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February 02, 2026

 

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New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye arrives, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, in San Jose, Calif. ahead of the Super Bowl 60 football game between the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks.

Patriots and Seahawks will kick off Super Bowl festivities with the annual Opening Night media blitz

Drake Maye and Sam Darnold will face a different type of blitz at Super Bowl Opening Night. Read More.

Carlos Alcaraz plans a kangaroo tattoo to remember his Australian Open victory which made him youngest male to win career Grand Slam

It would be a lasting memento of his win over Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open men’s final Sunday. Read More.

LeBron's All-Star streak at 22 years. Duren, Powell, Johnson, Murray, Holmgren, Avdija 1st-timers

LeBron James is an All-Star again, extending his record streak of selections. Read More.

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Beyond the score

Photographer John Biever, who has shot every Super Bowl NFL football game, holds images he has made from previous bowl games at his home Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026, in San Diego.

From Bart Starr, to everyone after, photographer John Biever has shot every Super Bowl

Photographer John Biever has shot every Super Bowl, yet the only football picture he has prominently displayed in his San Diego home is the one he took of Bart Starr scoring on a quarterback sneak with 13 seconds left in the “Ice Bowl,” the 1967 NFL championship game against the Dallas Cowboys, to propel the Green Bay Packers into the second Super Bowl. Read More.

Understated triumph: Elena Rybakina wins the Australian Open with calm precision

After ending any lingering doubts that she’d ever be able to add another major title with a 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 win Saturday over the world No. 1, her reserved and understated reaction was again a defining feature. Read More.

What is Slippery Fish? A secret project to win Olympic speedskating medals with help from an app

All it took was the mere mention of the words “Slippery Fish” for U.S. Speedskating national team coach Ryan Shimabukuro to purse his lips and shake his head. “No comment. I don’t know how you even know about that,” he said. Read More.

 

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United States' Lindsey Vonn approaches the finish area after crashing, during an alpine ski, women's World Cup downhill, in Crans Montana, Switzerland, Friday, Jan. 30, 2026.

Lindsey Vonn remains on track for the Winter Olympics after crash in her last race

Lindsey Vonn is sitting out a World Cup super-G race Saturday after crashing and injuring her left knee a day earlier but remains on track for the Milan Cortina Olympics, her coach told The Associated Press. Read More.

Florida students chant 'G League dropout' while taunting Alabama's Charles Bediako in blowout

Florida’s raucous student section taunted Alabama’s 7-foot center unmercifully with chants of “G League dropout” during a 100-77 loss in Gainesville on Sunday. Read More.

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