Many people say the Super Bowl is the biggest sporting event of the year, and that perspective shows up in a new survey that finds 19 percent of respondents willing to miss the funeral of a loved one in order to attend the game if their favorite team is playing.  Another 15 percent of respondents -- obviously men -- say they would miss the birth of their child to attend the big game.

Respondents were asked to name a major life event they would miss to attend a Super Bowl game featuring their favorite NFL team:

• Vacation, 23 percent
• An important work responsibility, 21 percent
• Wedding of a close friend or family member, 20 percent
• Funeral of a loved one, 19 percent
• Birth of their child, 15 percent

The survey commissioned by CouponCabin.com also finds that nearly four-in-ten adults say the Super Bowl is the best major sporting event.  Nine percent say Major League Baseball’s World Series is the best sporting event, while seven percent choose the NCAA “March Madness” basketball tournament.

Additional survey findings:

• Forty-seven percent of those who plan to watch the game say they do so because they love NFL football and would never miss it.
• Thirty-seven percent said they will watch the Super Bowl broadcast primarily for the commercials.
• Thirty-three percent said they’ll watch the game because it’s fun to attend a Super Bowl party.
• Thirty-one percent of U.S. adults admit they’ve bet on the outcome of the Super Bowl.  Men were more likely than women to say they’ve bet on the game, 41 percent to 21 percent, respectively.

Of adults who have bet on the Super Bowl:

• Forty-four percent have won $100 or more.
• Twelve percent have won $201 - $500.
• Seven percent have won $501 or more.
• Ninety-two percent admit they lost money betting on the Super Bowl, with 14 percent saying they’ve lost $100 or more.

The CouponCabin.com survey was conducted by Harris Interactive, and involved 2,625 adults.

Here's a look at the new movies opening nationwide Friday:

* The Woman in Black -- In his first role since the final Harry Potter film was released last year, Daniel Radcliffe plays a widowed lawyer who discovers his client's home in a remote village is haunted. Rated PG-13.

* Chronicle -- Three high school students develop superpowers after exploring a mysterious crater, but their abilities change them for the worse. Dane DeHaan, Alex Russell, Michael B. Jordan and Michael Kelly star. Rated PG-13.

* Big Miracle -- Drew Barrymore is an environmentalist who, with the help of her ex-boyfriend, a reporter played by John Krasinski, tries to save gray whales that are trapped in ice in the Arctic Circle. Kristen Bell and Ted Danson also star in the film, which is inspired by a true story. Rated PG.

Upward of a billion people will tune in to the Super Bowl this Sunday, and that number includes some of country's hottest starts. Chris Young will be tuning in for the pre-game show to see his pals Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambertsing "America the Beautiful" before kickoff. He says, "I'm gonna be excited for 'em. That's a big deal, and obviously, that's one of those events that really is truly, classically American."

As for who he thinks will triumph in this Sunday's game, Chris admits he "really doesn't have a dog in that fight." He says, "If I gotta go out on a limb, I just think when the Giants' front four is healthy like that, they can drop everybody back else into coverage, and that's when they're dangerous." Chris adds, "So, I'm gonna go Giants again."

Dierks Bentley performed at the Super Bowl Village in Indianapolis last weekend, but you won't find him especially rooting for either team. "I just want a great game," Dierks tells ABC News Radio. He's actually hoping for a down-to-the-wire finish with a possible outcome in overtime. Says Dierks, "That'd be pretty cool. The longer you can keep drinking during the game, the better." 

Luke Bryan will definitely be tuning in to the Super Bowl at a party with friends, but he admits that football doesn't mean as much to him since his two sons came along. A few weeks ago, Luke was fired up to watch some NFL playoff games, but his two sons wanted him to enjoy the sunny day outside instead. "I didn't get to watch the first half 'cause Bo and them were wanting to play out in the yard and stuff like that," Luke admits. "So, when you don't get to see your children much, you know, football takes a backseat."

The Super Bowl kicks off Sunday at 6:30 p.m. ET live on NBC from Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.

Debbie Raymond, of Waverly, Ohio, started going into labor early Tuesday morning and asked he mother to drive her and her husband, Randall Altman, to the hospital. Mom, Donna Richmond, hit the gas in an attempt to get her daughter some medical attention as soon as possible, hitting over 90 miles an hour.

10TV reports they were going so fast, they got pulled over by a cop, who gave them a warning. Debbie screamed at the officer that she was in labor and her mother asked, “Can I drive over 60 miles per hour?” The trooper replied, “I can’t tell you that.”  Debbie never made it to the hospital.  Baby Sarah was born in the front seat of her grandma's Hyundai. “She just popped right out. No pain medication or nothing,” the new mom said.

The new mom says she was okay but the baby’s father was “freaking out” and trying to keep himself together in the back seat.

In a bizarre twist, the father's parents were also rushing to the hospital, but got delayed when they struck a deer and totaled their car.

A Virginia Sheriff is safe after he was attacked in the line of duty: by a rooster. According to the Charlottesville Newsplex, the Albemarle County cop was serving a warrant on the occupant of a house and had his eye on the homeowner's dog in the front yard, when he was suddenly pecked in the crotch by a huge rooster. The beak strike was enough to double Deputy Tom Wood over, but he was able to defend himself with pepper spray -- which apparently did nothing to the bird.

Authorities say the rooster simply walked away after being maced, and resumed eating. Deputy Wood went to the home to find Sara Bishop Gibson, who had skipped a court date.  She wasn't home and is still at large.

The BBC recently asked readers of its website for their predictions of life 100 years from now.  Here are the top visions of what the world may be like in 2112:

1. Oceans will be extensively farmed and not just for fish.
2. We will have the ability to communicate through thought transmission.
3. Thanks to DNA and robotic engineering, we will have created incredibly intelligent humans who are immortal.
4. We will be able to control the weather.
5. Antarctica will be “open for business.”
6. One single worldwide currency.
7. We will all be wired to computers to make our brains work faster.
8. Nanorobots will flow around our body fixing cells, and will be able to record our memories.
9. We will have solved the challenge of nuclear fusion.
10. There will only be three languages in the world: English, Spanish and Mandarin.
11. Eighty percent of the world will have gay marriage.
12. California will lead the break-up of the U.S.
13. Space elevators will make space travel cheap and easy.
14. Women will be routinely impregnated by artificial insemination rather than by a man.
15. There will be museums for almost every aspect of nature, as so much of the world's natural habitat will have been destroyed.
16. Deserts will become tropical forests.
17. Marriage will be replaced by an annual contract.
18. Sovereign nation states will cease to exist and there will be one world government.
19. War by the West will be fought totally by remote control.
20. Britain will have had a revolution.

When you're watching the Super Bowl this Sunday, make sure and listen for Jennifer Nettles' voice during the commercials.  The Sugarland lead singer has recorded a song for Pepsi Max's 30-second spot titled "Check Out."  Jennifer apparently sings a well-known country ballad in the commercial, which also features an appearance from Regis Philbin.