It truly was a Super Weekend of Sports. (USATSI)
It truly was a Super Weekend of Sports. (USATSI)

There were almost too many sports to keep up with during Super Bowl weekend. From college basketball to NBA action to UFC fights, and of course the Super and Puppy Bowls, it's pretty hard for most people to catch up with everything that happened. We watched it all and can tell you everything you needed to know with this wrap-up of the weekend.

What Happened in College Basketball

The Wildcats are a pyramid scheme. (USATSI)
The Wildcats are a pyramid scheme. (USATSI)

THE KENTUCKY WILDCATS ARE 21-0

The Kentucky Wildcats don't so much look like a college basketball team as they do a professional basketball player factory. John Calipari has actually screwed up with his recruiting in the sense that not everybody is leaving after their freshman years, so he has about 10-12 professional players on his roster at any given time. The result is an All-Star Game of talent he's trying to fit into every game this season. After going 20-0 with a win over Missouri, the Wildcats hosted the Alabama Crimson Tide and Roll'd the Tide fairly easily.

At least nine of Kentucky's players are top 100 prospects, according to just about every single draft board that exists. That depth showed when they sullied the legacies of Alabama greats Latrell Sprewell, Robert Horry, and Gerald Wallace by defeating their alma mater so easily. Just check out the highlights of this game from Kentucky's side:

It looks like a team scrimmage. Actually, no offense to Alabama, who does have a little bit of serious talent, but a team scrimmage for Kentucky would probably be more competitive than this game was.

Karl Towns had 12 points in 14 minutes. Willie Cauley-Stein went 4-of-4 from the field to get his 12 points. Devin Booker hit three 3-pointers off the bench to drop an easy 11 points. The Wildcats as a whole shot 58.3 percent from the field, 46.7 percent from 3, and turned the ball over just five times.

They have 10 games left on the schedule, then they possibly have three games in the SEC Conference Tournament, and then maybe a run to the title game. Gunning for 40-0? They're more than halfway there. 

NO. 2 VIRGINIA DROPPED A HEARTBREAKER TO NO. 4 DUKE

You're at home. You're up Malcolm Brogdon has just knocked down a 3-pointer to put you up six points with 3:42 left. You haven't put this game away, by any means, but you've certainly put yourself in position to grab the win and remain undefeated. You don't want to leave Kentucky as the only unbeaten team left in the entire dance. You've been careful with the ball and you've played solid defense all game.

You even escape a figure-4 leg lock that could have made you lose by submission.

Then... that Duke Blue Devil voodoo starts working against you. Quinn Cook hits a 3. You answer back with a huge alley-oop to grab back the momentum. Matt Jones hits another 3. You turn the ball over and Justise Winslow ends up getting a bucket inside. Ruh roh, now you're tied.

You miss a layup. Cook hits another 3. You draw a foul on Jones for a one-and-one. You miss the first but get the board. You miss the putback. You get the rebound again. There's a jump ball but you have that pesky possession arrow down three. You miss another shot inside and then Tyus Jones drops the dagger in you with another 3.

Virginia had a six-point lead with 3:42 left and gave up a 14-2 run to end the game and take the L. That's a rough way to lose your perfect record.

MONTREZL HARRELL REVEALED HIMSELF TO BE AN ALIEN

(Initially, this was "Montrezl Harrell exposed himself as an alien," but we practice proper phrasing around here so it was changed.)

If we've learned anything from the Men In Black movie franchise, it's that Laura Flynn Boyle is an alien and other aliens come in all different shapes, sizes, and disguises. Louisville big man Montrezl Harrell had a great ruse going up until this weekend. He was fitting in with the human race just fine. Then teammate Chris Jones threw a lob to Harrell on a fast break against North Carolina and the disguise was ruined.

Like we're supposed to believe he's human after something like that. Suuuuuuure, buddy...

What Happened in the NBA

Hawks are eating the NBA alive. (USATSI)
Hawks are eating the NBA alive. (USATSI)

THE ATLANTA HAWKS STILL DON'T KNOW HOW TO LOSE A BASKETBALL GAME

Following a 107-77 defeat to the Milwaukee Bucks on December 26, the Atlanta Hawks stood at 21-8. They had won 14 of their last 16 games and we were feeling pretty good about how they were coming together under second year coach Mike Budenholzer. You probably even thought to yourself, "Hey, the Hawks are 21-8. That's a nice little season they're putting together." Little did we know they had plans for world domination. You can never trust the Hawks or any bird for that matter because birds are inherently evil. We shouldn't have let our guard down against these Hawks either.

Since that loss to the Bucks, the Hawks have won 19 straight games. That's a franchise record for them. In fact, that's an Atlanta sports franchise record as well. 19 straight victories is tied for the fifth longest win streak in NBA history. Only five teams have had longer winning streaks in NBA history and one of them happened in 1948 when the Washington Capitols won 20 straight games. The modern feats of NBA win streaks belong to the 2008 Houston Rockets (22 straight) and the 2013 Miami Heat (27 straight).

How good have the Hawks become at scoring the basketball? Their passes don't even need to go to teammates in order to knock down 3-pointers.

They're now 40-8 and can extend their winning streak to 20 straight games with a win in New Orleans Monday night.

KEVIN LOVE RETURNED TO MINNESOTA AND A TORCH PASSING BROKE OUT

The Cleveland Cavaliers didn't get off to the best start, especially not a start we expected after signing LeBron James and trading for Kevin Love this offseason. They dropped to 19-20 in their first 39 games, but since falling below .500 they've rattled off 10 straight victories. That 10th victory in a row came Saturday night when Love returned to the Target Center, where he spent the first six seasons of his career. Sure, the Wolves fans weren't thrilled with Love's attitude over the years and not with the way he left the team, but they received Andrew Wiggins in the trade.

Surely, they'd give him a few cheers when he was introduced in his first game back to Minneapolis, right?

OK, maybe not. While the narrative in the game was going to be heavy on Love and how he was received after his time with the Wolves, we were treated to an incredible one-on-one showdown between LeBron and Wiggins. Wiggins has been motivated in his two match-ups against the Cavs this season, probably a little insulted he wasn't deemed good enough to play alongside LeBron in their quest for a title.

While the Wolves ended up losing in Love's return, Wiggins reminded the Wolves' fans that there might be a bright light at the end of the tunnel that isn't an oncoming train of sadness. Wiggins scored a career high 33 points on 14-of-25 shooting, nearly matching LeBron's 36 points on 14-of-25 from the field. And it was full of spectacular plays by both players.

This isn't a bad showdown when you consider that Wiggins has only played in 47 career games and LeBron has 27 NBA Finals games under his belt alone.

GREGG POPOVICH GOT HIT IN THE HEAD BY A HALF COURT HEAVE BY BORIS DIAW

Perhaps you'll remember back before the regular season when the San Antonio Spurs were starting to report to training camp and get ready for their fifth title defense in franchise history. They'd just defeated the Heat a few months earlier, exacting a little revenge for their 2013 Finals loss to Miami. When coach Gregg Popovich was asked about Boris Diaw reporting to the team in shape, Pop had some playful, biting words for his big man.

"Boris is having pina coladas. We have a pool where you guess his weight. You have to start at 275."

Diaw posted a picture on Instagram of him looking relatively trim and toasting Pop with a glass of wine. He said he was drinking just one glass per day and performing daily workouts. Perhaps, Diaw has been waiting to get a little revenge against Pop for those comments and the jokes about his weight.

During Saturday's loss to the Clippers, Diaw launched a 70-foot shot attempt at the end of the first half. When the Spurs inbounded the ball on the far baseline, they had less than a second to attempt the shot. There wasn't really a reason for anyone to stick around for the shot attempt, so Pop started heading toward the locker room. The tunnel is right behind the basket in San Antonio's AT&T Center and created the perfect setting for Diaw's revenge.

Got 'em.

What Happened in UFC

I'm not a doctor but his eye looks bad. (USATSI)
I'm not a doctor but his eye looks bad. (USATSI)

ANDERSON SILVA UNANIMOUSLY BEATS NICK DIAZ

After two straight losses to end 2013, Anderson Silva (nearly 40 years old) hadn't fought in over a year. That was mostly due to a little injury in which he had broken his fibula and tibia in a TKO loss to Chris Weidman. His first fight back was Saturday night against the talkative and taunting Nick Diaz. Throughout the fight, Diaz taunted Silva, hoping to goad him into getting into more of a brawl than a measured fight.

It didn't quite work. Silva maintained his strategy, bloodied up the left eye of Diaz, and eventually walked away with a unanimous decision to improve his career record to 34-6. A Conor McGregor fan's YouTube account put together this version of the fight, which makes it look like Diaz taunted Silva into crying. That wasn't quite the case.

NICK DIAZ HAS NO IDEA HOW HE LOST

The odd part about the post-fight interviews is Diaz didn't have any clue as to how he didn't win. Silva looked relatively unscathed, aside from a few tears that were more pride for coming back from the injury and winning his match than being hurt by Diaz. Diaz looked... well... like he had been beat up in a fight.

In his interview with Joe Rogan, Diaz seemed confused as to how he lost this one.

Silva landed 31 more significant strikes and was 15 percent more accurate than Diaz. Also, he didn't have blood profusely gushing from below his eye socket. Two of the judges had Silva winning all five rounds and one judge gave a single round to Diaz. But he was confused.

However, these fights can be open to interpretation when they go the distance. That leave the question...

DID DIAZ ACTUALLY LOSE THE FIGHT TO SILVA?

What Happened in Puppy Bowl XI

The Puppy Bowl always delivers. (USATSI)
The Puppy Bowl always delivers. 

WE HAD THE HIGHEST SCORING PUPPY BOWL IN PUPPY BOWL HISTORY

It's not often you get to see such an impressive display of offensive execution in a sporting event like what we saw in Puppy Bowl XI. Team Ruff (green bandanas) pounded Team Fluff (yellow bandanas) by a record breaking score of 73-45. No team has ever dropped 73 points on the board, and it's not like the 45 points put up by Team Fluff are anything to turn your snout up.

It broke the previous record of... actually, I'm not sure anybody really tracks that stuff. I just know they said it was a record on the broadcast. We also had a puppy named Drew Carey that was on The Price Is Right with Drew Carey:

Let's watch some puppies do stuff.

HENRY AND FALCOR TIED A PUPPY BOWL RECORD FOR TOUCHDOWNS

The record for touchdowns in a Puppy Bowl is four, previously held by a dog I'd have to look up in order to correctly cite and that's not going to happen. But what we learned during Puppy Bowl XI was that a fierce battle by two teammates (Henry and Falcor) to tie that record is the main reason behind the historic scoring effort. Both pups scored four times to tie the record, meaning it was going to take some intense deliberating to decide the MVP.

Here are some of the highlights:

MVP candidate started off pretty strong with a touchdown early.

Falcor attacked the pylon on his run to grab his first touchdown in his young Puppy Bowl career. 

Falcor started racking up scores. This was the third one of the day.

Suspiciously, the second touchdown for Falcor isn't on video. If you want to know why, it's probably because it shouldn't have counted and Animal Planet is trying to get rid of the evidence. Thankfully, SB Nation had .gifs of highlights, including the DeSean Jackson moment for Falcor.

That clearly shouldn't be good. What was good though was Henry, legitimately attacking history with his four touchdowns. Check out the fourth one here.

Falcor's fourth touchdown was also another questionable call. Did he fumble the toy into the end zone, creating a Holy Roller situation? How is this even a legitimate score?

Basically, it was going to come down to judging the historic performances of Henry's four impressive scores against Falcor's two legitimate and two questionable scores for Puppy Bowl MVP glory. And yet...

SOMEHOW, LOSING CARA WON MVP

A dog named Cara from the losing team won. Cara scored a couple of times in the early parts of the game and then did nothing the rest of the broadcast. Yet, Cara won MVP? This would be like the San Antonio Spurs rolling over the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals in 2014, except they decided to give the Finals MVP to Mario Chalmers. 

Once again, we have Puppy Bowl award controversy. Shameful.

The Top Moments from Super Bowl XLIX

Let's follow Gronk's celebration all week. (USATSI)
Let's follow Gronk's celebration all week. (USATSI)

And then we had the main event of the weekend. Let's do some quick hitters on all of the action that happened.

THE HALFTIME SHOW

The halftime show with Katy Perry was insane. She eventually brought out Lenny Kravitz and Missy Elliott. Missy killed it on stage, throwing back a few classics from a decade ago. And while Katy did a pretty decent job up there, she had some crazy complicated sets.

Including kicking off the performance riding a giant mechanical lion like a deleted scene from "Wild Wild West." MECHALION even threw its front legs up in the air and roared along with Katy while she sang "Roar."

Perry eventually went away from the MECHALION and took her talents to some beach. She sang "California Gurls" (Yes, it's actually spelled "gurls") while one shark costume danced in rhythm and the other shark costume faked its way through the routine like Screech Powers trying to sabotage a mascot dance-off. 

And then there was... I'm not even sure how to explain this...

Needless to say, Katy and her psychedelic halftime show were a big hit on Twitter. Especially, her tribute to Bam Bam Bigelow:

THE GAME ITSELF

This was an absurdly entertaining Super Bowl. By now, you probably know everything that happened. The New England Patriots jumped out to a 14-7 lead and looked like they'd be heading into halftime up. However, Russell Wilson and Chris Matthews tied it up before halftime.

It looked like the Patriots were dead in the water before Tom Brady led them back. Then it looked like the Seahawks might not make their final push until this insane catch by Jermaine Kearse that took all of the concentration you can imagine.

It looked like the Patriots were going to suffer another Super Bowl loss because of an improbable catch, and then Malcolm Butler took advantage of Pete Carroll wanting to throw it on second down. Even with Marshawn Lynch, timeouts to spare, and not a lot of yards between the Seahawks and their second straight championship, Carroll wanted to give Wilson a shot at throwing for a touchdown. 

That's when Butler made the play of his life.

And I'm not sure Brady could feel his face after that infamous pick.

Then the internet memes started flowing, including this question posed to Richard Sherman:

Patriots 28, Seahawks 24. 

SETTLE UP THE PROP BETS

Let's settle some of the novelty prop bets out on sports books before we end this. These odds were found on Sportsbook.ag for fun and I'm sure totally legal betting purposes. 

This first prop bet was on who the Super Bowl MVP would thank first. Tom Brady received the honor, and technically he thanked Dan Patrick before he went into his speech. But I can't imagine the book will count that as the first thank you. He thanked his family right away, giving bettors a gigantic payoff on that one with plus-800.

This next prop bet was on the color of the Gatorade that would be dumped on the winning coach. Bill Belichick was doused in blue gatorade offering up a healthy payout at plus-600.

And then there were the halftime show bets. I don't think Katy Perry's Bam Bam Bigelow outfit qualifies as a dress or a skirt, so the plus-175 came through. She did not show any cleavage in her outfits, paying off the plus-300 odds. I didn't notice anybody grab their crotches, so I think that's a push between Marshawn Lynch vs. Katy Perry in that respect.

Also, Marshawn didn't grab his crotch after he scored his touchdown. 

UPDATE: Sportsbook is saying Yes to cleavage, which is... confusing.

One more: Idina Menzel sang the National Anthem and she was over at two minutes and four seconds.

Congratulations to the Patriots, Team Ruff, Anderson Silva, the Hawks, Boris Diaw, the Cavs, Kentucky, Harrell, and Duke for a great weekend. See you next week!