Super Bowl 50

Santana Pans Super Bowl Exclusion of Local Bands

Legendary Bay Area guitarist Carlos Santana addressed an open letter to the NFL on his Facebook page Tuesday, criticizing the organization for its decision to forgo local bands for the Super Bowl 50 halftime show, and opting to go with the British band Coldplay instead.

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Beyoncé Bashes Cops in Half-Time Show After Getting Police Escort to the Game

Beyoncé performed a tribute to the militant Black Panthers Party during Sunday evening’s halftime show at Super Bowl 50 that some, including former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, called a blatant attack on law enforcement. But the pop star might have been late to the performance if she hadn’t received a highway-clearing police escort to deliver her to Levi’s Stadium on time.

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Super Bowl 50 Commercials: Best and Worst

For a lot of those watching Sunday evening’s Super Bowl 50, the commercial breaks offered more excitement than the on-field matchup between Peyton Manning’s Broncos and Cam Newton’s Panthers. Check out some of the best and worst Super Bowl 50 spots.

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Watch: GOP Candidates Make Super Bowl 50 Picks

The GOP presidential candidates were all asked to make their Super Bowl 50 picks Saturday at the GOP Debate. John Kasich, Marco Rubio, Donald Trump and Ted Cruz all picked the Carolina Panthers to beat the Denver Broncos. Jeb Bush

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Cam Newton Says His One-Month-Old Son Is Already Walking

Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton almost brought his one-month-old son, Chosen, to Monday’s Super Bowl 50 Opening Night but he was afraid he would not able to “walk down the steps yet.” He then mentioned that his son is already walking. Follow Trent

Super Bowl 50 Is Hottest App in Silicon Valley

Super Bowl 50 (#SB50), scheduled to take place February 7, 2016 is geared to be the most technologically advanced Super Bowl to date and could draw the largest U.S. television audience in history, presenting a tremendous opportunity for business–both big and small–to piggyback off of the publicity it will bring.

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NFL Boots Kids from Local Soccer Park for Super Bowl

Soccer moms and the female members of the Santa Clara City Council are furious that the NFL will use the Santa Clara Youth Soccer Park as a “media village” for roughly 6,000 people at Super Bowl 50, which will be held at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara on February 7.

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Paris Attacks Raise Alarm for Super Bowl 50

Super Bowl 50, scheduled for February 7, 2016 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, will likely feature even heavier security than normal as a result of Friday’s massacre of 129 people in France by Islamic terrorists.

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