Carlos Alcaraz completes the career Grand Slam... at 22
- - Carlos Alcaraz completes the career Grand Slam... at 22
Jeff Tracy and Kendall BakerFebruary 2, 2026 at 5:22 AM
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🚨 Headlines
🏈 Coaching carousel complete: The Raiders (Seahawks OC Klint Kubiak) and Cardinals (Rams OC Mike LaFleur) are both finalizing deals to hire new head coaches, filling the NFL's last two remaining vacancies.
🏀 NBA All-Star reserves: LeBron James, Kevin Durant and Anthony Edwards headlined the 14 players selected as NBA All-Star reserves. They, along with the 10 starters, will be divided into three teams for this year's new-look All-Star Game format.
🏈 Tisch named in Epstein files: Emails between Jeffrey Epstein and Giants co-owner Steve Tisch — in which Epstein discusses setting Tisch up with various women —were among the millions of new documentsreleased by the Justice Department on Friday. Tisch released a statement describing their relationship as brief and Epstein as "a terrible person."
👊 Fight Night: Shakur Stevenson dethroned Teofimo Lopez Jr. at Madison Square Garden to become a four-division world champion; Alexander Volkanovski defended his UFC featherweight title, beating Diego Lopes in front of a hometown crowd in Sydney, Australia.
🏀 George suspended: Paul George has been suspended 25 games without pay for violating the NBA's anti-drug program. The 76ers forward admitted to taking "improper medication," saying it was for a mental health issue.
🎾 Alcaraz: The future GOAT of tennis?
Alcaraz hugs his latest trophy. (Darrian Traynor/Getty Images)
Carlos Alcaraz beat Novak Djokovic, 2-6, 6-2, 6-3, 7-5, on Sunday to win the Australian Open, dashing Djokovic's hopes of a 25th major title and cementing his status as a tennis legend… at just 22 years of age.
Career Grand Slam: The win gave Alcaraz his seventh major and the career Grand Slam (a win at all four majors), making him by far the youngest to achieve that feat in the Open Era (1968-present).
Alcaraz: 22 years, 8 months
Rafael Nadal: 24 years, 3 months
Djokovic: 29 years, 0 months
Roger Federer: 27 years, 9 months
Andre Agassi: 29 years, 1 month
A changing of the guard: The Australian Open began with Federer headlining the inaugural opening ceremony and ended with Nadal in the stands, watching Djokovic face the next generation's biggest star. A star who combines the best attributes of the Big Three — Federer's creativity, Nadal's fire, Djokovic's mastery — and may ultimately surpass them all.
Djokovic embraces Alcaraz after the match. (Darrian Traynor/Getty Images)
From Yahoo Sports' Dan Wolken:
We are watching Michael Jordan in 1992, Tiger Woods in 2000, Secretariat in 1973. The job is not done, the résumé is still evolving, and the records are not yet theirs.
But our eyes do not deceive us. This smiling Spanish prodigy, this whirling dervish of speed and power and mental genius, has crossed the threshold between what we thought he could be and what he really is: An absolute monster whose entire package of skills is unequaled by anyone who has ever played tennis.
As someone who grew up on Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi, who cherished how Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal changed the sport and who has grown to appreciate the way Djokovic maintained his body and evolved his game to stay relevant into his late 30s, I don't think that's hyperbole.
Alcaraz has everything. He is him. And he's only going to get better.
Already, he is in a club with just nine names: Djokovic, Nadal, Federer, Agassi, Roy Emerson, Rod Laver, Don Budge and Fred Perry are the only men who won all four Slams.
What we don't know yet is whether 24 majors — the most sacred of Djokovic's many records — will eventually come into play. The gap is still huge, and so many things can happen, from injuries to major life changes to motivation to another all-time great coming along whose name we don't yet know.
But at the rate he's going, Alcaraz would need to average two majors per year until he’s 31 to break the record. It's crazy to say, given how hard these tournaments are to win, but that feels firmly within the realm of possibility because there really are no more questions for Alcaraz to answer.
Could he win on all surfaces? Yes. Could he eliminate the dips in focus that made things more complicated than they needed to be earlier in his career? It was only a matter of time. Could he turn his serve from a decent shot into a weapon? It happened in one offseason.
So what's next? What's remaining? Just the history left to be made, and putting the numbers behind what our eyes tell us. While Djokovic, for now, is still the greatest of all time, Alcaraz is the best thing tennis has ever seen.
Read the full story.
🇺🇸 Photos across America
I think this is what the kids call "aura." (Rey Del Rio/Getty Images)
East Lansing, Michigan — Michigan head coach Dusty May let the boos bounce off his back before Friday's rivalry game against No. 7 Michigan State, which ended in an 83-71 victory for the third-ranked Wolverines.
Clean sweep: On Sunday, the ninth-ranked Michigan women completed the weekend sweep in East Lansing with a 94-91 (OT) victory over No. 13 Michigan State. Both games represented the highest-ranked matchup in the history of their rivalry.
(Mike Carlson/Getty Images)
Tampa, Florida — The Lightning mounted a four-goal comeback to stun the Bruins in Sunday's Stadium Series game, winning 6-5 (shootout) on an unseasonably cold night in front of 64,617 fans at Raymond James Stadium.
Goalie fight! This game featured the first-ever outdoor goalie fight when Jeremy Swayman and Andrei Vasilevskiy dropped gloves in the second period. After going nearly six years between NHL goalie fights, we've now seen two in the span of two weeks.
(Ishika Samant/Getty Images)
New York, New York — Jarrell Miller provided the most entertaining moment of Saturday night's Shakur Stevenson-Teofimo Lopez undercard when his toupee was knocked clean off his head during his victory over Kingsley Ibeh.
Bad hair day: Apparently Miller's baldness was a recent development caused by an unfortunate chemical mishap. "I get to my momma's house and she had some shampoo bottles under her table," he said after the fight. "And I shampooed … that s*** was like ammonia and bleach."
(Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images)
La Jolla, California — Justin Rose (-23) posted a historic victory at the Farmers Insurance Open, dominating the field by seven strokes and breaking the tournament record of 22-under set by Tiger Woods in 1999. At 45, he's the PGA Tour's oldest wire-to-wire winner since 2010.
Meanwhile, on the LPGA Tour: Nelly Korda won the season-opening Tournament of Champions in Orlando — shortened to 54 holes due to freezing temperatures — for her first victory since 2024, when she won seven times.
💯 Big numbers
Beaver Stadium traded football for hockey on Saturday. (Penn State Athletics)🏒 74,575 fans
It was 17 degrees in State College on Saturday, but 74,575 fans were in attendance for Penn State's hockey game against Michigan State, making it the second-most attended college hockey game ever. Only Michigan vs. Michigan State at The Big House in 2010 had more fans (113,411).
Stramel's big day: The Spartans came away with a thrilling 5-4 overtime victory thanks largely to Charlie Stramel, who scored the golden goal to complete his hat trick. Stramel, drafted 21st overall by the Wild in 2023, should enter the NHL this spring.
⚾️ 0 active players
Longtime MLB reliever David Robertson — a 2009 World Series champion with the Yankees — announced his retirement on Friday, leaving a nearly unprecedented vacuum in the sport: For just the second time since New York's inaugural title in 1923, there's not a single active player who won a ring with the Bronx Bombers. The only other time that happened? 1995.
The drought continues: The Yankees' current 16-year World Series drought is just one shy of their longest ever (1979-95), not including the 21 years it took to win their first championship. 10 teams have won a title since New York's most recent in 2009: Dodgers (3x), Giants (3x), Astros (2x), Red Sox (2x), Rangers, Braves, Nationals, Royals, Cubs and Cardinals.
(Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)🏈 63% win percentage
The Patriots will wear white jerseys on Sunday, a color that has historically delivered success on the NFL's biggest stage. 63% of all Super Bowls (37 of 59) have been won by the team wearing white. New England also went 5-0 this season with their all-white uniform combo.
Yes, but: It should be noted that the past two Super Bowls were won by the team not wearing white. The Chiefs wore red in 2024, and the Eagles wore green last year.
🏀 8th trade
Dennis Schröder is heading from the Kings to the Cavaliers as part of Saturday's three-team deal, marking the fifth time he's been traded in the last two years and the eighth time in his career. That's tied for the second-most ever behind only Trevor Ariza, who was dealt a remarkable 11 times.
Schröder's journey: The Cavs will be the German point guard's 11th NBA team, following stints with the Hawks (2013-18), Thunder (2018-20), Lakers (2020-21), Celtics (2021-22), Rockets (2022), Lakers (2022-23), Raptors (2023-24), Nets (2024), Warriors (2024-25), Pistons (2025) and Kings (2025-26).
📺 Watchlist: Monday, Feb. 2
Texas Tech is undefeated at home. (John E. Moore III/Getty Images)🏀 No. 14 Kansas at No. 11 Texas Tech
The Jayhawks and Red Raiders meet tonight in Lubbock (9pm ET, ESPN), where Texas Tech is a perfect 11-0. Can Kansas, which is just 3-3 on the road but has won five straight overall, hand them their first home loss?
Loaded conference: The Big 12 may be the best league in the nation, with six teams in the top 25, all in the top 14: No. 1 Arizona, No. 8 Iowa State, No. 10 Houston, No. 11 Texas Tech, No. 13 BYU, No. 14 Kansas. (Yes, I hear you, Big Ten fans, with five teams in the top 12.)
🏒 The Beanpot
The 73rd annual edition of the Boston area men's hockey tournament begins tonight at TD Garden, with Boston College and Harvard kicking things off (5pm, ESPN+), followed by Boston University vs. Northeastern (8pm, ESPN+). The winners meet in the championship next Monday.
All-time results: Defending champion Boston University has the most Beanpot titles (32), followed by Boston College (20), Harvard (11) and Northeastern (9).
Are you near Boston? Use Gametime to grab tickets for tonight's doubleheader for as little as $30.
More to watch:
🏀 NBA: Timberwolves at Grizzlies (7:30pm, Peacock); 76ers at Clippers (10pm, Peacock) … The trade deadline is on Thursday.
🏒 NHL: Sabres at Panthers (7pm, ESPN+) … Buffalo (31-18-5) is in the midst of the best stretch in team history, having won 20 of its last 25 games.
⛳️ TGL: Atlanta Drive vs. Jupiter Links (5pm, ESPN) … Chris Gotterup, Lucas Glover and Billy Horschel vs. Akshay Bhatia, Max Homa and Kevin Kisner.
Got plans tonight? Gametime is the best place to score last-minute tickets to the events happening in your city. Get tickets now!
🎾 Tennis trivia
Australian Open winner Elena Rybakina (L) poses with runner-up Aryna Sabalenka. (Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
While just two men have won the past nine Grand Slam singles championships, six different women have won during that period (2023-present).
Question: Can you name all six?
Hint: I already gave you two.
Answer at the bottom.
🍿 Baker’s Dozen: Top plays of the weekend
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⚽️ Scorpion kick goal
🏀 Darryn Peterson!
🏒 Filthy goal
🏒 Equally as filthy
⚽️ Incredible finish
🏀 Block + buzzer beater
🎾 What. A. Point.
🏒 Drew saves the day
🏀 AK Kebe dunk!!!
🏀 Kashie Natt dunk!!!
🏒 Goalie assist
🏀 Lefty LeBron
🏀 Steal + dime
Watch all 13.
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Trivia answer: Aryna Sabalenka (3x), Iga Świątek (2x), Elena Rybakina, Coco Gauff, Madison Keys, Barbora Krejčíková
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