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Packers CB Keisean Nixon in for Seahawks' Devon Witherspoon at Pro Bowl Games
Green Bay Packers cornerback Keisean Nixon (25) against the Chicago Bears during their wild-card playoff football game Saturday, January 10, 2026, at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois. The Bears defeated the Packers 31-27.Wm. Glasheen /USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin.
Green Bay Packers cornerback Keisean Nixon was added on Tuesday to the Pro Bowl Games roster, replacing Seattle Seahawks cornerback Devon Witherspoon.
It’s the first career Pro Bowl selection for Nixon, 28. He was first-team All-Pro in 2022 and 2023 as a kick returner for Green Bay.
Witherspoon, 25, has been selected to the Pro Bowl in each of his three seasons with the Seahawks, who are playing in Super Bowl LX.
Nixon had 72 tackles, one interception, one fumble recovery and a career-high 17 passes defensed while starting all 17 regular-season games.
He signed as an undrafted free agent with the then-Oakland Raiders in 2019 and played three seasons before signing with the Packers in March 2022. He has 301 career tackles, 3.5 sacks, four interceptions, four forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and 33 passes defensed in 108 regular-season games (51 starts).
According to the Packers, Nixon was the only cornerback in the league this season to play in all 17 games and also post at least one interception in each of the last four seasons (2022-25).
In their fourth year, the Pro Bowl Games — which include week-long skills competitions and a flag football game — will be played in San Francisco ahead of Super Bowl LX. Hall of Famers Jerry Rice and Steve Young will serve as coaches for the flag football game, slated for Feb. 3.
Super Bowl LX will be held Feb. 8 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, home of the San Francisco 49ers. Witherspoon’s Seahawks will take on the New England Patriots.
–Field Level Media
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Bailey Maupin, No. 16 Texas Tech fend off Kansas
Texas Tech’s Bailey Maupin attempts a 3-pointer against Jacksonville during a non-conference women’s basketball game, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025, at United Supermarkets Arena. Bailey Maupin scored 12 of her game-high 23 points in the fourth quarter and lifted No. 16 Texas Tech to a 70-65 victory over Kansas on Tuesday in Lubbock, Texas.
Snudda Collins added 17 points and Sidney Love chipped in nine points and four assists for the Lady Raiders (23-3, 10-3 Big 12), who won their third game in a row after dropping three of four. They rebounded from a slow start and dug out of a 10-point first-quarter deficit.
Texas Tech couldn’t maintain a six-point lead in the fourth quarter, and S’Mya Nichols evened the game at 59 with a three-point play at the 1:34 mark. However, the Lady Raiders made 11 of 12 free-throws attempts the rest of the way to escape.
Nichols paced Kansas (15-11, 5-9) with 15 points, Jaliya Davis scored 14, Elle Evans had 11 and Regan Williams added 10. Kansas lost despite outshooting Texas Tech 45.5% to 35% from the field, as the hosts turned 11 offensive boards into 10 second-chance points and also benefited from the Jayhawks’ 20 turnovers.
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Ebuka Okorie, Stanford bring scoring firepower into Boston College
Feb 7, 2026; Stanford, California, USA; Stanford Cardinal guard Ebuka Okorie (1) andguard Benny Gealer (5) and forward AJ Rohosy (4) and forward Aidan Cammann (52) enter the court after a time-out in the second half against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Maples Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: John Hefti-Imagn Images Boston College will have to deal with one of the top scorers in the country when it faces visiting Stanford in an Atlantic Coast Conference matchup on Wednesday night in Chestnut Hill, Mass.
Stanford’s Ebuka Okorie enters averaging 22.4 points, seventh in the nation as of Tuesday night. The freshman guard tossed in 40 points when Stanford (15-9, 4-7 ACC) ended a five-game losing streak by beating Georgia Tech 95-72 at home on Saturday.
“Good win for our program,” Stanford coach Kyle Smith said. “We needed to have some success. (Okorie) was forcing it in the right way. Putting pressure on the defense, making plays.”
Okorie has scored at least 30 points in five games this season. His 40-point performance was the first by a Stanford player since Casey Jacobsen scored 41 against Oregon in 2002.
“The shots were falling and my teammates were finding me,” Okorie said. “It’s cool to see my hard work paying off.”
Boston College (9-14, 2-8) will be looking to end a four-game losing streak. Eight of the team’s nine victories have come at home.
“We haven’t been victorious in as many close games as we want to be, but got another game coming up so you got to keep practicing, keep chopping,” Boston College coach Earl Grant said. “Gotta keep believing and find a way to run through the finish line at the highest level you can with the hopes of putting yourself in position to still be playing in March. So that’s where we are and that’s what we’re gonna continue to do.”
The Eagles are averaging 67.3 points per game, which ranks last in the 18-team conference. Fred Payne (15.0) and Donald Hand Jr. (14.3) are the team’s leading scorers. Hand has scored 20 points or more in five games this season.
Stanford has made at least 10 3-point field goals in three of its last four games.
–Field Level Media
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Golf Glance: Pebble Beach hosts signature event; LIV parties Down Under
Feb 2, 2025; Pebble Beach, California, USA; Rory McIlroy hits his tee shot on the fifth hole during the final round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am golf tournament at Pebble Beach Golf Links. Mandatory Credit: Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images The PGA Tour kicks off the 2026 signature event slate at famed Pebble Beach, while LIV Golf returns to its highly popular Australian stop.
PGA TOUR
THIS WEEK: AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, Pebble Beach, Calif., Feb. 12-15
Course: Pebble Beach Golf Links (Pebble Beach: Par 72, 6,972 Yards; Spyglass Hill: Par 72, 7,071 Yards)
Purse: $20M (Winner: $3.6M)
Defending Champion: Rory McIlroy
FedEx Cup Leader: Chris Gotterup
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Thursday-Friday: 3-7 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); Saturday: 1-3 p.m. (GC), 3-7 p.m. (CBS); Sunday: 1-3 p.m. (GC), 3-6:30 p.m. (CBS)
Streaming (ESPN+): Thursday-Friday: 11:45 a.m.-7 p.m. ET; Saturday: 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sunday: 11 a.m.-6:30 p.m.
X: @ATTProAm
NOTES: This is the first of nine signature events in 2026, featuring limited fields and increased purses. It’s the first signature event to be held at Pebble Beach, which will host its 80th pro-am on tour this year. Amateurs will compete alongside 80 professionals at each of the two courses, with the professionals competing at Pebble Beach over the final two rounds. … The field includes 18 of the top 20 players in the Official World Golf Ranking. This marks the PGA Tour season debut of defending champion and World No. 2 Rory McIlroy. … Jake Knapp was one of the final players into the field, earning a spot via the AON Swing 5 with his eighth-place finish in Phoenix, knocking Andrew Putnam out. Others in the top 5 were Pierceson Coody, Ryo Hisatsune, Matt McCarty and Patrick Rodgers. … Sahith Theegala is in the field on a sponsor exemption along with Tony Finau, Billy Horschel and Keith Mitchell. … 2017 champion Jordan Spieth makes his 14th career start in the event, where he owns six top-10s. He is making his 77th start since his most recent victory at the 2022 RBC Heritage Open.
BEST BETS: Scottie Scheffler (+295 at DraftKings) has won seven of his past 15 worldwide starts. After winning the AmEx, he finished T3 last week falling one shot short of a playoff despite opening with a 73. … Rory McIlroy (+1300) won by two strokes here last year. He opened 2025 with a T3 in Dubai before a T33 the following week. … Si Woo Kim (+2500) is a career-best 26th in the world with four top-4s and no worse than a T11 in his past six starts. … Reigning FedEx Cup champion Tommy Fleetwood (+2800) also makes his PGA Tour season debut after a 25th and T41 in the two-event Dubai swing. … Justin Rose (+2800) is coming off a seven-shot win at Torrey Pines just two weeks ago and enters as the No. 3 player in the world. … Gotterup (+3000) has won two of his first three starts this year and has four wins in his past 10 starts on tour. This is his Pebble Beach debut. … Hideki Matsuyama (+3200) led until the 72nd hole last week and has finished T13 or better in six consecutive worldwide starts.
Last Tournament: WM Phoenix Open (Gotterup)
Next Tournament: The Genesis Invitational, Pacific Palisades, Calif., Feb. 19-22
LIV GOLF LEAGUE
THIS WEEK: LIV Golf Adelaide, Feb. 12-15
Course: The Grange Golf Club (Par 72, 7,111 Yards)
Purses: Individual: $30M (Winner: $4M); Team: $10M (Winners: $3M)
Defending Champion: Individual: Joaquin Niemann; Team: Fireballs GC
2026 Season Leaders: Individual: Elvis Smylie; Team: Ripper GC
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Wednesday: 8 p.m. ET (Fox Sports App), 12 a.m. (FS1); Thursday: 8 p.m. (FS2), 11 p.m. (FS1); Friday: 10 p.m. (FS2), 12 a.m. (FS1); Saturday: 8 p.m. (FS1); 11 p.m. (Fox)
X: @livgolf_league
NOTES: More than 102,000 fans attended the 2025 event, and this year’s event marks the start of Adelaide’s festival season. The 165-yard 12th hole has been dubbed the “Watering Hole.” … Smylie moved to No. 77 in the Official World Golf Ranking with last week’s victory. … The daily shotgun start includes 13 teams and 57 total players, including five wild cards. … Phil Mickelson (personal) and Lee Westwood (injury) will miss their second consecutive event. Wade Ormsby will replace Mickelson for the HyFlyers and Ben Schmidt will replace Westwood for the Majesticks. The Cleeks’ Martin Kaymer will also be replaced by John Catlin.
Last Event: LIV Golf Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Individual: Smylie; Team: Ripper GC)
Next Event: LIV Golf Hong Kong, March 5-8
PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS
THIS WEEK: Chubb Classic, Naples, Fla., Feb. 13-15
Course: Tiburon Golf Club, Black Course (Par 72, 6,897 Yards)
Purse: $1.8M (Winner: $270,000)
Defending Champion: Justin Leonard
Charles Schwab Cup leader: Stewart Cink
HOW TO WATCH
TV: Friday: 11 a.m.-2 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday: 3-5:30 p.m. (Golf Channel)
X: @ChampionsTour
NOTES: The 54-hole event returns to Naples, Fla. for the 39th consecutive year. … Last year marked Leonard’s maiden win on the Champions tour. Bernhard Langer has won the event five times, most recently in 2024. … Langer and Davis Love III represent the two World Golf Hall of Fame members in the field.
Last Tournament: Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai, Ka’upulehu-Kona, Hawaii, Jan. 22-24 (Cink)
Next Tournament: James Hardie Pro Football Hall of Fame Invitational, Boca Raton, Fla., March 6-8
LPGA TOUR
THIS WEEK: OFF.
Race to the CME Globe Leader: Nelly Korda
Next Tournament: Honda LPGA Thailand, Pattaya, Chonburi, Feb. 19-22
DP WORLD TOUR
THIS WEEK: OFF.
Race to Dubai Leader: Patrick Reed
Last Tournament: Qatar Masters (Reed)
Next Tournament: Kenya Open, Nairobi, Feb. 19-22
–Field Level Media
