Jim Rogash/Getty Images Super Sunday
After an off season lockout, 512 regular season games, and 10 playoff games, it has all come down to this: Super Bowl XLVI at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis between the New York Giants and the New England Patriots (4:30pm MT on NBC). The commercials, the halftime show, the food, the rematch, New York vs. Boston, Manning vs. Brady, and oh yeah, the game.
Ian Gavan, Getty Images Adam Lambert Denies Reports That He Will Tour With Queen This Summer
‘American Idol’ alum Adam Lambert has blasted a reports that he has signed on to tour with Queen this summer. On Friday (Feb. 3), British newspaper The Daily Star claimed that the the legendary rockers would hit the autobahn for a headlining spot on this summer’s touring Sonisphere festival in Europe, with Lambert filling in for the late, great Freddie Mercury. But on Saturday, Lambert took to Twitter to say that the news wasn’t true and was the result of a simple misunderstanding.
Jim McIsaac / Jason Merritt, Getty Images Celebrity Birthdays for February 5 – Hank Aaron, Laura Linney and More
Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:
Hank Aaron
Age: 78
Occupation: Baseball Legend
Known For: Helping to break the color barrier in baseball, breaking the career home run record set by Babe Ruth, being the only player in history to hit 30 or more home runs in a season at least 15 times, holding a slew of other MLB records, and being widely considered one of the greatest baseball players of all time
Wikimedia Commons This Day in History for February 5 – United Artists Launched and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:
1917 – The Congress of the United States passes the Immigration Act of 1917, which restricted Asian immigration, over President Woodrow Wilson’s veto (More info)
1919 – Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford, Charlie Chaplin and D.W. Griffith launch United Artists (More info)
John Moore/Getty Images Colorado Storm Snow Totals
With parts of the state receiving up to 50 inches of snow in the last 48 hours, Northern Colorado was spared the brunt of the storm, with the Denver area getting hit much harder. Fort Collins and Loveland picked up much more than did Greeley and Windsor. DIA is reportedly getting back to business usual. Click ahead for area snow totals.
Last Minute Recipes for the Big Game
If you took the plunge and invited some folks over for a party to watch the game tomorrow and think that you still have time to call and order wings or pizza, you might want to think again. No one at your party is going to want to wait until the fourth quarter to eat, and they also don't want just chips and dips. Do the party right and your party will be remembered as a good time and not a disaster. Here are some last minute recipes to help make you the party hero!
YouTube Dangerous Airplane Landings
This video brings back memories from my childhood in West Virginia when the family would go up to Charles Yeager airport and watch the planes taking off and landing. Commercial air travel was relatively new back then and I remember watching the massive aircraft take off and wondering how airplanes worked. As an adult, I still get a thrill
Jim Dyson / Mike Coppola, Getty Images Celebrity Birthdays for February 4 – Alice Cooper, Gavin DeGraw and More
Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:
Alice Cooper
Age: 64
Occupation: Singer, Songwriter and Musician
Known For: His macabre stage shows featuring guillotines, electric chairs and fake blood, his hits ‘Eighteen,’ ‘School’s Out’ and ‘No More Mr. Nice Guy,’ his love of golf, and his social and witty persona offstage
Justin Sullivan, Getty Images This Day in History for February 4 – Facebook Founded and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:
1789 – George Washington is unanimously elected as the first President of the United States by the U.S. Electoral College (More info)
1941 – The United Service Organization, or USO, is created to entertain American troops (More info)
What Movie Trailers Will We See During the Super Bowl? [VIDEO]
Kickoff of Super Bowl XLVI is at about 4:30 Sunday afternoon. By the time that the Lombardi Trophy is won, we’ll have seen dozens of expensive commercials. Expensive to make, expensive to have bought the time on NBC. One of the big categories of commercials through the years has been the movie trailer category. Let’s take a look on what we have (or don’t have) in store for the big game!
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