SUPER BOWL: : NFL owners voted to play the 2013 Super Bowl in New Orleans, the first time the championship will be played there since Hurricane Katrina shredded parts of the Superdome four years ago. New Orleans beat out Miami, which sought a record 11th Super Bowl, and 2008 host Glendale, Ariz. This is the 10th time New Orleans will be the Super Bowl site.
Stanley Cup playoffs
Samuelsson scores in OT, gives Wings 2-0 series lead
Mikael Samuelsson scored 5:14 into overtime, lifting the host Detroit Red Wings to a 3-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks and a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference finals. Chris Osgood made 37 saves for the defending Stanley Cup champions. Jonathan Toews' second goal of the game with 7:40 to go in regulation pulled Chicago into a 2-2 tie.
Horse racing
Preakness TV viewership second best in 20 years
Rachel Alexandra's victory in the Preakness Stakes drew the most viewers to the second leg of racing's Triple Crown in five years and the second-most in 20 years. According to Nielsen Media Research numbers released Tuesday by NBC, 10.9 million people watched the race portion of NBC's Preakness coverage on Saturday. The hourlong race portion of the Preakness drew 3 million more viewers than last year's race, up 38 percent. The national rating for Saturday's race portion was a 6.8 with a 16 share, the highest since 2004 (7.7 and 19) and the second highest since 1990 (7.9 and 23).
- From Sun staff and news services
