The sports you should be watching, but may not know about!

So, I feel like these past few weeks have been, for lack of a better term, juiced up with an array of huge sporting events.

Olympics, Super Bowl, NBA All-Star game—you name the sport and something big has probably happened in it. And it's times like this that it's easy for other great sports to get lost in the mix.

Here’s a list of major sporting events in the last 10 days:

- Super Bowl
- 2010 Winter Olympics
- NASCAR Daytona 500
- NBA All-Star Game

But there are so many other sports that most people don’t even know are occurring. If you’re one of those people, I feel it’s my duty to bring these sports to your attention!

Do you love hockey and the Winter Olympics? Then you definitely remember, or have heard of, the “Miracle on Ice”: USA over USSR in Men’s Hockey circa 1980. Well, if you loved that story, then I hope you love the 2010 version of the match – with females in skates.

USA Women’s Hockey demolished—or vanquished—Russia 13-0 today. 13-0?! Are you kidding me? That’s even less competitive than NCAA ladies basketball.

Speaking of which, UConn women’s basketball continued their stupidly ridiculous win streak to 65 games, all won by double-digits. That’s as competitive as USC football’s run atop the Pac-10 last decade or UCLA’s 90 men's basketball championships in 30 years. This years women’s tourney is looking to be a great one.

How about the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show? It's events like this that add to the glory of Madison Square Garden. Congratulations to little Sadie: winner of the Triple Crown; first Triple Crown in professional sports in 31 years!

Ha.

And back to professional sports: NBA’s New Jersey Nets have won their fifth game of the season. They beat the Charlotte Bobcats 103-94 Tuesday.  They’re only 29 games behind Boston for first place in the Atlantic division.

Anything thrilling in the Olympics?

American figure skater Johnny Weir did not win a medal Tuesday night in the short program, instead placing 6^th overall. =..(

So let me get this straight: in a sport that seems to be a fashion show on ice, Johnny Weir, the best dressed and most creative, only placed 6^th? I don’t understand nor care how the sport is judged, but maybe they deduct points for too much fur on the ice.

Now, it's possible that none of the aforementioned sports are your thing. You're a football guy, a basketball guy, I get it.

But if for some reason these thrilling sporting events aren’t enough to feed your hunger, then check out Men’s Curling in this year’s 2010 Winter Olympics. I hear the USA team is off to a rocky start, but that’s as relevant as Frank McCourt’s existence.

Also, you can check out Mel Kiper, Jr. versus Todd McShay all day, every day on ESPN. Plus, watch Mel lose a fight with a hairspray bottle!







*Note: We here at Talk At The Urinal send our prayers out to George Karl, his family, and the Denver Nuggets organization. We wish him nothing but the best of luck throughout this difficult time. We consider George Karl more than one of the best coaches in the league, he’s one of the great people in the NBA.