An Instant Classic and a SuperClasico

Yes, I know the Packers are playing the Jaguars tonight. Fine. That's OK.

But if you're looking for something to paruse around during the commercials, tonight might be the night to get into soccer. I know I've been preaching to the back of the church....or rather...the people who don't go to church at all about the wonders of the beautiful game, but tonight your other sports options are pretty slim. WNBA Playoffs and Little League World Series. But soccer on TV holds at least one spectacular game, possibly two.

At 7PM on ESPN Classic (Curse my basic cable package!) the Red Bull New York- LA Galaxy 5-4 thriller game from last Saturday is being replayed as an instant classic.

At 9PM on ESPN2, the focus shifts back to live games as the LA Galaxy are on the ropes, struggling for their playoff lives against their in-stadium rivals Chivas USA in the Los Angeles Derby, or as the suits would call it, "The Honda SuperClasico." The game is usually a barnburner as the local rivals square off, and it seems to almost always end in a flurry of a finish in the last 20 minutes. If anything, watch it to see if David Beckham collapses from jet lag on the field. The man was in New York Sunday, then flew to London for England's loss to Germany at Wembley, on Wednesday, then flew back to LA (Only 8 time zones) to play in the LA Derby.

I'm hoping to catch at least some of it in between reading for Crim and Contracts. Boo law school.