3X = Charm?

The Pittsburgh Steelers are one win away from another trip to the Super Bowl; two wins from another world championship.

This is the third time in less than a year that a favorite team of mine has been one of the last teams standing, within striking distance of an unforgettable championship.

With just over two minutes to play in the NCAA basketball championship last April, Memphis appeared headed for its first national title. We all know what happened there.

With two seconds remaining, the Texas Longhorns football team had the lead in a game against Texas Tech that proved to be its final regular season test. If the next second had gone differently, all evidence suggests Texas would have had the chance to play for the national championship. Much evidence suggests they should have anyway.

For such a successful sports year, it has certainly had its sour moments.

Here we go again. Let's see if the third time's a charm. If you have a Terrible Towel, wave it!