Carnival-goers watch parade, Super Bowl
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Despite competition from the Super Bowl, thousands of revelers lined up along streets Sunday as New Orleans wrapped up a big Carnival weekend with another day of parades leading up to Tuesday's finale.
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More than ever, it is survival of the fittest at Rioâs renowned Carnival celebration â a full-tilt sport in high heels.
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Perhaps no single event creates as much demand for exotic stretch limousines as the Super Bowl, and this year's game in Jacksonville has prompted a high-stakes frenzy.
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Because so many members of Red Sox Nation are expected in Boston on Saturday to celebrate the team's World Series triumph, the victory parade won't be making any stops and won't culminate with a staged rally, either.
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The Super Bowl of Washington schmoozing carried on from dawn to dark Thursday in suites chock-full of beer, hors d'oeuvres and even a miniature dump truck filled with candy.
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Religious groups led the city's gay pride parade on Sunday, lending gravity to an often outrageous event that also featured a jumble of drag queens in feather boas, marching bands, motorcycle-riding lesbians, rugby players and samba dancers.
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Wind and rain could not keep thousands of spectators from crowding Manhattan streets to see Big Bird, Snoopy and other signature balloons and floats of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
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From golf with football legends to a parade of illuminated boats, hosting Super Bowl XXXIX is the city's moment in the sun.
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One of the world's biggest carnival celebrations opens in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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FOXBOROUGH - They are not much different from the folks who read the sports pages and call the talk shows. They are football fans and they will watch the games this weekend. Just like you.
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There are a few more souvenir stands, quite a few more merchandise stands and a little different feeling among the fans at the Metrodome.
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One in four revelers regifts during the holiday season. No finger-pointing, please.
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Rio's oldest samba group opened Brazil's carnival parade Sunday with more than 4,000 dancers and a cavalcade of opulent floats on display for the centerpiece of the celebrations, a hard-fought dance competition.
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The NFL threw its biggest party Sunday, trading in the glitz of Miami and the panache of New Orleans for the cruise ships, street fairs and wide-eyed wonder of Jacksonville.
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Overshadowed by college and even high school teams, the city's Super Bowl-bound pro football team grabs the limelight.
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From McMansion rentals to designated drivers, locals advertise their services, hoping to hook football fans headed to the big game.
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The champagne stains in the visitorsâ clubhouse at Busch Stadium havenât even dried yet. A victory parade in Beantown is a couple days away.