Also in this week’s mailbag: Is Naomi Osaka already a Hall of Famer? And who will be the next American man to win a major?
As it is written, Wednesday is Mailbag Day.
Your good soldiering reminder: Lindsay, Steve, Prakash and I are doing the Tennis Channel pregame shows, which starts 5p ET every night.
Author: Michael
HIS FACE IS PUTTY NOW!
Up to this point I’ve been very much in favor of the concept of slap fighting. Then I saw what happened to Sorin Comsa at a tournament in Las Vegas over the weekend and I think I’m over it.
This guy’s face swelled like crazy and he’s bleeding but he’s still going, can’t be too healthy pic.twitter.com/jSIae09dt2
— Matysek (@Matysek88) January 16, 2023
Comsa was competing in the RXF Slap event this past weekend and during the final he was disfigured to ridiculous proportions by his opponent.
Pittsburgh Steelers Quarterback Kenny Pickett just wrapped up his rookie season.
The Spaniard was ousted in straight sets in the second round of the Australian Open after suffering a hip injury. How much longer will his body allow him to play?
Chris Almeida: So here we are on the first Wednesday of the Australian Open and Rafa Nadal, who won the tournament last year, is out. He lost 6-4, 6-4, 7-5 to McKenzie MacDonald who, if I’m being totally honest, I’ve never heard of before. But this is not really out of nowhere. We knew coming in that kind of early exit was a possibility.
A best bet for Sunday’s prime-time divisional round matchup between the favored 49ers and the visiting Cowboys.
The Cowboys broke their eight-game road playoff losing streak Monday against the Buccaneers, giving Dak Prescott his first playoff win of his career. Even with a win, the Cowboys got beat in the secondary by Tampa’s wideouts (23/233/1 on 35 targets) and Tom Brady just missed a long score late in the game to Mike Evans.
Dallas has risk defending the run (497/2,198/9 – 4.4 yards per rush), which plays into the 49ers’ strength (467/2,191/18 – 4.7 yards per carry).
Quarterback Jaden Rashada wants out of a commitment to Florida due to a failed Name, Image and Likeness agreement worth a reported $13 …
The Los Angeles Lakers haven’t been great in back-to-back’s this season, although at times 38-year-old LeBron James has put the team on his back and …
The Ottawa Senators are officially halfway through their season.
While the Vancouver Canucks are embroiled in drama and anticipated changes roster-wise and behind the bench, their prospects continue to impress …
All eyes are on Jalen Hurts, and he should put a hurt on the Giants.
The first week of the postseason delivered many exciting games, highlighted by the unexpected comeback by the Jaguars. The eight remaining teams have minimal injuries to their offensive players. Here’s a look at each team and some player notes for the second round of the playoffs.
Buffalo BillsThe only offensive Buffalo player with injury news heading into the second round of the postseason is WR Isaiah McKenzie. Buffalo gave their WR3 snaps last week to Khalil Shakir (41%) and Cole Beasley (42%).