Worst Sports Weekend Ever

Being a graduate of Springdale High School, a student at the University of Arkansas and a fan of these teams, as well as the Dallas Cowboys and St. Louis Cardinals, has its advantages and downfalls.

All four teams have enjoyed at least some success in my lifetime, but every once in a while, a perfect storm results in great disappointment. This weekend had to be one of the worst sports weekends of my life.

Here's a day-by-day breakdown of how the Bulldogs, Razorbacks, Cowboys and Cardinals broke my heart this weekend.

Friday

The Cardinals got things started Friday afternoon, getting demolished by the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-1 in Game 2 of the NLDS.

After scoring nine runs in Game 1, the only run the Cardinals could muster came on a solo home run by Yadier Molina. They only had four hits the entire game. FOUR.

It got worse Friday night, when Springdale lost to Fayetteville High in the Battle of the Bulldogs 38-14. It was the fifth consecutive year Fayetteville beat Springdale, which last happened from 1938-1942. That was 71 years ago. SEVENTY-ONE.

The Red 'Dogs played well for two and a half quarters, as they scored a touchdown with 5:54 left in the third quarter to pull within three points, but it was all Purple 'Dogs after that.

Saturday

The Razorbacks kept the ball rolling Saturday night at "The Swamp." Arkansas looked really good for one and half quarters, before Brandon Allen threw a pick-six and they never regained the lead.

There was a stretch of only a few plays in which Will Hines broke his arm, Travis Swanson injured his knee, Brandon Allen injured his hand and Hunter Henry had to come out of the game with an injury.

Even ESPN didn't want to finish the game, as they experience "technical difficulties" during the last couple of minutes that caused the television audience to miss a little bit of Arkansas' last gasp effort to cut into the Gators' lead. It came up short and Florida won 30-10.

Sunday

Game 3 of the NLDS and the Cowboys-Broncos game started almost simultaneously and mirrored each other down the stretch.

I spent most of the afternoon flipping back and forth between the Cardinals game on TBS and the Cowboys game on CBS.

Much to my surprise, the Cowboys played really well against the undefeated Broncos and Peyton Manning. Tony Romo played a heck of a game, throwing for 506 yards and five touchdowns, but in the end, he was still Tony Romo and threw the interception that led to the game-winning field goal for the Broncos.

The Cardinals got behind early, as the Pirates scored two runs in the first inning, but they responded with a pair of runs in the fifth to tie the game. They got behind again in the sixth and Carlos Beltran tied it in the top of the eighth with a solo home run.

Right after flipping back to the Cowboys game after Beltran's home run, Romo threw a touchdown to take the lead against the Broncos.

I was ecstatic, but my joy was short lived. I flipped back to the baseball game in time to see the Pirates not only take the lead, but also add an insurance run. Then, you guessed it, I flipped to the football game to see Peyton Manning throw his fourth touchdown pass of the game and tie the game.

Later, I saw the Pirates make the final out of the game to take a 2-1 lead in the NLDS and 53 seconds after that, I saw the Broncos kick the game-winning field goal as time expired against the Cowboys. FIFTY-THREE SECONDS. I know because I timed it.

All in all, it was a depressing weekend. I can only hope the next will be better.