Ovechkin VS. Crosby

Who would you want to build a team around, who is the better player, who do you like more, who would you use to market the game - Sidney Crosby or Alex Ovechkin.
The two young superstars of the league, who would you pick. Looking at the these two players, there are many similarities as well as differences.

Differences:
- Personality
- Playing style
- Nationality
- Charisma

Similarities:
- Skills
- Marketability
- Future of the League
- Scoring Prowess

Comparison:
Looking at stats alone as of November 16 2008, Ovechkin has (170G, 158A, 328points) in 260 Games. Crosby has (105G, 211A, 316points) in 230 Games. Stats alone are similar but if we look at the team they have played on, Crosby definitely has the better supporting cast than Ovechkin. Prior to this season and the emergence of Alex Semin, and Nicklas Backstrom, Ovechkin never had the players to play with him as well as take the pressure off of him. Ever since the beginning of his career, Crosby had the guidance of Mario Lemieux then Evgeni Malkin and Jordan Staal to play with.

Hardware wise, they are both neck and neck in awards matching each other, but Ovechkin still has the upper-hand with the Art Ross, Lester B. Pearson Award, Hart Trophy, Calder, and the Maurice Richard Trophy. Crosby on the other hand has the Art Ross Trophy, Lester B. Pearson Award, Hart Trophy, and the Eastern Conference Championship last season.

My Pick:
They will continue to be compared throughout their careers with the first one to win a Stanley Cup holding the advantage over the other. As of now, I think I would build my team around Ovechkin based on his goal scoring ability, charisma, entertainment value, personality,
Seeing him score and his excitement after will bring anyone to their feet. He is the total package - he can hit, score, and breaks away from the European hockey stereotype of not performing in the playoffs. Now with a better team and support, you will see The Capitals take a long run in the playoffs with the future captain Ovechkin leading the franchise for years to come. He will go down in the history as the best Russian born player in the NHL.

UFC 91 submits the WWE

The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is the beginning of the end for the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). The reason why I say this is because as the UFC become more and more mainstream, people will start to see what real fighting is and none of the sissy slapping and punching while I stomp the ground the WWE "superstars" are doing.
I know the WWE is like a soap opera for guys with storylines, conflicts, love interests, and gangs, but it is still based on wrestling and sometimes fighting. MMA and UFC in specific has arguably taken over boxing on a interest level and the popularity continues to grow.

Now for UFC 91, we have a former WWE superstar in Brock Lesnar who has traded away his performing and acting for the MMA. There are also rumors of Kurt Angle leaving the wrestling business to join the MMA. We are seeing a shift from athletes that wants the reality of facing an opponent and winning based on skills instead of a storyline.
There will always be performers who wants to join the WWE to perform their charisma in front of thousands of people instead of fighting for their lives in a octagon. I just think that as UFC and MMA become mainstream, it will ultimately spell the death for the WWE. Maybe not the death, but a definite decline in popularity from a fans point of view as well as top notch athletes joining the MMA instead of the WWE hence the case of Brock Lesnar and possibly Kurt Angle. Rumor also has it that Bobby Lashley has left the WWE for a career in an octagon.

Today in UFC 91, if the result is Brock Lesnar overtaking Randy Couture, the spotlight will land on this former WWE superstar and the analysis and comparsion between the WWE and UFC will begin.
As the Buggles once sang, Video Killed the Radio Star. I would like to say that the UFC killed the WWE stars.