San Jose Mercury News, Calif., Michele Chandler Column: Jewelry, Flower Sales Rise Around Super Bowl
524101
By Michele Chandler, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Feb. 3--Sales of flat-screen TVs, beer, dip and chips are brisk in advance of this weekend's Super Bowl.
129414
Since just before the start of the NFL&#39;s regular season two months ago, television viewers in the Bay Area have been seeing commercials for a product that for years has sold itself.
466947
Super Bowl commercials have  sold out at a much quicker pace than in recent years, and  Hollywood is getting much of the credit.
5362
By Erin Sherbert, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Jun. 8--East Contra Costa farmers soon will be able to operate larger roadside stands as well as farm markets, giving them more opportunities to sell their fruits and vegetables.
27397
NEW YORK Â In the days after the Britney Spears soap opera rode a police-escorted gurney to its apex, celeb-mag sales spiked, traffic jammed gossip Web sites, tabloid TV ratings rose and paparazzi photo prices surged.
528511
American football's Super Bowl draws the third-highest audience in US television history on Sunday.
496219
By Clint Swett, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Dec. 14--As the holiday shopping season heads into its final days, the appeal of hitting your keyboard for gift-getting only gets brighter.
199162
Some residents are trying to infuse faith into the week of celebrations that culminate on Feb. 6 with Super Bowl XXXIX.
54538
Jeweller Michael Hill International has seen its annual profit rise 30% due to increased sales, the company says.
728716
The week leading up to the Super Bowl is often a banner week for TV sales, but recent data suggest that sales of high-definition TVs may be leveling off.
501825
By John Ryan, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Feb. 2--Religion in sports is a touchy subject. But we can all go with God on this one.   Last week, Fall Creek Baptist Church in Indiana posted plans for a "Super Bowl Bash" on its Web site.
218281
Even by Super Bowl standards, this one has it all. Unbeaten team vs. unpredictable team. Most valuable player vs. least likely Manning. New York vs. Boston. Plus a supermodel, to boot. And kicking off the hype, Tom Brady's bum foot. Who needs Xs and Os, anyway? Bring on Gisele!
418859
By Melanie Cleveland, The Tribune, San Luis Obispo, Calif.  Dec.
711651
The brand value of the NFL's Super Bowl tops that of any other sports fest.
397020
It was enough to make even the toughest NFL players giddy. The blue horseshoe. The Lombardi Trophy in the middle of the Colts' logo. Even a red ruby to represent the figurative blood shed by the Colts over the course of the season. And, of course, the Super Bowl rings were all handed out Wednesday night on &#151; what else? &#151; a silver platter.
291707
By San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Jun. 2
161158
Just think: Instead of exposing Janet Jackson's breast at the Super Bowl last Feb. 1, what if Justin Timberlake reached across her chest, fumbled with Jackson's top and .... The stitching holds! There is no malfunction!