It turns out 36 is the new 20 -- at least for Washington Capitals star Alexander Ovechkin. The aging Russian is off to the best start of his career this season, and is inching closer to a record once thought untouchable -- Wayne Gretzky's career goal scoring record. So what exactly is behind The Great Eight's white hot start? And how has he taken his game to yet another level? The Athletic's Tarik El-Bashir explains. Then, we dive into the tennis story that has become an international sensation -- Novak Djokovic's detention at an airport in Melbourne. Why is the world's #1 player being told to go home? The answer is more complicated than you might think.

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