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I don’t pretend to know the first thing about tennis. Frankly, I didn’t even know the Australian Open was going on this week.
If we’re being honest, my tennis knowledge is basically Pete Sampras, Andre Aggasi, and the fact that it’s just a giant game of ping pong. That’s about it.
But here’s what I do know – the ladies of tennis scare the hell out of me. You know why? Because they make noises after they hit the ball that I didn’t know they were capable of.
Yes, fine. Go ahead and insert your sex joke here. That’s cool.

The Bills, Titans, Jaguars, Chiefs and Patriots will each play international games during the NFL’s 2023 regular season.

After only scoring 14 points and being eliminated from the first round of the playoffs the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have fired OC Byron Leftwich. Colin Cowherd believes this firing is a move from the Bucs to plead with Tom Brady to stay with the organization for next season.

MLS player Anton Walkes, 25, died Thursday after a boating accident, leading to tributes from around the sport.

Peter Schrager tells you why New York has embraced the Giants, what a Cowboys win would mean for Mike McCarthy’s legacy, what’s new in Denver and adds other notes from around the NFL.

The move comes four days after Baltimore’s wild-card round loss to the Bengals.
Four days after the Ravens’ 24-17 loss to the Bengals in the wild-card round, Baltimore is making a significant change to its coaching staff.
Baltimore and offensive coordinator Greg Roman have parted ways, the team announced on Thursday. In a statement, the Ravens said that Roman would be stepping away to explore other opportunities.

While everyone in the media seems to be attacking Philadelphia Flyers’ defenseman Ivan Provorov over his decision not to wear a Pride-themed jersey, John Tortorella, his head coach, is continuing to defend his player.
Provorov did not participate in the Flyers’ warm-up skate on Tuesday night ahead of their meeting with the Anaheim Ducks. While the rest of his teammates took the ice in Pride-themed jerseys, Provorov remained in the locker room.
“I respect everybody, and I respect everybody’s choices,” Provorov said of his decision not to wear the LGBT-themed warm-up jersey.

The three-time major champion has gutted out two surprising victories and played more than 10 hours of tennis en route to the third round. How much further can he go?
Jon Wertheim: This marks the fourth anniversary of Andy Murray’s quasi-retirement. His cheerful exit from the 2019 Australian Open, when the tournament went so far as to produce a farewell video, well…how silly that looks today. Murray never formally retired. He underwent a hip resurfacing procedure and struggled to return. But now, four years later, he’s still going.

Dwyane Wade is one of the best players in basketball history, but his beer-chugging could use some work. The 41-year-old, three-time NBA Champion returned to Marquette, his alma mater, on Wednesday night.
As the No. 20-ranked Golden Eagles hosted the No. 22 Providence Friars at Fiserv Forum in Wisconsin, much of their 2003 Final Four team was in attendance. Former head coach Tom Crean, Travis Diener, Steve Novak and Wade were among those sitting courtside.
The team was honored for its incredible run to the semifinals of the NCAA Tournament during halftime.

The NFL announced on Thursday which teams will host international games during the 2023 season, and there’s some big names.
The Buffalo Bills, Tennessee Titans, Jacksonville Jaguars, Kansas City Chiefs and New England Patriots will all play host to international “home” games next year.
There will be two NFL games played in Germany, one hosted by the Chiefs and the other by the Patriots.
The remaining games, hosted by the Bills, Titans and Jaguars will be played in London. Two of those games, the Bills and Titans “home” games, will be at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.