In 2005, Patriots chief Robert Kraft's diplomacy mission to Russia turned into an international incident after Vladimir Putin pocketed his priceless Super Bowl ring.

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Since 1989, USA Today has asked viewers to vote on the best Super Bowl ads. Here’s a look back at the winners.
The big game used to be a January staple. Now it’s in February, and it may not be done moving yet.
Catching the Super Bowl used to be a pain without cable. Now it's (almost) effortless.
Buffalo chicken dip is a classic for a reason.
If you were already planning to eat Costco snacks during the big game, now you can get paid for your trouble.
Before it became a cultural phenomenon, Budweiser’s “Wassup” ad started as a short film.
In the 1990s, Super Bowl halftime shows were lame. Fox decided what people needed was Jim Carrey setting himself on fire.
The National Football League doesn’t want to confuse you.
Shopping for the best bargains in February? From TVs to Presidents Day sales, here’s what to buy—and what to avoid—this month.
For each year’s Super Bowl showdown, manufacturers and retailers will produce and stock two sets of T-shirts, hats, and other merchandise that declares each team the champ. So who gets the losing team’s stuff?
Ads used to be cloaked in secrecy before the big game. A 2011 Star Wars spot changed all that.
If you think it’s weird that this year’s Super Bowl is set for the day before Valentine’s Day, you’re right. Here’s what happened.
It probably wasn’t a coincidence that Dan Quayle, who famously misspelled ‘potato,’ started shilling for potato chips.
Will The Weeknd’s 2021 Super Bowl halftime show outshine Beyoncé’s past appearances? It’s *technically* not impossible.
Emily Hampshire on getting her big break as Girlfriend Number One on Nickelodeon and when she knew 'Schitt's Creek' hit big.
The game has been locked in a vault and a legal battle for years. A new Kickstarter could unearth it for the first time since 1967.
The job of an NFL quarterback comes with heaps of high-stakes pressure and even bigger heaps of money.
From Indiana Jones to an Elvis-impersonating magician, the Super Bowl halftime show has featured some truly strange performers.