Events in Sport
- Feb 1 Super Bowl XLIII, Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL: Pittsburgh Steelers beat Arizona Cardinals, 27-23; MVP: Santonio Holmes, Pittsburgh, WR
- Feb 1 Australian Open Men's Tennis: Spanish ace Rafael Nadal wins his first Australian title; beats Roger Federer 7-5, 3-6, 7-6, 3-6, 6-2
- Feb 8 NFL Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI: NFC beats AFC, 30-21; MVP: Larry Fitzgerald, Arizona Cardinals, WR
NBA All-Star Game
Feb 15 58th NBA All-Star Game, US Airways Center, Phoenix, AZ: West beats East, 146-119; MVPs: Kobe Bryant, LA Lakers, F; Shaquille O'Neal, LA Lakers, C
Kobe Bryant
Shaquille O'Neal
- Feb 15 51st Daytona 500: Matt Kenseth wins shortened race; called off with 48 laps to go after a severe rainstorm hits the track
Weddings in Sport
Wedding of Interest
Feb 14 Cricketer Martin Crowe (46) weds former Miss Universe Lorraine Downes (44) in an intimate ceremony
Martin Crowe
Deaths in Sport
- Feb 7 Betty Jameson, American golfer (US Open 1947, Western Open 1942, 54), dies at 89
- Feb 10 Jeremy Lusk, American freestyle motocross racer (b. 1984)
- Feb 20 Larry H. Miller, American businessman and owner of the Utah Jazz (b. 1944)
- Feb 26 Norm Van Lier, Basketball player and broadcaster (b. 1947)
- Feb 26 Johnny Kerr, Basketball player and Chicago Bulls broadcaster (b. 1932)