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Super Bowl LX: Seahawks relaxed at walk-through
Feb 5, 2026; San Jose, CA, USA; Seattle Seahawks head coach Mike MacDonald talks to media members at the San Jose Marriott. Mandatory Credit: Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images SAN JOSE, Calif. – The Seahawks held a 44-minute walk-through Saturday at 12:35 p.m. PT, in their final preparation on the day before Super Bowl LX.
“We’re in great shape,” Seattle head coach Mike Macdonald said. “Guys are in good spirits. You can hear them. Finally. It’s taken a while to get here. But it’s here. It’s awesome.”
As Macdonald spoke post-practice, a group of defensive players shouted and cheered before running off the practice field for the last time before the game. Players were loose and energetic and many of them shadow-boxed with each other on the sideline, making cartoon-like sound effects to narrate each move.
“When you ask the team, [shadow-boxing] is what they’ll remember from the 2025 Seahawks, which is kind of cool,” Macdonald said.
The head coach added that he tries to avoid participating in shadow-boxing sessions. “I act like I don’t know the rules,” he said jokingly. “So then they don’t ask me to do it.”
Seattle’s day began with a team meeting, where Macdonald said he “gave props to” Seattle’s support staff, including the team’s kitchen staff.
“Then we had meetings, a walk-through, we will have a team meeting and meetings tonight, and off we go,” he said.
Seahawks players and staffers arrived at the practice facility at San Jose State 11:50 a.m. and went to the CEFCU Stadium to take their team photo.
Players took photos in groups by numerical order in their navy uniforms. Seattle coaches and staff wore white polos with the Super Bowl LX logo, posed in groups for their pictures.
Quarterback Sam Darnold, defensive tackle Leonard Williams, and a few other players took a separate photo with the team’s strength and conditioning staff.
Players then changed into their walk-through clothes — T-shirts, shorts and sneakers and headed to the field. It was sunny and 63 degrees.
Players did not wear helmets but a few wore baseball caps and sunglasses to protect from the sun.
Macdonald said he won’t bring in any special guest speakers, but he will address the team tonight himself. He knows what his message will be, but said he will keep that for just the team to know.
–Pro Football Writers of America
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Lamar Wilkerson, Indiana outlast Wisconsin in OT
Feb 7, 2026; Bloomington, Indiana, USA; Indiana Hoosiers guard Lamar Wilkerson (3) celebrates after the game against the Wisconsin Badgers at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Mandatory Credit: Robert Goddin-Imagn Images Lamar Wilkerson hit two free throws with two seconds left in overtime, and Indiana outlasted Wisconsin for a 78-77 victory Saturday afternoon in Bloomington, Ind.
Wisconsin (16-7, 8-4 Big Ten) held a 77-74 lead when Nick Boyd split two free throws with 56 seconds left but committed a costly turnover with 15 seconds left. After struggling to get the ball up court, Boyd’s right arm hit Connor Enright near midcourt for an offensive foul.
Following a timeout, Wilkerson drove into the paint and was met by John Blackwell, who committed the foul. Wilkerson then put Indiana back ahead by easily sinking the free throws, and the game ended when Braeden Carrington’s 3-point heave from beyond halfcourt was long.
Wilkerson led the Hoosiers (16-8, 7-6) with 25 points, though he struggled from beyond the arc. He was 1-of-8 from 3 and 8-of-20 overall but made all eight free throws, including four in the final minute of regulation after Indiana lost a 13-point lead.
Sam Alexis added a season-high 19 points, seven rebounds, and five blocks, including a key block on Boyd with 2:44 left after Wisconsin took a two-point lead on a basket by Nolan Winter a little over a minute earlier.
Tucker DeVries contributed 16 and Enright chipped in 11 as Indiana shot 47.6 percent and survived missing 17 of 22 3-point tries in its fourth win in five games.
Winter led all scorers with a career-high 26 points and grabbed 12 rebounds. Boyd added 20, and Blackwell scored 16 of his 18 after halftime before fouling out.
Wisconsin shot 38% and made 33.3% (12-of-36) from 3-point range.
Indiana made seven straight shots and opened a 26-12 lead with 8:26 left on a reverse layup by Enright that followed consecutive 3s by DeVries. Wilkerson hit a jumper by the foul line for a 30-19 lead with 5:55 remaining and Indiana held a 36-30 lead at halftime.
Indiana stretched its lead to 52-39 on a triple from the top of the key by DeVries with 13:01 left and held a 64-56 lead on a 3-point play by Alexis with 6:07 left.
Wisconsin ripped off 10 straight for a 72-68 lead with 57 seconds left when Winter hit an open 3. Wilkerson hit four free throws and the game headed to overtime when Blackwell missed an off-balance jumper near the baseline just before the buzzer.
–Field Level Media
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Jayden Stone, Missouri topple reeling South Carolina
Feb 7, 2026; Columbia, South Carolina, USA; South Carolina Gamecocks forward Elijah Strong (31) attempts to drive around Missouri Tigers forward Trent Pierce (11) in the first half at Colonial Life Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Blake-Imagn Images Jayden Stone scored 22 points and Mark Mitchell added 20 points, 11 rebounds, and five assists as Missouri used strong starts at the beginning of each half in a 78-59 victory over South Carolina on Saturday in Columbia, S.C.
T.O. Barrett added 14 points and seven rebounds for the Tigers (16-7, 6-4 Southeastern Conference), who handed the Gamecocks (11-13, 2-9) their fifth straight loss.
The win improves Missouri’s chances of advancing to the NCAA Tournament for the third time in the last four years. The team squarely is on the bubble right now.
Meechie Johnson, coming off a career-high 35 points against Texas on Tuesday, shot just 2-for-13 from the field, including 1-for-7 from beyond the arc. He made 8 of 10 free throw attempts and still led South Carolina with 13 points.
Kobe Knox and Elijah Strong had 12 points apiece and Eli Ellis came off the bench to contribute 11 points and six rebounds.
Mitchell had 10 points and eight rebounds in the game’s first seven minutes as the Tigers dominated the glass offensively en route to seizing a 21-8 lead. Missouri’s 12 offensive rebounds in the first half were the most it has had in a half this season.
Strong came off the bench to spark the Gamecocks, scoring eight points to get South Carolina within four points at 34-30 at the break.
Mike Sharavjamts scored on a layup to open the second half, but the Tigers went on a 17-5 run to again take control of the game. Stone scored 14 of his game-high 22 in the second half, including a series of high-flying dunks.
Missouri, the worst free-throw shooting team in the SEC, came into the game shooting 58% from the charity stripe on the road in conference play. The team made 70% (21 for 30) of its shots to help seal the win.
Trent Pierce added eight points and five rebounds for Missouri, which held a commanding 44-28 advantage on the boards.
Sharavjamts added nine points and five rebounds for the Gamecocks.
–Field Level Media
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Felix Auger-Aliassime, Adrian Mannarino reach Montpellier final
Jan 19, 2026; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada in action against Nuno Borges of Portugal in the first round of the men’s singles at the Australian Open at John Cain Arena in Melbourne Park. Mandatory Credit: Mike Frey-Imagn Images Defending champion Felix Auger-Aliassime delivered 20 aces while posting a 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-1 victory over French qualifier Titouan Droguet on Saturday to return to the finale of the Open Occitanie in Montpellier, France.
The top-seeded Auger-Aliassime of Canada had 47 winners against 29 unforced errors and saved all three break points while knocking off Droguet, who made a nice run into his first tour-level semifinal. Droguet had 14 aces among 30 winners and committed 37 unforced errors.
Auger-Aliassime will be searching for his ninth career title when he faces France’s Adrian Mannarino, who rallied for a 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 victory over American qualifier Martin Damm. Mannarino, 37, had 11 aces to become the oldest finalist in the event’s history. He has won five ATP titles.
Damm had 23 aces and the big hitter delivered 41 winners against 35 unforced errors. By comparison, Mannarino had 19 winners and 14 unforced errors.
–Field Level Media
Lamar Wilkerson, Indiana outlast Wisconsin in OT
Jayden Stone, Missouri topple reeling South Carolina
