While I didn't get a chance to witness as much as I would've liked to, I did manage to cram in some sports viewing this past weekend and noticed a few things in doing so.

One of the unusual things I noticed was that from time to time, even the great Tiger Woods can seem somewhat ordinary. Woods trailed 3rd-round leader Sean O'Hair by two strokes heading into the final day and all the talk in the media was focused on Tiger making a charge on Sunday and stealing the show in typical Tiger fashion. Then, when Tiger scuffled around and finished two strokes behind O'Hair after the final 18 holes, the commentators began to ask what is wrong with Tiger? Why was there no Sunday charge? Why didn't he shoot 66 and cruise to a 4-5 stroke victory? Is his knee bothering him again? Did he come back to soon?

The reason he didn't rally for his 67th PGA Tour win was because, this just in, Tiger Woods is human. Plain and simply. No need to question his health. No need to question if he's lost his killer instinct. Even the great ones fail from time to time and let's not forget that Tiger has finished in the Top-10 in everyone of the stroke play events he's played in since ACL surgery. Not bad for a guy who's lost his killer instinct and his health.

Another major factor in Tiger appearing to be less dominant than in year's past is that there is a strong contingent of young players emerging these days. Guys like O'Hair, Anthony Kim, Nick Watney, Lucas Glover, John Merrick and others, who all hit it as far, if not farther, than Tiger and have pattered their swings to replicate Tiger's, which makes it tough for the now, 33-year-old to dominate with the next generation of golfing phenoms. But before you start thinking Tiger's best days are in the rear view, remember that most golfers typically play their best between the ages of 30 and 40. And despite what some have uttered in recent weks, Tiger isn't like most golfers, so I would plan on many more years of domination before we start to see a regression.  

I also had a chance to see the Kentucky Derby over the weekend and was reminded how as a youngster, it sure seemed as though horse racing and specifically the Kentucky Derby, used to be a much bigger draw than it is in today's sports landscape. Not exactly sure why that is. Maybe it's the fact that there hasn't been a Triple Crown winner since Affirmed pulled off the feat in 1978. Or maybe because Horse Racing is such a high-brow "sport" and most of us blue-collar types can't relate to it. Not really sure, I just know that sitting down in front of the TV for the "most exciting two minutes in sports" was must-see TV back in the day and it's anything but these days.

In other sports news, LeBron James won his first MVP. Not a big surprise after James finished the season with the most triple-doubles, led the league in scoring and helped lead the Cavaliers to the best record and the top seed in the East. While I would've voted for James first, Dwyane Wade second and Kobe third, I couldn't help but feel bad for guys like Wade, Dwight Howard and Chris Paul, who despite posting some amazing numbers and nightly Sportscenter highlights, we'll always be playing second fiddle to LeBron. While those guys are incredible in their own right, because this appears to be the beginning of the "LeBron James takes over the world" era, they will always be stuck in the King's shadow. Then just as I start to feel sorry for them, I remembered that those guys make an average of $10 million a year and suddenly the sympathy I felt for them disappears.