This column is not about football.
While there is plenty to discuss about football and the NFL playoffs are still ongoing, football has not become the sole occupant of the sports universe.
Too often, sports columnists focus solely on the NFL playoffs because the supposedly elite teams are battling for the ultimate prize.
Honestly, all of the talk about who hits dirty and who doesn't during the week leading up to the game almost makes me miss the constant Brett Favre retirement watch.
Sure, the NFL warrants some coverage, but there are other things going on in the world of sports too. Here are some topics to consider:
The world's top tennis player, Rafael Nadal, is pursuing a personal slam. Nadal has won the last three majors, and if he wins the Australian Open in a few weeks, he will have won four majors in a row.
The "Rafa Slam" is an unheard of feat in the tennis world and would solidify Nadal's place as world number one.
What about college basketball? We love the madness come March, but January seems to bring a chill to the sport.
Conference play has started and the competition is hot enough to melt the snow on the ground.
With nine teams in the top 25 from the Big East Conference and another six in the Big Ten Conference, conference games become auditions for higher seeds in the big dance.
Having a tough schedule can either hurt or harm a team in the postseason, but that is what makes the games fun to watch.
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In women's college basketball, the reign of Connecticut has ended.
The dominant Huskies lost in December to Stanford University, snapping their record win streak at 90.
Since then, the University of Connecticut has been dealt another blow with the departure of freshman standout Samarie Walker.
Walker, a Dayton, Ohio native, left the team in mid-January, making the short Husky bench a little bit shorter.
With Baylor University currently ranked number one, how could this affect the Huskies' run for a third consecutive national title?
The NHL is in full swing.
There is nothing quite like watching these talented skaters throw each other into the boards on the way to racking up another point.
On this campus, we love our hockey, so why not give the NHL a little love?
Despite what I said at the beginning of this column, there is one interesting aspect of the NFL to consider the impending lockout.
If players and owners cannot reach an agreement before next season, what will happen to the 2011 season?
Will players from the Arena Football League or the Canadian Football League take the spots of our favorite players, or will we be without football altogether? Can America survive without football?
If sports writers can't find something in the world of sports besides football to discuss for the next few weeks, they aren't looking in the right places.
Maybe they should call Brett Favre, I hear he retired…
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