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Don Banks of S I didn’t waste much time breaking out the hyperbole; he proclaimed yesterdays Superbowl the best ever. It was a bittersweet Superbowl for yours truly. While the futures bet paid off handsomely (Pitt 6-1), the assorted game specific bests crumbled in the face of a spirited Arizona effort…the Arizona Cardinals put up 224 yards in the final quarter. The four wide receiver set, and the no huddle offense, had amazing success against the Steel Curtain. Overall the Cards out gained the Steelers 403 yards to 292, and also notched three more first downs…the game revolved around one play, James Harrison’s interception, which put his team up 17-7 instead of potentially trailing 14-10. The Pittsburgh media quickly dubbed the play “The Immaculate Interception”…Hines Ward snagged a big 38 yard completion on the second play of the game but made only one other reception thereafter…not my favourite game, I enjoyed the AFC Championship more, but the Cardinal rally did provide enormous entertainment…thought the Boss was fantastic at the half. In fact, Springsteen reminded me of an earlier incarnation, before his dreary politics turned him into Mr Buzzkill. The revved up craziness and chemistry of the E Street band was in evidence, particularly during a killer version of Glory Days. My favourite Superbowl halftime performance remains Prince, but the Boss would rank second, ahead of the memorable U2 presentation …Sporting News has ranked the five favourites for next years Superbowl and not a single NFC teams makes the list. They prefer 1) Pittsburgh 2) Tennessee 3) New England 4) Indianapolis and 5) San Diego…ESPN is now reporting that Chris Bosh has informed management he has “no desire to remain in Toronto”. A tough situation for GM Bryan Colangelo just became tougher…ex Yankee skipper Joe Torre makes the allegation in his new book that virtually the entire pitching staff of the Toronto Blue Jays, during the Roger Clemens years, used amphetamines, or “speed” …Colorado Avalanche puckmaster Paul Stastny is recovering from his broken forearm with alacrity. He should be back in the line-up in two weeks…observers were mystified when Michael Phelps was awarded the gold over Milorad Cavic in the 100m Butterfly at the Beijing Olympics, despite appearing to have touched the wall after the Croatian. Well, mystery solved; enhanced photographic analysis reveals Phelps touched the wall first using his bong…the Detroit Red Wings welcome the St Louis Blues to Joe Louis arena tonight. The Red Wings have lost five in a row, a streak eerily similar to their February collapse of last year, and, hey, we all know how that turned out…two weeks to the oil and fumes of Daytona…websites and blogs are crucifying boxer Antonio Margarito and his “plaster of Paris” wraps before hearing all the evidence. A hearing on Feb 10^th is scheduled to examine the facts and I’ll be stunned if the Mexican is not completely exonerated…Janet Jackson, fresh off cancellation of her North American tour, has now terminated a planned Japanese excursion. Mrs Jackson, improbably, has never recovered from the scandal surrounding her halftime Superbowl performance. Justin Timberlake, on the other hand, has bounded from success to success..