Random Sports Update

While baseball players prepare to play in the World Baseball Classic, or start to pack up for Spring Training in Florida or Arizona, many other sports are in full swing.

The Superbowl is next Sunday, wooh! Although my favorite team didn't make it (and should have) because of dumb rules, I'm going to watch the Steelers and Cardinals face off. Unlike most people outside the state of Pennsylvania, I'm going to be rooting for the Steelers. Being in Pittsburgh on a Sunday during football season, I've seen how dedicated the fans are to their team. It's a rarity to see someone who is not wearing some Steelers paraphenalia or black or yellow item of clothing on a Sunday. Plus, with some family members living in Pittsburgh, it's almost a sin not to root for their team, isn't it? ;)

The Australian Open is going into its 2nd week, with some of the quarterfinal match-ups being finalized. (7) Andy Roddick is playing (3) Novak Djokovic. (2) Federer is playing (8) Juan Del Potro, after winning 3 straight sets after being down by 2 sets to none. Ivanovic, Jankovic, and Venus all lost on the women's side early on. And anyone who thinks tennis is boring didn't see the article about the chair fight that broke out between Bosnian and Serbian tennis fans after the Delic/Djokovic match.

No men's college basketball team is going to be undefeated this season. Wake Forest fell to Virginia Tech last week to be the last team to not have a loss. A lot of people thought UNC would be undefeated this year, but they lost to BC. Last night UConn defeated Notre Dame to end their 45-game win streak at home (and most in the nation). UConn has lost once, to then-seeded #8 Georgetown on Dec. 29. Big East play sucks this year because almost everyone in the Big East is in the Top 25. So UConn and the other teams in the Big East are facing a ranked opponent almost every game! Of course it makes for interesting games since all of them are really good. As for the UConn women, they're still #1 at 19-0. They made their case for staying #1 when they faced #2UNC who was 17-0, same as UConn at the time. Then UConn went out and beat them 88-58. They faced Cincy last night and were up 39-7 at halftime, and eventually won 65-34.

So yep that's what's been going on outside of the baseball world recently.

81 days until Yankees Home Opener :)