* The D.C. Sports and Entertainment Commission has arranged for the city's high school baseball title games to be played at the Nationals new ballpark on May 31. The day will feature three games, plus an all-star game.
* Web analysis firm comScore reports that beermaker Anheuser-Busch had the most popular advertisements during Sunday's Super Bowl. About 49 percent of respondents said they would like to see the company's ads again, with 44 percent saying they felt the ads "improved" their perception of the brand. Only 2 percent of respondents said the ads hurt Anheuser-Busch's reputation.
Anheuser-Busch paid for seven commercials for Bud and Bud Light that featured everything from a man breathing fire to a dalmation befriending a clydesdale.
Auto manufacturer Hyundai also got good feedback for its two ads promoting its new Genesis luxury car.
Not surprisingly, comScore said salesgenie.com did the most damage to its brand with the strange ads involving the parachuting genie, the cartoon pandas and the Indian salesman with seven kids.
* Tom Petty's appearance at halftime of the Super Bowl worked out pretty nicely for the Hall of Fame rocker. His greatest hits compilation is now the #3 album on iTunes. It was released in 1993, when Eli Manning was 12.
* Turner Sports has extended the contract of announcer Marv Albert through the 2015-2016 season. He will continue working on TNT's Thursday night games and the All-Star Game, and will also announce some Conference finals series. In addition, he'll do some games on NBA TV beginning next year, as part of the deal that allowed Turner to take over operation of the league-owned cable channel.
