At least Barbaro's dead

Ooooh! He's a monster, folks! Exulting in the death of flipping Barbaro! Well, the truth is that this page has been dormant for a solid week mostly because I've been busy as all hell, but also partially because I've had nothing good to write about. Let's see...

Lakers - Where do I start? Sunday's collapse against the Spurs (who looked positively terrible) or getting swept by Charlotte (story of LA's season: playing to the level of competition.

Kings - Obviously, as they spiral into oblivion, they're in the position of being "sellers" as the trade deadline approaches. It still stings, though, to trade Craig Conroy back to Calgary from whence he came for a pile of dirt.

Arizona Wildcats - Getting obliterated at home against a young, albeit talented, North Carolina team swiftly takes us out of any Sweet 16 discussion, let alone Final Four. This is a team in crisis. Losers of five of their last seven and the conference schedule doesn't get any easier. We only play ASU one more time. Every other game, I'll be sweating bullets.

And while the Cats struggle, Stanford is the latest Pac 10 team making a huge push, knocking off USC and UCLA last week.

So with all of that said, yeah, F*** Barbaro! He's an animal, people! He's not an athlete -- he's not even a person -- he's a freaking horse that won one big race. WHO CARES?! I'm holding my breath for the national day of mourning in rememberance of Barbaro. I wouldn't be shocked if it came. Because people are stupid. Fan mail for a horse? Kill yourself!

Sadly, I missed both the men's and women's final at the Australian Open. But I suppose I was fortunate because they were both demolitions. Serena slapped My Goddess, Maria, 1 and 2. I guess it's safe to say that she's back. I take a certain degree of issue at all the hubbub plaudits she's receiving for being the first unseeded woman to win a major since '78 (I believe). I mean, c'mon, this isn't any unseeded player. This is Serena Williams. She wasn't unseeded because her play was poor, but rather because she was injured for most of last year. If you don't play, your ranking drops, but she's still one of the top ten players in the world, at the very least, in terms of talent. As for the men... what else can you say about Roger Federer? Most dominant player, nay... most dominant entity (encompassing all teams and individuals) in sports. 27-set unbeaten streak? Wow.

One last positive before leaving for what could be many days: the schedule for BracketBusters 2007 has been announced. Mmm... college hoops. Every basketball fan in America should, at the very least, be tuned into Southern Illinois at Butler. That'll be a great, great game.