The brand new yr is already in full swing, because the month of February has come to a detailed.
It was an eventful month to say the least, with just a few groups profitable championships in some sports activities and others making playoff runs elsewhere. However what have been absolutely the largest storylines in sports activities over the previous month?
We dove into what transpired in all sports activities, together with college football, the NFL, college basketball, the NBA, MLB and soccer, in February and gave you the largest headlines to comply with.
Let’s have a look:
10 largest storylines in sports activities in February
10. Patrick Reed makes hole-in-one at LIV Golf Adelaide
It isn’t typically you see a hole-in-one in golf, not to mention at an expert occasion with the likes of Dustin Johnson, Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka all within the combine. However it was Patrick Reed who pulled off the inconceivable, making a hole-in-one on the Watering Gap lower than 20 minutes after the shotgun begin. His 8-iron on the 151-yard par-3 set off a scene paying homage to two years in the past when Chase Koepka delivered LIV Golf’s first ace on the well-known occasion gap. Reed’s ace is the ninth in league historical past.
“It is superior to offer the followers what they need,” stated Reed, making his fifth aggressive ace (and sixth total) of his profession. “That is why we need to be out right here: Golf, however louder.” Reed’s hole-in-one was one of many few highlights of his 1-over 73. He completed the occasion T-Thirty seventh at +2.
9. Auburn and Duke maintain rolling
As of March 3, these two groups are a whopping 54-5, with No. 1 Auburn at 27-2 and No. 2 Duke at 27-3. Johni Broome and Cooper Flagg are at present the favorites to win the Wood Award (Nationwide Participant of the Yr), with Flagg at -140 and Broome at +110. Flagg, the projected No. 1 total decide within the upcoming NBA Draft, turned the primary ACC participant with 500 factors, 100 assists and 30 blocks in a season since at the least 1996-97, and is one in all 4 freshmen ever within the final 25 seasons to common 20 factors per recreation on 50% taking pictures and 40% three-point taking pictures — becoming a member of Kevin Durant, Michael Beasley and CJ McCollum.
Broome then again? His 31-point, 14-rebound, four-assist recreation in a win over Georgia made him the one participant to succeed in these totals towards a Division I workforce this season. Ben Simmons is the one different SEC participant with that many factors, rebounds and assists in a recreation this century. The NCAA Event could not come faster for these two groups.
8. MLS is again, Messi’s nonetheless obtained it
The 2025 MLS season kicked off on Feb. 22, but it surely was in CONCACAF Champions Cup the place Lionel Messi reminded us simply how good he’s. He opened the scoring for Inter Miami with an absolute banger within the nineteenth minute towards Sporting Kansas Metropolis. The Argentinian obtained a ball off his chest, let it drop one time, after which despatched a rocket from almost outdoors of the field. Miami went on to win the match 3-1, and is 1-0-1 (W-L-D) in MLS play. Messi & Co. will look to repeat because the league’s level chief.
7. William Byron wins Daytona 500
From FOX Motorsports Insider Bob Pockrass:
William Byron went from seventh to first within the ultimate two miles because the leaders crashed in entrance of him, and he slipped by on the surface. Byron began the ultimate lap in ninth. “This win, it introduced me to laughter,” Byron crew chief Rudy Fugle stated. “As a result of I appeared up and we’re on the point of win, and it was simply superb.” Byron, who gained NASCAR’s largest race for the second consecutive yr, obtained out of his automotive and was, frankly, a little bit perplexed. “Loopy,” Byron stated. “I can not truthfully consider that. However we’re right here.”
Learn extra from Pockrass here.
6. Alex Bregman indicators with Crimson Sox
From FOX Sports activities MLB author Rowan Kavner:
Alex Bregman and the Red Sox reportedly agreed to a three-year deal price $120 million which incorporates deferrals, an essential observe contemplating the in any other case huge short-term dedication from a longtime powerhouse franchise. Over the previous seven years, Bregman has been definitely worth the second-most wins above alternative amongst all MLB third basemen, behind solely José Ramírez. He is now not producing the offensive numbers that made him a two-time All-Star, 7-9 WAR participant and top-five MVP finisher in 2019 and 2020, however he stays the most effective gamers at his place. Bregman’s knowledgeable plate self-discipline and stout protection on the scorching nook have helped him persistently stay a nicely above league-average hitter with 20-plus-homer pop and one of many higher defensive third basemen within the sport, even at 30.
Learn extra from Kavner here.
5. Jimmy Butler will get traded to Warriors
From FOX Sports activities NBA author Melissa Rohlin:
Jimmy Butler is becoming a member of a Warriors workforce that gained 4 titles in eight years from 2015-2022, however has struggled since, getting eradicated within the second spherical of the playoffs in 2023 and lacking the postseason altogether final yr. The Warriors consider that is their probability to be nice once more. Steph Curry known as Butler a winner, including, “When the stakes get greater, he rises to the event.” Added Warriors coach Steve Kerr: “I believe he’ll match proper in.” Draymond Green didn’t hesitate when requested if he believes Butler may make the Warriors champions. “I believe so,” Inexperienced advised FOX Sports activities. “We have clearly obtained to place it collectively and determine it out. However I undoubtedly assume this places us in competition to compete on the highest stage — 1,000 %. You’ve obtained an opportunity to get one of many high 20 gamers within the NBA. That’s unbelievable.”
Learn extra from Rohlin here.
4. Tom Izzo breaks Huge Ten wins report
Michigan State got here from behind to beat Illinois 79-65 on Feb. 15 for Izzo’s 354th profession Huge Ten victory, breaking former Indiana coach Bob Knight’s record of 353 convention wins. “What a win,” Izzo stated. “You speak in regards to the highest of highs and the bottom of lows.”
Michigan State freshman Jase Richardson made the evening additional particular for Izzo by scoring 11 factors. Richardson is the son of former Michigan State star Jason Richardson, who was a key member of the Spartans’ 2000 NCAA championship workforce. Jase is the primary son of a former participant to play for Izzo. A 2016 inductee into the Naismith Basketball Corridor of Fame, Izzo has a report 26 straight NCAA Event appearances and eight journeys to the Ultimate 4 on his resume, which additionally contains 10 Huge Ten regular-season titles and 6 Huge Ten Event championships.
3. Canada takes down USA within the 4 Nations Event
Connor McDavid scored at 8:18 of time beyond regulation within the 4 Nations Face-Off championship recreation to offer Canada a 3-2 time beyond regulation victory over the US on Feb. 20 because the North American rivals turned what had been a tune-up for the 2026 Olympics right into a geopolitical brawl over anthems and annexation as a lot as worldwide hockey supremacy. Nathan MacKinnon and Sam Bennett additionally scored for Canada. Jordan Binnington made 25 saves within the first three intervals and 6 extra within the additional interval on the identical ice the place he helped the St. Louis Blues win the Stanley Cup 5 years in the past. Brady Tkachuk and Jake Sanderson scored for the Individuals, and Connor Hellebuyck stopped 22 pictures in regulation and three extra in OT.
2. Luka Doncic will get traded to the Lakers
Arguably the largest commerce in NBA historical past, and in addition one of the crucial surprising in all {of professional} sports activities, occurred firstly of the month. This yr’s NBA commerce deadline noticed Anthony Davis sent to Dallas and Luka Dončić to the Lakers. Dončić, 26, is a five-time All-Star and five-time first-team All-NBA participant who was within the midst of his seventh season with the Mavericks. He gained the NBA scoring title only a yr in the past and helped lead the Mavericks to the NBA Finals, the place they misplaced in 5 video games to the Boston Celtics.
Davis, 31, is a 10-time All-Star who can be a four-time first-team All-NBA participant. He was within the midst of his sixth season in L.A., and gained a championship with the Lakers in 2020. Whereas it is nonetheless a bit early to see how the commerce has affected each groups, Dallas has solely Davis’ providers for one recreation because of harm — whereas Dončić has already recorded a triple-double and helped propel the Lakers to the No. 2 seed at 38-21.
1. Eagles win Tremendous Bowl LIX
Two years after falling to the Kansas City Chiefs in Tremendous Bowl LVII, the Philadelphia Eagles have been in a position to avenge that loss in Super Bowl LIX. The Eagles are Tremendous Bowl champions as soon as once more after throttling the two-time defending champs 40-22. The sport wasn’t as shut as the ultimate rating indicated. The Eagles took a 24-0 lead going into halftime and have been up 34-0 earlier than the Chiefs scored their first factors of the sport late within the third quarter. It was the biggest margin of victory for a workforce within the massive recreation for the reason that Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the Chiefs 31-9 in Tremendous Bowl LV.
With the win, the Eagles joined the New England Patriots and the Chiefs as the one NFL franchises with a number of Tremendous Bowl wins up to now 15 years. Regardless of the sport not being shut, it nonetheless ended up because the most-watched Tremendous Bowl ever with 127.7 million viewers. Kendrick Lamar’s halftime efficiency additionally set a viewership report. The halftime present delivered 133.5 million viewers from 8:30-8:45 p.m. ET, making it the most-watched Tremendous Bowl halftime present of all time.
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