7 Things We Missed This Weekend...

With all of the hype surrounding football for college and the pros, it's time to take a look back at the biggest and bizarrest (that's a word, right?) from this past weekend on this planet we call Earth. With all of our grillin' and football watchin', it was easy to lose track of just how much is going on in sports. Here now, our thoughts on 7 Things We Missed This Weekend.

1) Serena Williams

Wow, talk about the unexpected meltdown of the millennium. It's always funny to see how folks react to someone going absolutely cuckoo who never has before. It's like Peyton Manning beating down a ref Halo style. As far as tennis blowups go, this might be the best ever. I know I would be much more afraid of Psycho Serena than puny John McEnroe. Serena's had her share of run-ins, but nothing this bizarre. Threatening a little old lady by "shoving a f&*#@n ball down her f*&^$n throat" isn't exactly going to help her image. Surely she knew that her tirade would cost her the match too given what had happened, or so you would hope. The timing and sheer violent nature of Serena's outburst was perhaps most surprising. I guess Kim Clijsters didn't mind being handed a win, but probably minded having the spotlight stolen from her in an amazing comeback story/US Open title. Here's the meltdown in all its glory!

2) NASCAR

The final race before the chase at Richmond saw a surprise as Brian Vickers sneaked into the NASCAR playoffs ahead of the more highly touted Matt Kenseth and Kyle Busch. My boy, Mark Martin, now goes to the top of the standings on the back of his 4 wins this season while Tony Stewart and Jimmie Johnson sit right behind. Martin is surely the sentimental favorite, but it's hard to bet against the 3-time defending champion #48 team. If you want a dark horse, look to Richmond winner Denny Hamlin. Here's the final laps from Saturday night.

3) Tiger Woods

OK, maybe the demise of Tiger Woods was greatly overstated by some in the blogosphere, ok... by me in particular. 3 1sts and 2 2nds in his last 6 starts looks a lot better on paper than his recent run of form has indicated, including that lil 8 stroke win he just pulled off in Chi-Town. You're in the wrong place if you want the impact of Tiger's win on the Fed Ex Cup race heading in to the Tour Championship, my guess is that winning is good. But... Tiger can win all of the BMWs and Fed Ex Cups he wants, however, he won't really have it turned around till he wins the Green Jacket next April. Your final round highlights!

4) MLS Showdown

We were at Columbus Crew Stadium Sunday to see a top of the table clash in MLS as the best in the East C-Bus beat the best of the West Houston. The Crew escaped with a 2-1 win on an Eddie Gaven 90th minute PK. I was impressed with the physicality and ferocity from both sides which saw 2 red cards and several bone-crunching challenges. For anyone that says the MLS is crap and club soccer here is no good, they obviously weren't watching this game, these are two highly skilled and physical ballclubs. It wasn't thrilling for a while, but the last 15 minutes were as intense as I've seen in a regular season MLS game. If these two match up again for the MLS Cup, it could be something special. No Youtube clip, but a link to the highlights!

5) Michael Jordan HOF

Some guy named Jordan got inducted to the National Basketball Hall of Fame this weekend, at least there was nothing else going on in the sports world. Jordan's speech wasn't particularly noteworthy, except for the backlash it recieved. Especially from Yahoo's Adrian Wojnarowski found here. From those who actually watched the speech, it seemed to be pretty good. Maybe Wojo is the one holding a grudge over missing out on an autograph or a signed photo from MJ. Here's Part I of the speech, you make the call.

6) Derek Jeter

Wait, baseball's still going on? Oh, sorry. Yes, so Derek Jeter became the all-time Yankee hit king, which I suppose is a bigger deal than being the Rockies or Rays all-time leader in hits. He did pass Lou Gehrig after all. It's a great record to have for the Yankee captain and one that he fully deserves. While juiced up sluggers have become the main story in baseball this decade, Jeter has continued to be one of baseball's best and most consistent. When we look back on the Steroid Era, Jeter will be one of the few true superstars that will stand the test of time without a scarred legacy. His Monument Park statue is on its way.

7) Kanye West

Wow, Kanye, wow. We like to think of ourselves as not just a sports blog here at RSS, but priding ourselves on keeping an eye on all of society. Of course, I'd rather watch a D III college football game than the VMA's, but this video is right up there with Serena Williams for the weirdest clip of the weekend. I don't know what Kanye was trippin on here, but it must have been something good. And for the record, Taylor Swift is ok. She's more my style than Beyonce, but she's no Faith Hill. Two words for this clip... Awk. Ward.

Hope you enjoyed your weekend, our football thoughts are coming soon!