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Eva Longoria Spotted in Miami on Utopia III Superyacht

Desperate Housewives stunner Eva Longoria was spotted in Miami over Super Bowl weekend enjoying a romantic rendez-vous aboard the 150 ft. Utopia III superyacht (above). Barely a week after her divorce from Tony Parker was finalized, she was seen making waves with 25-year-old Spanish singer Eduardo Cruz, actress Penelope Cruz's younger brother, the London Daily Mail reports. There were on the yacht as guests of cosmetics mogul Loren Ridinger, who hosted a Super Bowl viewing party.

Built by Trinity Yachts in 1999, the Utopia III has accommodations for 10 guests in addition to nine crew – not that we're implying Eva and Eduardo shared a bunk, though they did spend the night on board. The yacht has been in the news before thanks to Kim Kardashian strutting around the decks in a bikini. Longoria first sparked rumors of a romance when she was spotted with Eduardo at her Los Angeles restaurant Beso in October; Eduardo was then seen leaving Eva's house on Christmas Eve.

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Express Celebrates Men's Style Staple at Super Bowl

by Jared Paul Stern (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Apparel, Events, Sports

Express, the stylish clothing brand for the young-and-cool set with a staggering $1.8 billion in annual sales, is celebrating the 10th anniversary of their most popular menswear item with a VIP bash at the Super Bowl. Since it was first introduced in 1991 the brand's 1MX shirt (above) has outfitted millions of men tired of shapeless sacks, upping the style quotient across the country. Offered in a range of 10 staple colors with an additional 10 colors rotated in per season, the highly-engineered 1MX features an calibrated collar, sleeve caps, hand patterned interlining, French seams, and 97% cotton / 3% spandex stretch fabric for a "custom" fit, available in two styles.

As the slimmer shirts are particularly popular with athletic types, the company is hosting an Anniversary event featuring a three-day gifting suite during Super Bowl XLV in Dallas. The exclusive event, taking place February 3rd – 5th at the historic Belmont Hotel, will be hosted by Jacksonville wide receiver Mike Sims-Walker who'll welcome the elite athletes and VIPs in town for the big game. The Express suite will feature an on-site monogramming station for attendees to individualize their personal iconic 1MX shirt as they enjoy signature cocktails and mingle with the crème de la crème of the sports world.

Tags: apparel, athlete, clothing, Dallas, Express, football, mens style, shirt, sports, Super Bowl, Super Bowl XLV

How Much Would You Pay To Party With P. Diddy?

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Events

When Sean 'Diddy' Combs hosted a party at the LAX nightclub in Las Vegas for New Year's Eve this year prices ran from $125 - $2000 but you'll pay upwards of $500 to take part in 'Fantasy' a party hosted by P. Diddy with DJ Clinton Sparks on February 5th before the Super Bowl.

Diddy is set to appear throughout the evening with DJ Irie spinning all night. The party will take place at Tower Building in Fair Park, 3809 Grand Ave, Dallas, TX 75210 and runs from 9 p.m until the wee hours of the morning. Super Bowl XLV will take place on Sunday, February 6th and will mark the first Super Bowl in the Dallas-Fort Worth area at the new 1.2 billion dollar Cowboys Stadium. Tickets can be purchased on the Capital A website at www.capitalAent.com. The most expensive seats are for a stage-adjacent private cabana which includes 20 VIP tickets, five champagne and 10 premium bottles, open bar, an event hostess, appetizers, dessert, VIP entrance adjacent to red carpet and VIP valet parking all for $25,000.

Over at the 193-room Aloft Hotel, Bud Light is rebranding the hotel the Bud Light hotel for the weekend and bringing in a variety of acts including The Fray, Lifehouse, Snoop Dogg, Flo Rida, Nelly and Ke$ha. MOVES Magazine is hosting its annual Super Bowl party known as "The Players Suite" on February 2. The party will be hosted by Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis and tickets are $200.

On February 3, a "Welcome to Dallas Party" includes local favorite Deion Sanders. Tickets start at $50 and go up to the Sanders VIP Table Package ($13,800), which is located right next to Sanders himself. The VIP table for 12 comes with a personal cocktail server, six bottles of liquor, champagne and unlimited mixers. Sanders is also hosting a party on February 5 where tickets range from $75 up to $16,000 for the Sanders VIP Table. After the Super Bowl head back to Zouk night club where VIBE Magazine presents "The Players Gala." This party will feature performances by Chris Brown and Keri Hillson and tickets are available from $75 to $16,000.

[via DFW.com]

Tags: dallas cowboys, deion sanders, p diddy, super bowl, super bowl parties, Super Bowl XLV

Marcelitto Goes To The Super Bowl: Sports Jewelry Gets Cute

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Jewelry

Next month, sports fans will convene on Dallas for Super Bowl XLV. The Dallas Morning News recently had a fascinating rundown of parties, events and happenings that included the little treasure shown above. Designer Catherine Michiels has created a sports version of her adorable little monkey charm Marcelitto. The Marcelitto goes to the Super Bowl charm is created of sterling silver and bronze. The football-bearing Marcelitto comes on a silk cord for $235 or a silver chain for $270 and is available at and made exclusively for online retailer Ylang23.com.

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Saints Super Bowl Rings Handed Out, You Can Win One

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Jewelry, Sports

Women aren't the only ones who love little blue boxes from Tiffany's. The 2009 New Orleans Saints got their Super Bowl XLIV championship rings at a ceremony at the city's Roosevelt Hotel on Wednesday June 16. The rings were designed by Tiffany & Co. and feature a bunch of touches that resonate with fans of the Saints and their city. The rings are yellow gold and feature the New Orleans Saints fleur-de-lis logo set with round diamonds. The words "world champions" are set into the bezel of the ring with eight diamonds on each side (a total of 16 symbolizing the games the Saints won during the season). The rings also bear the score of the game, the NFL shield, images of the St. Louis Cathedral in Jackson Square and the Louisiana Superdome, a scene from the championship parade and the first few notes of the song "When The Saints Come Marching In." The underside of the ring bears inscriptions of team mottoes from last season: Be Special; Finish Strong; and Smell Greatness.

No precise estimate was given but they are believed to have a value of around $30,000 each. One ring wasn't there, it will be raffled off to raise money to benefit the relief efforts for the Gulf Coast oil spill. The winner will be announced at the nationally televised New Orleans Saints season opener on September 9, 2010. The winner will receive the ring and a cash prize in the amount of $2,178 to mitigate the winner's tax liability that results from winning the raffle. The proceeds benefit the New Orleans Saints Charitable Foundation and the Celebrities for Charity Foundation. Raffle tickets are $2 each with a minimum order of 5 tickets. The Saints organization hopes to raise as much as $1 million through the effort.

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Invisible Ink Protects Super Bowl Footballs

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Sports

On Super Bowl Sunday over 100 footballs will be used in the game. Some of those footballs will go to players, others to charity auctions and some will likely eventually end up on the collectibles market. The National Football League takes some interesting steps to protect against possible counterfeiting. Each ball used in the game will be be "tagged" with a specially-prepared synthetic DNA ink that leaves an invisible-to-the-naked-eye security mark. The sideline pylons and even the coin used for the coin toss will be marked, too.

For the 12th consecutive year, the National Football League will use sports memorabilia authentication company PSA/DNA Authentication Services of Santa Ana, California to certify all footballs used in the Super Bowl. A PSA/DNA representative will be on the scene in Miaimi to photograph and then mark each ball with a synthetic DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) strand that can be seen only when illuminated by a specific laser frequency. Just how serious is this? Joe Orlando, President of PSA/DNA, a division of Collectors Universe, Inc. says that the DNA ink has a 1-in-33 trillion chance of being accurately reproduced by counterfeiters. A letter of authenticity accompanies each Super Bowl football certified by PSA/DNA and the certificates have tamper-evident labels with individual, serialized numbers that can be verified online.

Tags: sports collectibles, SportsCollectibles, super bowl, super bowl football, SuperBowl, SuperBowlFootball

Conan O'Brien: Divorce from NBC is Ugly and "Crazy Expensive"

by Carrie Coolidge (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Events

If you can't beat them and you are leaving anyway, why not spend all their money?

That seems to be Conan O'Brien's philosophy this week as he embarked on a series of skits and extraordinarily expensive props to put on the appearance that he intended to blow through the Tonight Show budget in one week.

On Wednesday he trotted out a Bugatti Veyron, a rare and pricey sports car that costs as much as some private jets. O'Brien unveiled the Bugatti Veyron, showing the million dollar car embellished with mouse ears and whiskers. O'Brien claimed to have purchased the sports car.

Last night, he upped the ante by bringing out Kentucky Derby winning racehorse Mine That Bird adorned with a mink "Snuggie" and by showing restricted Super Bowl footage. This "crazy expensive" skit, he claimed, cost NBC $4.8 million.

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Rent a Miami Mansion, Luxury Yacht and Get Super Bowl XLIV Tickets

by Deb West (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Estates

Super Bowl XLIV's location in Miami, Florida provides the perfect opportunity to combine a trip to the game and luxury vacation. The Advantaged, a company that specializes in extraordinary home rentals and yacht charters, is prepared to help you organize your stay in South Florida. Whether your idea of the perfect view is from seats near the 50 yard line or from the pool deck pictured above (a real photo from one of their properties),they offer several options for those who would like to enjoy the area in true luxury.

The Champion Super Bowl package includes:

A stay at one of three special Miami Mansions
Yacht charter of your choice, which stays docked in front of your mansion.
Four Super Bowl tickets
Limousine transportation to and from the airport

An example of a luxury property available in the above package is called the Venetian Mansion. It is a stunning 5,500 square foot waterfront home that features: 5 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, swimming pool, jacuzzi, as well as Miami skyline and panoramic water views from every room. Another property they feature is called the South Hampton Villa a 7 bedroom, 7.5 bathroom property featured in the gallery below. The available yachts range from 40' to 155' and are fully crewed with personnel who are prepared to take their guests on whatever route or excursions suit their mood. They also offer custom packages where the client is able to mix and match from an extensive list of properties and yachts.

Gallery: Rent A Mansion In Miami For The Super Bowl

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Luxury Super Bowl XLIV Travel Packages

by Deb West (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Sports

With just under a month left until Super Bowl XLIV it is time for fans to start thinking about making their way to Miami, Florida for the big event. If you are a Ravens or Cardinals fan you must be thrilled by yesterday's wins and we now have the final teams for the playoffs in the AFC and NFC. Whether or not there are clear cut favorites for this year's Super Bowl is still up for debate but you can count on having a fabulous luxury vacation and seeing the game if that is what your heart desires.

One purveyor of luxury sports event vacations is the company Fine Things Packages. They offer an "Ultimate Super Bowl Package" for upwards of $15,000 per person. The company prides themselves on being a leading provider of major sold out sports events worldwide, having the best service team in the industry and independent of all of the normal ties that often lead to a conflict of interest in the travel industry.

Some of the items this ultimate package includes are:

Four nights accommodation at the five star Four Seasons Miami
Round-trip first class airfare from anywhere in the Continental United States to Miami
One lower lever ticket between the 30 and 50 yard lines to Super Bowl XLIV
Ticket for the Saturday night party of your choice including - Playboy, Leigh Steinberg, Sports Illustrated, etc
Official NFL Hospitality
Access to NFL Gameday Fan Plaza
Various transportation from the airport, game, etc.

To see the exact specifications for this travel package click here. The company also offers more moderately priced packages starting at $4,350. the biggest difference seems to be in the quality of the hotels, class of airfare and stadium seat location. If the Jets, Ravens, Colts or Vikings make it all the way to the Super Bowl we know that their local fans could use to escape from the winter weather as well as go cheer on their home town favorite! Hope your team wins!

Tags: Cardinals, four seasons, FourSeasons, Luxury vacations, LuxuryVacations, miami, Ravens, super bowl, Super bowl XLIV, SuperBowl, SuperBowlXliv

NFL Offers On Field Access For Super Bowl Fans

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Sports

Once the Super Bowl is over the field is always a flurry of activity with players milling about and TV crews doing interviews. The postgame experience is usually reserved for participants but now fans can get access if they are willing to pay. NFL On Location is selling 700 spots for the "Exclusive Postgame On-Field Experience" after Super Bowl XLIV on February 7 at Dolphin Stadium. There are three premium package levels, white, gold and platinum which offer the experience. The packages include hotel accommodations, parties, parking and souvenirs and start at $5,749 depending on the seat location. $9,799 gets you a single luxury hotel room and a stadium seat in the lower level prime sidelines between the 20s. USA Today reports that after the game the fans will be let onto the field in groups. Each person will get around 30 minutes on the field as players celebrate and go through interviews.

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Steelers Super Bowl Rings Prove Bling Never Goes Out Of Style For Champions

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Jewelry, Sports

Think bling is over? Don't tell that to the Pittsburgh Steelers. The rings celebrating their record-setting sixth Super Bowl title are covered in diamonds. The rings created by Jostens have 63 round brilliant-cut diamonds totaling 3.61 carats. The six round brilliant-cut diamonds on the top of the ring celebrate the six victories; the previous year's Steelers Super Bowl rings featured five oval diamonds. The Super Bowl XLIII logo is done on a field of green enamel and six Lombardi Trophies are shown on the side of the ring. Each ring is cast in 14K gold and personalized for the owner. The cost of the rings and the appraisal value haven't been released.

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Super Bowl Wagers Expected to Reach $10 Billion

by Laura Malesich (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Sports

This Sunday is the Super Bowl and as we gather in pubs, bars and t.v. rooms many will be keeping a sharp eye on their bets. Whether you participate in an office pool or put money down with a local bookie it isn't uncommon to wager big bucks on the end-season game. More than 200 million people worldwide are expected to bet up to $10 billion during this event. At the sports books in Vegas you can even expand your betting opportunities to the length of Jennifer Hudson's rendition of the Star Spangled Banner which is a new one to me. Here are other wild wagers to test out:

Who wins the coin toss?
Will it be heads or tails?
Who completes the initial first-down?
Which team/player will score first?
Will either team score a two-point safety?
Which songs will Bruce Springsteen sing at half-time?

These proposition or prop bets are available on every conceivable stat or happening on the field that day. Personally I'm a big fan of the Gatorade bet...lemon/lime, orange or fruit punch? Las Vegas sport books state that lemon/lime has a 3-to-1 chance of getting thrown over the coach's head.

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Arizona Cardinals Player Celebrates With A Lamborghini

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos, Sports

Arizona Cardinals running back Edgerrin James is celebrating his trip to the Super Bowl in grand style. He picked up a new Lamborghini while in Florida this week. His rationale is that he always told himself if he got to the Super Bowl he would do something special and get something that not everyone else has. James played with the Colts for years and received a 2006 Colts Super Bowl ring as a thank you for his work for the team even though he didn't play in the game. Now that he is finally in the game, a white Lamborghini parked in front of the team's hotel in Tampa is his way of announcing his presence. The funny thing is that James doesn't much like to drive. He says he prefers to be in the passenger seat text messaging.

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Super Bowl Tickets At Lowest Prices In Years

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Sports

One silver lining of the recession might be the most affordable Super Bowl in recent years when it comes to getting tickets. Of course we can't lay this all at the economy's feet, when the Philadelphia Eagles were eliminated, the ticket prices for Super Bowl XLIII on February 1 in Tampa, Florida went down dramatically. There are more tickets than ever available through online brokers and other sites like eBay and Craigslist. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that its a great time to be a Steelers fan with average prices to see their team play hovering around the $2,500 mark, far below the Super Bowl 2008 mark of $3,536 and the lowest in recent years.

A recent check on popular ticket website stubhub.com showed tickets that range from around $1,650 for the cheapest seats to $127,788 for a luxury suite. The decline in corporate spending on these types of events combined with a less exciting pairing of the Arizona Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Steelers have meant that even with only a few days left thousands of tickets can still be found. And if you are a Steelers fan you may have lots of company, ticket brokers are reporting far more interest from Pittsburgh's fan base than from the Arizona Cardinals fans.

In a related story, the lack of corporate Super Bowl packages also means that private jet travel through Tampa's airport is expected to be less than it was in 2001, the last time Tampa hosted the Super Bowl.

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Rent The Hooter Patrol IV For Super Bowl Week

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Yachts & Sailing, Sports

We are getting closer to Super Bowl XLIII (February 1) and hotels and vacation rentals are gathering packages to tempt sports fans. With every seaside Super Bowl there are always a slew of yacht rentals available, none more aptly named for a week of carousing perhaps than the Hooter Patrol IV. The Hooter Patrol IV is a 100′ Hargrave Motoryacht which has a professional crew of four including a chef. The Super Bowl package is a week-long yacht charter that includes dockage on the "channel side" of Tampa Bay, use of the 39′ Midnight Express to explore Tampa Bay for daytime fishing and fun, a private dockside party aboard for up to 40 of your guests, limo service for up to 8 guests, and full time concierge service for the week.

The yacht has a flybridge sundeck complete with retractable sun roof, sun pads, wet bar, bbq and Jacuzzi tub and a full complement of electronic and audio visuals including flat panel TVs throughout, satellite, internet, cell phone and karaoke. The cost for the package is $100,000 and includes access to pre-game parties like the Bud Bowl, Taste of the NFL and Club 009 James Bond theme but no tickets to the game itself.

Gallery: Hooter Patrol IV