Author: Michael

Also in this week’s mailbag: Have we already forgotten about Carlos Alcaraz?
Some Australian Open post-mortem….
The dreaded ICYMI, but here’s the top 50 column from Australia.
Mailbag
Hi, Jon,
Great coverage of the Australian Open. As the latest tennis rankings show, we have a fascinating “lost generation” narrative in tennis. In the top 10 today among men, every player is aged 25 and under except for Djokovic and Nadal, who are over a decade older at ages 35 and 36, respectively.

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The Houston Cougars might have dropped the best schedule announcement video of the upcoming college football season.
The Cougars are sliding into the Big 12 this summer, and fans are eager to find out what UH is capable of in a P5 conference.
Houston is joining the Big 12 this summer. (Photo by Ken Murray/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
While it remains to be seen what Dana Holgorsen’s squad can do in the Big 12, it’s clear the program’s social media team is up to the challenge.

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Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images
The trade deadline could alter the potential postseason roles for these young players on excellent teams
With the NBA trade deadline about a week away, rumors are heating up. This year’s trade deadline figures to be more unique than most, as the glut of teams jockeying for separation in the Western Conference and flattened lottery odds combine to muddy the waters about who will be buyers and who will be sellers.

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The Denver Broncos are reportedly handing Sean Payton a bank vault to coach the franchise.
Payton has been tapped by the Broncos to lead the franchise as the team’s new head coach, according to multiple Tuesday reports. As of Wednesday, there’s been zero official confirmation.
Sean Payton reportedly gets a massive deal from the Broncos. (Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images)
It was always known Sean Payton wouldn’t come cheap, and according to local Colorado outlet 9News, Denver is paying the former Saints head coach “somewhere between $17 million and $20 million a year.

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He sounds sure this time.
Good morning, I’m Dan Gartland. For the second Feb. 1 in a row, Tom Brady has announced he’s retiring.
In today’s SI:AM:
🌴 Brady signs off
🏈 Catching up with Donna Kelce
🏊🏿 College swimming’s hottest ticket
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He sounds sure this time
Tom Brady is retiring—again. But this time he says it’s “for good.

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The legendary quarterback announced his decision early Wednesday morning.
Tom Brady announced his retirement on Wednesday morning, the second consecutive year that he’s made that massive announcement on Feb. 1. This time, he says, it is “for good.”
The decision comes after months of speculation about his future. With the Buccaneers limping out to an 8–9 record and a wild-card round flameout in the playoffs, there were ample rumors about whether he’d look to move to a third franchise, like his childhood team the 49ers or his former offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels’s Raiders.

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