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THE SUPERBOWL IS NOT ONLY THE HIGHLIGHT FOR THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE SEASON, BUT FOR ADVERTISERS. NPR'S JIM ZARROLI REPORTS.

Some 26,000 people who fled from the Darfur region of Sudan are living in the Breidjing refugee camp in Eastern Chad. They are among 200,000 Sudanese who have fled across the border. Aid agencies predict that the camps will be needed until at least the end of next year.

It's cold outside and the winter appetite steers the mind to thoughts of stew. NPR's Melissa Block gets some tips for making a fine stew from New York Times food columnist Mark Bittman.

Baseball has a language all its own. To see it in action, just go to the ballpark, stop watching the ball and start looking for the hand signals flashing between players and the coaches. NPR's Melissa Block talks heads to the ballpark with author Paul Dickson for a look at the sport's hidden language.

NPR's John Burnett reports on how the Christmas season looks to some who don't recognize its religious significance. Some Christians, such as Mennonites and Jehovah's Witnesses, do not celebrate it as the Nativity. For some non-Christians, December 25th is just another day of the week, but others like to follow the secular traditions of the holiday, such as gift-giving.

The worst wildfire season in almost 40 years is nearing an end. ow that many of the fires are out, the residents who have been burned out must eal with rebuilding their homes and their lives. Richard Shiffman, who spends is summers in the forests of northern New Mexico, talked to his neighbors to ee how they fared after a wildfire devestated their mountain community.

Robert talks about the fires currently raging across eight Western states. This year is the worst fire season since 1969, with more than five million acres of land burned. This weekend, more than five hundred Marines are expected to join firefighters in an attempt to stop the flames.

SCOTT SPEAKS WITH WEEKEND EDITION SPORTS COMMENTATOR RON RAPOPORT ABOUT ONE OF HIS FAVORITE TOPICS, THE CHICAGO BULLS, AND THEIR RECORD-SETTING SEASON.

The birds are singing, the flowers are blooming and May Day is soon upon us. But somehow Jim Nayder, the Annoying Music Man, finds a way to spoil the beauty of it all. On Weekend Edition Saturday, Nayder shares some terrible recordings he considers appropriate for May Day with NPR's Linda Wertheimer.

SCOTT AND WEEKEND EDITION SPORTS COMMENTATOR RON RAPOPORT OFFER THEIR PREDICTIONS FOR THE MAJOR BASEBALL SEASON, WHICH OFFICIALLY BEGAN THIS WEEK.