President Donald Trump began his Super Bowl Sunday with a memorable game of his own in the morning.

The White House pool report confirmed that Trump met up with Tiger Woods and his son Charlie for a round of golf at Trump International Golf Club in Palm Beach, Florida.

Earlier this week, the PGA Tour announced that commissioner Jay Monahan and Adam Scott met with Trump at the White House. The Tour put out a release, signed by Woods, Scott and Monahan, saying the meeting was about helping to unify the professional game.

Woods did not attend Tuesday’s meeting, which came the same day he announced the death of his mother, Kultida.

Trump, who presented Woods with the Presidential Medal of Freedom during his first term in office, was scheduled to travel to New Orleans later in the day to attend Super Bowl 59 between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles.

Meanwhile, Woods will head to Southern California, where he’s hosting the upcoming Genesis Invitational. This year’s tournament has been moved to the San Diego area because of the destruction from wildfires in the area around its usual home, Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades. 

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes looks to continue his dominance in the Super Bowl on Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles, and keep the tally in the loss column at one.

That one loss, of course, came at the hands of seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady in Super Bowl 55 when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers routed the Chiefs 31-9 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida.

But it didn’t all come from just raw talent and skills for Brady, one of the greatest to play the position. Instead, the now Fox NFL broadcaster said it came from spending an undisclosed amount of time watching film to point that led him to knowing what was coming before the play.

‘My last Super Bowl that I was a part of, I was two weeks of watching film. Friday night (before the Super Bowl), I was just going through the film more. I knew Kansas City’s defense better than they knew themselves,’ Brady told Fox Sports’ Colin Cowherd on Friday.

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How well did Brady, who went 3-3 all time against Mahomes, know Steve Spagnuolo’s defense? The five-time Super Bowl MVP made a bold claim of all of the entire playbook.

‘I knew their body movements, the way linebackers moved, the way safeties moved,’ Brady continued. ‘I knew everything they were doing out there.

‘I got out there on the field, looked up as I was walking the line of scrimmage and said, ‘Okay, they’re blitzing’ and then I was dealing with right away. … I knew I had the answers to the test. That’s where I was great. That was where my magic superpower was. It wasn’t how fast I could run, it was how fast I could diagnose what they were doing.’

Brady finished an efficient 21 of 29 passing for 201 yards and three touchdowns in Super Bowl 55, winning his fifth Super Bowl MVP award — the most by a single player in NFL history. Mahomes finished 26 of 49 (53%) passing for 270 yards and two interceptions — his worst completion percentage in four Super Bowl appearances.

A win on Sunday would give Mahomes his fourth Super Bowl title before his age 30 season, and would make the Chiefs the first team in NFL history to win three consecutive Super Bowl titles.

Brady will be on the call for Super Bowl 59 between the Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles, who will kick off at 6:30 p.m. ET on Sunday at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans.

Looking for another big game to watch before Super Bowl 59 starts? SEC women’s basketball has the sports world covered.

No. 4 LSU hosts No. 17 Tennessee in a Sunday afternoon showdown that got even more intriguing with the Vols coming off an upset win over No. 5 UConn. When LSU and Tennessee met last month in Knoxville, the Lady Tigers got a wild, last-second layup by guard Kailyn Gilbert to score a dramatic 89-87 win.

Led by the talented trio of Flau’Jae Johnson, Aneesah Morrow and Mikaylah Johnson, LSU (24-1, 9-1 SEC) has only lost to No. 2 South Carolina this season. Coach Kim Mulkey’s team ranks fourth in the country in scoring at more than 88 points per game, and a frenetic pace could be in store for its latest matchup. Tennessee is one of two teams in the country currently averaging more than 90 points per game.

The Vols (17-5, 4-5) are on the upswing under first-year coach Kim Caldwell, who is back on the bench coaching after giving birth to her first child less than three weeks ago. Only one of Tennessee’s five SEC losses thus far was by a margin of more than four points. Guard Talaysia Cooper leads the team at 17.6 points and 6 rebounds per game. She was one of four Vols’ players to score in double figures against UConn.

Don’t miss the action as the Tennessee Volunteers face the LSU Tigers in a Super Bowl appetizer on Sunday. Follow along below for live score updates and highlights from the game.

Halftime score: LSU 41, Tennessee 37

1Q score: LSU 22, Tennessee 20

Mikaylah Williams leads the Tigers early with 7 points, 4 assists. Zee Spearman has 9 points and a block for the Vols.

Kim Mulkey’s outfit for LSU vs. Tennessee

It may be Super Bowl Sunday, but eyes still trained on LSU women’s basketball coach Kim Mulkey for her outfit for the Tigers’ matchup against Tennessee.

Here’s a look at Mulkey’s outfit in LSU’s game against Tennessee on Sunday.

How to watch Tennessee vs. LSU

Date: Sunday, Feb. 9
Time: 4 p.m. ET
TV: ESPN
Stream: ESPN+, Fubo
Location: Pete Maravich Assembly Center (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)

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The No. 6 Texas Longhorns upset the No. 2 South Carolina Gamecocks in a must-watch women’s basketball game on Sunday at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas.

Madison Booker led the Longhorns with 20 points, 11 rebounds. South Carolina couldn’t find an answer despite a standout performance from MiLaysia Fulwiley, who finished the game with 13 points, three assists and three steals.

South Carolina won the first matchup between the two top-10 teams 67-50 on Jan. 12 in Columbia, South Carolina.

‘Last time, we were out-toughed. This time, we out-toughed them,’ Booker said on the broadcast after the game. ‘Mental. it’s a mental game, that’s all I gotta say.’

Here are game stats and highlights from Sunday’s women’s basketball game between the Texas Longhorns and South Carolina Gamecocks:

Final score: Texas 66, South Carolina 62

The No. 6 Texas Longhorns upset the No. 2 South Carolina Gamecocks 66-62. With 51.6 seconds on the clock and Texas leading 64-61, South Carolina earned a controversial foul. Bree Hall missed the first free throw but netted the second to make it 64-62. Texas didn’t score on its next possession and South Carolina’s Sania Feagin grabbed the rebound and called a timeout with 26.5 seconds left. South Carolina couldn’t find the net and Texas regained possession with 14 seconds on the clock.

Texas was fouled and hit both free throws to make the score 66-62 with 10.8 seconds left. South Carolina’s Feagin went for a quick 3, but missed. Texas grabbed the rebound and the game was over.

3Q score: Texas 49, South Carolina 49

South Carolina closed the gap in the third quarter, outscoring the Longhorns 22-13.

Halftime score: Texas 36, South Carolina 27

Texas dominated the second quarter and entered the half with a nine-point lead over South Carolina. Taylor Jones leads the game with 11 points, six rebounds and four steals for Texas. Madison Booker has eight points, three assists.

MaLaysia Fulwiley continues to fight for the Gamecocks, knocking down nine points and getting two rebounds and two assists.

1Q score: Texas 18, South Carolina 16

Taylor Jones leads Texas with seven points and three rebounds. MiLaysia Fulwiley has five points for South Carolina.

Dawn Staley reps Eagles on Super Bowl Sunday

Dawn Staley is a coaching legend in South Carolina, but she’s never shy about embracing her Philadelphia roots.

With her No. 2-ranked South Carolina Gamecocks playing on the road against the No. 6-ranked Texas Longhorns in a crucial SEC women’s basketball showdown on Sunday, Staley was proud to show her support for the Philadelphia Eagles by wearing a Super Bowl 59 sweatshirt with an Eagles logo as she took the floor.

In addition, Staley wore green sneakers that matched the shade of green worn by the Eagles, who will face the Kansas City Chiefs at the Ceasars Superdome in New Orleans. Read the full story.

How to watch South Carolina vs. Texas

Date: Sunday, Feb. 9
Time: 2 p.m. ET (1 p.m. local)
TV: ESPN
Stream: ESPN+
Location: Moody Center (Austin, Texas)

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Aaron Rodgers’ turbulent run with the New York Jets is meeting an unceremonious end.

As it launches a new era under first-year head coach Aaron Glenn and general manager Darren Mougey, the team plans to move on from the 41-year-old quarterback, according to multiple reports. Fox Sports’ Jay Glazer was first to report that the team informed Rodgers they do not intend to keep him for the 2025 season.

Releasing or trading Rodgers, who has one year remaining on his contract, would leave the Jets with a $49 million dead cap hit.

Glenn, however, made clear upon his hire last month that the team had larger concerns than Rodgers’ fit within the organization.

‘This thing is not about Aaron Rodgers, folks. This is about the roster,’ Glenn told reporters after his introductory news conference. ‘We plan on building the best roster that we can. So, whatever that may be — guard, tackle, defensive tackle — that’s what we’re evaluating.

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‘Listen, everybody’s under the microscope. That’s just what it is.’

The decision brings an end to one of the most turbulent chapters of Rodgers’ professional career. The four-time NFL MVP was traded to New York in April 2023 after his 18-year relationship with the Green Bay Packers reached a breaking point. Rodgers was expected to be a transformative figure for the Jets, who sought to end the NFL’s longest active postseason drought. But he tore his Achilles just four plays into his debut campaign.

His return only extended the disappointment for the franchise. Coach Robert Saleh’s firing after a 2-3 start was the first of many drastic moves made with the intention of implementing a course correction, but the team dropped 10 of 11 games from late September to early December. The franchise extended its playoff drought to 14 seasons and also was dealt its ninth consecutive sub-.500 ledger.

Still, in the final weeks of the season, Rodgers spoke reverently about his run with the organization.

‘It’s been the best two years of my life,’ Rodgers said in January. And that’s a perspective adjustment that happened at some point during the rehab process last year. Just the excitement of falling back in love with the game, getting to know these guys in here, getting to know the great men and women who work here, it’s been a lot of fun.’

Rodgers said he would need time after the season to decompress and decide on his football future.

‘I just need some time away to think about my future in the game and my future here, if they want me to be part of the next phase or if they’re ready to move on,’ Rodgers said. ‘Either way, I’m thankful for my two years here.

‘That just comes down to the desire on their side and ultimately my desire, kind of take some time mentally and physically to rest and relax.’

This story has been updated with additional information.

The Puppy Bowl on Animal Planet, the cutest show before the kickoff of Super Bowl 59, lived up to the undeniable hype as the fluffiest game of the year. Its main purpose is to raise awareness and encourage the adoption of dogs from shelters and rescues.

The 21st annual Puppy Bowl was filled with playful energy, featuring 142 puppy athletes, including 11 dogs with special needs. These adorable pups came from 80 shelters and rescues across 40 states and two countries. Representing Team Ruff and Team Fluff, they joyfully raced toward the end zone, all in search of their forever homes, with the Lombarky Trophy toy being an exciting bonus.

Many of the puppies had fitting names for the big game, such as Saquon Barkley, the Australian Shepherd-Bernese Mountain Dog, and a pair of Pomeranian siblings named Jason and Travis, after the Kelce brothers. Dee-Bone Samuel, a poodle mix, has already added a trophy toy to their collection after being named this year’s Popularity Playoffs champion.

The big question remains: Which team won? Was it Team Fluff, featuring the adorable Labrador retriever mix, Abigail, and Smoosh the Pekingese? Or was it Team Ruff, led by Mr. Pickles the pug mix and Demure the Cairn Terrier, who claimed back-to-back Puppy Bowls?

Here are the highlights and winner of the Most Valuable Puppy award.

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Team Fluff wins the game!

Underdog Award: Mercury
Most Valuable Puppy Award: Foxtrot

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The Super Bowl always features a galaxy full of star power, both on and off the field.

With the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles meeting in Super Bowl 59, the celebrity fans of both teams come to the forefront. And the NFL certainly welcomes the association, with many of those big names being asked to play semi-official roles in Super Bowl week activities.

As kickoff approaches, keep an eye out for some familiar faces from the world of entertainment.

NFL Network insider Ian Rapoport dropped this interesting little nugget about a pair of NFL superfans in actors Jon Hamm and Bradley Cooper.

As the two teams emerge from the tunnel leading to their respective locker rooms, Missouri native Hamm will introduce the Chiefs, while Pennsylvania’s own Cooper will introduce the Eagles.

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In addition, Rapoport says, singer and actor Harry Connick Jr. will represent his hometown of New Orleans as part of the opening ceremony.

How to watch Super Bowl 59

Super Bowl 59 will begin at 6:30 p.m. ET and will be broadcast on Fox.

Kevin Burkhardt will be handling the play-by-play, with Tom Brady as the main analyst. Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi will report from the sidelines, and Mike Pereira will serve as the rules analyst. 

Super Bowl 59 free streaming

For fans looking to stream the big game, Super Bowl 59 will be available through the following options.

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Fox has the TV rights to this year’s Super Bowl, but the network’s broadcast will not be available for streaming on the Fox Sports App. Instead, the game will be accessible via Tubi, Fox’s free streaming service. Viewers will need to create an account with Tubi to watch the game, as well as the pre- and postgame coverage. They will also have access to the same commercial options as those watching on Fox.

Super Bowl viewers can also watch the game with Fubo, which comes with a free trial. 

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Things understandably got a little emotional as ESPN kicked off its marathon edition of ‘NFL Countdown’ on Sunday morning from New Orleans.

Hall of Fame wide receiver Randy Moss returned to the set for the first time since taking a leave of absence in December to undergo cancer treatment.

Going live to the field, a ‘Welcome back Randy Moss’ graphic was displayed on the screen as ESPN faded in to a shot of Moss wiping his eyes with a tissue.

Calling himself ‘the big crybaby here,’ Moss expressed his gratitude to his ESPN and NFL family for standing by him. ‘Hey y’all, I can’t do it alone,’ Moss said. ‘Guys, it’s been hard, but I’ve got a lotta love and a lotta people believe in me, man.’

Moss, 47, spent nearly a week in the hospital after undergoing surgery to treat cancer that was found outside of his bile duct between his pancreas and liver.

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Last week, Moss appeared virtually on the NFL Honors broadcast in a video to announce Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow as the Comeback Player of the Year. Moss said he was looking forward to rejoining his ESPN colleagues but didn’t specifically say when that would be.

‘I’m happy to be here,’ Moss said upon returning. ‘Let’s get this show started. God bless you all, man. God is good.’

The answer came Saturday night when ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter broke the news that Moss would return for the Super Bowl broadcast.

Dawn Staley is a coaching legend in South Carolina, but she’s never shy about embracing her Philadelphia roots.

With her No. 2-ranked South Carolina Gamecocks playing on the road against the No. 6-ranked Texas Longhorns in a crucial SEC women’s basketball showdown on Sunday, Staley was proud to show her support for the Philadelphia Eagles a little later in the day by wearing a Super Bowl 59 sweatshirt with a Eagles logo as she took the floor.

In addition, Staley also wore green sneakers that matched the shade of green worn by the Eagles, who match up against the Kansas City Chiefs at the Ceasars Superdome in New Orleans.

Though she would have plenty of time to make it from Austin to New Orleans after her team’s game ended, Staley told reporters earlier in the week that she wouldn’t be able to make the trip because air traffic will be restricted with President Donald Trump attending the game.

The Gamecocks are currently riding a 17-game winning streak and enter the game with a record of 22-1. The Longhorns are 23-2.

NEW ORLEANS – Terry Bradshaw is one of few men in this world who has spent lots of time with the Lombardi Trophy, from the four Super Bowls he won as quarterback of the Pittsburgh Steelers to his job as FOX’s presenter of the trophy to the winning team.

Super Bowl 59 Sunday could mark the final time Bradshaw has his hands on the Lombardi in an official capacity.

Bradshaw, 76, has two years remaining on his contract with FOX – the same contract that stipulates he gets to host the trophy ceremony and not a FOX teammate such as Tom Brady, for example.

The Hall of Famer teased a timeline for his retirement from television work.

‘It’s a young man’s game, I get that. Everybody wants the new thing,” Bradshaw said Thursday at FOX Media Day.

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The next time FOX hosts the Super Bowl will be in 2029. Bradshaw said going out after that one would be ‘time.’

‘That’s 80 years old,’ he said, ‘and that’s pushing it.’

Since Super Bowl 30, the Lombardi Trophy presentation has been done on a constructed stage brought onto the playing field. Bradshaw has done the honors for FOX every time except for Super Bowl 48, when Michael Strahan had the honors.

The last time Bradshaw did it, two years ago, he created a mess by telling Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid to ‘waddle on over here’ and ‘have a cheeseburger on us.’

‘I caught hell for that,’ Bradshaw said.

Bradshaw added that he apologized to Reid, who took the remarks in good humor.

Bradshaw told People that as teams relish in the moment of winning the Super Bowl, he has a strategy during the trophy-presentation interviews.

‘I’ll ask a fun question or I’ll do something that gets them involved in the telecast,’ Bradshaw said. ‘I’ll try to have some fun with them… ask something that’s a little light.

‘You don’t want to get too heavy at that. It’s not a time for that. I just try to do a clean job. That’s pretty much it. It’s really not that tough. Really, I enjoy it. I enjoy it.’