Super Bowl Sunday's photos

Santonio Holmes hugs Ben Roethlisberger after Holmes' fourth quarter, touchdown, which turned out to be the game clincher. [JAMES BORCHUCK   |   Times]

Condi Rice: She's a hockey fan, too

We knew former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was a football fan, now we know she's a hockey fan, too. St. Petersburg Times photographer Dirk Shadd spotted her at tonight's Lightning game. In this photo, she looks up at the JumboTron as her name is announced. On her left is Gene Washington, a former NFL player and the league's director of football operations.

Friday's Super Bowl Photos

Tampa Bay native Tracy Williams performs at the 2009 Bud Bowl Block Party, between Channelside Entertainment District and the St. Pete Times Forum, on Friday. [EDMUND D. FOUNTAIN   |   Times]

Thursday's Super Bowl Photos

Bruce Springsteen jokes around with E Street Band members Max Weinberg (left) and Steven van Zandt at a press conference on Thursday. The band is the performing at half time of Super Bowl XLIII. [BRIAN CASSELLA   |   Times]

 

Wednesday's Super Bowl Photos

Fans gather to watch rehearsal for the Best Damn Sports Show on Eighth Avenue in front of Centro Ybor in Tampa. The cable program will broadcast from the location. [MARTHA RIAL   |   Times]

Tampa Super Bowl's media day in photos

Raymond James Stadium hosted Media Day on Tuesday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Arizona Cardinals took the field first, with the Steelers appearing in the afternoon session.

Tuesday's Super Bowl photos

The Bucs pirate ship is now decorated with Super Bowl flags. [BRENDAN FITTERER | Times]

Cardinals make arrival in Tampa

Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner wears a smile and a gray suit on the team's arrival at Tampa International Airport on Monday afternoon. [WILLIE J. ALLEN JR. | Times]

Monday's Super Bowl photos

The pilot waves a team flag out his window as the Cardinals exit a Northwest Airlines jet at Tampa International Airport on Monday afternoon.   [WILLIE J. ALLEN JR.   |   Times]

Drew Brees, Warrick Dunn teach 'Financial Football'

Armwood High student Jeremy Yencer, right, watches as Warrick Dunn answers a question during Financial Football, a NFL-themed interactive quiz game about money management Monday in Tampa. [Times photo: James Borchuck]

Drew Brees often seems untouchable as the quarterback of the New Orleans Saints. But until two years ago, he was still explaining to bankers why his credit score took a hit after he stopped paying a cell phone bill during his junior year in college.

He shared this advice Monday with a group of students from Hillsborough's Armwood High School: "Save your money, live within your means and understand that your credit score is your financial report card."

Tampa Bay Buccaneer Warrick Dunn and Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink, the mother of two Armwood graduates, offered similar advice as Super Bowl XLIII kicked off with a game of "Financial Football."

Steelers arrive in Tampa for Super Bowl

The road to Tampa Bay is finally over (somewhat) for the Pittsburgh Steelers. The team arrived today at Tampa International Airport with head coach Mike Tomlin leading the team off the chartered aircraft.

The Arizona Cardinals are expected to arrive at 2:45 p.m.