 20 points in back-to-back NBA games.
8 Super Bowl Apps for Your Perusal
Haven't you heard? Nobody just watches TV anymore -- you have to be playing with a smartphone or tablet the whole time. So while you're "watching" the Super Bowl...
M.I.A. Flips the Bird During Super-Bowl Halftime Show, Apologies Quickly Fly
Madonna guaranteed there would be no wardrobe malfunctions during her Super Bowl XLVI Halftime Show performance Sunday, and she delivered on her promise. All...
The Harbaugh Bowl: How Sibling Rivalries Play Out in Sports
Jim Harbaugh has a three-inch height advantage on his big brother John. That quarter-foot edge is less than it seems, since neither brother is exactly lacking in...
TIME Outtakes: Philadelphia Eagles Cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha
He's one of the top pass defenders in the NFL. He's also one of top philanthropists in sports. Here's what didn't make it into this week's magazine. This week's...
Ochocinco and Haynesworth to New England: Has Bill Belichick Lost His Mind?
Bill Belichick, the dour coach of the New England Patriots who has long preached the importance of character in his players, acquired two of the NFL's most...
Prison to Pro Bowl: The Meaning of Michael Vick
What was your Michael Vick experience this year? Did you get increasingly giddy as the Philadelphia Eagles quarterback — and convicted felon — mounted his...
What to Expect When You're Going to Jail
Plaxico Burress couldn't wriggle out of jail time for accidentally shooting himself in the leg with an unlicensed handgun in a New York City nightclub last...
King of the Cheeseheads.
It's not that I didn't believe; I just needed to see it for myself. And there it was, bobbling on the church windowsill. Before this year's NFC championship game...
The Favre Connection
It's not that I didn't believe; I just needed to see it for myself. And there it was, bobbling square on the church windowsill. Before this year's NFC...
The Primary to End All Primaries?
In a stark, unfinished office space in a gritty corner of Philadelphia along the Delaware River, Hillary Clinton supporters gathered last Sunday to plan a...
Parsing the Patriots Paradox
So you think Bill Belichick, head coach of the perfect New England Patriots, the hoodie-wrapped Houdini of the sidelines, dresses down on game days? You should...
NFL Brings a Different Football to Europe
Neither the driving rain nor the lackluster play could douse the enthusiasm at London's Wembley Stadium on Sunday, where the New York Giants edged the winless...
Holding Their Own in the Super Bowl
Patrick Mannelly has just one wish for Super Bowl Sunday; that you have no idea he's even playing in the game. "At the end of the day, I don't want anyone to...
The NFL's Royal Family
What do football's royal brothers talk about during the NFL season? Peyton Manning, the record-breaking quarterback for the game's most dominant team, the...
Sport: Taking an Arm and a Leg
In show business, as Cathy Lee Crosby could tell Joe Theismann or perhaps he could tell her, a broken leg wished on anyone is a prayer for luck. As the Super...
I am Still Tom Wolfe
In 1952 a promising young pitching prospect out of Washington and Lee University showed up for a tryout with the New York Giants (the baseball Giants, that...
