Events in Sport
- Feb 1 Canadian jockey Russell Baze rides his 10,000th career winner aboard Two Step Cat in 3rd race at Golden Gate Fields, Albany, CA; prevails in a 3-horse photo finish
- Feb 1 Minnesota starter Johan Santana signs a 6-year, $137.5 million deal with the New York Mets to become the highest-paid pitcher in MLB history; trade from Twins to Mets official the next day
Super Bowl
Feb 3 Super Bowl XLII, University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, AZ: New York Giants beat New England Patriots, 17-14; MVP: Eli Manning, New York, QB
Eli Manning
- Feb 10 NFL Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI: NFC beats AFC, 42-30; MVP: Adrian Peterson, Minnesota Vikings, RB
NBA All-Star Game
Feb 17 57th NBA All-Star Game, New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, LA: East beats West, 134-128; MVP: LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers, F
LeBron James
- Feb 17 50th Daytona 500: Ryan Newman wins shootout going into the final turn from Tony Stewart, and the Busch brothers, Kurt and Kyle
Event of Interest
Feb 18 Laureus World Sports Awards, Marinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg, Russia: Sportsman: Roger Federer; Sportswoman: Justine Henin; Team: South African Men's National Rugby Union team
Roger Federer
Deaths in Sport
- Feb 6 Tony Rolt, English racing driver (b. 1918)
- Feb 17 Brian Harris, English footballer and manager, dies at 72
- Feb 18 Mickey Renaud, Canadian professional ice hockey player (b. 1988)
- Feb 23 Paul Frère, Belgian race car driver and motorsport journalist (b. 1917)
- Feb 25 Ashley Cooper, Australian race car driver (b. 1980)
- Feb 27 Myron Cope, American sports broadcaster (b. 1929)
- Feb 29 Jerry Groom, American College Football Hall of Fame center (Notre Dame; NFL Pro Bowl 1954; Chicago Cardinals), dies at 78