Lights out at Super Bowl; Ravens lead 49ers 28-23
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Before power at the Superdome suddenly, oddly went out, putting the nation's biggest sporting event on hold for more than a half-hour Sunday, Joe Flacco's three touchdown passes and Jacoby Jones' 108-yard kickoff return gave the Baltimore Ravens a sizable lead that the San Francisco 49ers cut to 28-23 after three quarters of the Super Bowl.
SUPER BOWL WATCH: Power goes out, 49ers surge
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Around the Super Bowl and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavor and details of everything surrounding the game:
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Brazilian soccer coach Luiz Felipe Scolari raises his hand during his official presentation as Brazil's new coach for the 2014 World Cup soccer tournament in Rio de Janeiro November 29, 2012. REUTERS/Sergio Moraes/Files
Preview: Big Phil meets favourite customers on Brazil return
By Brian Homewood BERNE (Reuters) – Teams who lose regularly to the same opponents are known as customers in Brazilian soccer and Luiz Felipe Scolari could not have picked more reliable ones for his comeback with the five-times world champions. The man known as Big Phil kicks off his second stint as Brazil coach against England, a team he saw off in three major tournaments in a row between 2002 and 2006, at Wembley in one of around 40 international friendlies being played this week. …
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Colombia's players celebrate with the trophy at the podium after winning the championship of their South American U-20 final round football match against Paraguay at Malvinas Argentinas stadium in Mendoza on February 3, 2013. Colombia defeated Paraguay 2-1, and both teams plus Uruguay and Chile qualified for the FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013. AFP PHOTO / DANIEL GARCIADANIEL GARCIA/AFP/Getty Images
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Colombia's players celebrate with coach Carlos Restrepo (C) at the end of their South American U-20 final round football match against Paraguay at Malvinas Argentinas stadium in Mendoza on February 3, 2013. Colombia won 2-1. Four teams will qualify for the FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013. AFP PHOTO / DANIEL GARCIADANIEL GARCIA/AFP/Getty Images
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Colombia's players celebrate at the end of their South American U-20 final round football match against Paraguay at Malvinas Argentinas stadium in Mendoza on February 3, 2013. Colombia won 2-1. Four teams will qualify for the FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013. AFP PHOTO / DANIEL GARCIADANIEL GARCIA/AFP/Getty Images
Power outage stops Super Bowl for 34 minutes
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- The Super Bow l was delayed because of a power outage Sunday, plunging parts of the Superdome into darkness and leading to a 34-minute delay in the biggest game of the year.
Colombia players celebrate with their coach Restrepo after beating Paraguay to finish among the top four during the final day of the South American Under-20 soccer championship in Mendoza
Colombia players celebrate with their coach Carlos Alberto Restrepo (top) after beating Paraguay to finish among the top four during the final day of the South American Under-20 soccer championship in Mendoza February 3, 2013. The top four teams qualify for the FIFA Under-20 World Cup 2013 to be held in Turkey from June 21 to July 13. REUTERS/Alfreoo Ponce (ARGENTINA – Tags: SPORT SOCCER)
Colombia players celebrate after beating Paraguay to finish among the top four during the final day of the South American Under-20 soccer championship in Mendoza
Colombia players celebrate after beating Paraguay to finish among the top four during the final day of the South American Under-20 soccer championship in Mendoza February 3, 2013. The top four teams qualify for the FIFA Under-20 World Cup 2013 to be held in Turkey from June 21 to July 13. REUTERS/Enrique Marcarian (ARGENTINA – Tags: SPORT SOCCER)
Colombia players celebrate after beating Paraguay to finish among the top four during the final day of the South American Under-20 soccer championship in Mendoza
Colombia players celebrate after beating Paraguay to finish among the top four during the final day of the South American Under-20 soccer championship in Mendoza February 3, 2013. The top four teams qualify for the FIFA Under-20 World Cup 2013 to be held in Turkey from June 21 to July 13. REUTERS/Enrique Marcarian (ARGENTINA – Tags: SPORT SOCCER)
Colombia coach Restrepo gives instructions to his team against Paraguay during the South American Under-20 soccer championship in Mendoza
Colombia coach Carlos Alberto Restrepo gives instructions to his team against Paraguay during the final day of the South American Under-20 soccer championship in Mendoza February 3, 2013. The top four teams qualify for the FIFA Under-20 World Cup 2013 to be held in Turkey from June 21 to July 13. REUTERS/Enrique Marcarian (ARGENTINA – Tags: SPORT SOCCER)
UPDATE 1-NFL-Super Bowl resumes after 35-minute power failure(Adds details) NEW ORLEANS, Feb 3 (Reuters) – Play resumed in the Super Bowl after a 35-minutes power outage interrupted play on Sunday with the Baltimore Ravens holding a commanding 28-6 lead over the San Francisco 49ers. Moments after Baltimore’s Jacoby Jones opened the second half with a Super Bowl record 109-yard kickoff return for a touchdown, the scoreboard and half of the overheard lights in the Superdome went out. …
Power outage stops Super Bowl for half hour
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Power went out a t the Superdome early in the third quarter of the Super Bowl, leading to a 35-minute delay with the Baltimore Ravens leading the San Francisco 49ers 28-6 on Sunday.
Company not responsible for Super Bowl power glitch: EntergyNEW YORK (Reuters) – New Orleans electric utility Entergy Corp said on Sunday it was not the cause of a partial loss of power during the Super Bowl football game. The company said the problem that caused some lights to go out in the Louisiana Super Dome was due to an issue with the Super Dome’s own equipment. (Reporting by Scott DiSavino; Editing by Paul Tait)
Entergy: company not responsible for Super Bowl power glitchNEW YORK, Feb 3 (Reuters) – New Orleans electric utility Entergy Corp said on Sunday it was not the cause of a partial loss of power during the Super Bowl football game. The company said the problem that caused some lights to go out in the Louisiana Super Dome was due to an issue with the Super Dome’s own equipment.
Paraguay's Cardozo, Dominguez, Perez and Mareco react to Colombia's second goal during the South American Under-20 soccer championship in Mendoza
Paraguay's (L-R) Angel Cardozo, Cecilio Dominguez, Matias Perez, and Miller Mareco react to Colombia's second goal during the final day of the South American Under-20 soccer championship in Mendoza February 3, 2013. The top four teams qualify for the FIFA Under-20 World Cup 2013 to be held in Turkey from June 21 to July 13. REUTERS/Enrique Marcarian (ARGENTINA – Tags: SPORT SOCCER)
Paraguay's Gomez kicks the ball away from Colombia's Correa during the South American Under-20 soccer championship in Mendoza
Paraguay's Gustavo Gomez (L) kicks the ball away from Colombia's Andres Correa during the final day of the South American Under-20 soccer championship in Mendoza February 3, 2013. The top four teams qualify for the FIFA Under-20 World Cup 2013 to be held in Turkey from June 21 to July 13. REUTERS/Enrique Marcarian (ARGENTINA – Tags: SPORT SOCCER TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Big Phil meets favourite customers on Brazil return
By Brian Homewood BERNE (Reuters) – Teams who lose regularly to the same opponents are known as customers in Brazilian football and Luiz Felipe Scolari could not h ave picked more reliable ones for his comeback with the five-times world champions. The man known as Big Phil kicks off his second stint as Brazil coach against England, a team he saw off in three major tournaments in a row between 2002 and 2006, at Wembley in one of around 40 international friendlies being played this week. …
CBS scrambles with power outage in Super Dome
NEW YORK (AP) -- A power outage during the Super Bowl sent CBS scrambling and knocked its announcers off the air.
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