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Sam Gordon's football moves made her a YouTube sensation last year. Now, her "Sweet Feet" are taking her all the way to the Super Bowl.

On Wednesday, Sam Gordon's family got a card from the NFL offering the 9-year-old phenom tickets to the Super Bowl in New Orleans.

The NFL needs to leave the past behind and book an act worthy of the spectacle that is the Super Bowl. No more Golden Oldies or marching bands. Beyonce and Jay-Z anyone?

The NFL has taken its time in appeasing jilted Super Bowl ticket holders, and that strategy won't be winning any hearts and minds of fans, especially with labor negotiations underway.

Super Bowl Sunday can be overwhelming. From steers on the streets of Fort Worth to celebrity sightings at Cowboys Stadium, espnW's Jane McManus shares some of the more interesting things she witnessed surrounding the big game.

The superlatives that the NFL officials and Cowboys owner Jerry Jones showered upon their efforts for Super Bowl XLV were in stark contrast with the actual issues stadium workers and fans faced during the week in Dallas-Fort Worth.

Women have been playing football for decades -- mostly on the margins, reports Jane McManus. But this week, U.S. women's national team members have been introducing kids to the sport, and showing them that helmets and pads are not just for boys.

In a moment of wishful thinking (or delusion?), Jane McManus packed a swimsuit for her trip to Super Bowl XLV. Turns out ice skates would have been more practical. And she's not the only one who came unprepared.

It's not a surprise to us, but recent data indicates that women comprise 43 percent of the NFL's audience. And one-third of "avid" football fans are women. The league -- and advertisers -- are starting to notice.

The hijinks are funny on Super Bowl media day, but it's harder to enjoy as journalists wrestle with the fallout of Ines Sainz's visit to the Jets.

Ben Roethlisberger shouldn't be hailed as a hero just because he carried the Steelers to another Super Bowl. Playing a good game and leading a good life are two distinct things. But that distinction seems to get confused when we talk about sports.