Happy Valentine's Day to all of you out there that care about that sort of thing. I think it's just another way for department stores to make a killing off us. I will say this, I refuse to pay $60+ for a dozen roses. What's up with that anyway? Let's get on with the sports for this week. Anybody watching the Olympics? Read something today that NBC is worried because the US team is struggling at the outset of these games. Yeah. Apolo Ohno slipped the other night trying to move from second to first in a qualifying heat. No need for the risk in a race that meant nothing as long as you finish second or better. Why take the risk then? Hey, I guess you can't fault a guy who lays it all on the line every time out. It wasn't the smartest move, but you gotta love him from the competitor's point of view. The losing continued Monday and Tuesday with Nike's boy Bode Miller. Boy, talk about a bust. Nike has run Bode commercials enough to drive a sane man crazy and for what? Miller finished fifth in the downhill and today was disqualified from the men's combined. Will he pull at least one medal out in the men's Super-G? Good question. The snowboarders have ruled for the U.S. Figures. We're dominating in the crazy stuff and getting drilled in the more traditional events. At least Michelle Kwan did the right thing and pulled out of the Games. I may be on an island, but I didn't think she deserved the spot in the first place. Gold medalist Sarah Hughes will send her sister, Emily, to defend her title from the Salt Lake City Games. Finishing third at the nationals should have earned her the spot in the first place, but justice is served by allowing her to compete now. I just hope all her travel problems don't hurt her in the long run.

The high school basketball teams are in full swing this week. Not sure that winning a conference tournament title will do any of them any good, but they are playing anyway. Three of the four county squads will be in action at Shelby High on Wednesday night in the Southwestern 2A/3A tourney. Burns faces East Rutherford at 6:30 with Shelby hosting Kings Mountain at 8:00. If nothing else, it makes for a fun evening of hoops rivalry.

Did anyone watch the Pro Bowl? Well, anyone besides my 9-year-old? He kept me up to date on the score, but that's about all I know. Football is the one sport that's all-star game should be done away with. One of these days a major star is going to get hurt in Hawaii and that's going to be it. Unlike the other major sports' all-star games, they have it so far away that the "average" fan can't get there AND they have it after the season. Baseball has the home run derby, basketball has the slam dunk contest and football has...? That's just another reason to name the all-pro team and leave it at that. Besides, after all the guys pull out due to phantom injuries (Tom Brady, etc.) they really aren't left with an all-pro game.

Man, am I negative or what?

A bit of good news on the sports front and I'll leave it with you. Classic Country 1390 AM has become FOX Sports 1390. Andy Foster and Jeff Champion host a two-hour local show each weekday morning from 7-9:00 and the rest of the day is syndicated sports radio from FOX. Good luck to those guys.

That will do it for this week. Shoot me an email or post a comment.