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With the big game only a few days away, ticket brokers are running around New Orleans with backpacks full of money as they try to match tickets with buyers.

Beyonce is expected to face the media Thursday as she previews her halftime performance at the Super Bowl. But the focus will likely be on her performance at that other big event earlier this month....

The Super Bowl is always centered around marquee names but, like any football game, can often be decided by X-factors. Baltimore and San Francisco may both possess a barrage of star power, but they are fueled as much by lesser-known guys. 49ers tight end Vernon Davis caught just seven balls in quarterback Colin Kaepernick's first seven starts, yet amassed 106 yards and a touchdown against the Falcons. Meanwhile, Ravens tight end Dennis Pitta wasn't a Pro Bowler either, yet is often Joe Flacco's go-to receiver when it matters most.

As Super Bowl week dawns, President Obama weighs in on violence in football. "I'm a big football fan," Obama told The New Republic magazine, "but I have to tell you if I had a son, I'd have to think long and hard before I let him play football."

The Baltimore Ravens have finally gotten over the hump, scoring 21 unanswered points in the second half to take down the New England Patriots. The Ravens will play the 49ers in Super Bowl XLVII.

CBS has sold more than half its advertising inventory for the 2013 broadcast of Super Bowl XLVII in New Orleans, Advertising Age re