As my college career winds down, I look back to all those great moments that really mattered, that made me smile, that happened before I was born or may never occur at all. Sweet, sweet nostalgia.

Reliving History

On Monday, Women’s Sports Zone Inc. sued Serena, Venus and Richard Williams for allegedly pulling out of an exhibition match between the two sisters and brothers John and Patrick McEnroe. The match would have possibly given the start-up company an estimated $45 million to begin business with.

I’m not a legal expert, and there aren’t many details to the story at this time. So why am I picking on this story? For the potential matchup, of course.

Just think what would happen if big badmouth Johnny and his tamer bro get matched up in a three-set, battle-of-the-sexes match versus two sisters who can’t help but stir controversy.

The ladies would start off with Venus slamming serves down the center line, making the old timers work for their points. A fairly easy service hold gives the women a 1-0 lead.

Serve is held in the next two games as the combatants feel each other out. Then, in game four, Serena starts hitting open pockets that the brothers McEnroe would have reached in their prime, but not at their advanced ages. The Williams sisters break to go up 3-1, eventually winning the set, 6-3.

The sisters seem to be rolling, breaking serve in the first game of the second set to go up 1-0. Then comes something unexpected. After a shot from Serena hits the baseline, John starts flailing away into one of his trademark tantrums.

This doesn’t bother the sisters at first, but the chair umpire agrees with the brothers, giving them the point and shifting the strategy. The girls become discombobulated, throwing unforced errors out of the court and into the net.

John smirks over his doings as the men take set two, 6-4.

Knowing that they need momentum, the girls take an injury timeout before the third set commences. The McEnroes start to get antsy, wanting to continue their roll. However, old bones start to settle and it shows.

Serena blisters a return of Patrick’s serve beyond John’s outstretched racket, bolstering the young one’s confidence. From that moment on, the boys know that they are deer in headlights, waiting for the smackdown, a 6-1 blowout to be exact.

The Williams’ win reclaims the prestige that emerged when Billie Jean King beat Bobby Riggs in the original “Battle of the Sexes” almost 30 years ago.

Even though these opponents (actual and possible) were years past their prime, satisfaction can be taken through the veil of silence. Thanks a lot fellas, you make guys look real dumb.

Absurd Predictions

The playoffs are under way in both the NHL and NBA, and absurdity abounds. Who would have thought that the Indiana Pacers, Vancouver Canucks and Montreal Canadiens would all beat number one seeds at least once on the road?

Will this affect the NBA and Stanley Cup finals matchups? Who knows? For now, I get to have my picks.

Let’s start on the ice. Both conferences have interesting stories, and we already know that being favored ain’t worth jack.

So in a sport that can support the underdog, why not choose the underdog division winner? Carolina finished with a worse record than their current opponents, the New Jersey Devils, yet the Hurricanes looked like the better team in taking an early 2-0 series lead.

With such unexpected play on the back burner, why not have them as a Cinderella pick? On the other side of the puck, enter San Jose. The Sharks have had a history of hanging around with better teams, which they should face in the second round against the Colorado Avalanche.

On the hardwood, the one question is, “Who’s gonna beat the Lakers?” Just look up the road to Sacramento, where the Kings are hungry to get to the finals for the first time since winning the title as the Rochester Royals (1950-1951).

As long as number one seeds are on my mind, let’s lock in the New Jersey Nets to make a run in the East.

The first time in a final. A time when a team can stand up and yell “What the hell are we doing here?”

Jonathan Lowe is a senior in meteorology from Kansas City, Mo.