Author: Dan Wolken, USA TODAY

There’s some irony in Naomi Osaka’s return to tennis being overshadowed by Novak Djokovic’s off-court deportation drama at the Australian Open.

Novak Djokovic won an appeal allowing him to enter Australia as he tries to win his 21st Grand Slam title at the Australian Open. What we know so far.

Novak Djokovic claims he tested positive for COVID-19 on Dec. 16 and had written clearance from Australia’s immigration department before traveling.

If Novak Djokovic had simply gotten vaccinated, we would have avoided the most bizarre day in the modern history of tennis.

Novak Djokovic has been openly skeptical of vaccines and against vaccine mandates, and was never willing to say publicly that he would take it.

Of the 16 semifinal games in CFP history, just three have been close. The average scoring differential in semifinals stands at exactly 21 points.

Alabama’s in the national title game for the ninth time in past 13 seasons. None of those trips have been more remarkable or unexpected than this one.

And now, the Crimson Tide — with arguably their most flawed team in years — is just 60 minutes away from adding another big trophy to the collection.