Good sports

This has been quite a week for me so far. My two favorite sports were in full swing. You've got the most exciting four days in basketball with the first and second rounds of March Madness, and there was plenty of American soccer on the schedule this week. The men's National Team continued its World Cup Qualifying tuneups by beating Honduras 1-0 and extending its undefeated streak to 16 games, and my DC United boys played twice this week in preparation for the upcoming MLS season. First they went to Jamaica for the second leg of their CONCACAF Champions Cup fixture against Harbour View FC and came home with a 2-1 victory, sending them on to the next round to meet Pumas from Mexico. Then last night, they fielded what basically amounted to a reserve squad against the San Jose Earthquakes at the Carolina Challenge Cup. They lost 2-0, but a lot of younger guys got valuable playing time against another MLS team. College basketball may be winding down, but with the MLS season and the biggest of big games for the National Team, Mexico in Mexico City, just around the corner, there's plenty more soccer to keep me occupied.