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CBS' quarterly revenue tops $4 billion; profit up 22%

2013-05-01 14:45:00

The lights didn't go out on CBS Corp. during the first quarter. The Super Bowl -- which was marred by a third-quarter power outage that dimmed the lights in the New Orleans Superdome -- helped the broadcasting giant rake in more than $4 billion in...

Power loss leads to water problems, and grumbles, in New Orleans

2013-03-03 14:08:00

New Orleans: Come for the food, but don't drink the water. (Not right now, anyway.) New Orleans' East Bank was under a boil order Sunday after a small fire at the parish's Sewerage and Water Board Power Plant caused a power loss that resulted in low...

The Times' NBA rankings

2013-02-16 20:37:00

Times NBA writer Ben Bolch ranks the league's teams: STEALING THE SHOW AT TOYOTA CENTER 1. MIAMI (36-14) LeBron James cataloging Birdman’s tattoos: “Not one, not two, not three …” (2) 2. OKLAHOMA CITY (39-14) Maybe that...

Saints hire Rob Ryan as defensive coordinator

2013-02-09 18:02:00

New Orleans Coach Sean Payton on Saturday announced the hiring of Rob Ryan as New Orleans' new defensive coordinator. Ryan, the brother of New York Jets Coach Rex Ryan, spent the past two seasons as Dallas' defensive coordinator. He was fired after last...

Super Bowl outage traced to device used to prevent power outage

2013-02-08 11:28:00

The Superdome folks might want to get their money back on this one. An electrical device whose sole purpose was to prevent a power outage caused the Super Bowl blackout, the stadium's power company said Friday. Officials of Entergy New Orleans said...

CBS Sports chief Sean McManus: Super Bowl blackout was 'surreal'

2013-02-04 14:28:00

The first thought that went through CBS Sports Chairman Sean McManus' mind when the lights went out during Sunday's Super Bowl telecast was whether this was a network problem or a Superdome problem. "It was a surreal situation," McManus said in an...

Super Bowl blackout: What was happening in the control room?

2013-02-04 17:35:00

As the millions who were watching Sunday's Super Bowl are well aware, midway through the game, during the third quarter, the Superdome lost power. While power was eventually restored and the Baltimore Ravens won, viewers had to be wondering about the...

Super Bowl 2013: TV ratings dip for blackout-plagued CBS game

2013-02-04 13:15:00

Sunday's Super Bowl XLVII ratings were a little like the San Francisco 49ers' offense: Still powerful, but not quite at peak form.� In a marathon game marred by an unprecedented 34-minute blackout at the Superdome in New Orleans, an average of 108.4...

What caused the Super Bowl blackout?

2013-02-04 06:49:00

New Orleans officials were still working Monday to fully understand what caused the electricity to go out in half of the Superdome during the third quarter of the Super Bowl. It took 34 minutes for the power to be restored. During that time, players...

Super Bowl 2013: What will Beyonce sing?

2013-02-01 12:10:00

With pretty much every news outlet still buzzing about Beyonce's Inauguration Day lip sync, the pop diva is finally offering some clues as to what her headlining spectacle at Sunday’s Super Bowl halftime show will look like. After singing an...

Did Beyonce cause the Super Bowl blackout?

2013-02-04 02:00:00

Beyonce shut it down during the Super Bowl halftime show�— literally. Only a few minutes after the pop superstar’s electrifying performance, which included a Destiny’s Child reunion, dazzling visual effects and light displays, and a...

From the darkness emerges a Super Bowl with so many bright moments

2013-02-03 23:12:00

NEW ORLEANS — It began with the light of the chorus from Sandy Hook Elementary school, saved children singing "America the Beautiful" in tiny voices that moved the soul. It was then pitched into 34 minutes of a murky darkness, the power out, the...

NEW ORLEANS, LA - FEBRUARY 03: Singer Beyonce performs during the Pepsi Super Bowl XLVII Halftime Show at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on February 3, 2013 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

2013-06-11 10:56:37

FILE - JUNE 10, 2013: It was reported that the New England Patriots have signed quarterback Tim Tebow for an undisclosed amount June 10, 2013.

2013-06-10 00:00:00

Louisville quarterback Teddy Bridgewater (5) scrambles out of the pocket under pressure from Florida defensive lineman Dominique Easley (2) in the Allstate Sugar Bowl at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on Wednesday, January 2, 2013, in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Joshua C. Cruey/Orlando Sentinel/MCT)

2013-04-09 00:00:00