The ostensibly static life of a gamer shouldn't be disparaged. It's a passionate story that epitomizes love and determination.

SPORTS: Men's basketball team loses to Idaho, and women's volleyball earns All-Big West Honors.

BASEBALL: The story of a female high schooler's selection into the pros spawns questions of gender and sports.

BASKETBALL: Cal State Bakersfield avenges its loss to the Lady Anteaters last season with 85-63 win.

THE HYPOTHESIS: We fans are not as good as the people on the field, court, rink or track. They simply are better athletes than us. That is why we are fans. I understand that sometimes that is hard to accept, but if the case were otherwise, we would not be fans — we would be players. With that in mind, we need to now understand our part, as fans, in the game. Trash talking.

THE ORACLE: I hate sports. Watching the UC Irvine men's soccer team fall to St. John's on Saturday in below 40-degree weather in Queens, NY just reminded me how lame sports can be.

SOCCER: After defeating Cal Poly 3-0 in the second round, UCI falls to St.John's 3-2 in the Sweet 16.