Read about Tom Brady's retirement, watch South Carolina take on UConn.
What to Read This Weekend |
 | | "You only get one super emotional retirement essay, and I used mine up last year," Tom Brady said, announcing his retirement Wednesday.Mary Holt for The New York Times |
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There is no reason for sadness. |
This is a time for celebration and fond remembrance. |
Tom Brady retiring at 45, seven Super Bowl rings on his fingers, as he sits comfortably atop the list for nearly every significant passing category in football, is a reminder that time has its way with all of us — even those who seemed like they had found the fountain of youth. |
It is a chance to give Brady his due but also celebrate this: Just as he leaves the game, a new wave of quarterbacks took center stage in this season's playoffs. They are young, confident and collected — Tom Brady traits — and they even offer a little more. |
Read the full article here. |
What to Watch This Weekend |
 | | Aliyah Boston and her South Carolina team travel to Hartford on Sunday to take on UConn.Sean Rayford/Associated Press |
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South Carolina, the No. 1 women's team, is still unbeaten, but faces a formidable task when it takes on No. 5 UConn in Hartford (Sunday, noon, Fox). |
For the first time, a Major League Soccer team is participating in the Club World Cup, for the best teams from each continent. The Seattle Sounders open up in the quarterfinal against Al Ahly of Egypt in Tangier, Morocco (Saturday, noon, Fox Sports 2). A win there and a mouthwatering semifinal against Real Madrid is in the offing. |
Everton, mired in the relegation zone, rolls out a new manager, Sean Dyche, for a game at home against league leaders Arsenal (Saturday, 7:30 a.m., USA). |
NASCAR begins its season on a temporary track in, of all places, the Los Angeles Coliseum (final race, Sunday, 8 p.m., Fox). |
Six nations, one trophy. Last year's winners, France, try to defend their Six Nations Championship title, starting at Italy (Sunday, 10 a.m., CNBC). |
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