Frantic February

In the interest of time (mine that is), I have recently come to the conclusion that it would be much more economical to write at the end of each month and attempt to summarize the sports happenings, a certain Sparknotes for sports if you will. Well, here goes nothing...

The beginning of Feb-ru-ary brought the Super Bowl and what an anticipated matchup it was. In the left corner, weighing in with a record of 13-3 as the NFC Championship New Orleans "Who Dat?" Saints versus the 14-2 AFC Championship Indianapolis Colts. Not only was this a matchup between two high-powered offenses, but also two of the best quarterbacks in the game. Do we need to mention that Peyton's family lives in New Orleans, with his older brother Cooper as one of Drew Brees' best friends and his dad, Archie, an ex-QB for the Saints or was it the 'Aints back then?

Needless to say, the city of New Orleans couldn't have needed this Super Bowl more than The Office needs Michael Scott, Lost needs Jack Shepherd, How I Met Your Mother needs Barney Stinson, or Entourage needs Ari Gold. Lost you on the TV references? Apologies. Nevertheless, what transpired on that fateful first Sunday in February happened to be one great game for football history and one memorable moment for a city devastated by Katrina just 5 years earlier. In the interest of time, I think we all know the result...

Besides the end of another great football season, the college basketball season is still plugging along in its biggest month minus March. It seems like the Big East has emerged as one of the deepest conferences again with powerhouses Syracuse, Villanova, West Virginia, and Georgetown to name a few. Not to mention, two number one seeds from last year, UConn and Louisville, are struggling to make the tournament. Nevertheless, it should be an interesting month of March. Who will hear the famed "One Shining Moment?" Will it be the Freshman leadership of John Wall and Demarcus Cousins for Kentucky, or the Senior leadership of Sherron Collins with big man Cole Aldrich inside, or maybe it will be the balanced scoring attack and suffocating zone defense of Syracuse? But don't forget to count out the Cindarellas!

Last but certainly not least, the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics came and went with the almost remarkable upset of US Men's hockey defeating Canada on their home ice to win the gold medal. Stupid Sid the Kid had to ruin it in overtime. Still, the US won the medal count and had many spectacular performances throughout the games including Shaun White, Lindsey Vonn, Apolo Anton Ohno, Shani Davis, Bode Miller, and Evan Lysacek. Ohno became the most decorated athlete in the Winter Olympic games with two bronzes and a silver medal in these games.

That's about all I have time for right now. Unfortunately, until next month, adios amigos...