What a weekend...

Holy crap, this past weekend was a crazy one for the sports world. Let me briefly recap some of the highlights:

-Serena Williams wins her 4th Austrailian Open title in under one hour by destroying Dinara Safina. Serena now has 10 grand slam victories. She has to be considered one of the best ever.



-Rafael Nadal beats Roger Federer in five sets for his first Aussie Open title. The magnitude of this match could be seen on Federer's face after the match - the emotion pouring out, tears streaming down his face...Federer could hold nothing back. He was classy in defeat, giving praise to Nadal, but no one understands more than Roger that this is definitely a "changing of the guard" atop the men's tennis world.

- UFC 94 did not dissapoint. Georges St. Pierre just dismantled BJ Penn in four rounds. I don't even remember BJ landing one single punch. As St. Pierre was climbing into the octagon, all I could think was "wow..he looks like Jean Claude Van Damm from 'Bloodsport'." The majority of the fight was spent with BJ laying on his back and GSP methodically beating his face in. It wasn't a savage beating or a one-punch show, instead GSP paced himself and landed a few big punches here, a couple tough elbows there, and just dominated the crap out of Penn.


-Super Bowl XLIII was the perfect cap to the weekend. What a game...everyone who knows me knows I've always been a huge Steelers fan, so I was obviously pleased with the outcome. I'm biased, I know, so I'm not gonna say alot except that Ben Roethlisberger cemented his place alongside Peyton Manning and Tom Brady as one of the top three quarterbacks in the league. Kudos to Kurt Warner and the Cardinals for one helluva fourth quarter, but the Steelers just proved to be too much.

Will David Beckham return to the MLS?

David Beckham is currently playing soccer for the Italian club team AC Milan. He is on loan from the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer. He is scheduled to return to the Galaxy in March. The big question is whether or not that will happen.

^Beckham celebrates after scoring his first goal with AC Milan (Jan. 25th)

AC Milan is not only one of the premier club teams in Italy, but one of the premier club teams in Europe. Playing alongside international soccer superstars Ronaldinho and Kaka, Beckham has certainly found a place to stay fit during the MLS offseason. But here's the dilemma - should Beckham continue playing for a premier club team in Europe, or stay true to his contract and return to the United States with the hope of revitalizing soccer here in America?

Lemme speak directly to Becks for a moment and advise him on what he should do:

"Dave, you're 33 years old. Yeah, you got a few good years left, and you can still 'bend it,' but you're not getting any younger. Stay in Italy. American soccer needs a young international superstar to commit to the MLS and help vault one lucky team onto the world stage. Only then will American soccer get any sort of recognition. You can't carry a team like that anymore. I'm not saying you are washed up, not by any means. You have a lot of good soccer left. But you should use your remaining talent in one of the games' premier venues. Don't waste your time fighting a losing battle in the U.S. - stay with AC Milan, continue getting ready for the 2010 World Cup, and stay true to the English national team."

On another completely unrelated note, UFC 94 is less than a week away. For some reason, I can't get enough St. Pierre/Penn coverage...

UFC 94 Preview

While channel surfing the other night I stumbled upon a show previewing the upcoming UFC fight between George St. Pierre and BJ Penn. Turns out that Spike TV is running a mini-series documenting each fighters' preparation for their upcoming clash. In sports, those contests that present a battle of two different "worlds" are the battles that intrigue us to no end, and typically result in epic battles. I suppose that's why I couldn't get enough of this documentary, which (if memory serves me correctly) will continue this Wednesday night at 10pm on Spike..