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A big present from Lefty
On the third tee of the FBR Open on Sunday, Phil Mickelson gave two Super Bowl tickets to John Fockler and his young son, Drew.
''He was wearing a Callaway hat,'' Mickelson said, referring to one of his major sponsors. ''I thought that it would be fun to give it to a father-son.''
There was plenty of time for the two to make the game because the Super Bowl was being held 30 miles to the west in Glendale.
''I cherish the time I have with each one of my kids and I just thought it would be a cool experience for them,'' Mickelson said. ''I wasn't going to be able to use them because my family is in town and we're all going to watch it together.''
Brady gets
pummelled
Tom Brady is usually among the most well-protected quarterbacks in the NFL. But the Giants sacked him on consecutive plays midway through the second quarter. He was sacked a third time and fumbled the ball away with 10 seconds left before halftime.
The Giants finished with five sacks, including two by defensive lineman Justin Tuck. During the regular season, the Patriots never allowed more than three sacks in a game and held opponents to zero sacks five times.
On the field, Peyton Manning is one of the NFL's cooler heads.
He was anything but calm as he watched kid brother Eli lead the New York Giants to a 17-14 victory over heavily favored New England in the Super Bowl on Sunday night.
As the amazing upset unfolded on the field below him, television cameras caught Peyton Manning pumping his fist and acting like a fan in a sports bar.
''You sort of play the game as you are up there watching, but you are pulling so hard for Eli,'' Peyton Manning said. ''I was pumped, and I got a lot of messages telling me to calm down because I was excited and pumped after the big plays he was making.''
Miami defensive end Jason Taylor was honored as the Walter Payton Man of the Year in a pregame ceremony. Taylor, the Dolphins' career sack leader and six-time Pro Bowl player, established the Jason Taylor Foundation in 2004 with a mission to create programs that assist needy South Florida children.
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