The NFL is going environmentally friendly for the Super Bowl in Glendale, Ariz., in February. The Arizona Republic reported that the league is planting thousands of trees to help offset greenhouse gas emissions produced by the NFL’s 3,000-vehicle ground transportation fleet. The league also plans to power University of Phoenix Stadium and an adjacent NFL theme park with clean energy sources. “If creating a mess is part of our business plan, then cleaning it up needs to be part of the model as well,” said Jack Groh, director of the NFL Environmental Program.
Flying high and long
Facing a slight headwind, freestyle star Robbie Maddison,right, from Australia, broke the world motorcycle jumping record Monday night, soaring 322 feet, 7 1/2 inches at the Rio All-Suite Casino and Hotel in Las Vegas. “I’m just starting to realize what I did,” Maddison said. Maddison broke the Guinness World Records-certified mark of 277-6 set by Trigger Gumm in 2005 in Australia, and the noncertified mark of 310-4 set by Ryan Capes in Kent, Wash., also in 2005. He was asked how far he thinks he can jump. “Four hundred feet,” Maddison said. “I know I’m definitely going to do it.”
