Mid-Week Rundown

Work, music, and travel have kept me away from more important things . . . like blogging, but I'm back with a quick overview of some of the top sports stories I've been following.

The Champions League is back in action with matches today and yesterday. No, Spurs isn't in the competition, but it still remains perhaps the most exciting club competition in all of professional sports. What more can you ask for than the best teams from the best European leagues competing to become European (and, by extension, world) Champs?

In college hoops, Duke looks to rebound after an abysmal loss to Wake Forest on Sunday. (22 turnovers! Forget the cold shooting night. No one can turn the ball over that many times and expect to win!) Miami, however, is in a similar situation as Wake Forest in that a win against Duke is a must if they are to entertain any notions of playing come March.

And in the NBA, Shaq and Kobe square off as the Suns battle the Lakers in what will be Shaq's first start with Phoenix.

Also, with Spring Training getting off the ground in Florida and Arizona, I'll be keeping up with news from around MLB. Hopefully it won't have to do with steroids.

I'll be checking in later with a rundown of some of the day's games.