Here’s a quick glance at everything that happened in the professional sports world this past week …
NFL: Super Bowl Sunday
The biggest game in American football kicked off this past weekend. Here’s what went down…
Seattle Seahawks 29, New England Patriots 13
“They tried to write us off all season,” Seahawks defensive lineman Byron Murphy II said following the win.
It was a dominant win for the Seahawks with a star performance from running back Kenneth Walker III who rushed for 135 yards with 26 yards receiving. He also received Super Bowl MVP for his special performance. Helping lead his team to victory, the Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold threw for 202 yards and scored a touchdown.
The Seahawks’s success came defensively, holding the Patriots scoreless throughout three quarters of football, almost setting a record for the first shutout Super Bowl. The Seahawks sacked Patriots quarterback Drake Maye six times, intercepted him twice and recovered a fumble from Maye that was returned for a touchdown.
Despite the disappointing result for New England, Patriots star cornerback Christian Gonzalez recorded four tackles and several key pass breakups, single-handedly keeping the Patriots in the game while their offense struggled.
“I had 100% confidence, we had the best team and the best fanbase,” Mike Macdonald said. Macdonald is in his second year as Seattle’s head coach, taking them to the Super Bowl after being an afterthought to many before the season started.
NBA: Trade deadline moves
The trade deadline came to an end on Feb. 5 with many big moves being made.
The Los Angeles Clippers traded star point guard James Harden to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for point guard Darius Garland and a second-round pick. This came after the 11-time All-Star requested a trade from the Clippers, unhappy with the organization.
The Golden State Warriors finally moved on from Jonathan Kuminga, trading him and Buddy Hield to the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for Kristaps Porziņģis. The Warriors hope that Porziņģis can be the answer at the center position and provide some extra scoring with Jimmy Butler out with a torn ACL.
The Washington Wizards made a move to acquire Dallas Mavericks forward Anthony Davis, along with Jaden Hardy, D’Angelo Russell and Dante Exum in exchange for Khris Middleton, AJ Johnson, Malaki Branham and Marvin Bagley III, along with draft picks.
Despite rumors that the Milwaukee Bucks were taking calls about star Giannis Antetokounmpo, the “Greek Freak” remains in Milwaukee and has since taken to social media to reaffirm his loyalty to the Bucks and their fans.
NHL: Offseason moves and Olympics
While the NHL is on break due to the Winter Olympics, there has been some massive trades taking place before the break. Let’s review them.
The Los Angeles Kings have acquired Artemi Panarin from the New York Rangers for forward Liam Greentree and two conditional picks.
The San Jose Sharks traded for Kiefer Sherwood from the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for defenseman Cole Clayton and two second-round picks.
Additionally, the New Jersey Devils have traded for Maxim Tsyplakov, giving up Ondřej Palát, a third-round pick, and a sixth-round pick
Additional Notes
For the first time in 12 years, NHL players will be competing in the Winter Olympics at the 2026 Olympic Games in Milan, Italy.
The games consist of superstars, especially with Canada’s star-stacked roster consisting of the league’s biggest stars, including Macklin Celebrini, Connor McDavid, Sidney Crosby, Nathan MacKinnon and Los Angeles King Drew Doughty.
The United States has an equally stacked roster with Jack and Quinn Hughes, Jack Eichel, Auston Matthews, Dylan Larkin and fan favorites Matthew and Brady Tkachuk.
With the first Olympic Hockey game kicking off on Feb. 11, the United States will take on Latvia and will start their race to the gold medal, with Canada being the consensus favorite.
