Events in Sport
Event of Interest
Feb 1 Wardrobe malfunction: Janet Jackson's breast is exposed during the half-time show of Super Bowl XXXVIII, resulting in US broadcasters adopting a stronger adherence to FCC censorship guidelines.
Janet Jackson
Tennis Open
Feb 1 Australian Open Men's Tennis: Roger Federer wins his first Australian title; beats Marat Safin of Russia 7-6, 6-4, 6-2
Roger Federer
- Feb 1 Australian Open Women's Tennis: In an all-Belgian final, Justine Henin-Hardenne beats Kim Clijsters 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
- Feb 8 NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 55-52
- Feb 8 54th NHL All-Star Game: East beats West 6-4 at St. Paul, Minnesota
- Feb 15 53rd NBA All-Star Game: West beats East 136-132 at Los Angeles
- Feb 15 46th Daytona 500: Dale Earnhardt, Jr. wins (156.341 MPH)
- Feb 16 The Pittsburgh Penguins lose their 12th consecutive home game, a NHL record
Event of Interest
Feb 18 Greg Maddux signs with the Chicago Cubs, the team he began his career with
Greg Maddux
Weddings in Sport
- Feb 27 Singer-actress Solange Knowles (18) weds Texas Southern University football player Daniel Smith at Old Bahama Bay Resort in Grand Bahama Island
Deaths in Sport
- Feb 11 Shirley Strickland, Australian athlete (b. 1925)
- Feb 14 Marco Pantani, Italian cyclist (Tour de France 1998), dies of acute cocaine poisoning at 34
- Feb 17 Shirley Strickland de la Hunty, Australian 100m dash (Olympic bronze 1948), dies at 78
- Feb 21 John Charles, Welsh footballer (b. 1931)
- Feb 22 Andy Seminick, American baseball player (b. 1920)
- Feb 22 Roque Máspoli, Uruguayan footballer (b. 1917)
- Feb 23 Carl Liscombe, Canadian hockey player (b. 1915)