Contrasting styles will clash when the Arizona Cardinals and Pittsburgh Steelers hook up Sunday for an intriguing Super Bowl in Tampa, Fla.
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TAMPA, Fla. — Had he taken a different path, Ken Whisenhunt might’ve built twin-span bridges or eight-lane freeways or metropolitan airports by now.
An estimated 295,000 people are expected to pour into Las Vegas this Super Bowl weekend — about 1 percent fewer than in 2008.
If veteran quarterback Kurt Warner and the Arizona Cardinals are just misfits stumbling into a Super Bowl and waiting to get exposed, the betting public is not seeing it. The Pittsburgh Steelers are favored by 61/2 to 7 points over the Cardinals in Sunday’s game at Tampa, Fla., and most of the early wagering at Las Vegas sports books has been on the underdog.
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TAMPA, Fla. — Troy Polamalu looked down from his podium at a 10-deep crush of media. Well, at least some of the questioners were reporters.
PITTSBURGH — A few minutes after the Pittsburgh Steelers won the AFC Championship Game on Sunday, coach Mike Tomlin pondered the question he knows will be asked a lot going into the Super Bowl.
TEMPE, Ariz. — The Arizona Cardinals called receiver Anquan Boldin’s sideline shouting match with the offensive coordinator a “normal thing,” and coach Ken Whisenhunt insisted the outburst would in no way disrupt the team.
TEMPE, Ariz. — Ken Whisenhunt seemed to be a logical successor to Bill Cowher in Pittsburgh when the head coaching job came open two years ago. If not him, then certainly Russ Grimm.
PITTSBURGH — Tough and mean, like the original Steel Curtain.
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Down and out for decades, the Arizona Cardinals have turned a bad joke into a Super Bowl-bound team.