Ohno vs. Phelps

Apolo Ohno earned his seventh career Olympic medal on Saturday, February 20, when he won bronze in the short track speed skating 1000 meter. He and Michael Phelps, who is another American Olympian, have both won the most medals for their respective season Olympics. Phelps shattered many records, including one of his own, when he won 8 gold medals the 2008 summer Olympics in Beijing.
Even though America isn't always the best in the winter Olympics, Apolo Ohno has made it seem that way, and there may be a lot of kids who end up wanting to participate in winter sports because of him. He also hasn't gotten in trouble like Michael Phelps, who was caught smoking pot after the games, which made some people really mad. These two athletes are two of the greatest American Olympians of all time.

--Correction: Apolo Ohno's name was misspelled in an earlier version of this article.

Lighting the torch

On All-Star weekend, Steve Nash beat Deren Williams in the skills challenge. Williams had and still has the record of the best time in the Taco Bell skills challenge. Nash was one the lucky citizens to light the Olympic Torch. This is a guy to watch. Even though he is near the end of his career at age 36, Nash is still among the top point guards in the NBA. He has been a Western Conference All-Star multiple times and NBA MVP twice. He is surely a Hall of Fame candidate, but those who watch him play hope he does not go away any time soon.

1st time the charm?

The Saints and the Colts battled in the big one[Super Bowl]. The Saints were big underdogs. Most of the U.S. was rooting for the Saints because they had never won the Super Bowl and because Hurricane Katrina happened just a couple of years ago and really hurt that city. But most people still thought the Colts would win.

The Colts got up early 10-0. If the Saints won, this would be a tie for the biggest comeback in Super Bowl history. Could they do it? Let's find out.

One of the biggest plays in the game was when the Colts were supposed to get the ball first in the second half and, instead, the Saints did an on-side kick and recovered. The score was 6-10, and they scored on that drive, putting them in the lead at 13-10 with a touchdown screen thrown by Brees to Pierre Thomas. The Colts answered with some powerful running by Joseph Addai to regain the lead, 17-13.

When the Saints got the ball back, they went down the field, but got held to just 3 points. The Colts would drive down the field and try a 51-yard field goal, but Matt Stover missed, and the Saints would take over.

This gave the Saints momentum and the Saints would go down the field and hit Jeremy Shockey on a two-yard pass play in the end zone. Peyton Manning would have another chance. He wasn't doing terrible until Tracey Porter jumped in front of a quick slant route, picked off the ball and ran it back 74 yards for a touchdown. Peyton Manning really shouldn't have thrown that ball. On the next drive, also the final drive for the Colts, on fourth down, Peyton Manning threw to Reggie Wayne again, picking on Tracey Porter, but Wayne dropped it. It sealed the deal, and the underdogs won big.

Without Tracey Porter, the Saints probably would not be Super Bowl champions; he picked off two big-name quarterbacks in Brett Favre and Peyton Manning. Arguably, he should have been the Super Bowl MVP, an honor that went to Drew Brees. The Who Dat nation started Mardi Gras early this year.

Peyton Manning was frustrated and did not shake anybody's hand after the game. A couple of days after the game, he apologized during an interview. He did say he should have congratulated Drew Brees, Sean Payton, and everyone else.

It turns out, for the Saints, first time is the charm.

Super Bowl Sunday Weather Watch

If weather in Virginia keeps up like it has, we could have no power. I'm reporting live from Charlottesville's sportswatching headquarters-- or, as it's better known, the C'ville Pigsty-- where snow is falling everywhere, kids are throwing snowballs, and a deck tent has just collapsed (yup, that's it in the photo). There's about a foot of snow on the ground and trees falling. The most worrying thing has been the loss of cable here at headquarters. It came back on for 15 minutes, but then disappeared again.

This is the worst time possible for a blizzard because, as we all know, tomorrow is Super Bowl Sunday. I have had one comment from sportsfan Joel in Richmond that says you should get a small TV that could plug into a car and cram 8 people in to watch it. This theory could work, unless trees keep on falling on Sunday. Nobody wants to be hit by a tree in a car. I mean, seriously.

A generator is the way to go, and we are in luck here at the Pigsty because we have one and we're ready to use it. Yee-haw, Super Bowl Sunday, here we come!

Will Virginia fans see the Super Bowl?

With the Super Bowl three days away, most fans already know where they're going to watch the game. Most Virginians will be staying in Virginia and are planning to watch the game with family and friends. It may not be such a good thing that it has to be on this particular Sunday. Central Virginia is expected to have 10-18" of snow on the ground with ice. This means that there may be a power outage in Virginia. People who want to go somewhere else to watch may have a hard time getting there unless they have four-wheel drive, but even if they can get out of their own driveways, they may find restaurants closed or without power. It's a worst case scenario, granted, but for any fans with their hearts set on watching the Saints and Colts battle to the death, it's a horrifying one.

I suggest, if you have a generator to power your refrigerator, you disconnect it and plug it into the TV. Spoiled food is a far better fate than spoiled football.

Laker Legend

Kobe Bryant is now a Laker Legend. He has scored the most points in team history, after a 44-point game against Memphis. His highest point total is 81 points in a game. He has passed five great Los Angeles Lakers; two of them are Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Jerry West. Bryant, West, and Abdul-Jabbar are the top three scorers in Lakers history. Even though Bryant is averaging less points and less assists per game than Jerry West, he is still known as the greatest Laker of all time. His 81-point game is the second highest scoring total in a game, topped only by Wilt "The Stilt" Chamberlain, who had 100 in a game. Do you like apples? How 'bout them apples?!