I’m definitely not the biggest sports fan you’ll ever come across, but I do watch ESPN occasionally.

It may be because it’s the only thing my boyfriend ever watches on TV, and yes, I do get tired of it sometimes, but there are some shows I enjoy watching.

The best show I think ESPN offers (from my perspective, anyway) is called “Sports Science.”

“Sports Science” is a documentary-type show that tests out athletic theories and myths-which is really kind of similar to a Discovery Channel series called “Myth Busters.”

My boyfriend was showing me this one episode of “Sports Science” on YouTube a few nights ago, where they wanted to find out if man is the fastest two-legged creature on the planet.

To test this theory, they had Dennis Northcutt, an NFL wide receiver, race another speedy two-legged creature-an ostrich (of all animals!).

It was hilarious.

During the first race, Northcutt and the ostrich were separated and fenced off from each other.

Northcutt won that race, but it was probably because the ostrich wasn’t very motivated to run.

For the next round, they put Northcutt in the fenced area with the ostrich and told him to chase the ostrich to see if the ostrich would run faster.

And boy-did that ostrich go flying! But not literally, because even though ostriches are in the bird family, they don’t fly.

The ostrich ran at the speed of 26 mph, while Northcutt only ran 20 mph.

The show later went on to explain that ostriches out in the wild can run up to 45 mph.

This show is not only fun and entertaining to watch, but it’s a learning experience.

I did not even know it was possible for a human being, let alone an ostrich to run over 20 mph.

I guess that shows how much I know, but this show can help those who don’t enjoy learning about math and science in school to at least get a grip of it when they’re watching a sports network.

I think ESPN needs to have more shows like “Sports Science” on their network.

It would be a lot more interesting for the all the girlfriends out there who fall victim to their sports-crazed boyfriends who watch ESPN all day.

Sam Sottosanto can be reached at

581-7942 or at deneic@gmail.com.