(Get) A Sporting Life

And I don't mean the usual winter weather we experience here in Wisconsin (state motto "We do nothing but drink beer and eat cheese and brats because its winter six months of the year you jackwagon"). No, its the weather in England that is annoying the hell out of me, especially since the UK can be absolutely crippled by 4 inches of snow. Well, they have had much more than 4 inches lately, the result of which is a slew of cancelled fixtures. My Notts County has played only once in nearly three weeks. Even the EPL, with its fancier turf managing systems, was decimated this weekend with only two matches being played one of which will not be the Chelsea v. Man U. game today. It has gotten so bad I may be forced to desperate measures. Yes, that is right. Watching the NFL. Luckily I have beer, cheese and brats.

...I had a pretty good arm for my age, had a pretty good batting eye for my age, and couldn't hit for crap at that or any other age. As such I wasn't worried about my professional prospects. So, I cannot imagine what it must be like for a soccer playing kid that age to draw interest from Manchester United . Manchester United has recruited a 9-year-old soccer prodigy based on video footage featuring his skills. The club brought in Rhain Davis after his grandfather sent a DVD to United youth staff showing the boy playing for an under-10 team in Brisbane, Australia. "Manchester United is proud of its history of developing talented young players, and invests considerable time and resources into trying to find the best young players of the future," the club said in a statement. In Davis' case, however, United need only have invested four minutes. That is the length of a YouTube clip featuring Davis's dribbling, stepover and goal-scoring skills -- viewed more than...