The Steelers might have lost 31-25 to the Packers in the Super Bowl, but Hines Ward is getting a victory rally anyway.

The NFL receiver and dance partner Kym Johnson are being honored by the city of Pittsburgh for bringing the “Mirror Ball Trophy” back to the Steel City.

Mayor Luke Ravenstahl tells the Post-Gazette that Steelers Nation have demanded the city properly thank Hines Ward for his reality show win.

Imagine if Ward had the Lombardi Trophy instead of a made up award.

Barry Switzer one of only two coaches to win a college national championship and Super Bowl has opened Switzer Family Vineyards.

The Dallas Morning News reports the sparkling water produced in Napa Valley, will be sold in Texas and Oklahoma.

Wine connoisseur Jerry Jones got Switzer turned on to high-priced vintages while working together in Dallas. Switzer is the last Cowboys head coach to win a Super Bowl.

The label of each bottle from Switzer Family Vineyards includes this inscription:

My rural home in Arkansas was a shotgun house built in 1893. You could shoot a shotgun through the front door, out the back, not hit a thing. Hallway down the middle with three rooms on each side. No electricity, no plumbing, heat from a wood stove, light from coal oil lamps. There was something special about that old house, and I think there is something special about our wine. I know, since I happen to be a bootleggers boy. Enjoy! Barry Switzer.

Dogster.com reports a Facebook page with 8,703 “likes” as of this morning, has been launched urging dog lovers to just say “NO WAY Subway,” after Vick received the Subway Sportsman of the Year award.

The Eagles QB beat out LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Carmelo Anthony and Derrick Rose.

The Facebook page is linked to a petition with 2,894 signatures that is asking people to contact Subway saying they’ll BOYCOTT the restaurant chain until Vick gives back the award.

With 34,707 restaurants in 98 countries/territories Subway is the largest restaurant chain globally.

“It was a super nice letter encouraging me and ever since then we have had a relationship and its been pretty cool,” Tebow said.

Norris, an internet legend thanks to “Chuck Norris Facts,” is known for his martial arts and acting skills. He’s also a devout Christian, which most likely led him to follow Tebow. Norris has written several books on Christianity over the years.

Kimmel pointed out the blurb Norris wrote on the back of Tebow’s book.

Tebow also said that the Hollywood movie “Rocky 4″ inspired his workout routine as a kid.

A scout had watched Clemens paying semi-pro football for the New Jersey Generals and wanted him to tryout. The day before he was to workout for the Browns, Clemons was involved in a serious car crash, his Buick Riviera slammed into a tree, he nearly lost an ear and would never play football again.

“I think it’s unfair for you to label it that way,” said Barber. “I don’t know what I could have done better at NBC.” But Francesa would not let Barber end the conversation there. “Tiki, you got fired,” Francesa said. “Oh, did I? Did I? Mike I don’t think you know the story,” Barber retaliated. 

Barber couldn’t handle the tough questions alone, he had his agent on the call as a bodyguard, according to Francesa.

Naposki and Nanette Ann Packard are accused of killing 55-year-old retiree Bill McLaughlin, who was shot to death by an intruder in his home in a gated community Dec. 15, 1994, to steal the $1.5 million he had in his savings and cash in on a $1-million life insurance policy.

Asked if he’d give up the Super Bowl to stop gay marriage, Tyree said: “Honestly, I probably would.”“Nothing means more to me than that my God would be honored,” he said. “Being the fact that I firmly believe that God created and ordained marriage between a man and a woman, I believe that that’s something that should be fought for at all costs.” “So I’ll lay down everything I am to preserve the honor and integrity of the God that I serve.”

Ozougwu will be honored with a beach party, followed by four-days of events, according to the Beverly Hills Courier. The Rice University linebacker who was grabbed by the Houston Texans, is set to arrive by boat in Newport, where he’ll be given gifts, including the coveted prize of Irrelevant Week.

The son of immigrants from Nigeria will pick up the “Lowsman Trophy,” which features a player fumbling a football. Ozougwa will then be roasted at a gala banquet Wednesday night by former Rams coach John Robinson and Pro Football Hall of Famers Ron Mix and Ron Yary.

Pennington has won the NFL Comeback Player of the Year Award twice, in 2006 and 2008. Pennington’s big claim to fame is being the NFL’s all-time leader in career completion percentage at 66.0%, among quarterbacks with at least 1,500 pass attempts .

“I have a dream of O.J. Simpson confessing to me,” Winfrey told an enthusiastic crowd of cable industry suits attending the National Cable & Telecommunications Association convention in Chicago, according to news media reports. “And I am going to make that happen, people. I don’t just want the interview. I want the interview on the condition that you are ready, Mr. Simpson,” she added.

Oprah is desperate for people to watch her struggling cable network. The Washington Post reports the OWN channel has failed to land many viewers since its launch in January. Simpson could spend 33 years behind bars after being convicted of felony kidnapping, armed robbery and other charges. Simpson was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1985, his first year of eligibility. He starred for the Bills and 49ers in the 1970s.

1. Speak for yourself. “That’s something Coach Belichick always said — ‘Don’t worry about anyone else’s situation, on another team or your team, always think about your job, doing your job, and commenting on that.”

2. Never talk about injuries. “Never let them know if you’re hurt or not hurt.”

3. Pour on the perfume. “This is compliments. You want to spray that perfume on your opponent on Wednesday all the way through Saturday, and then get the job done on Sunday.”

4. Fall back on cliches. “When in doubt, use the old safe cliche. You love those — ’100 percent’, ‘one day at a time.’”

“I have no interest [in Los Angeles],” Weaver said Tuesday as he repeated a statement he made in the past. Weaver added, “I have been consistent in saying I am committed to Jacksonville and have no interest [in moving],” he said.

The child’s mother Anne Moore said Pope was an answered prayer. “The fact that he is normally at camp and could have been in Kansas City just proved to me that he was placed here to save my son from drowning, and I thank God that he was here,” she said. “He truly lived up to his nickname ‘Champ’ because he was truly a champion for me and my son this past weekend.”

According to court documents filed June 4 in Miami-Dade County, Stadium Corners Shopping Center LLC contends that 3 Kings Dry Cleaners Inc. owes $24,151.78 in back rent, plus accelerated rent and court and attorney’s fees. In all, Stadium Corners is seeking $308,870.64. Craig Bernstein, owner of Stadium Corners shopping center in Miami Gardens, said that 3 Kings Dry Cleaners, which lists Moss as its president in a filing with Florida’s secretary of state, vacated the property in the past few months but had agreed to pay the rent owed until that date. But payment never was received and Bernstein said the dry cleaners is now six months behind.

Last sports champs by league to have zero rings:
NHL: 1989 Calgary Flames
MLB: 2008 Philadelphia Phillies
NFL: 2010 Green Bay Packers
NBA: 2011 Dallas Mavericks

“A little bit, when they hear my iPod. I’ve got “Jersey Boys,” “Wicked,” “In the Heights” and “Memphis” on there. But they’re cool, even though they’ve given me a hard time. Our tight end, Dustin Keller, loved “Memphis.”

Most of the debts were incurred in business ventures, including Batch Development Co., Kings Bakery LLC, and Courtland Place LLC. The lenders will still have liens on the properties those firms own, but they won’t be enforceable on Mr. Batch.

Things aren’t going very well for that development company.

In a related Allegheny County Common Pleas Court case, a court-appointed receiver overseeing 27 properties of his real estate company, Batch Development Co. Inc., reported that the properties generated about $11,500 in rent and cost about $20,000 in expenses in May.

The money, most of which comes from tourist taxes, will pay for new carpeting ($597,200), furnishings ($2.3 million), ice makers ($225,940) and refrigerators ($225,940) in the 195 suites.

- Hummingbirds can be conceived and born in the time (18-23 days) it takes college football’s Bowl Season and March Madness to crown a champion

- The NFL and MLB playoffs last between 24-and-29 days, just enough time for a Peacock to be conceived and born, not the kind at NBC.

-  Not many American’s watch the Cricket World Cup, but a Kangaroo could be created and come to life in the time (42 days) it took to complete the 2011 event.

- Alligator shows are pretty popular on TV these days, thats good for the NBA and NHL. The 54-to-63 days it takes them to finish the postseason, is enough time to create a baby alligator.

- Champions League Soccer is the real winner, they have a postseason that goes between 92-to-102 days, long enough for a Snow Leopard to be conceived and born.