Jody Allen, owner of the Seattle Seahawks, is reportedly planning to sell the team after the Super Bowl victory, according to sources who spoke with ESPN last week. The 67-year-old, who also chairs the Portland Trail Blazers, may be making her last appearance on the Super Bowl winners stage.
Allen's decision comes after the Seahawks' decisive 29-13 win Sunday night over the New England Patriots at Levis Stadium. Her ownership of both the Seahawks and the Trail Blazers passed to her after the 2018 death of her brother, Paul Allen. Her status as a billionaire entrusted with spending down a fortune makes her one of the most unusual figures in American sports, according to Fortune.
In other news, the search for Nancy Guthrie, the mother of Today show co-host Savannah Guthrie, entered its second week. Guthrie, 84, was last seen by her family on January 31 in the Tucson, Arizona area.
Meanwhile, in Japan, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is set to pursue a conservative agenda following her ruling Liberal Democratic Party's (LDP) landslide victory in the lower house elections on February 8, 2026. Takaichi, Japan's first female Prime Minister, celebrated the win at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo.
In the tech world, Emanate, an AI startup focused on industrial supply chains, emerged from stealth. Backed by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and Peter Thiel, the San Francisco-based company aims to modernize the physical economy through autonomous revenue agents. The company, founded in 2025, is led by Gen Z standout Kiara Nirghin, a Thiel fellow and youngest board member of the Google Impact Fund.
Finally, Lindsey Vonn's recent Olympic downhill crash in Milan-Cortina served as a reminder that reality can differ from nostalgic narratives. Vonn, 41, was skiing on a torn ACL and a rebuilt right knee when she crashed, resulting in a fractured left leg that required emergency surgery.
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