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PHOENIX - Media Day at the Super Bowl is unlike any other media day — or any other event, for that matter. Caleb Sturgis Jersey .Though the primary purpose still is to help journalists do their jobs, Super Bowl Media Day has morphed into a spectacle of its own, a three-ring circus filled with wild antics, costumes, obscure questions some ornery answers and the occasional marriage proposal (well get into that later).A rundown of what makes Super Bowl Media Day so unique heading into Tuesdays version in Arizona:___HUMBLE BEGINNINGSMedia Day started with the first Super Bowl, won by no-nonsense coach Vince Lombardi and the Green Bay Packers in 1967.During the first few years of Media Day, reporters often went to players hotel rooms to interview them. At the 1969 Super Bowl, New York Jets quarterback Joe Namath chatted with reporters while sitting poolside.In the early 1970s, news outlets started sending large teams of journalists to cover media day, a trend that continues today.The irreverence associated with Super Bowl Media Day began to pick up at the 1975 Super Bowl in New Orleans, where two players not playing in the game, Fred Dryer and Lance Rentzel, showed up dressed as reporters and started asking silly questions.___THE REPORTERSWhile there are plenty of journalists asking game-related questions, numerous others flock to Media Day to ask off-the-wall questions or to get their moment in the spotlight.Comedy Central has sent comedians to ask questions at Media and pre-teen reporters have been dispatched by TV channels like Nickelodeon and Disney. The Letterman Show and Tonight Show have sent reporters to ask questions that have nothing to do with the game.Some dress up for the occasion, like the reporter from Denmark who dressed up like Waldo last year and the female reporter from a Mexican TV station who wore a wedding dress and asked New Englands Tom Brady 2008 in if he would marry her.___THE PARTICPANTSSome players embrace Media Day, having fun with it or seeing it as a chance to gain exposure.Shannon Sharpe, a loquacious tight end for Denver and Baltimore, always shined at Media Day and had a memorable back-and-forth with Atlanta cornerback Ray Buchanan in 1999. Buchanan showed up to that Media Day wearing a dog collar — emphasizing the Falcons being underdogs — and called Sharpe Mr. Ed, after the horse in the old TV show.New Englands Rob Gronkowski and Seattles Richard Sherman figure to be headliners this year.Of course, there are always players who want nothing do with talking to the media.At 1994 Media Day in Atlanta, Dallas Cowboys defensive lineman Leon Lett sweated profusely and said he couldnt breathe before breaking off his session after 11 minutes.Seattles Marshawn Lynch, a notorious media avoider, spent most of last years session hiding behind a teammate. He was fined $100,000 this season for failing to fulfil media obligations, so theres a good chance hell clam up again at this years event.___THE FANSA sign of how big Super Bowl Media Day has become? Fans can now buy tickets to watch the mayhem.About 7,000 fans showed up last year and this year tickets are available for $28.50 to watch the proceedings in downtown Phoenix at the US Airways Center, home of the NBAs Phoenix Suns.___AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP_NFL Virgil Green Chargers Jersey . -- The top-seeded Alberta Pandas set up of an all-Canada West final against arch rival UBC at the CIS womens volleyball championship after a 3-0 win over the No. Uchenna Nwosu Jersey . -- When Steve Blake checked in at the scorers table with 5:25 remaining in the third quarter, Stephen Curry shook his head and shouted across the court, asking Golden State Warriors coach Mark Jackson not to take him out. http://www.chargersfansofficial.com/derwin-james-jersey/ . - The Florida Panthers are getting some Army training to finish off their preparations for the season.TORONTO -- Lexie Lou will get a shot at winning Canadas most prestigious horse race. Lexie Lou earned a commanding 4 1/2-length win Sunday in the $500,000 Woodbine Oaks. In fact, Lexie Lous winning time of 1:49.77 was better than the 1:50.78 posted by Queens Plate favourite We Miss Artie in the $150,000 Plate Trial Stakes earlier. That left Lexi Lous handlers with the question whether to run her against the boys in the Queens Plate on July 6 or chase the remaining two legs of the Triple Tiara for Canadian-bred three-year-old fillies. Conditioner Mark Casse missed Sundays race while attending a horse sale in Florida. But the six-time winner of Canadas top trainer award said he spoke with owner Gary Barber and the decision was made to point the filly towards the Plate. "As long as shes healthy and happy that will be her next stop," Casse said in a telephone interview Sunday evening. Assistant trainer Kathyrn Sullivan represented Casse at Sundays race, however she was unable to call him afterwards with the good news. Thats because Sullivan lost both of her cellphones in the walking race prior to the race. "I havent talked to Kathryn yet," Casse said with a chuckle. "She did text me saying she was a nervous wreck. "But were fortunate to have a lot of great people working with us and I know she did a terrific job." Jockey Patrick Husbands had Lexie Lou, the 2/1 second choice, sitting second behind stablemate Wild Catomine for much of the race before surging into the lead and cruising for her fourth victory in 11 career starts. The $300,000 winners share boosted her lifetime earnings over $630,000. Wild Catomine, also trained by Casse, was second in the nine-horse field, with Llanarmon taking third. Paladin Bay, the 2/1 favourite, was fourth. "We took a good run at her, like we always do, but Lexie Lou found another gear out there, she just took off again," said Gerry Olguin, the jockey aboard Paladin Bay. "I thought I was going to be second . . . she got tired at the end." Sundays race was just Lexie Lous second since being purchased by Barber and first without blinkers. Husbands rode Lexie Lou to a third-place finish in the $150,000 Fury Stakes event May 10 and felt blinkers werent necessary. "The last time she never relaxed," Husbands said. "We worked her twice since the last race without blinkers, no problem. "In the post parade, she was relaxed."; Only five Oaks winners have gone on to win the Queens Plate, the first jewel of the Canadian Triple Crown and this countrys most prestigious horse race. Mike Pouncey Chargers Jersey. The last was Inglorious in 2011. Sullivan said while Lexie Lou would give away size to the colts in the Plate, shed have the speed needed to compete. "Shes light and just floats on the track and theres definitely advantages to that," she said. "I think youd find some people would say thats the kind of horse youd want and youd find as many other people saying the other (bigger is better). "Shes put on a little weight and sort of filled out a little bit in the last month. Shes just got that big, long, beautiful stride." And theres the matter of Lexie Lou posting a faster time than We Miss Artie did in the Plate Trial, both races covering 1 1/8 miles. "Yeah, I know," Sullivan said with a smile. "Thats also a debate that will rage on." We Miss Artie was the overwhelming 1/5 favourite in the Plate Trial, and with good reason. The Todd Pletcher-trained bay colt was the Queens Plate Winterbook favourite this winter and finished 10th in the Kentucky Derby on May 3. Sundays race was not only We Miss Arties first since the Derby but first-ever at Woodbine. He found himself sitting third, boxed in along the rail at one point but jockey Javier Castellano patiently waited for an opening and when it appeared, he had more than enough horse to respond. "I think I rode the best horse in the race, I think I rode with a lot of patience," Castellano said. "I let him settle . . . when we turned for home we asked (for) a little bit and he give me a good kick." Assistant trainer Ginny DePasquale admitted being concerned about We Miss Arties dire standing late in the race. "There for a moment you get a little nervous but we knew he would come through in the end," she said. "Hes got a big heart and found an opening and went on. "Javier just kind of saved him at the wire a little bit." Sullivan was impressed with We Miss Arties late kick. "Hes a much nicer horse than he is on paper, weve always thought that," she said. "You could see at the top of the turn as soon as he got some room he was full of horse, full of run. "He will definitely be very tough to run against." Majestic Sunset was second in the seven-horse field, with Tower of Texas taking third. 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