Former University of Hawai'i receiver Davone Bess and current UH coach Greg McMackin will join former Warriors quarterback Colt Brennan today at a benefit dinner at The Willows named "An Evening With Colt Brennan."

Brennan will give opening remarks during a Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Hawai'i benefit fundraiser, which will be held from 6 to 9 p.m.

Brennan, who helped lead the Warriors to a magical 2007-08 season, was a backup quarterback for the Washington Redskins this past season.

A VIP table with Bess, a starter for the Miami Dolphins, has been added for $3,500 for a table of 10.

A variety of Brennan and Bess items will be available for sale. McMackin also will attend the event, which will feature a silent auction, live auction and entertainment.

Each item will be numbered and authenticated with 100 percent of the proceeds going to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. There will also be a limited edition "An Evening with Colt Brennan" T-shirt available for $15.

The VIP table is $2,250 for table of 10 and individual tickets are $200 for "Super Fan" seating and $100 for "Supporter" seating.

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's mission is to cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma, and to improve the quality of life of patients and their families.

Tickets can be purchased by calling The Willows at 952-9200 (9 a.m. to 4 p.m.) or 497-2900. Ask for Kyle Nakayama or Chantel Oh.

For more information, go to www.coltforleukemia.willowshawaii.com or e-mail Colt4leukemialymphoma@yahoo.com.

SUPER BOWL

95.4 MILLION TUNE IN TO WATCH CARDS-STEELERS

The Arizona-Pittsburgh matchup wasn't considered an ideal one for television, but its finish riveted an estimated audience of 95.4 million people, second only to last year's game as the most-watched Super Bowl in history.

Viewership peaked in the fourth quarter, when Arizona took the lead on Larry Fitzgerald's 64-yard catch and sprint to the end zone only to have it snatched back when Santonio Holmes' end zone leap gave Pittsburgh the 27-23 win. More than 100 million Americans were watching between 9:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. EST, according to Nielsen Media Research.

The game was the third most-watched program in American television history, after the 106 million people who watched the "M-A-S-H" series finale in 1983 and the 97.4 million who watched the N.Y. Giants end the New England Patriots' bid for an undefeated season in the 2008 Super Bowl.

"The Super Bowl, once again, proved its ability to capture America," said Dick Ebersol, NBC Universal Sports chairman.The NFL's championship is traditionally television's biggest event of the year. Yet between 1998 and 2004, none of the games reached the 90 million mark in viewers. Each game for the past four years topped 90 million.

Arizona's first visit to the Super Bowl hadn't drawn much buzz outside of the Southwest. But Pittsburgh, perhaps because of its four Super Bowl wins in six years in the 1970s, has more of a national constituency than the city's size would suggest.

PITTSBURGH WILL HOLD VICTORY PARADE TODAY

The city of Pittsburgh will hold a victory parade for the Super Bowl champion Steelers today.

The parade will follow the traditional route for the city's St. Patrick's Day parade. It will begin at noon near Mellon Arena, continue through downtown and end at Gateway Center.

Revelers were urged to use public transportation and make use of river shuttles being offered to the downtown area.

The Steelers defeated the Arizona Cardinals, 27-23, Sunday night to become the first NFL team to win six Super Bowls.

An estimated 250,000 fans turned out for a parade in 2006 to celebrate the Steelers' Super Bowl victory over Seattle.

TUCSON CABLE PROVIDE SORRY FOR PORN CLIP

A cable television provider apologized yesterday to Tucson, Ariz.-area customers over a 30-second porn interruption during the Super Bowl.

Philadelphia-based Comcast issued a brief statement saying the company was "mortified" by the interruption.

"Our initial investigation suggests this was an isolated malicious act," Jennifer Khoury, Comcast's vice president for corporate communications, said. "We are conducting a thorough investigation to determine how this happened."

The company says only customers in the Tucson area receiving the standard definition feed — not high definition — were affected.

Comcast has some 80,000 customers in unincorporated portions of Pima County, Marana and Oro Valley, but company spokeswoman Kelle Maslyn declined to say how many standard definition customers there are or how many of those customers may have been watching the game.

Tucson media outlets reported that they received calls from irate viewers about the pornographic material, which aired just after Arizona's Larry Fitzgerald scored on a long touchdown reception during the final minutes of the game.

ELSEWHERE

Law and order: Tampa, Fla., police have released their highlights from the Super Bowl: 26 arrests, 18 ejections and four small planes that breached the secure air space above Raymond James Stadium. Police say they charged nine people with selling counterfeit tickets Sunday. One person is charged with selling counterfeit NFL merchandise. Two others were charged with selling fake credentials to the game.

Rams: Sylvester Croom, who resigned under pressure as coach at Mississippi State, is the new running backs coach for the St. Louis Rams. Croom became the first black head coach in Southeastern Conference history when he took over the Bulldogs in 2004. Mississippi State was 21-38 in his five seasons.