A few minutes ago, Team Canada won the World Junior Hockey Championship and last night, the Texas Longhorns won a thriller of over USC in NCAA's Rose Bowl. Two great games played with big hearts by young men.
I'd say Canada's win was a great example of team play, a few standouts (Justin Pogge), but team effort and heart won out. Quote of the game (just as Russia went down 3-0) - "that's the personification of embellishment".
The football game appeared a little different, with an incredible, standout performance by Vince Young. I love this guy - a similar non-traditional scrambler like Doug Flutie (ex Argo). BTW if you didn't hear about his drop kick last week or you're having trouble finding the replay, you can find it here.
It's a welcome change from pro-sports to watch younger athletes and amateurs play in big games, like these two examples. An old friend once said that he prefers watching college sports because it's more unpredictable, and I gotta agree.
But there's lots more to come over the next couple of months - the upcoming NCAA basketball Final Four and of course the Olympics (oh, and of course my son in goal for this Saturday's house league hockey game).
What a great start to a year in sports, if only England could put it all together for the World Cup.
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