Installment No. 3 of commenter Newbie's new feature on sports that don't get covered AS MUCH here at RandBall or in the mainstream is filled with joy and tears. Or is it? Newbie: ---------------------

This week, I may be your best friend. I will not be referencing anything that has to do with the Big Game, and I'll even avoid NASCAR until the season begins (even though auto racing is the 4th most popular sport right now, according to some study.)

What to watch this weekend The 2011 Australian Open: I will admit, I am not a tennis expert. If you are looking for me to breakdown Andy Roddick's game and tell you he spends too much time on the baseline, well I don't even know what that means. Seriously, what does that mean? But I do enjoy catching some of the majors, and this one is special to me as the wife and I decided to take our honeymoon in Australia. We didn't actually go - we went to Duluth instead. People tell us they are similar, but we don't believe them. Perhaps we will make it there one day, but I doubt Air Supply will still be touring, which will be a shame. (Note: that video must have been before Rhea played Carla on Cheers.) I digress. if you have DirecTV and a package with the Tennis Channel, check out their expanded coverage. It gives you five extra channels, scores and a bracket. I only wish the sports that have actual money could offer this kind of stuff for free instead of charging us several hundred just to be able to flip through channels (I'm looking at you, NFL.) Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines: Golf Channel Thursday and Friday, CBS Saturday and Sunday. And on Sirius XM, if you want to listen to golf on the radio, which would only be slightly better than listening to bass fishing on the radio. Tiger Woods did not win at all last year, meaning he did not play in this event. Why do I say that? He has won the last five times he has played in it. He likes this course and he is good at it. So if he does poorly here, there may be no reviving him. If he dominates, it could mean good things... for him, not the rest of the field. In other golf news, although Tiger has been on Twitter a while, TIGER DOES NOT FOLLOW ANYONE BUT TIGER AND TIGER AFFILIATES, and Notah Begay. This makes Ian Poulter sad. 2011 NFL Pro Bowl: What? That isn't a niche sport? You're kidding. I know more people that make plans to watch curling than I know that make plans to watch the Pro Bowl ... fine, whatever. Untrue, Unresearched, and Possibly Incendiary Slurs Against Various Niche Sport - Bowling Edition I was in a bowling league for several years, and I actually enjoy watching pro bowling on TV. This weekend I didn't watch much of anything, but I did check out the results of the PBA's second major of the year, the Tournament of Champions. I saw that one Mr. Tom Daugherty rolled a 100. As I said, I bowled regularly for a while and my average was no where near the 225 Mr. Daugherty averages, and his is on the difficult lane conditions of the pro tour, not the standard house shot I use. I remember many nights where I left a ton of splits and could not pick up a spare, even if my ball split in two. But never did I score as poorly as a 100. For a regular bowler that understands the game and can make adjustments, 100 is incredibly difficult to achieve. To be fair, this was his first time on TV and he was competing against the eventual champion who was on pace for a perfect game. I have witnessed a buddy roll a 300, 299, 289 and several 279's, and know at some point you just kind of get out of the guy's line and enjoy the show. But c'mon dude, your favorite movie is probably The Big Lebowski* and you have like 30 different balls there, pick another line and make it respectable. That being said, it's fun in sports when someone scores 100 and their opponent almost TRIPLES the score. It is sad when he misses out because the messenger fails to take out the 10-pin. Anyway here is the winner of the TOC, Mika Koivuniemi, and some trick shots. *Gratuitous Big Lebowski reference simply to score points with those that have actually seen the movie. Twitter The greatest minds in the world have evolved the state of computers to bring us to where we are today. And without it I'm not sure how the most pressing questions of the day could be answered. Master's Champion Zach Johnson pondered the age old question: "Ok...help me out. Flying today...movie time. Dinner for Schmucks or Book of Eli? Which one?" The results, which are somehow less scientific than my poll of 2 Canadian co-workers on Ringette, yet 118 people had the time and inclination on a Monday afternoon to respond. Thank you Al Gore, your Internet is saving lives. I already regret a Big Lebowski reference and hope that doesn't lead to a quote-off. But your thoughts on tennis and the Australian Open so far, golf, bowling, or Air Supply are more than welcome.