The Australian Open saw plenty of upsets. Rafael Nadal lost to Mackenzie McDonald. Case Ruud fell to Jenson Brooksby. Ons Jabeur also lost in round two.Four American men advanced to the round of 16!

Notre Dame basketball coach Mike Brey announced his retirement at the end of this season, his 23rd with the Irish. Gonzaga saw its 75-game home win streak ended by Loyola-Marymount. The Zags had won 93 straight vs. unranked teams.

Congratulations to the Georgia Bulldogs, winners of consecutive national football championships. They blew out TCU, 65-7 in the title game as Stetson Bennett starred.

The Jaguars rallied from a 27-0 deficit to beat the Chargers. The Giants upset the Vikings.

College basketball saw many upsets. One team that survived was Kansas, edging Iowa State.

Congratulations to the Jacksonville Jaguars, winners of the AFC South thanks to a win over the Titans. The Dolphins made the playoffs with an 11-6 win over the Jets plus a Patriots loss.

Kansas State had a special week, winning at Texas and at Baylor. Iowa State won at Oklahoma and at TCU. Another school needing PR is Florida Atlantic, leaders in Conference USA and winners of 13 straight.

Congratulations to Novak Djokovic, who won his 92nd ATP title in an Australian Open warmup.

Georgia and TCU advanced to the national championship game. The Bulldogs rallied to beat Ohio State. TCU won a wild one over Michigan.

I’ve watched lots of hoops in my lifetime and I witnessed the GREATEST INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE I have ever seen. Luka Doncic had a magical effort with 60 POINTS-20 REBOUNDS and 11 ASSISTS in a game where each point-rebound-assist was needed in a close win over the Knicks.

Connecticut fell from the unbeaten ranks, losing at Xavier. Purdue and New Mexico started 2023 as the lone unbeaten left in Division 1.

I hope everyone had a great Christmas. I enjoyed time with mybfamily in the Cayman Islands.

The NFL and NBA were busy during the holidays. The Niners and Bengals extended their win streaks. The Bills won the AFC East. The Texans snapped a nine-game losing streak. The NBA saw the Sixers knock off the Knicks as Joel Embiid starred.

There were many college hoop surprises. Eastern Illinois, a 31 1/2-point underdog, won at Iowa. Wofford stunned Texas A&M. Utah Valley won at Oregon. North Alabama won at Mississippi. Drake beat previously-unbeaten Mississippi State. Saint Louis fell against SIU-Edwardsville.