ADVISORY/ Infoplease Celebrates the Super Bowl.Sports/Technology Editors & Columnists ADVISORY...for Monday Monday: see week. (Jan. 22) --(BW SportsWire) Infoplease Celebrates the Super Bowl Learning Network for Reference Site Features Interesting Stats, Trivia, and Party Tips WHAT: Learning Network, the Internet's premier consumer-education source, features information about Super Bowl XXXV, on its leading reference site, Infoplease.com (http://www.infoplease.com). The site includes: --History of the Super Bowl http://www.infoplease.com/ips a/A0104192.html The first AFL-NFL World Championship Game, as it was originally called, was played seven months after the two leagues agreed to merge in June of 1966. It became the Super Bowl (complete with roman numerals) by the third game in 1969. The Super Bowl winner has been presented the Vince Lombardi Trophy since 1971. --Relive Playoffs Past http://www.infoplease.com/A01 04231.html Follow the history of the Super Bowl playoffs beginning in 1966. --Super Bowl Preview http://www.infoplease.com/spo t/01superbowl2.html Take a close look at the games within the game of Super Bowl XXXV between the New York Giants and Baltimore Ravens. Players to watch, predictions, and in depth analysis. --Before the Super Bowl http://www.infoplease.com/ips a/A0104357.html The first NFL champions were the Akron Pros in 1920, when the league was called the American Professional Football Association (APFA). The title went to the team with the best regular season record. The APFA changed its name to the National Football League in 1922. --Spotlight on Super Bowl Television Commercials http://www.infoplease.com/spo t/01superbowl1.html For many viewers, the game will take a back seat to the highly anticipated and increasingly expensive commercials. Read about these commercials, the companies that spend millions for instant name recognition, and the buying power of the viewers. --Super Bowl Quiz http://www.infoplease.com/spo t/quiz-superbowl1.html Test your knowledge of the Super Bowl, and that of friends in between plays! --Ten Commandments of a Successful Super Bowl Party http://www.infoplease.com/spo t/01superbowld1.html All you need to know to ensure that your party goes off like a snap. WHERE: Learning Network's Super Bowl information is available at http://www.infoplease.com/. WHO: Gerry Brown, sports editor at Infoplease.com, is available to offer comment on Infoplease.com's Super Bowl content. |
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