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NFL: San Francisco, Houston to host Super Bowls

Agence France-PresseMay 21, 2013 19:15
San Francisco and Houston got the nod as Super Bowl hosts on Tuesday in a decision announced at the NFL Spring Meeting. San Francisco will host Super Bowl 50 in February of 2016 and Houston will host Super Bowl 51 in February of 2017, the league announced. The Super Bowl will return to the Bay Area thanks to the 49ers' future Santa Clara home, recently named Levi's Stadium. The new $1.2 billion stadium is set to open in 2014.

San Francisco and Houston awarded 2016 and 2017 Super Bowls

May 21, 2013 16:48
By Julian Linden NEW YORK (Reuters) - San Francisco and Houston were chosen on Tuesday as host cities for the 2016 and 2017 Super Bowls after National Football League (NFL) team owners voted for the two ahead of Miami. The San Francisco Bay Area will host the 50th Super Bowl in early 2016 at Levi's Stadium, the brand new home of the 49ers, which is still under construction. Then Houston will stage the 51st edition of the sport's championship game in early 2017 at Reliant Stadium, the home of the Texans.

Oakland Raiders - TeamReport

May 11, 2013 21:00
NFL Team Report - Oakland Raiders - INSIDE SLANT Amy Trask, long-time chief executive officer of the Oakland Raiders who had a strong commitment to former owner Al Davis, but not necessarily his son and heir, Mark, announced she that she has resigned in an email to reporters on Saturday.

NFL: Faulty relay device blamed for Super Bowl blackout

February 8, 2013 15:01
An electrical relay device installed at the Superdome to help prevent blackouts failed and caused the power outage that shut down the Super Bowl, the suppliers said on Friday. Lights went out in the stadium early in the third quarter of the National Football League's championship spectacle last Sunday, halting the game for 35 minutes while more than 100 million people watched on American television.

Reuters Sports News Summary

February 6, 2013 04:15
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Reuters Sports News Summary

February 5, 2013 01:15
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UPDATE 2-Super Bowl viewer ratings down from a year ago

February 4, 2013 17:45
By Liana B. Baker Feb 4 (Reuters) - Sunday's close Super Bowl contest between the Baltimore Ravens and the San Francisco 49ers failed to beat last year's game in total viewers, CBS Corp said on Monday.

NFL: Super Bowl 47 result - Baltimore 34 San Francisco 31

February 4, 2013 01:16
Result on Sunday from Super Bowl 47, the National Football League's championship game: Baltimore Ravens 34 San Francisco 49ers 31 afp

NFL play-offs super bowl result

February 4, 2013 01:15
Feb 4 (Infostrada Sports) - Result from the NFL Play-offs Super Bowl match between San Francisco and Baltimore on Sunday (home team in CAPS) 1 2 3 4 T SAN FRANCISCO 3 3 17 8 31 Baltimore 7 14 7 6 34

UPDATE 4-NFL-Super Bowl extravaganza hit by power failure

February 4, 2013 00:30
* Overhead lights went out across half the stadium * Problem with electrical load, root cause unknown By Larry Fine NEW ORLEANS, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The Super Bowl, the biggest U.S. sports event of the year, was interrupted by a 35-minute power outage at the Superdome on Sunday, and officials said the problem appeared to be with the electrical load coming into the stadium.
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