Super Bowl XLIX

If a year of domestic violence, media scandals, PR nightmares and cheating couldn't bring the NFL down, what could?

American football is a $10 billion industry, but the women on the sidelines are lucky to get $10 an hour.

The Secret Service will be monitoring social media during the big game — and they have software that can detect sarcasm (but they won't use it).

The NFL will once again spread its wings overseas during Super Bowl XLIX.

The superstar quarterback has a far lower salary than his less productive peers.

More people are expected to watch Super Bowl 2015 than any TV event in U.S. history.

Social media is now an integral part of the cultural phenomenon that is the Super Bowl. Can NBC master it?

The Patriots and the Seahawks are in the midst of a vicious public relations battle that could affect a large undecided fan base.

Digital revenues tripled, though NBC's ad team had to overcome challenges to sell out its inventory of $4.5 million ad slots.

Jake Scott's career started back with "1984," but now Ridley Scott's son has two commercials in the big game — and they're already making waves.

Listen to musical performances, watch the Puppy Bowl, climb a 30-foot rock wall and eat pizza at Verizon Super Bowl Central in Arizona this weekend.

"Once you’re a champion, it’s kind of like being president of the United States. That title never goes away," one expert said.

The Super Bowl’s gladiatorial branding, which will take a brief hiatus next year, was meant to solve a prosaic problem.